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The HiSTOKY 



OF 



Winnebago Coumt, III 



ITS 



PAST AND PRESENT. 



CONTAINING 



A History of the County — Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical 

Directory of its Citizens, War Record of its Volunteers in 

THE late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Sp:ttlers and 

Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, 

History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, 

Constitution of the United States, Map of 

Winnebago County, Miscellaneous 

Matters, Etc., Etc. 



IIjXjXJSTI^^A-TEID 




CHICAGO : 

n. F. KETT & CO., COK. 5Tn Ave. anu Washincto.n St. 

/' 1877. 



Preface. 



Less than fifty years ago, the Rock River country, now so replete with all the more 
advauced accomplishments of civilization and intelligence, was an unbroken and undis- 
turbed Indian wild— the hunting grounds of that tribe of red men from whom the County 
of Winnebago derives its name. The only, white man known to have had a home here, 
previous to the Fall of 1834, was Stephen Mack, a son of Vermont, who, with that spirit 
and love of adventure peculiarly characteristic of the pioneers of the Great West, appears 
to have drifted into the valley of Rock River, and found a home within the limits of the 
County of Winnebago, as early as 1829. Five years later, in the month of August, 1834, 
two other sons of the Eastern States, Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake, born 
and raised in almost adjoining states— Connecticut and Maine— but never knowing each 
other uutil they met at Galena, both en route for the same objective point, anchored their 
light canoe at the mouth of a small creek that now bears the name of one of these men, 
(Kent,) and stepped ashore to consecu'ate the grove-besprinkled and tlower-bedecked prairies 
to the uses of the white man. 

The lapse of time in the intervening years since the date of these events, the changes 
that have followed, have not been without their history: a history full of important events, 
and fraught with interest to the sons and daughters of tiiose who followed in the footsteps 
of Stki'hen Mack, Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake from the old homes in 
the New England States to the haunts of the Winnebagoes, and whose energy, enterprise 
and industry have made the fertile valleys, prairies and grove-covered hillsides of half a 
century ago to abound with modern acquirements, intelligence, wealth and prosperity. 

To preserve this history to the literature of the county, and thus hand it down to 
posterity as a completing link in the history of that great country of which Winnebago 
County IS an integral part, has been the object of this undertaking. And while the pub- 
lishers do not arrogate to themselves a degree of accuracy beyond criticism, ihey hope to 
. be found measurably correct iiiiheir compiJationjind arrangement of t he almost innumer- 
able incidents that have been swallowed up in the Past, and that enter so largely into the 
PiiESENT of the community in whose interest this volume is written. 

Without the aid and assistance of the survivors of the pioneers of 1834-5, or of their 
immediate descendants, and numerous notes from their carefully written and well preserved 
diaries, our task would have been far more anluous and difticult. To the patriarchs of the 
Past, who have so favored us, as well as to the representative men of the Present, we 
tender our grateful acknowledgements. Among these we take especial pleasure in men- 
tioning the names of Thatcher Blake (the only male survivor of the settlers of 1834), 
James B. Martyn (of Belvidere), Thomas D. Robertson, Selden M. Church, Goodyear 
A. Sanford, H. R. Enoch, Esq., Editor of the Rockford Journal, John H. Thurston and 
A. I. Enoch, whose retentive memories have added largely to whatever of interest may be 
accredited to this volume. 

The undertaking of the publishers completed, it only remain^ for them to tender to 
the people of Winnebago County in general their obligations and acknowledgements for 
the uniform kindness and courtesy extended to them, and their representatives and agents, 
during the preparation of these annals, as well as for their liberal patronage, without which 
this history would have been left buried beneath the debris of time, unwritten and unpre- 
served. 

Respectfully, 

II. F. Kett & Co., 

CiiicAfJo, November, 1877. Puhlhhers. 



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ONTENTS. 



HI.STOKICAr. 



Page. 
History Northwest Territory.. 19 

Geoj-T'iphical Position 19 

Early Explorations 30 

Discovery of the Ohio Zi 

Enszlish Explorations and 

Settlements 35 

American Settlements fiO 

Division of the Northwest 

Territory 6G 

Tecumseh and the War of 

1812 ro 

Blacli Hawli and the Black 

Hawk War 74 

Other Indian Troubles 79 

Present Condition of the 

Northwest 87 

Illinois 99 

Indiana 101 

Iowa 102 

Michigan 103 

Wisconsin 104 

Minnesota 106 

Nebraska 107 



Page. 

History of Illinois 109 

Coal. 12.') 

Compact of 1787 117 

Chicago 132 

Early Discoveries 109 

Early Settlements 11.5 

Education 129 

French Occupation 112 

Genius of La Salle 113 

Material Resources 124 

Massacre at Ft. Dearborn, 141 

Physical Features 121 

Progress of Development,123 

Eeliiiiou and Morals 128 

War Record 130 

History of Winnebago Co 221 

Physical Geography 226 

Geological Formations... 227 

Economical Geology 231 

Indian Antiquities 232 

General History 2.34 

.Vgricultural 285 

War Record 310 



Page. 

History of Winnebago Co. 

Old Settler's Association 349 

River Improvements 354 

Educational 3.54 

Relisrious Interests 359 

Court House.. 362 

OtHcial Record 386 

'Vote of County. -.394 and 395 
Property Statement 896 

History of Towns: 

Argyle 454 

Cherry Va'lley 443 

Durand 451 

Guilford 4.53 

Harrison 453 

Harlem '455 

NewMilford 455 

Pecatonica 439 

Rocktord 399 

Rockton 445 

Roscoe 449 

Shirland 454 

Winnebago 430 



Page. 

Mouth of the Mississippi 21 

Source of the Mississippi 21 

Wild Prairie 23 

La Salle Landing on the Shore 

of Groen Bay 25 

Buffalo Hunt. 27 

Trapping 29 

Hunting 32 

Iroquois Chief 34 

Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain. 43 
Indians Attacking Frontiers- 
men 56 

A Prairie Storm 59 

A Pioneer Dwelling 61 

Breaking Prairie 63 

Tecumseh, the Shawnoe Chief- 
tain 69 



I L,I.IJSTKATI09IK. 

Page. 
Indians Attacking a Stockade, 72 
Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain 75 

Big Eagle 80 

Captain Jack,the Modoc Chief- 
tain 83 

Kinzie House 85 

VillaL;e Residence 86 

A Representative Pioneer 87 

Lincoln Monument, Spring- 
field, 111 88 

A Pioneer School House 89 

Farm View in the Winter 90 

Spring Scene 91 

Pioneers' First Winter 92 

Apple Harvest 94 

Great Iron Bridge of C, R. I. 



Page. 
and P. R. R , Crossing the 
Mississippi at Davenport, 

Iowa 96 

A Western Dwelling 100 

Hunting Prairie Wolves in an 

Early Day 108 

Starved Rock, on the Illinois 

River, La Salle Co., Ill 110 

An Early Settleoient.. 116 

Chicago in 1833 133 

Old Fort Dearborn, 1830 136 

Present Site Lake St. Bridge, 

Chicago, 1833 136 

Ruins of Chicago 142 

View of the City of Chicago. .144 
Shabboua 149 



I.ITHO<>iRAI>HIC PORTRAITS. 



Page. 

Blake, Thatcher 147 

Church, S. M... 219 

Carpenter, Jno. H 307 

Carpenter. Mary L..<r'. 387 

Cross, R.J _.-. 317 

Cochran, Geo. -<^.,,. 407 

Campbell, David. t.. 609 

Dunwell, C. A.....„ 347 

Enoch, H. R..i<^. 183 

Ferguson , Duncan . . i-fT. 467 

French, Irvin...^.-;:?. 567 



Page. 

George, Sam pson k'^. 297 

Hooker, Harley..;r^ 287 

Herring, Jno. ...i^fT.r 417 

Hollister, Geo. H 447^^ 

Haskell, Geo J*. 4.57^ 

Hussey. D. J...J<^. 505 

Jones, J. P.....>-rr! 547 

Keith, Lewis... UcTI 367 

Lake, Jno ^-."'.^^ 397 

Lowry, M. L ^t7. 577 

Manny, Jno. P \-.<T 165 



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Page. 

Patterson, A .^ 337 

Perlev, Putnam.. trrTT. 437 

Smith, A. E X^^cT. 201 

Talcott, Wm...fcr.-d 237 

Talcott, H. W....-!'': 247 

Talcott, Wait 257 

Talcott, Thos. B.. .&».«- 267 

Talcott, Sylve6ter...<.,rtr-. ....277 

Thompson, N. C l-rrrr....477 

Vansickle, Jno i— rrrT....327 



WIN>EB.\<;<» < OVXTY WAR RECORH. 



Page. 

Infantry 315 

8th ...315 

i;ih 315 

1.5th .319 

44th 320 

4.5t^ 322 

52d 324 

55th 325 



Infantry. 

67th 

74th 

SlOth 

141st. 



Page. 



.326 

329 

336 

339 

146th 339 

147th 340 

1.53d 341 



Page. 

Miscellaneous lufantrv 34.' 

Cavalry " 343 

8th 343 

11th .., 344 

12th 344 

17th _ 345 

Miscellaneous Cavalry 340 

Artillery 346 



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CONTENTS, 



ni RECTORY. 



Tage. 
Burritt Township 581 

Cherry Valley Township 539 

Durand " 603 

Guilford " 549 

Harrison " 594 

Harlem " 628 



Page. 

Laoua Township 682 

New Milford Township 555 

Owen " (i23 

Pecatonica " 562 

Rocklord City 456 

Rockford Township 537 



Page. 

Rockton Township 652 

Koscoe " 618 

Seward " 573 

Shirland " 663 

Winnebago " 635 



ABSTRACT 4»F ILLINOIS STATE LAWS- 



Page. 

Adoption of Children 160 

Bills of Exchange and Prom- 
issory Notes 151 

County Courts 155 

Conveyances 164 

Church Organization 189 

Descent 151 

Deeds and Mortgages 157 

Drainage 163 

Damages from Trespass 169 

Definition of Com'rcial Termel73 
Exemptions from Forced Sale, 156 

Estrays ...1.57 

Fences 168 

Forms : 

Articles of Agreement 175 

Bills ol Purchase 174 

Bills of Sale 176 



Forms: Page. 

Bonds 176 

Chattel Mortgages.. 177 

Codicil 189 

Lease of Farm and B'ld'gs,179 

Lease of House 180 

Landlord's Agreement 180 

Notes 174 

Notice Tenant to Quit... .181 

Orders 174 

Quitclaim Deed 185 

Receipt 174 

Real Estate Mortgage to 
secure paym't of Money, 181 

Release 186 

Tenant's Agreement 180 

Tenant's Notice to Quit. .181 

Warniuty Deed 182 

Will l-r 



Page. 

Game 158 

Interest 151 

Jurisdiction of Courts 1.54 

Limitation of Action 155 

Landlord and Tenant 169 

Liens 172 

Married Women 155 

Millers .159 

Marks and Brands 1.59 

Paupers 164 

Roads and Bridges 161 

Surveyors and Surveys 160 

Suggestion toPersons purchas- 
ing Books by Subscription .190 

Taxes 154 

Wills and Estates 152 

Weights and Measures 158 

Wolf Scalps 164 



ItllSCELLAlNEOUS. 



Page. 

Map of Winnebago Co Front. 

Constitution ot United Staiesl92 

Electors of President and 
Vice-President, 1876 206 

Practical Rules for every day 
use ...207 

U. S. Government Land Meas- 
ure 210 



Page. 

Surveyors Measure 211 

How to keep accounts 211 

Interest Table 212 

Miscellan(!ous Table 212 

Names of the States of the 
Union and their.. Significa- 
tions.. 213 

Population of the U. S._ 214 



TOO LATES AHfD ERRATA. 



Page. 
Population of Fifty Principal 

Cities of the U. S 214 

Population and Area of the 

United States 215 

Population ol the Principal 

Countries in the World 215 

Population Illinois.... 216 & 217 
Agricultural Productions of 

Illinois by Counties 1870 ...218 
668 



Ottaw.w & Colbert, 

PRINTERS, 

147 & 149 Fifth Av., Chicago, III. 



The Northwest Territory. 



GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. 

When the Northwestern Territory was ceded to the United States 
by Virginia in 1784, it embraced only the territory lying between the 
Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers, and north to the northern limits of the 
United States. It coincided with the area now embraced in the States 
of Ohio, Indiana, -Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and that portion of 
Minnesota lying on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United 
States itself at that period extended no farther west than the Mississippi 
River; but by the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, the western boundary 
of the United States was extended to the Rocky Mountains and the 
Northern Pacific Ocean. The new territory thus added to the National 
domain, and subsequently opened to settlement, has been called the 
" New Northwest," in contradistinction from the old '' Northwestern 
Territory." 

In comparison with the old Northwest this is a territory of vast 
magnitude. It includes an area of 1,887,850 square miles ; being greater 
in extent than the united areas of all the Middle and Southern States, 
including Texas. Out of this magnificent territory have been erected 
eleven sovereign States and eight Territories, with an aggregate popula- 
tion, at the present time, of 13,000,000 inhabitants, or nearly one third of 
the entire population of the United States. 

Its lakes are fresh-water seas, and the larger rivers of the continent 
flow for a thousand miles through its rich alluvial valleys and far- 
stretching prairies, more acres of which are arable and productive of the 
highest percentage of the cereals than of any other area of like extent 
on the globe. 

For the last twenty years the increase of population in the North- 
west has been about as three to one in any other portion of the United 
States. 

(19) 



20 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 

In the year 1541, DeSoto first saw the Great West in the New 
World. He, however, penetrated no farther north than the 35th parallel 
of latitude. The expedition resulted in his death and that of more than 
half his army, the remainder of whom found their way to Cuba, thence 
to Spain, in a famished and demoralized condition. DeSoto founded no 
settlements, produced no results, and left no traces, unless it were that 
he awakened the hostility of the red man against the white man, and 
disheartened such as might desire to follow up the career of discovery 
for better purposes. The French nation were eager and ready to seize 
upon any news from this extensive domain, and were the first to profit by 
DeSoto's defeat. Yet it was more than a century before any adventurer 
took advantage of these discoveries. 

In 1616, four years before the pilgrims " moored their bark on the 
wild New England shore," Le Caron, a French Franciscan, had pene- 
trated through the Iroquois and Wyandots (Hurons) to the streams which 
run into Lake Huron ; and in 1634, two .lesuit missionaries founded the 
first mission among the lake tribes. It was just one hundred years from 
the discovery of the Mississippi by DeSoto (1541) until the Canadian 
envoys met the savage nations of the Northwest at the Falls of St. Mary, 
below the outlet of Lake Superior. This visit led to no permanent 
result; yet it was not until 1659 that any of the adventurous far traders 
attempted to spend a Winter in the frozen wilds about the great lakes, 
nor was it until 1660 that a station was established upon their l)orders by 
Mesnard, who perished in the woods a few months after. In 1665, Claude 
Allouez l)uilt the earliest lasting habitation of the white man among the 
Indians of the Northwest. In 1668, Claude Dablon and James Marquette 
founded the mission of Sault Ste. Marie at the Falls of St. Mary, and two 
3'ears afterward, Nicholas Perrot, as agent for M. Talon, Governor Gen- 
eral of Canada, explored Lake Illinois (Michigan) as far south as the 
present City of Chicago, and invited the Indian nations to meet him at a 
grand council at Sault Ste. Marie the following Spring, where they were 
taken under the protection of the king, and formal possession was taken 
of the Northwest. This same year Marquette established a mission at 
Point St. Ignatius, where was founded the old town of Michillimackinac. 

During M. Talon's explorations and Marquette's residence at St. 
Ignatius, they learned of a great river away to the west, and fancied 
— as all others did then — that upon its fertile banks whole tribes of God's 
children resided, to whom the sound of the Gospol had never come. 
Filled with a wish to go and preach to them, and in compliance with a 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



21 





22 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

request of M. Talon, who earnestly desired to extend the domain of his 
king, and to ascertain whether the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico 
or the Pacific Ocean, Marquette with Joliet, as commander of the expe- 
dition, prepared for the undertaking. 

On the 13th of May, 1673, the explorers, accompanied by five assist- 
ant French Canadians, set out from Mackinaw on their daring voyage of 
discovery. The Indians, who gathered to witness their departure, were 
astonished at the boldness of the undertaking, and endeavored to dissuade 
them from their purpose by representing the tribes on the Mississippi as 
exceedingly savage and cruel, and the river itself as full of all sorts of 
frightful monsters ready to swallow them and their canoes together. But, 
nothing daunted by these terrific descriptions, Marquette told them he 
was willing not only to encounter all the perils of the unknown region 
they were about to explore, but to lay down his life in a cause in which 
the salvation of souls was involved ; and having prayed together they 
separated. Coasting along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, the 
adventurers entered Green Bay, and passed thence up the Fox River and 
Lake Winnebago to a village of the Miamis and Kickapoos. Here Mar- 
quette was delighted to find a beautiful cross planted in the middle of the 
town ornamented with white skins, red girdles and bows and arrows, 
which these good people had offered to the Great Manitou, or God, to 
thank him for the pity he had bestowed on them during the Winter in 
giving them an abundant " chase." This was the farthest outpost to 
which Dablon and Allouez had extended their missionary labors the 
3^ear previous. Here Marquette drank mineral waters and was instructed 
in the secret of a root which cures the bite of the venomous rattlesnake. 
He assembled the chiefs and old men of the village, and, pointing to 
Joliet, said : " My friend is an envoy of France, to discover new coun- 
tries, and I am an ambassador from God to enlighten them with the truths 
of the Gospel." Two Miami guides were here furnished to conduct 
them to the Wisconsin River, and they set out from the Lidian village on 
the 10th of June, amidst a great crowd of natives who had assembled to 
witness their departure into a region where no white man had ever yet 
ventured. The guides, having conducted them across the portage, 
returned. The explorers launched their canoes upon the Wisconsin, 
which they descended to the Mississippi and proceeded down its unknown 
waters. What emotions must have swelled their breasts as they struck 
out into the broadening current and became conscious that they were 
now upon the bosom of ths Father of Waters. The mystery was about 
to be lifted from the long-sought river. The scenery in that locality is 
beautiful, and on that delightful seventeenth of June must have been 
clad in all its primeval loveliness as it had been adorned by the hand of 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITOEY. 



23 



Nature. Drifting rapidly, it is said that the bold bluffs on either hand 
" reminded them of the castled shores of their own beautiful rivers of 
France." By-and-by, as they drifted along, great herds of buffalo appeared 
on the banks. On going to the heads of the valley they could see a 
country of the greatest beauty and fertility, apparently destitute of inhab- 
itants yet presenting the appearance of extensive manors, under the fas- 
tidious cultivation of lordly proprietors. 




THE WILD PKAIRIE. 



On June 25, they went ashore and found some fresh traces of men upon 
the sand, and a path which led to the prairie. The men remained in the 
boat, and Marquette and Joliet followed the path till they discovered a 
village on the banks of a river, and two other villages on a hill, within a 
half league of the first, inhabited by Indians. They were received most 
hospitably by these natives, who had never before seen a white person. 
After remaining a few days tliey re-embarked and descended the river to 
about latitude 33°, where they found a village of the Arkansas, and being 
satisfied that the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, turned their course 



24 THE NORTHWEST TERTMTORY. 

up the river, and ascending the stream to the mouth of the Illinois, 
rowed up that stream to its source, and procured guides from that point 
to the lakes. " Nowhere on this journey," says Marquette, ''did we see 
such grounds, meadows, woods, stags, buffaloes, deer, wildcats, bustards, 
swans, ducks, parroquets, and even beavers, as on the Illinois River." 
The party, without loss or injury, reached Green Bay in September, and 
reported their discovery — one of the most important of the age, but of 
which no record was preserved save Marquette's, Joliet losing his by 
the upsetting of his canoe on his way to Quebec. Afterward Marquette 
returned to the Illinois Indians by their request, and ministered to them 
until 1675. On the 18th of May, in that year, as he was passing the 
mouth of a stream — going with his boatmen up Lake Michigan — he asked 
to land at its mouth and celebrate Mass. Leaving his men with the canoe, 
he retired a short distance and began his devotions. As much time 
passed and he did not return, his men went in search of him, and found 
him upon his knees, dead. He had peacefull}'- passed away while at 
prayer. He was buried at this spot. Charlevoix, who visited the place 
fifty years after, found the waters had retreated from the grave, leaving 
the beloved missionary to repose in peace. The river has since been 
called Marquette. 

While Marquette and his companions were pursuing their labors in 
the West, two men, differing widely from him and each other, were pre- 
paring to follow in his footsteps and perfect the discoveries so well begun 
by him. These were Robert de La Salle and Louis Hennepin. 

After La Salle's return from the discovery of the Ohio River (see 
the narrative elsewhere), he established himself again among the French 
trading posts in Canada. Here he mused long upon the pet project of 
those ages — a short way to China and the East, and was busily planning an 
expedition up the great lakes, and so across the continent to the Pacific, 
when Marquette returned from the Mississippi. At once the vigorous mind 
of LaSalle received from his and his companions' stories the idea that by fol- 
lowing the Great River northward, or by turning up some of the numerous 
western tributaries, the object could easily be gained. He applied to 
Frontenac, Governor General of Canada, and laid before him the plan, 
dim but gigantic. Frontenac entered warmly into his plans, and saw that 
LaSalle's idea to connect the great lakes by a chain of forts with the Gulf 
of Mexico would bind the country so wonderfully together, give un- 
measured power to France, and glory to himself, under whose adminis- 
tration he earnestly hoped all would be realized. 

LaSalle now repaired to France, laid his plans before the King, who 
warmly approved of them, and made him a Chevalier. He also received 
from all the noblemen the warmest wishes for his success. The Chev 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



25 



alier returned to Canada, and busily entered upon his work. He at 
once rebuilt Fort Frontenac and constructed the first ship to sail on 
these fresh-water seas. On the 7th of August, 1679, having been joined 
by Hennepin, he began his voyage in the Griffin up Lake Erie. He 
passed over this lake, through the straits beyond, up Lake St. Clair and 
into Huron. In this lake they encountered heavy storms. They were 
some time at Michillimackinac, where LaSalle founded a fort, and passed 
on to Green Bay, the " Bale des Puans " of the French, where he found 
a large quantity of furs collected for him. He loaded the Griffin with 
these, and placing her under the care of a pilot and fourteen sailors. 




LA SALLE LANDING ON THE SHORE OP GEEEN BAY. 

started her on her return voyage. The vessel was never afterward heard 
of. He remained about these parts until early in the Winter, when, hear- 
ing nothing from the Griffin, he collected all liis men — thirty working 
men and three monks — and started again upon his great undertaking. 
By a short portage they passed to the Illinois or Kankakee, called by 
the Indians, " Theakeke," wolf^ because of the tribes of Indians called 
by that name, commonly known as the Mahingans, dwelling there. The 
French pronounced it Kiakiki, which became corrupted to Kankakee. 
"Falling down the said river by easy journeys, the better to observe the 
country," about the last of December they reached a village of the 
Illinois Indians, containing some five hundred cabins, but at that moment 



26 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

no inhabitants. The Seur de LaSalle being in want of some breadstuffs, 
took advantage of tlie absence of the Indians to help himself to a suffi- 
ciency of maize, large quantities of which he found concealed in holes 
under the wigwams. This village was situated near the present village 
of Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois. The corn being securely stored, 
the voyagers again betook themselves to the stream, and toward evening, 
on the 4th day of January, 1680, they came into a lake which must have 
been the lake of Peoria. This was called by the Indians Pim-i-te-wi, that 
is, a place tvhere there are many fat beasts. Here the natives were met 
with in large numbers, but they were gentle and kind, and having spent 
some time with them, LaSalle determined to erect another fort in that 
place, for he had heard rumors that some of the adjoining tribes were 
trying to disturb the good feeling which existed, and some of his men 
were disposed to complain, owing to the hardships and perils of the travel. 
He called this fort " Orevecoeur'' (broken-heart), a name expressive of the 
very natural sorrow and anxiety which the pretty certain loss of his ship, 
Griffin, and his consequent impoverishment, the danger of hostility on the 
part of the Indians, and of mutiny among his own men, might well cause 
him. His fears were not entirely groundless. At one time poison was 
placed in his food, but fortunately was discovered. 

While building this fort, the Winter wore away, the prairies began to 
look green, and LaSalle, despairing of any reinforcements, concluded to 
return to Canada, raise new means and new men, and embark anew in 
the enterprise. For this purpose he made Hennepin the leader of a party 
to explore the head waters of tlie Mississippi, and he set out on his jour- 
ney. This journey was accomplished with the aid of a few persons, and 
was successfully made, though over an almost unknown route, and in a 
bad season of the year. He safely reach'jd Canada, and set out again for 
the ob;ect of his search. 

Hennepin and his party left Fort Crevecceur on the last of February, 
1680. When LaSalle reached this place on his return expedition, he 
found the fort entirely deserted, and he was obliged to return again to 
Canada. He embarked the third time, and succeeded. Seven days after 
leaving the fort, Hennepin reached the Mississippi, and paddling up the 
icy stream as best he could, reached no higher than the Wisconsin River 
by the 11th of April. Here he and his followers were taken prisoners by a 
band of Northern Indians, who treated them with great kindness. Hen- 
nepin's comrades were Anthony Auguel and Michael Ako. On this voy- 
age they found several beautiful lakes, and " saw some charming prairies."' 
Their captors were the Isaute or Sauteurs, Chippewas, a tribe of the Sioux 
nation, who took them up the river until about the first of May, when 
they reached some falls, which Hennepin christened Falls of St. Anthony 



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27 



in honor of bis patron saint. Here they took the land, and traveling 
nearly two hundred miles to the nortliwest, brought them to their villages. 
Here they were kept about three months, wei'o treated kindly by their 
captors, and at the end of that time, were met by a band of Frenchmen, 





BUFFALO HUNT. 

headed by one Seur de Luth, who, in pursuit of trade and game, had pene- 
trated thus far by the route of Lake Superior ; and with these fellow- 
countrymen Hennepin and his companions were allowed to return to the 
borders of civilized life in November, 1680, just after LaSalle had 
returned to the wilderness on his second trip. Hennepin soon after went 
to France, where he published an account of his adventures. 



28 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

The Mississippi was first discovered by De Soto in April, 1541, in his 
vain endeavor to find gold and precious gems. In the following Spring, 
De Soto, weary with hope long deferred, and worn out with his wander- 
ings, he fell a victim to disease, and on the 21st of May died. His followers, 
reduced by fatigue and disease to less than three hundred men, wandered 
about the country nearly a year, in the vain endeavor to rescue them- 
selves by land, and finally constructed seven small vessels, called brigan- 
tines, in which they embarked, and descending the river, supposing it 
would lead them to the sea, in July they came to the sea (Gulf of 
Mexico), and by September reached the Island of Cuba. 

They were the first to see the great outlet of the Mississippi ; but, 
being so weary and discouraged, made no attempt to claim the country, 
and hardly had an intelligent idea of what they had passed through. 

To La Salle, the intrepid explorer, belongs the honor of giving the 
first account of the mouths of the river. His great desire was to possess 
this entire country for his king, and in January, 1682, he and his band of 
explorers left the shores of Lake Michigan on their third attempt, crossed 
the portage, passed down the Illinois River, and on the 6th of February, 
reached the banks of tlie Mississippi. 

On the 13th they commenced their downward course, which they 
pursued with but one interruption, until upon the 6th of March they dis- 
covered tlie three great passages by which the river discharges its waters 
into the gulf. La Salle tlius narrates the event: 

" We landed on the bank nf the most western channel, about three 
leagues (nine miles) from its mouth. On the seventh, M. de LaSalle 
went to reconnoiter the shores of the neighboring sea, and M. de Tonti 
meanwhile examined the great middle channel. They found the main 
outlets beautiful, large and deep. On the 8th we reascended the river, a 
little above its confluence with the sea, to find a dry place beyond the 
re^ch of inundations. The elevation of the North Pole was here about 
twenty-seven degrees. Here we prepared a column and a cross, and to 
the column were affixed the arms of France with this inscription : 

Louis Le Grand, Roi De France et de Navarre, regne ; Le neuvieme Avril, 16S2. 

The whole party, under arms, chanted the Te Beum^ and then, after 
a salute and cries of " Vive le Roi^''' the column was erected by M. de 
LaSalle, who, standing near it, proclaimed in a loud voice the authority of 
the King of France. LaSalle returned and laid the foundations of the Mis- 
sissippi settlements in Illinois, thence he proceeded to France, where 
another expedition was fitted out, of which he was commander, and in two 
succeeding voyages failed to find the outlet of the river by sailing along 
the shore of the gulf. On his third voyage he was killed, through the 



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29 



treachery of his followers, and the object of his expeditions was not 
accomplished until 1699, when D'Iberville, under the authority of the 
crown, discovered, on the second of March, by way of the sea, the mouth 
of the " Hidden River." This majestic stream was called by the natives 
'■'■ MalboucJua,'" and by the Spaniards, '■'■la Palissade" from the great 







^^^^'-^"S^i 



TRAPPING. 



number of trees about its mouth. After traversing the several outlets, 
and satisfying himself as to its certainty, he erected a fort near its 
western outlet, and returned to France. 

An avenue of trade was now opened out which was fully improved. 
In 1718, New Orleans was laid out and settled by some European colon- 
ists. In 1762, the colony was made over to Spain, to be regained by 
France under the consulate of Napoleon. In 1803, it was purchased by 



30 THE NOBTHWEST TERRITORY. 

the United States for the sum of fifteen million dollars, and the territory 
of Louisiana and commerce of the Mississippi River came under the 
charge of the United States. Although LaSalle's labors ended in defeat 
and death, he had not \yorked and suffered in vain. He had thrown 
open to France and the world an immense and most valuable country ; 
had established several ports, and laid the foundations of more than one 
settlement there. " Peoria, Kaskaskia and Cahokia, are to this day monu- 
ments of LaSalle's labors ; for, though he had founded neither of them 
(unless Peoria, which was built nearly upon the site of Fort Crevecoeur,) 
it was by those whom he led into the West that these places were 
peopled and civilized. He was, if not the discoverer, the first settler of 
the Mississippi Valley, and as such deserves to be known and honored." 

The French early improved the opening made for them. Before the 
year 1698, the Rev. Father Gravier began a mission among the Illinois, 
and founded Kaskaskia. For some time this was merely a missionary 
station, where none but natives resided, it being one of three such vil- 
lages, the other two being Cahokia and Peoria. What is known of 
these missions is learned from a letter written by Father Gabriel Marest, 
dated " Aux Cascaskias, autrement dit de I'lmmaculate Conception de 
la Sainte Vierge, le 9 Noverabre, 1712." Soon after the founding of 
Kaskaskia, the missionary, Pinet, gathered a flock at Cahokia, while 
Peoria arose near the ruins of Fort Crevecceur. This must have been 
about the year 1700. The post at Vincennes on the Oubache river, 
(pronounced Wa-ba, meaning summer cloud moving sioiftly) was estab- 
lished in 1702, according to the best authorities.* It is altogether prob- 
able that on LaSalle's last trip he established the stations at Kaskaskia 
and Cahokia. In July, 1701, the foundations of Fort Ponchartrain 
were laid by De la Motte Cadillac on the Detroit River. These sta- 
tions, with those established further north, were the earliest attempts to 
occupy the Northwest Territory. At the same time efforts were being 
made to occupy the Southwest, which finally culminated in the settle- 
ment and founding of the City of New Orleans by a colony from England 
in 1718. This was mainly accomplished through the efforts of the 
famous Mississippi Company, established by the notorious John Law, 
who so quickly arose into prominence in France, and who with his 
scheme so quickly and so ignominiously passed away. 

From the time of the founding of these stations for fifty years the 
French nation were engrossed with the settlement of the lower Missis- 
sippi, and the war with the Chicasaws, who had, in revenge for repeated 

* There Is considerable dispute about tliis date, some asserting it was founded as late as 1742. When 
the new court house at Vincennes was erected, all authorities on the subject were carefully examined, and 
1702 fixed upon as the correct date. It was accordingly engraved on the corner-stone of the court lionso. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 31 

injuries, cut off the entire colony at Natchez, Although the company 
did little for Louisiana, as the entire West was then called, yet it opened 
the trade through the Mississippi River, and started the raising of grains 
indigenous to that climate. Until the year 1750, but little is known of 
the settlements in the Northwest, as it was not until this time that the 
attention of the English was called to the occupation of this portion of the 
New World, M^iich they then supposed they owned. Vivier, a missionary 
among the Illinois, writing from ■•' Aux Illinois," six leagues from Fort 
Chartres, June 8, 1750, says: "We have here whites, negroes and 
Indians, to say nothing of cross-breeds. There are five French villages, 
and three villages of the natives, within a space of twenty-one leagues 
situated between the JNIississippi and another river called the Karkadaid 
(Kaskaskias). In the five French villages are, perhaps, eleven hundred 
whiles, three hundred blacks and some sixty red slaves or savages. The 
three Illinois towns do not contain more than eight hundred souls all 
told. Most of the French till the soil; they raise wheat, cattle, pigs and 
horses, and live like princes. Three times as much is produced as can 
be consumed ; and great quantities of grain and flour are sent to New 
Orleans." This city was now the seaport town of the Northwest, and 
save in the extreme northern part, where only furs and copper ore were 
found, almost all the products of the country found their way to France 
by the mouth of the Father of Waters. In another letter, dated Novem- 
ber 7, 1750, this same priest says : " For fifteen leagues above the 
mouth of the Mississippi one sees no dwellings, the ground being too low 
to be habitable. Thence to New Orleans, the lands are only partially 
occupied. New Orleans contains black, white and red, not more, I 
think, than twelve hundred persons. To this point come all lumber, 
])ricks, salt-beef, tallow, tar, skins and bear's grease ; and above all, pork 
and flour from the Illinois. These things create some commerce, as forty 
vessels and more have come hither this year. Above New Orleans, 
plantations are again met with ; the most considerable is a colony of 
Germans, some ten leagues up the river. At Point Coupee, thirty -five 
leagues above the German settlement, is a fort. Along here, within five 
or six leagues, are not less than sixty habitations. Fifty leagues farther 
up is the Natchez post, where we have a garrison, who are kept prisoners 
tlirough fear of the Chickasaws. Here and at Point Coupee, they raise 
excellent tobacco. Another hundred leagues brings us to the Arkansas, 
where we have also a fort and a garrison for the benefit of the river 
traders. * * * From the Arkansas to the Illinois, nearly five hundred 
leagues, there is not a settlement. There should be, however, a fort at 
the Oubache (Ohio), the only path by which the English can reach the 
Mississippi. In the Illinois country are numberless mines, but no one to 



32 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



work them as tliey deserve." Father Marest, writing from the post at 
Vincennes in 181 2, makes the same observation. Vivier also says : " Some 
individuals dig lead near the surface and supply the Indians and Canada. 
Two Spaniards now here, who claim to be adepts, say that our mines are 
like those of Mexico, and that if we would dig deeper, we should find 
silver under the lead ; and at any rate the lead is excellent. There is also 
in this country, beyond doubt, copper ore, as from time to time large 
pieces are found in the streams." 




r^r^U^^^' 



HUNTING. 



At the close of the year 1750, the French occupied, in addition to the 
lower MississijDpi posts and those in Illinois, one at Du Quesne, one at 
the Maumee in the country of the Miamis, and one at Sandusky in what 
may be termed the Oliio Valley. In the northern part of the Northwest 
they had stations at St. Joseph's on the St. Joseph's of Lake Michigan, 
at Fort Ponchartrain (Detroit), at Michillimackanac or Massillimacanac, 
Fox River of Green Bay, and at Sault Ste. Marie. The fondest dreams of 
LaSalle were now fully realized. The French alone were possessors of 
this vast realm, basing their claim on discovery and settlement. Another 
nation, however, was now turning its attention to this extensive country, 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. S3 

and hearing of its wealth, began to lay plans for occupying it and for 
securing the great profits arising therefrom. 

The French, however, had another claim to this country, namely, the 



DISCOVERY OF THE OHIO. 

This " Beautiful" river was discovered by Robert Cavalier de La- 
Salle in 1669, four years before the discovery of the Mississippi by Joliet 
and Marquette. 

While LaSalle was at his trading post on the St. Lawrence, he found 
leisure to study nine Indian dialects, the chief of which was the Iroquois. 
He not only desired to facilitate his intercourse in trade, but he longed 
to travel and explore the unknown regions of the West. An incident 
soon occurred which decided him to fit out an exploring expedition. 

While conversing with some Senecas, he learned of a river called the 
Ohio, which rose in their country and flowed to the sea, but at such a 
distance that it required eight months to reach its mouth. In this state- 
ment the Mississippi and its tributaries were considered as one stream. 
LaSalle believing, as most of the French at that period did, that the great 
rivers flowing west emptied into the Sea of California, was anxious to 
embark in tlie enterprise of discovering a route across the continent to 
the commerce of China and Japan. 

He repaired at once to Quebec to obtain the approval of the Gov- 
ernor. His eloquent appeal prevailed. The Governor and the Intendant, 
Talon, issued letters patent authorizing the enterprise, but made no pro- 
vision to defray the expenses. At this juncture the seminary of St. Sul- 
pice decided to send out missionaries in connection with the expedition, 
and LaSalle offering to sell his improvements at LaChine to raise money, 
the offer was accepted by the Superior, and two thousand eight hundred 
dollars were raised, with which LaSalle purchased four canoes and the 
necessary supplies for the outfit. 

On the 6th of July, 1669, the party, numbering twenty-four persons, 
embarked in seven canoes on the St. Lawrence ; two additional canoes 
carried the Indian guides. In three days they were gliding over the 
bosom of Lake Ontario. Their guides conducted them directly to the 
Seneca village on the bank of the Genesee, in the vicinity of the present 
City of Rochester, New York. Here they expected to procure guides to 
conduct them to the Ohio, but in this they were disappointed. 

The Indians seemed unfriendly to the enterprise. LaSalle suspected 
that the Jesuits had prejudiced their minds against his plans. After 
waiting a month in the hope of gaining their object, they met an Indian 



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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



from the Iroquois colony at the head of Lake Ontario, who assured them 
that they could there find guides, and offered to conduct them thence. 

On their way they passed the mouth of the Niagara River, when they 
heard for the first time the distant thunder of the cataract. Arriving 




'^•^oSc 



IKOyUOlS OUlJfiJ?.- 

among the Iroquois, they met with a friendly reception, and learned 
from a Shawanee prisoner that they could reach the Ohio in six weeks. 
Delighted with the unexpected good fortune, they made ready to resume 
their journej^ ; but just as they were about to start the}^ heard of the 
arrival of two Frenchmen in a neighboring village. One of them proved 
to be Louis Joliet, afterwards famous as an explorer in the West. He 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 35 

had been sent by the Canadian Government to explore the copper mines 
on Lake Superior, but had failed, and was on his way back to Quebec. 
He gave the missionaries a map of the country he had explored in the 
lake region, together with an account of the condition of the Indians in 
that quarter. This induced the priests to determine on leaving the 
expedition and going to Lake Superior. LaSalle warned them that the 
Jesuits were probably occupying that field, and that they would meet 
with a cold reception. Nevertheless they persisted in their purpose, and 
after worship on the lake shore, parted from LaSalle. On arriving at 
Lake Superior, they found, as LaSalle had predicted, the Jesuit Fathers, 
Marquette and Dablon, occupying the field. 

These zealous disciples of Loyola informed them that they wanted 
no assistance from St. Sulpice, nor from those who made him their patron 
saint ; and thus repulsed, they returned to Montreal the following June 
without having made a siaigle discovery or converted a single Indian. 

After parting with the priests, LaSalle went to the chief Iroquois 
village at Onondaga, where he obtained guides, and passing thence to a 
tributary of the Ohio south of Lake Erie, he descended the latter as far 
as the falls at Louisville. Thus was the Ohio discovered by LaSalle, the 
persevering and successful French explorer of the West, in 1669. 

The account of the latter part of his journey is found in an anony- 
mous paper, which purports to have been taken from the lips of LaSalle 
himself during a subsequent visit to Paris. In a letter written to Count 
Frontenac in 1667, shortly after the discovery, he himself says that he 
discovered the Ohio and descended it to the falls. This was regarded as 
an indisputable fact by the French authorities, who claimed the Ohio 
Valley upon another ground. When Washington was sent by the colony 
of Virginia in 1753, to demand of Gordeur de St. Pierre why the French 
had built a fort on the Monongahela, the haughty commandant at Quebec 
replied : " We claim the country on the Ohio by virtue of the discoveries 
of LaSalle, and will not give it up to the English. Our orders are to 
make prisoners of every Englishman found trading in the Ohio Valley." 

ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. 

When the new year of 1750 broke in upon the Father of Waters 
and the Great Northwest, all was still wild save at the French posts 
already described. In 1749, when the English first began to think seri- 
ously about sending men into the West, the greater portion of the States 
of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were yet 
under the dominion of the red men. The English knew, however, pretty 



36 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

conclusively of the nature of the wealth of these wilds. As early as 
1710, Governor Spotswood, of Virginia, had commenced movements to 
secure the country west of the Alleghenies to the English crown. In 
Pennsylvania, Governor Keith and James Logan, secretary of the prov- 
ince, from 1719 to 1731, represented to the powers of England the neces- 
sity of securing the Western lands. Nothing was done, however, by that 
power save to take some diplomatic steps to secure the claims of Britain 
to this unexplored wilderness. 

England had from the outset claimed from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 
on the ground that the discovery of the seacoast and its possession was a 
discovery and possession of the country, and, as is well known, her grants 
to the colonies extended " from sea to sea." This was not all her claim. 
She had purchased from the Indian tribes large tracts of land. This lat- 
ter was also a strong argument. As early as 1684, Lord H oward. Gov- 
ernor of Virginia, held a treaty with the six nations. These were the 
great Northern Confederacy, and comprised at first the Mohawks, Onei- 
das, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas. Afterward the Tuscaroras were 
taken into the confederacy, and it became known as the Six Nations. 
They came under the protection of the mother country, and again in 
1701, they repeated the agreement, and in September, 1726, a formal deed 
was drawn up and signed by the chiefs. The validity of this claim has 
often been disputed, but never successfully. In 1744, a purchase was 
made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, of certain lands within the " Colony of 
Virginia," for which the Indians received .£200 in gold and a like sum in 
goods, with a promise that, as settlements increased, more should be paid. 
The Commissioners from Virginia were Colonel Thomas Lee and Colonel 
William Beverly. As settlements extended, the promise of more pay was 
called to mind, and Mr. Conrad Weiser was sent across the mountains with 
presents to appease the savages. Col. Lee, and some Virginians accompa- 
nied him with the intention of sounding the Indians upon their feelings 
regarding the English. They were not satisfied with their treatment, 
and plainly told the Commissioners why. The English did not desire the 
cultivation of the country, but the monopoly of the Indian trade. In 
1748, the Ohio Company was formed, and petitioned the king for a grant 
of land beyond the Alleghenies. This was granted, and the government 
of Virginia was ordered to grant to them a half million acres, two hun- 
dred thousand of which were to be located at once. Upon the 12th of 
June, 1749, 800,000 acres from the line of Canada north and west was 
made to the Loj-al Company, and on the 29th of October, 1751, 100,000 
acres were given to the Greenbriar Company. All this time the French 
were not idle. They saw that, should the British gam a foothold in the 
West, especially upon the Ohio, they might not only prevent the French 



J 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 37 

settling upon it, but in time would come to the lower posts and so gain 
possession of the whole country. Upon the 10th of May, 1774, Vaud- 
reuil, Governor of Canada and the French possessions, well knowing the 
consequences that must arise from allowing the English to build trading- 
posts in the Northwest, seized some of their frontier posts, and to further 
secure the claim of the French to the West, he, in 1749, sent Louis Cel- 
eron with a party of soldiers to plant along the Ohio River, in the mounds 
and at the mouths of its principal tributaries, plates of lead, on which 
were inscribed the claims of France. These were heard of in 1752, and 
within the memory of residents now living along the "• Oyo," as the 
beautiful river was called by the French. One of these plates was found 
with the inscription partly defaced. It bears date August 16, 1749, and 
a copy of the inscription with particular account of the discovery of the 
plate, was sent by DeWitt Clinton to the American Antiquarian Society, 
among whose journals it may now be found.* These measures did not, 
however, deter the English from going on with their explorations, and ■* 
though neither party resorted to arms, yet the conflict was gathering, and 
it was only a question of time when the storm would burst upon the 
frontier settlements. In 1750, Christopher Gist was sent by the Ohio 
Company to examine its lands. He went to a village of the Twigtwees, 
on the Miami, about one liundred and fifty miles above its mouth. He 
afterward spoke of it as very populous. From there he went down 
the Ohio River nearly to the falls at the present City of Louisville, 
and in November he commenced a survey of the Company's lands. Dur- 
ing the Winter, General Andrew Lewis performed a similar work for the 
Greenbriar Company. Meanwhile the French were busy in preparing 
their forts for defense, and in opening roads, and also sent a small party 
of soldiers to keep the Oliio clear. This party, having heard of the Eng- 
lish post on the Miami River, early in 1652, assisted by the Ottawas and 
Chippewas, attacked it, and, after a severe battle, in which fourteen of 
the natives were killed and others wounded, captured the garrison. 
(They were probably garrisoned in a block house). The traders were 
carried away to Canada, and one account says several were burned. This 
fort or post was called by the English Pickawillany. A memorial of the 
king's ministers refers to it as " Pickawillanes, in the center of the terri- 
tory between the Ohio and the Wabash. The name is probal)ly some 
variation of Pickaway or Picqua in 1773, written by Rev. David Jones 
Pickaweke." 

* Tlie following is a translation of the inscription on the plate: "In the year 1749. reign of Louis XV., 
King of France, we, Celeron, commandant of a detachment by Monsieur the Marquis of Gallisoniere, com- 
mander-in-chief of New France, to establish tranquility in certain Indian villages of these cantons, have 
buried this plate at the confluence of the Toradakoin, this twenty- ninth of July, near the river Ohio, otherwise 
Beautiful River, as a monument of renewal of possession which we have taken of the said river, and all its 
tributaries; inasmuch as the preceding Kings of France have enjoyed it, and maintained it by their arms and 
treaties; especially by those of Ryswick, Utrecht, and Aix La Chapelle." 



88 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

This was the first blood shed between the French and English, and 
occurred near the present City of Piqua, Ohio, or at least at a point about 
forty-seven miles north of Dayton. Each nation became now more inter- 
ested in the progress of events in the Northwest. The English deter- 
mined to innchase from the Indians a title to the lands they wished to 
occupy, and Messrs. Fry (afterward Commander-in-chief over Washing- 
ton at the commencement of the French War of 1775-1763), Lomax and. 
Patton were sent in the Spring of 1752 to hold a conference with the 
natives at Logstown to learn what they objected to in the treaty of Lan- 
caster already noticed, and to settle all difficulties. On the 9th of June, 
these Commissioners met the red men at Logstown, a little village on the 
north bank of the Ohio, about seventeen miles below the site of Pitts- 
burgh. Here had been a trading point for many years, but it was aban- 
doned by the Indians in 1750, At first the Indians declined to recognize 
the treaty of Lancaster, but, the Commissioners taking aside Montour, 
the interpreter, who was a son of the famous Catharine Montour, and a 
chief among the six nations, induced him to use his influence in their 
favor. This he did, and upon the 13th of June they all united in signing 
a deed, confirming the Lancaster treaty in its full extent, consenting to a 
settlement of the southeast of the Ohio, and guaranteeing that it should 
not be disturbed by them. These were the means used to obtain the first 
treaty with the Indians in the Ohio Valley. 

Meanwhile the powers beyond the sea were trying to out-manoeuvre 
each other, and were professing to be at peace. The English generally 
outwitted the Indians, and failed in many instances to fulfill their con- 
tracts. They thereby gained the ill-will of the red men, and further 
increased the feeling by failing to provide them with arms and ammuni- 
tion. Said an old chief, at Easton, in 1758 : " The Indians on the Ohio 
left you because of your own fault. When we heard the French were 
coming, we asked you for help and arms, but we did not get them. The 
French came, they treated us kindly, and gained our affections. The 
Governor of Virginia settled on our lands for his own benefit, and, when 
we wanted help, forsook us." 

At the beginning of 1653, the English thought they had secured by 
title the lands in the West, but the French had quietly gathered cannon 
and military stores to be in readiness for the expected blow. The Eng- 
lish made other attempts to ratify these existing treaties, but not until 
the Summer could the Indians be gathered together to discuss the plans 
of the French. Thej^ had sent messages to tlie French, warning them 
away ; but they replied that they intended to complete the chain of forts 
already begun, and would not abandon the field. 

Soon after this, no satisfaction being obtained from the Ohio regard- 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 39 

ing the positions and purposes of the French, Governor Dinwiddie of 
Virginia determined to send to them another messenger and learn from 
them, if possible, tlieir intentions. For this purpose he selected a young 
man, a surveyor, who, at the early age of nineteen, had received the rank 
of major, and who was thoroughly posted regarding frontier life. This 
personage was no other than the illustrious George Washington, who then 
held considerable interest in Western lands. He was at this time just 
twenty-two years of age. Taking Gist as his guide, the two, accompanied 
by four servitors, set out on their perilous march. They left Will's 
Creek on the 10th of November, 1753, and on the 22d reached the Monon- 
gahela, about ten miles above the fork. From there they went to 
Logs town, where Washington had a long conference with the chiefs of 
tlie Six Nations. From them he learned the condition of the French, and 
also heard of their determination not to come down the river till the fol- 
lowing Spring. The Indians were non-committal, as they were afraid to 
turn either way, and, as far as they could, desired to remain neutral. 
Washington, finding nothing could be done Avith them, went on to 
Venango, an old Indian town at the mouth of French Creek. Here the 
French had a fort, called Fort Machault. Through the rum and flattery 
of the French, he nearly lost all his Indian followers. Finding nothing 
of importance here, he pursued his way amid great privations, and on the 
11th of December reached the fort at the head of French Creek. Here 
he delivered Governor Dinwiddie's letter, received liis answer, took his 
observations, and on the 16th set out upon his return journey Avith no one 
but Gist, his guide, and a few Indians who still remained true to him, 
notwithstanding the endeavors of the French to retain them. Their 
homeward journey was one of great peril and suffering from the cold, yet 
they reached home in safety on the 6th of January, 1754. 

From the letter of St. Pierre, commander of the French fort, sent by 
Washington to Governor Dinwiddie, it was learned that the French would 
not give up without a struggle. Active preparations were at once made 
in all the English colonies for the coming conflict, while the French 
finished the fort at Venango and strengthened their lines of fortifications, 
and gathered their forces to be in readiness. 

The Old Dominion was all alive. Virginia was the center of great 
activities ; volunteers were called for, and from all the neighboring 
colonies men rallied to the conflict, and everywhere along the Potomac 
men were enlisting under the Governor's proclamation — which promised 
two hundred thousand acres on the Ohio. Along this river they were 
gathering as far as Will's Creek, and far beyond this point, whither Trent 
had come for assistance for his little band of forty-one men, Avho were 



40 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

working away in hunger and want, to fortify that point at the fork of 
the Ohio, to which both parties were looking with deep interest. 

" The first birds of Spring filled the air with their song ; the swift 
river rolled by the Allegheny hillsides, swollen by the melting snows of 
Spring and the April showers. The leaves were appearing ; a few Indian 
scouts were seen, but no enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet, 
that Frazier, an old Indian scout and trader, who had been left by Trent 
in command, ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle Creek, ten 
miles up the Monongahela. But, though all was so quiet in that wilder- 
ness, keen eyes had seen the low intrenchment rising at the fork, and 
swift feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning 
of the 17th of April, Ensign Ward, who then had charge of it, saw 
upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink — sixty batteaux and 
three hundred canoes filled with men, and laden deep with cannon and 
stores. * * * That" evening he supped with his captor, Contrecoeur, 
and the next day he was bowed off by the Frenchman, and with his men 
and tools, marched up the Monongahela." 

The French and Indian war had begun. The treaty of Aix la 
Chapelle, in 1748, had left the boundaries between the French and 
English possessions unsettled, and the events already narrated show the 
French were determined to hold the country watered by the Mississippi 
and its tributaries ; while the English laid claims to the country by virtue 
of the discoveries of the Cabots, and claimed all the country from New- 
foundland to Florida, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The 
first decisive blow had now been struck, and the first attempt of the 
English, through the Ohio Company, to occupy these lands, had resulted 
disastrously to them. The French and Indians immediately completed 
the fortifications begun at the Fork, which they had so easily captured, 
and when completed gave to the fort the name of DuQuesne. Washing- 
ton was at Will's Creek when the news of the capture of the fort arrived. 
He at once departed to recapture it. On his way he entrenched him- 
self at a place called the " Meadows," where he erected a fort called 
by him Fort Necessity. From there he surprised and captured a force of 
French and Indians marching against him, but was soon after attacked 
in his fort by a much superior force, and was obliged to yield on the 
morning of July 4th. He was allowed to return to Virginia. 

The English Government immediately planned four campaigns ; one 
against Fort DuQuesne ; one against Nova Scotia ; one against Fort 
Niagara, and one against Crown Point. These occurred during 1755-6, 
and were not successful in driving the French from their possessions. 
The expedition against Fort DuQuesne was led by the famous General 
Braddock, who, refusing to listen to the advice of Washington and those 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 41 

acquainted with Indian warfare, suffered such an inglorious defeat. This 
occurred on the morning of July 9th, and is generally known as the battle 
of Monongahela, or " Braddock's Defeat." The war continued with 
various vicissitudes through the years 1756-7 ; when, at the commence- 
ment of 1758, in accordance with the plans of William Pitt, then Secre- 
tary of State, afterwards Lord Chatham, active preparations were made to 
carry on the war. Three expeditious were planned for this year : one, 
under General Amherst, against Louisburg ; another, under Abercrombie, 
against Fort Ticonderoga ; and a third, under General Forbes, against 
Fort DuQuesne. On the 26th of July, Louisburg surrendered after a 
desperate resistance of more than forty days, and the eastern part of the 
Canadian possessions fell into the hands of the British. Abercrombie 
captured Fort Frontenac, and when the expedition against Fort DuQuesne, 
of which Washington had the active command, arrived there, it: was 
found in flames and deserted. The English at once took possession, 
rebuilt the fort, and in honor of their illustrious statesman, changed the 
name to Fort Pitt. 

The great object of the campaign of 1759, was the reduction of 
Canada. General Wolfe was to lay siege to Quebec ; Amherst was to 
reduce Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and General Prideaux was to 
capture Niagara. This latter place was taken in July, but the gallant 
Prideaux lost his life in the attempt. Amherst captured Ticonderoga 
and Crown Point without a blow ; and Wolfe, after making the memor- 
able ascent to the Plains of Abraham, on September 13th, defeated 
Montcalm, and on the 18th, the city capitulated. In this engagement 
Montcolm and Wolfe both lost their lives. De Levi, Montcalm's successor, 
marched to Sillery, three miles above the city, with the purpose of 
defeating the English, and there, on the 28th of the following April, was 
fought one of the bloodiest battles of the French and Indian War. It 
resulted in the defeat of the French, and the fall of the City of Montreal. 
The Governor signed a capitulation by which the whole of Canada was 
surrendered to the English. This practically concluded the war, but it 
was not until 1763 that the treaties of peace between France and England 
were signed. This was done on the 10th of February of that year, and* 
under its provisions all the country east of the Mississippi and north of 
the Iberville River, in Louisiana, were ceded to England. At the same 
time Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain. 

On the 13th of September, 1760, Major Robert Rogers was sent 
from Montreal to take charge of Detroit, the only remaining French post 
in the territory. He arrived there on the 19th of November, and sum- 
moned the place to surrender. At first the commander of the post, 
Beletre- refused, but on the 29th, hearing of the continued defeat of the 



42 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

French arms, surrendered. Rogers remained there until December 23d 
under the personal protection of the celebrated chief, Pontiac, to whom, 
no doubt, he owed his safety. Pontiac had come here to inquire the 
purposes of the English in taking possession of the country. He was 
assured that they came simply to trade with the natives, and did not 
desire their country. This answer conciliated the savages, and did much 
to insure the safety of Rogers and his party during their stay, and while 
on their journey home. 

Rogers set out for Fort Pitt on December 23, and was just one 
month on the way. His route was from Detroit to Maumee, thence 
across the present State of Ohio directly to the fort. Tliis was the com- 
mon trail of the Indians in their journeys from Sandusky to the fork of 
the Ohio. It went from Fort Sandusky, where Sandusky City now is, 
crossed the Huron river, then called Bald Eagle Creek, to " Mohickon 
John's Town" on Mohickon Creek, the northern branch of White 
Woman's River, and thence crossed to Beaver's Town, a Delaware town 
on what is now Sandy Creek. At Beaver's Town were probably one 
hundred and fifty warriors, and not less than three thousand acres of 
cleared land. From there the track went up Sandy Creek to and across 
Big Beaver, and up the Ohio to Logstown, thence on to the fork. 

The Northwest Territory was now entirely under the English rule. 
New settlements began to be rapidly made, and the promise of a large 
trade was speedily manifested. Had the British carried out their promises 
with the natives none of those savage butcheries would have been perpe- 
trated, and the country would have been spared their recital. 

The renowned chief, Pontiac, was one of the leading spirits in these 
atrocities. We will now pause in our narrative, and notice the leading 
events in his life. The earliest authentic information regarding this 
noted Indian chief is learned from an account of an Indian trader named 
Alexander Henr}^, who, in the Spring of 1761, penetrated his domains as 
far as Missillimacnac. Pontiac was then a great friend of the French, 
but a bitter foe of the English, whom he considered as encroaching on his 
hunting grounds. Henry was obliged to disguise himself as a Canadian 
to insure safety, but was discovered by Pontiac, who bitterly reproached 
him and the English for their attempted subjugation of th-e West. He 
declared that no treaty had been made with them; no presents sent 
them, and that he would resent any possession of the West by that nation. 
He was at the time about fifty years of age, tall and dignified, and was 
civil and military ruler of the Ottawas, Ojibwas and Pottawatamies. 

The Indians, from Lake Michigan to the borders of North Carolina, 
were united in this feeling, and at the time of the treaty of Paris, ratified 
February 10, 1763, a general conspiracy was formed to fall suddenly 



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PONTIAC, THE OTTAWA CHIEFTAIN. 



44 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

upon the frontier British posts, and with one blow strike every man dead. 
Pontiac was the marked leader in all this, and was the commander 
of the Chippewas, Ottawas, Wyandots, Miamis, Shawanese, Delawares 
and Mingoes, who had, for the time, laid aside their local quarrels to unite 
in this enterprise. 

The blow came, as near as can now be ascertained, on May 7, 1768. 
Nine British posts fell, and the Indians drank, " scooped up in the hollow 
of joined hands," the blood of many a Briton. 

Pontiac's immediate field of action was the garrison at Detroit. 
Here, however, the plans were frustrated by an Indian woman disclosing 
the plot the evening previous to his arrival. Everything was carried out, 
however, according to Pontiac's plans until the moment of action, when 
Major Gladwyn, the commander of the post, stepping to one of the Indian 
chiefs, suddenly drew aside his blanket and disclosed the concealed 
musket. Pontiac, though a brave man, turned pale and trembled. He 
saw his plan was known, and that the garrison were prepared. He 
endeavored to exculpate himself from any such intentions ; but the guilt 
was evident, and he and his followers were dismissed with a severe 
reprimand, and warned never to again enter the walls of the post. 

Pontiac at once laid siege to the fort, and until the treaty of peace 
between the British and the Western Indians, concluded in August, 1764, 
continued to harass and besiege the fortress. He organized a regular 
commissariat department, issued bills of credit written out on bark, 
which, to his credit, it may be stated, were punctually redeemed. At 
the conclusion of the treaty, in which it seems he took no part, he went 
further south, living many years among the Illinois. 

He had given up all hope of saving his country and race. After a 
time he endeavored to unite the Illinois tribe and those about St. Louis 
in a war with the whites. His efforts were fruitless, and only ended in a 
quarrel between himself and some Kaskaskia Indians, one of whom soon 
afterwards killed him. His death was, however, avenged by the northern 
Indians, who nearly exterminated the Illinois in the wars which followed. 
Had it not been for the treachery of a few of his followers, his plan 
for the extermination of the whites, a masterly one, would undoubtedly 
have been carried out. 

It was in the Spring of the year following Rogers' visit that Alex- 
ander Henry went to Missillimacnac, and everywhere found the strongest 
feelino"s against the English, who had not carried out their promises, and 
were doing nothing to conciliate the natives. Here he met the chief, 
Pontiac, who, after conveying to him in a speech the idea that their 
French father would awake soon and utterly destroy his enemies, said : 
" Englishman, although you have conquered the French, you have not 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 45 

yet conquered us ! We are not your slaves ! These lakes, these woods, 
these mountains, were left us by our ancestors. They are our inheritance, 
and we will part with them to none. Your nation supposes that we, like 
the white people, can not live without bread and pork and beef. But you 
ought to know that He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided 
food for us upon these broad lakes and in these mountains." 

He tlien spoke of the fact that no treaty had been made with them, 
no presents sent them, and that he and his people were yet for war. 
Such were the feelings of the Northwestern Indians immediately after 
the English took possession of their country. These feelings were no 
doubt encouraged by the Canadians and French, who hoped that yet the 
French arms might prevail. The treaty of Paris, however, gave to the 
English the right to this vast domain, and active preparations were going 
ou to occupy it and enjoy its trade and emoluments. 

In 1762, France, hy,a, secret treaty, ceded Louisiana to Spain, to pre- 
vent it falling into the hands of the English, who were becoming masters 
of the entire West. The next year the treaty of Paris, signed at Fon- 
tainbleau, gave to the English the domain of the country in question. 
Twenty years after, by the treaty of peace between the United States 
and England, that part of Canada lying south and west of the Great 
Lakes, comprehending a large territory which is the subject of these 
sketches, was acknowledged to be a portion of the United States ; and 
twenty years still later, in 1803, Louisiana was ceded by Spain back to 
France, and by France sold to the United States. 

In the half century, from the building of the Fort of Crevecoeur by 
LaSalle, in 1680, up to the erection of Fort Chartres, many French set- 
tlements had been made in that quarter. These have already been 
noticed, being those at St. Vincent (Vincennes), Kohokia or Cahokia, 
Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher, on the American Bottom, a large tract 
of rich alluvial soil in Illinois, on the Mississippi, opposite the site of St. 
Louis. 

By the treaty of Paris, the regions east of the Mississippi, including 
all these and other towns of the Northwest, were given over to England; 
but they do not appear to have been taken possession of until 1765, when 
Captain Stirling, in the name of the Majesty of England, established him- 
self at Fort Chartres bearing with him the proclamation of General Gage, 
dated December 30, 1764, which promised religious freedom to all Cath- 
olics who worshiped here, and a right to leave the country with their 
effects if they wished, or to remain with the privileges of Englishmen. 
It was shortly after the occupancy of the West by the British that the 
war with Pontiac opened. It is already noticed in the sketch of that 
chieftain. By it many a Briton lost his life, and many a frontier settle- 



46 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

ment in its infancy ceased to exist. This was not ended until the year 
1764, when, failing to capture Detroit, Niagara and Fort Pitt, his confed- 
eracy became disheartened, and, receiving no aid from the French, Pon- 
tiac abandoned the enterprise and departed to the Illinois, among whom 
he afterward lost his life. 

As soon as these difficulties were definitely settled, settlers began 
rapidly to survey the country and prepare for occupation. During the 
year 1770, a number of persons from Virginia and other British provinces 
explored and marked out nearly all the valuable lands on the Mononga- 
hela and along the banks of the Ohio as far as the Little Kanawha. This 
was followed by another exploring expedition, in which George Washing- 
ton was a party. The latter, accompanied by Dr. Craik, Capt. Crawford 
and others, on the 20th of October, 1770, descended the Ohio from Pitts- 
burgh to the mouth of the Kanawha ; ascended that stream about fourteen 
miles, marked out several large tracts of land, shot several buffalo, which 
were then abundant in the Ohio Valley, and returned to the fort. 

Pittsburgh was at this time a trading post, about which was clus- 
tered a village of some twenty houses, inhabited by Indian traders. This 
same year, Capt. Pittman visited Kaskaskia and its neighboring villages. 
He found there about sixty-five resident families, and at Cahokia only 
forty-five dwellings. At Fort Chartres was another small settlement, and 
at Detroit the garrison were quite prosperous and strong. For a year 
or two settlers continued to locate near some of these posts, generally 
Fort Pitt or Detroit, owing to the fears of the Indians, who still main^ 
tained some feelings of hatred to the English. The trade from the posts 
was quite good, and from those in Illinois large quantities of pork and 
flour found their way to the New Orleans market. At this time the 
policy of the British Government was strongly opposed to the extension 
of the colonies west. In 1763, the King of England forbade, by royal 
proclamation, his colonial subjects from making a settlement beyond the 
sources of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean. At the instance 
of the Board of Trade, measures were taken to prevent the settlement 
without the limits prescribed, and to retain the commerce within easy 
reach of Great Britain. 

The commander-in-chief of the king's forces wrote in 1769 : " In the 
course of a few years necessity will compel the colonists, should they 
extend their settlements west, to provide manufactures of some kind for 
themselves, and when all connection upheld by commerce with the mother 
country ceases, an independency in their government will soon follow." 

In accordance with this policy, Gov. Gage issued a proclamation 
in 1772, commanding the inhabitants of Vincennes to abandon their set- 
tlements and join some of the Eastern English colonies. To this they 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 47 

strenuously objected, giving good reasons tlierefor, and were allowed to 
remain. The strong opposition to this policy of Great Britain led to its 
change, and to such a course as to gain the attachment of the French 
population. In December, 1773, influential citizens of Quebec petitioned 
the king for an extension of the boundary lines of that province, Avhich 
was granted, and Parliament passed an act on June 2, 1774, extend- 
ing the boundary so as to include the territory lying within the present 
States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. 

In consequence of the liberal policy pursued by the British Govern- 
ment toward the French settlers in the West, they were disposed to favor 
that nation in the war which soon followed with the colonies ; but the 
early alliance between France and America soon brought them to the side 
of the war for independence. 

In 1774, Gov. Dunmore, of Virginia, began to encourage emigration 
to the Western lands. He appointed magistrates at Fort Pitt under the 
pretense that the fort was under the government of that commonwealth. 
One of these justices, John Connelly, who possessed a tract of land in the 
Ohio Valley, gathered a force of men and garrisoned the fort, calling it 
Fort Dunmore. This and other parties were formed to select sites for 
settlements, and often came in conflict with the Indians, who yet claimed 
portions of the valley, and several battles followed. These ended in the 
famous battle of Kanawha in July, where the Indians were defeated and 
driven across the Ohio. 

During the years 1775 and 1776, by the operations of land companies 
and the perseverahceof individuals, several settlements were firmly estab- 
lished between the Alleghanies and the Ohio River, and western land 
speculators were busy in Illinois and on the Wabash. At a council held 
in Kaskaskia on July 5, 1773, an association of English traders, calling 
themselves the " Illinois Land Company," obtained from ten chiefs of the 
Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Peoria tribes two large tracts of land lying on 
the east side of the Mississippi River south of the Illinois. In 1775, a mer- 
chant from the Illinois Country, named Viviat, came to Post Vincennes 
as the agent of the association called the " Wabash Land Company." On 
the 8th of October he obtained from eleven Piankeshaw chiefs, a deed for 
37,497,600 acres of land. This deed was signed by the grantors, attested 
by a number of the inhabitants of Vincennes, and afterward recorded in 
the ofiice of a notary public at Kaskaskia. This and other land com- 
panies had extensive schemes for the colonization of the West ; but all 
were frustrated by the breaking out of the Revolution. On the 20th of 
April, 17S0, the two companies named consolidated under the name of the 
" United Illinois and Wabash Land Company." They afterward made 



48 THE NORTHWEST TEERITORY. 

strenuous efforts to have these grants sanctioned by Congress, but all 
signally failed. 

When the War of the Revolution commenced, Kentucky was an unor- 
ganized country, though there were several settlements within her borders. 

In Hutchins' Topography of Virginia, it is stated that at that time 
" Kaskaskia contained 80 houses, and nearly 1,000 white and black in- 
habitants — the whites being a little the more numerous. Cahokia con- 
tains 50 houses and 300 white inhabitants, and 80 negroes. There were 
east of the Mississippi River, about the year 1771 " — when these observa- 
tions were made — " 300 white men capable of bearing arms, and 230 
negroes." 

From 1775 until the expedition of Clark, nothing is recorded and 
nothing known of these settlements, save what is contained in a leport 
made by a committee to Congress in June, 1778. From it the following 
extract is made : 

"Near the mouth of the River Kaskaskia, there is a village which 
appears to have contained nearly eighty families from the beginning of 
the late revolution. There are twelve families in a small village at la 
Prairie du Rochers, and near fifty families at the Kahokia Village. There 
are also four or five families at Fort Chartres and St. Philips, which is five 
miles further up the river." 

St. Louis had been settled in February, 1764, and at this time con- 
tained, including its neighboring towns, over six hundred whites and one 
hundred and fifty negroes. It must be remembered that all the country 
west of the Mississippi was now under French rule, and remained so until 
ceded again to Spain, its original owner, who afterwards sold it and the 
country including New Orleans to the United States. At Detroit there 
were, according to Capt. Carver, who was in the Northwest from 1766 to 
1768, more than one hundred houses, and the river was settled for more 
than twenty miles, although poorly cultivated — the people being engaged 
in the Indian trade. This old town has a history, which we will here 
relate. 

It is the oldest town in the Northwest, having been founded by 
Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac, in 1701. It was laid out in the form of an 
oblong square, of two acres in length, and an acre and a half in width. 
As described by A. D. Frazer, who first visited it and became a permanent 
resident of the place, in 1778, it comprised within its limits that space 
between Mr. Palmer's store (Conant Block) and Capt. Perkins' house 
(near the Arsenal building), and extended back as far as the public barn, 
and was bordered in front by the Detroit River. It was surrounded by 
oak and cedar pickets, about fifteen feet long, set in the ground, and had 
four gates — east, west, north and south. Over the first three of these 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 49 

gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece, each a six- 
pounder. Two six-gun batteries were planted fronting the river and in a 
parallel direction with the block houses. There were four streets running 
east and west, the main street being twenty feet wide and the rest fifteen 
feet, while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten 
to fifteen feet in width. 

At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer, there was no fort within the 
enclosure, but a citadel on the ground corresponding to the present 
northwest corner of Jefferson Avenue and Wayne Street. The citadel was 
inclosed by pickets, and within it were erected barracks of wood, two 
stories high, sufficient to contain ten oflGcers, and also barracks sufficient 
to contain four hundred men, and a provision store built of brick. The 
citadel also contained a hospital and guard-house. The old town of 
Detroit, in 1778, contained about sixty houses, most of them one story, 
with a few a story and a half in height. They were all of logs, some 
hewn and some round. There was one building of splendid appearance, 
called the " King's Palace," two stories high, which stood near the east 
gate. It was built for Governor Hamilton, the first governor commissioned 
by the British. There were two guard-houses, one near the west gate and 
the other near the Government House. Each of the guards consisted of 
twenty-four men and a subaltern, who mounted regularly every morning 
between nine and ten o'clock. Each furnished four sentinels, who were 
relieved every two hours. There was also an officer of the day, who per- 
formed strict dut3\ Each of the gates was shut regularly at sunset; 
even wicket gates were shut at nine o'clock, and all the keys were 
delivered into the hands of the commanding officer. They were opened 
in the morning at sunrise. No Indian or squaw was permitted to enter 
town with any weapon, such as a tomahawk or a knife. It was a stand- 
ing order that the Indians should deliver their arms ai^d instruments of 
every kind before they were permitted to pass the sentine],and they were 
restored to them on their return. No more than twenty-five Indians were 
allowed to enter the town at any one time, and they were admitted only 
at the east and west gates. At sundown the drums Ijeat, and all the 
Indians were required to leave town instantly. There was a council house 
near the water side for the purpose of holding council with the Indians. 
The population of the town was about sixty families, in all about two 
hundred males and one hundred females. This town was destroyed by 
fire, all except one dwelling, in 1805. After which the present '^ new " 
town was laid out. 

On the breaking out of the Revolution, the British held every post of 
importance in the West. Kentucky was formed as a component part of 
Virginia, and the sturdy pioneers of the West, alive to their interests, 



50 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

and recognizing the great benefits of obtaining the control of the trade in 
this part of the New World, held steadily to their purposes, and those 
within the commonwealth of Kentucky proceeded to exercise their 
civil privileges, by electing John Todd and Richard Gallaway, 
burgesses to represent them in the Assembly of the parent state. 
Early in September of that year (1777) the first court was held 
in Harrodsburg, and Col. Bowman, afterwards major, who had arrived 
in August, was made the commander of a militia organization which 
had been commenced the March previous. Thus the tree of loyalty 
was growing. The chief spirit in this far-out colony, who had represented 
her the year previous east of the mountains, was now meditating a move 
unequaled in its boldness. He had been watching the movements of the 
British throughout the Northwest, and understood their whole plan. Ht 
saw it was through their possession of the posts at Detroit, Vincennes, 
Kaskaskia, and other places, which would give them constant and easy 
access to the various Indian tribes in the Northwest, that the British 
intended to penetrate the country from the north and south, and annihi- 
late the frontier fortresses. This moving, energetic man was Colonel, 
afterwards General, George Rogers Clark. He knew the Indians were not 
unanimously in accord with the English, and he was convinced that, could 
the British be defeated and expelled from the Northwest, the natives 
might be easily awed into neutrality ; and by spies sent for the purpose, 
he satisfied himself that the enterprise against the Illinois settlements 
might easily succeed. Having convinced himself of the certainty of the 
project, he repaired to the Capital of Virginia, which place he reached on 
November 5th. While he was on his way, fortunately^ on October 17th, 
Burgoyne had been defeated, and the spirits of the colonists greatly 
encouraged thereby. Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia, and at 
once entered heartily into Clark's plans. The same plan had before been 
agitated in the Colonial Assemblies, but there was no one until Clark 
came who was sufficiently acquainted with the condition of affairs at the 
scene of action to be able to guide them. 

Clark, having satisfied the Virginia leaders of the feasibility of his 
plan, received, on the 2d of January, two sets of instructions — one secret, 
the other open — the latter authorized him to proceed to enlist seven 
companies to go to Kentucky, subject to his orders, and to serve tlu'ce 
months from their arrival in the West. The secret order authorized him 
to arm these troops, to procure his powder and lead of General Hand 
at Pittsburgh, and to proceed at once to subjugate the country. 

With these instructions Clark repaired to Pittsburgh, choosing rather 
to raise his men west of the mountains, as he well knew all were needed 
in the colonies in the conflict there. He sent Col. W. B. Smith to Hoi- 



THE NOETHWEST TERRITORY. 51 

ston for the same purpose, but neither succeeded in raising the required 
number of men. Tlie settlers in these parts were afraid to leave their 
own firesides exposed to a vigilant foe, and but few could be induced to 
join the proposed expedition. With three companies and several private 
volunteers, Clark at length commenced his descent of the Ohio, which he 
navigated as far as the Falls, where he took possession of and fortified 
Corn Island, a small island between the present Cities of Louisville, 
Kentucky, and New Albany, Indiana. Remains of this fortification may 
yet be found. At this place he appointed Col. Bowman to meet him 
with such recruits as had reached Kentucky by the southern route, and 
as many as could be spared from the station. Here he announced to 
the men their real destination. Having completed his arrangements, 
and chosen his party, he left a small garrison upon the island, and on the 
24th of June, during a total eclipse of the sun, which to them augured 
no good, and which fixes beyond dispute the date of starting, he with 
his chosen band, fell down the river. His plan was to go by Avater as 
far as Fort Massac or Massacre, and thence march direct to Kaskaskia. 
Here he intended to surprise the garrison, and after its capture go to 
Cahokia, then to Vincennes, and lastly to Detroit. Should he fail, he 
intended to march directly to the Mississippi River and cross it into the 
Spanish country. Before his start he received two good items of infor- 
mation : one that the alliance had been formed between France and the 
United States ; and the other that the Indians throughout the Illinois 
country and the inhabitants, at the various frontier posts, had been led to 
believe by the British that the " Long Knives" or Virginians, were the 
most fierce, bloodthirsty and cruel savages that ever scalped a foe. With 
this impression on their minds, Clark saw that proper management would 
cause them to submit at once from fear, if surprised, and then from grati- 
tude wotild become friendly if treated with unexpected leniency. 

The march to Kaskaskia was accomplished through a hot July sttn, 
and the town reached on the evening of July 4. He captured the fort 
near the village, and soon after the village itself by surprise, and without 
the loss of a single man or by killing any of the enemy. After stifficiently 
working upon the fears of the natives, Clark told them they were at per- 
fect liberty to worship as they pleased, and to take whichever side of the 
great conflict they would, also he would protect them from any barbarity 
from British or Indian foe. This had the desired effect, and the inhab- 
itants, so unexpectedly and so gratefully surprised by the unlocked 
for ttirn of affairs, at once swore allegiance to the American arms, and 
when Clark desired to go to Cahokia on the 6th of July, they accom- 
panied him, and througli their influence the inhabitants of the place 
surrendered, and gladly placed themselves under his protection. Thus 



52 THE NORTHWEST TERKITORY. 

the two important posts in Illinois passed from the hands of the English 
into the possession of Virginia. 

In the person of the priest at Kaskaskia, M. Gibault, Clark found a 
powerful ally and generous friend. Clark saw that, to retain possession 
of the Northwest and treat successfully with the Indians within its boun- 
daries, he must establish a government for the colonies he had taken. 
St. Vincent, the next important post to Detroit,remained yet to be taken 
before the Mississippi Valley was conquered. M. Gibault told him that 
he would alone, by persuasion, lead Vincennes to throw off its connection 
with England. Clark gladly accepted his offer, and on the 14th of July, 
in company with a fellow-townsman, M. Gibault started on his mission of 
peace, and on the 1st of August returned with the cheerful intelligence 
that the post on the " Oubache " had taken the oath of allegiance to 
the Old Dominion. During this interval, Clark established his courts, 
placed garrisons at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, successfully re-enlisted his 
men, sent word to have a fort, which proved the germ of Louisville, 
erected at the Falls of the Ohio, and dispatched Mr. Rocheblave, who 
had been commander at Kaskaskia, as a prisoner of war to Richmond. 
In October the County of Illinois was established by the Legislature 
of Virginia, John Todd appointed Lieutenant Colonel and Civil Governor, 
and in November General Clark and his men received the thanks of 
the Old Dominion through their Legislature. 

In a speech a few days afterward, Clark made known fully to the 
natives his plans, and at its close all came forward and swore alle- 
giance to the Long Knives. While he was doing this Governor Hamilton, 
having made his various arrangements, had left Detroit and moved down 
the Wabash to Vincennes intending to operate from that point in reducing 
the Illinois posts, and then proceed on down to Kentucky and drive the 
rebels from the West. Gen. Clark had, on the return of M. Gibault, 
dispatched Captain Helm, of Fauquier County, Virginia, with an attend- 
ant named Henry, across the Illinois prairies to command the fort. 
Hamilton knew nothing of the capitulation of the post, and was greatly 
surprised on his arrival to be confronted by Capt. Helm, who, standing at 
the entrance of the fort by a loaded cannon ready to fire upon his assail- 
ants, demanded upon what terms Hamilton demanded possession of the 
fort. Being granted the rights of a prisoner of war, he surrendered to 
the British General, who could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw the 
force in the garrison. 

Hamilton, not realizing the character of the men with whom he was 
contending, gave up his intended campaign for the Winter, sent his four 
hundred Indian warriors to prevent troops from coming down the Ohio, 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 53 

and to annoy the Americans in all ways, and sat quietly down to pass the 
Winter. Information of all these proceedings having reached Clark, he 
saw that immediate and decisive action was necessary, and that unless 
he captured Hamilton, Hamilton would capture him. Clark received the 
news on the 29th of January, 1779, and on February 4th, having suffi- 
ciently garrisoned Kaskaskia and Cahokia, he sent down the Mississippi 
a " battoe," as Major Bowman writes it, in order to ascend the Ohio and 
Wabash, and operate with the land forces gathering for the fray. 

On the next day, Clark, with his little force of one hundred and 
twenty men, set out for the post, and after incredible hard marching 
through much mud, the ground being thawed by the incessant spring 
rains, on the 22d reached the fort, and being joined by his " battoe," at 
once commenced the attack on the post. The aim of the American back- 
woodsman was unerring, and on the 24th the garrison surrendered to the 
intrepid boldness of Clark. The French were treated with great kind- 
ness, and gladly renewed their allegiance to Virginia. Hamilton was 
sent as a prisoner to Virginia, where he was kept in close confinement. 
During his command of the British frontier posts, he had offered prizes 
to the Indians for all the scalps of Americans they would bring to him, 
and had earned in consequence thereof the title '■'• Hair-buyer General," 
by which he was ever afterward known. 

Detroit was now without doubt within easy reach of the enterprising 
Virginian, could he but raise the necessary force. Governor Henry being 
apprised of this, j)romised him the needed reinforcement, and Clark con- 
cluded to wait until he could capture and sufficiently garrison the posts. 
Had Clark failed in this bold undertaking, and Hamilton succeeded in 
uniting the western Indians for the next Spring's campaign, the West 
would indeed have been swept from the Mississippi to the Allegheny 
Mountains, and the great blow struck, which had been contemplated from 
the commencement, by the British. 

" But for this small army of dripping, but fearless Virginians, the 
union of all the tribes from Georgia to Maine against the colonies might 
have been effected, and the whole current of our history changed." 

At this time some fears were entertained by the Colonial Govern- 
ments that the Indians in the North and Northwest were inclining to the 
British, and under the instructions of Washington, now Commander-in- 
Chief of the Colonial army, and so bravely fighting for American inde- 
pendence, armed forces were sent against the Six Nations, and upon the 
Ohio frontier. Col. Bowman, acting under the same general's orders, 
marched against Indians within the present limits of that State. These 
expeditions were in the main successful, and the Indians Avere compelled 
to sue for peace. 



54 THE NORTHWEST TEKKITOIIY. 

During this same year (1779) the famous " Land Laws" of Virginia 
were passed. The passage of these laws was of more consequence to the 
pioneers of Kentucky and the Northwest than the gaining of a few Indian, 
conflicts. These laws confirmed in main all grants made, and guaranteed 
to all actual settlers their rights and privileges. After providing for the 
settlers, the laws provided for selling the balance of the public lands at 
forty cents per acre. To carry the Land Laws into effect, the Legislature 
sent four Virginians westward to attend to the various claims, over many 
of which great confusion prevailed concerning their validity. These 
gentlemen opened their court on October 13, 1779, at St. Asaphs, and 
continued until April 26, 1780, when they adjourned, having decided 
three thousand claims. They were succeeded by the surveyor, who 
came in the person of Mr. George May, and assumed his duties on the 
10th day of the month whose name he bore. With the opening of the 
next year (1780) the troubles concerning the navigation of the Missis- 
sippi commenced. The Spanish Government exacted such measures in 
relation to its trade as to cause the overtures made to the United States 
to be rejected. The American Government considered they had a right 
to navigate its channel. To enforce their claims, a fort was erected below 
the mouth of the Ohio on the Kentucky side of the liver. The settle- 
ments in Kentucky were being rapidly filled by emigrants. It was dur- 
ing this year that the first seminary of learning was established in the 
West in this young and enterprising Commonwealth. 

The settlers here did not look upon the building of this fort in a 
friendly manner, as it aroused the hostility of the Indians. Spain had 
been friendly to the Colonies during their struggle for independence, 
and though for a while this friendship appeared in danger from the 
refusal of the free navigation of the river, yet it was finally settled to the 
satisfaction of both nations. 

The Winter of 1779-80 was one of the most unusually severe ones 
ever experienced in the West. The Indians always referred to it as the 
"Great Cold." Numbers of wild animals perished, and not a few 
pioneers lost their lives. The following Summer a party of Canadians 
and Indians attacked St. Louis, and attempted to take possession of it 
in consequence of the friendly disposition of Spain to the revolting 
colonies. They met with such a determined resistance on the part of the 
inhabitants, even the women taking part in the battle, that they were 
compelled to abandon the contest. They also made an attack on the 
settlements in Kentucky, but, becoming alarmed in some unaccountable 
manner, they fled the country in great haste. 

About this time arose the question in the Colonial Congress con- 
cerning the western lands claimed by Virginia, New York, Massachusetts 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 55 

and Connecticut. The agitation concerning this subject finally led New 
York, on the 19th of February, 1780, to pass a law giving to the dele- 
gates of that State in Congress the power to cede her western lands for 
the benefit of the United States. This law was laid before Congress 
during the next month, but no steps were taken concerning it until Sep- 
tember 6th, when a resolution passed that body calling upon the States 
claiming western lands to release their claims in favor of the whole body. 
This basis formed the union, and was the first after all of those legislative 
measures which resulted in the creation of the States of Ohio, Indiana, 
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In December of the same 
year, the plan of conquering Detroit again arose. The conquest might 
have easily been effected by Clark had the necessary aid been furnished 
him. Nothing decisive was done, yet the heads of the Government knew 
that the safety of the Northwest from British invasion lay in the capture 
and retention of that important post, the only unconquered one in the 
territory. 

Before the close of the year, Kentucky was divided into the Coun- 
ties of Lincoln, Fayette and Jefferson, and the act establishing the Town 
of Louisville was passed. This same year is also noted in the annals of 
American history as the year in which occurred Arnold's treason to the 
United States. 

Virginia, in accordance with the resolution of Congress, on the 2d 
day of January, 1781, agreed to yield her western lands to the United 
States upon certain conditions, which Congress would not accede to, and 
the Act of Cession, on the part of the Old Dominion, failed, nor was 
anything farther done until 1783. During all that time the Colonies 
were busily engaged in tlie struggle with the mother country, and in 
consequence thereof but little heed was given to the western settlements. 
Upon the 16th of April, 1781, the first birth north of the Ohio River of 
American parentage occurred, being that of Mary Heckewelder, daughter 
of the widely known Moravian missionary, whose band of Christian 
Indians suffered in after years a horrible massacre by the hands of the 
frontier settlers, who had been exasperated by the murder of several of 
their neighbors, and in their rage committed, without regard to humanity, 
a deed which forever afterwards cast a shade of shame upon their lives. 
For this and kindred outrages on the part of the whites, the Indians 
committed many deeds of cruelty which darken the years of 1771 and 
1772 in the history of the Northwest. 

During the year 1782 a number of battles among the Indians and 
frontiersmen occurred, and between the Moravian Indians and the Wyan- 
dots. In these, horrible acts of cruelty were practised on the captives, 
many of such dark deeds transpiring under the leadership of the notorious 



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56 



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frontier outlaw, Simon Girty, whose name, as well as those of his brothers, 
was a terror to women and children. These occurred chiefly in the Ohio 
valleys. Cotemporary with them were several engagements in Kentucky, 
in which the famous Daniel Boone engaged, and who, often by his skill 
and knowledge of Indian warfare, saved the outposts from cruel destruc- 




INDIANS ATTACKING FRONTlEIiSMEN, 

tion. By the close of the year victory had perched upon the American 
banner, and on the 30th of November, provisional articles of peace had 
been arranged between the Commissioners of England and her uncon- 
querable colonies. Cornwallis had been defeated on the 19th of October 
preceding, and the liberty of America was assured. On the 19th of 
April following, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, peace was 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 57 

proclaimed to the army of the United States, and on the 2d of the next 
September, the definite treaty which ended our revolutionary struggle 
was concluded. By the terms of that treaty, the boundaries of the West 
were as follows : On the north the line was to extend along the center of 
the Great Lakes ; from the western point of Lake Superior to Long Lake ; 
thence to the Lake of the Woods ; thence to the head of the Mississippi 
River; down its center to the 31st parallel of latitude, then on that line 
east to the head of the Appalachicola River ; down its center to its junc- 
tion with the Flint ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River, and 
thence down along its center to the Atlantic Ocean. 

Following the cessation of hostilities with England, several posts 
were still occupied by the British in the Nortli and West. Among these 
was Detroit, still in the hands of the enemy. Numerous engagements 
with the Indians throughout Ohio and Lidiana occurred, upon whose 
lands adventurous whites would settle ere the title had been acquired by 
the proper treaty. 

To remedy this latter evil. Congress appointed commissioners to 
treat with the natives and purchase their lands, and prohibited the set- 
tlement of the territory until this could be done. Before the close of the 
year another attempt was made to capture Detroit, which was, however, 
not pushed, and Virginia, no longer feeling the interest in the Northwest 
she had formerly done, withdrew her troops, having on the 20th of 
December preceding authorized the whole of her possessions to be deeded 
to the United States. This was done on the 1st of March following, and 
the Northwest Territory passed from the control of the Old Dominion. 
To Gen. Clark and his soldiers, however, she gave a tract of one hundred 
and fifty thousand acres of land, to be situated any where nortli of the 
Ohio wherever they chose to locate them. They selected the region 
opposite the falls of the Ohio, where is now the dihipidated village of 
Clarksville, about midway between the Cities of New Albany and Jeffer- 
sonville, Lidiana. 

While the frontier remained thus, and Gen. Haldimand at Detroit 
refused to evacuate alleging that he had no orders from his King to do 
so, settlers were rapidly gathering about the inland forts. In the Spring 
of 1784, Pittsburgh was regularly laid out, and from the journal of Arthur 
Lee, who passed through the town soon after on his way to tlie Indian 
council at Fort Mcintosh, we suppose it was not very prepossessing in 
appearance. He says : 

" Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who 
live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland or 
even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on, the goods being 
bought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per pound from Phila- 



58 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

delphia and Baltimore. They take in the shops flour, wheat, skins and 
money. There are in the town four attorneys, two doctors, and not a 
priest of any persuasion, nor church nor chapel." 

Kentucky at this time contained thirty thousand inhabitants, and 
was beginning to discuss measures for a separation from Virginia. A 
land office was opened at Louisville, and measures were adopted to take 
defensive precaution against the Indians who were yet, in some instances, 
incited to deeds of violence by the British, Before the close of this year, 
1784, the military claimants of land began to occupy them, although no 
entries were recorded until 1787. 

The Indian title to the Northwest was not 3'et extinguished. Tliey 
held large tracts of lands, and in order to prevent bloodshed Congress 
adopted means for treaties with the original owners and [)rovided for the 
surveys of the lands gained thereby, as well as for those north of the 
Ohio, now in its possession. On January 31, 1786, a treaty was made 
with the Wabash Indians. The treaty of Fort Stauwix had been made 
in 1784. That at Fort Mcintosh in 1785, and through these much land 
was gained. The Wabash Indians, however, afterward refused to C(,tmply 
with the provisions of the treaty made with them, and in order to compel 
their adherence to its provisions, force was used. Daring the year 1786, 
the free navigation of the Mississippi came up in Congress, and caused 
various discussions, which resulted in no definite action, only serving to 
excite speculation in regard to the western lands. Congress had promised 
bounties of land to the soldiers of -the Revolution, but owing to the 
unsettled condition of affairs along the Mississippi respecting its naviga- 
tion, and the trade of the Northwest, that body had, in 1783, declared 
its inability to fulfill these promises until a treaty could be concluded 
between tlie two Governments. Before the close of the year 1786, how- 
ever, it was able, through the. treaties with the Indians, to allow some 
grants and the settlement thereon, and on the 14th of September Con- 
necticut ceded to the General Government the tract of land known as 
the " Connecticut Reserve," and before the close of the following year a 
large tract of land north of the Ohio was sold to a company, who at once 
took measures to settle it. By the provisions of this grant, the company 
were to pay the United States one dollar per acre, subject to a deduction 
of one-third for bad lands and other contingencies. They received 
750,000 acres, bounded on the south by the Ohio, on the east by the 
seventh range of townships, on the west by the sixteenth range, and -on 
the north by a line so drawn as to make the grant complete without 
the reservations. In addition to this. Congress afterward granted 100,000 
acres to actual settlers, and 214,285 acres as army bounties under the 
resolutions of 1789 and 1790. 



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6& 



While Dr. Cutler, one of the agents of the company, was pressing- 
its claims before Congress, that body was bringing into form an ordinance 
for the political and social organization of this Territory. When the 
cession was made by Virginia, in 1784, a plan was offered, but rejected. 
A motion had been made to strike from the proposed plan the prohibition 
of slavery, which prevailed. The plan was then discussed and altered, 
and finally passed unanimously, with the exception of South Carolina. 
By this proposition, the Territory was to have been divided into states 




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by parallels and meridian lines. This, it was thought, would make ten 
states, w^ich were to have been named as follows — beginning at the 
northwest corner and going southwardly : Sylvania, Michigania, Cher- 
sonesus, Assenisipia, Metropotamia, Illenoia, Saratoga, Washington, Poly- 
potamia and Pelisipia. 

There was a more serious objection to this plan than its category of 
names, — the boundaries. The root of the difficulty was in the resolu- 
tion of Congress passed in October, 1780, which fixed the boundaries 
of the ceded lands to be from one hundred to one hundred and fifty miles 



60 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

square. These resolutions being presented to the Legislatures of Vir- 
ginia and Massachusetts, they desired a change, and in July, 1786, the 
subject was taken up in Congress, and changed to favor a division into 
not more than five states, and not less than three. This was approved by 
the State X<egislature of Virginia. The subject of the Government was 
again taken up hj Congress in 1786, and discussed throughout that year 
and until July, 1787, when the famous "Compact of 1787" was passed, 
and the foundation of the government of the Northwest laid. This com- 
pact is fully discussed and explained in the history of Illinois in this book, 
and to it the reader is referred. 

The passage of this act and the grant to the New England Company 
was soon followed by an application to the Government by John Cleves 
Symmes, of New Jersey, for a grant of the land between the Miamis. 
This gentleman had visited these lands soon after the treaty of 1786, and, 
being greatly pleased with them, offered similar terms to those given to the 
New England Company. The petition was referred to the Treasury 
Board with power to act, and a contract was concluded the following 
year. During the Autumn the directors of the New England Company 
were preparing to occupy their grant the following Spring, and upon the 
23d of November made arrangements for a party of forty-seven men, 
under the superintendency of Gen. Rufus Putnam, to set forward. Six 
boat-builders were to leave at once, and on the first of January the sur- 
veyors and their assistants, twenty-six in number, were to meet at Hart- 
ford and proceed on their journey westward ; the remainder to follow as 
soon as possible. Congress, in the meantime, upon the od of October, 
had ordered seven liundred troops for defense of the western settlers, and 
to prevent unauthorized intrusions ; and two days later appointed Arthur 
St. Clair Governor of the Territory of the Northwest. 

AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS. 

The civil organization of the Northwest Territory was now com- 
plete, and notwithstanding the uncertainty of Indian affairs, settlers from 
the; East began to come into the country rapidly. The New England 
Company sent their men during the Winter of 1787-8 pressing on over 
the Alleghenies by the old Indian path which had been opened into 
Braddock's road, and which has since been made a national turnpike 
from Cumberland westward. Through the weary winter days they toiled 
on, and by April were all gathered on the Yohiogany, where boats had 
been built, and at once started for the Muskingum. Here they arrived 
on the 7th of that month, and unless the Moravian missionaries be regarded 
as the pioneers of Ohio, this little band can justly claim that honor. 



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Gen. St. Clair, the appointed Governor of the Northwest, not having: 
yet arrived, a set of laws were passed, written out, and published by 
being nailed to a tree in the embryo town, and Jonathan Meigs appointed 
to administer them. 

Washington in writing of this, the first American settlement in the 
Northwest, said : " No colony in America was ever settled under 
such favorable auspices as that which has just commenced at Muskingum. 
Information, property and strength will be its characteristics. I know 
many of its settlers personally, and there never were men better calcu- 
lated to promote the welfare of such a community." 













A PIONEER DWELMNG. 

On the 2d of July a meeting of the directors and agents was held 
on the banks of the Muskingum, " for the purpose of naming the new- 
born city and its squares." As yet the settlement was known as the 
"Muskingum," but that was now changed to the name Marietta, in honor 
of Marie Antoinette. The square upon which the block -houses stood 
was called "-Campus Martins ;'' square number 19, '' CapitoUmn ;'' square 
number 61, "-Cecilia;'' and the great road through the covert way, " Sacra 
Via.'' Two days after, an oration was delivered by James M. Varnum, 
who with S. H. Parsons and John Armstrong had been appointed to the 
judicial Ijench of the territory on the 16th of October, 1787. On July 9, 
Gov. St. Clair arrived, and the colony began to assume form. The act 
of 1787 provided two district grades of government for the Northwest, 



62 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

under the first of which the whole power was invested in the hands of a 
governor and three district judges. This was immediately formed upon 
the Governor's arrival, and the first laws of the colony passed on the 25th 
of July. These provided for the organization of the militia, and on the 
next day appeared the Governor's proclamation, erecting all that country 
that had been ceded by the Indians east of the Scioto River into the 
County of Washington. From that time forward, notwithstanding the 
doubts yet existing as to the Indians, all Marietta prospered, and on the 
2d of September the first court of the territory was held with imposing- 
ceremonies. 

The emigration westward at this time was very great. The com- 
mander at Fort Harmer, at the mouth of the Muskingum, reported four 
thousand five hundred persons as having passed that post between Feb- 
ruary and June, 1788 — many of whom would have purchased of the 
"Associates," as the New England Company Avas called, had they been 
ready to receive them. 

On the 26th of November, 1787, Symmes issued a pamphlet stating 
the terms of his contract and the plan of sale he intended to arlopt. In 
January, 1788, Matthias Denman, of New Jersey, took an active interest 
in Symmes' purchase, and located among other tracts the sections upon 
which Cincinnati has been built. Retaining one-third of this locality, he 
sold the other two-thirds to Robert Patterson and John Filson, and the 
three, about August, commenced to lay out a town on the spot, which 
was designated as being opposite Licking River, to the mouth of which 
they i)roposed to have a road cut from Lexington. The naming of the 
town is thus narrated in the "Western Annals " : — " Mr. Filson, who had 
been a schoolmaster, was appointed to name the town, and, in respect to 
its situation, and as if with a prophetic perception of the mixed race that 
were to inhabit it in after days, he named it Losantiville, which, being 
interpreted, means : ville, the town ; anfi, against or opposite to ; os, the 
mouth ; L. of Licking." 

Meanwhile, in July, Symmes got thirty persons and eight four-horse 
teams under way for the West. These reached Limestone (now Mays- 
ville) in September, where were several persons from Redstone. Here 
Mr. Symmes tried to found a settlement, but the great freshet of 1789 
caused the " Point," as it was and is yet called, to be fifteen feet under 
water, and the settlement to be abandoned. The little band of settlers 
removed to the mouth of the Miami. Before Symmes and his colony left 
the " Point," two settlements had been made on his purchase. The first 
was by Mr. Stiltes, the original projector of the whole plan, who, with a 
colony of Redstone people, had located at the mouth of the Miami, 
whither Symmes went with his Maysville colony. Here a clearing had 



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63 



been made by the Indians owing to the great fertility of the soil. Mr. 
Stiltes with his colony came to this place on the 18th of November, 1788, 
with twenty-six persons, and, building a block-house, prepared to remain 
through the Winter. They named the settlement Columbia. Here they 
were kindly treated by the Indians, but suffered greatly from the flood 
of 1789. 

On the 4th of March, 1789, the Constitution of the United States 
went into operation, ancj on April 30, George Washington was inaug- 
urated President of the American people, and during the next Summer, 
an Indian war was commenced by the tribes north of the Ohio. The 
President at first used pacific means ; but these failing, he sent General 
Harmer against the hostile tribes. He destroyed several villages, but 




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was defeated in two battles, near the present City of Fort Wayne, 
Indiana. From this time till the close of 1795, the principal events were 
the wars with the various Indian tribes. In 1796, General St. Clair 
was appointed in command, and marched against the Indians ; but while 
he was encamped on a stream, the St. Mary, a branch of the Maumee, 
he was attacked and defeated with the loss of six hundred men. 

General Wayne was now sent against the savages. In August, 1794, 
he met them near the rapids of the Maumee, and gained a complete 
victory. This success, followed by vigorous measures, compelled the 
Indians to sue for peace, and on the 30th of July, the following year, the 
treaty of Greenville was signed by the principal chiefs, by which a large 
tract of country was ceded to the United States. 

Before proceeding in our narrative, we will pause to notice Fort 
Washington, erected in the early part of this war on the site of Cincinnati. 
Nearly all of the great cities of the Northwest, and indeed of the 



64 , THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

whole country, have had their nuclei in those rude pioneer structures, 
known as forts or stockades. Thus Forts Dearborn, Washington, Pon- 
chartrain, mark the original sites of the now proud Cities of Chicago, 
Cincinnati and Detroit. So of most of the flourishing cities east and west 
of the Mississippi. Fort Washington, erected by Doughty in 1790, was a 
rude but highly interesting structure. It was composed of a number of 
strongly-built hewed log cabins. Those designed for soldiers' barracks 
were a story and a half high, while those composing the officers quarters 
were more imposing and more conveniently arranged and furnished. 
The whole were so placed as to form a hollow square, enclosing about an 
acre of ground, with a block house at each of the four angles. 

The logs for the construction of this fort were cut from the ground 
upon which it was erected. It stood between Third and Fourth Streets 
of the present city (Cincinnati) extending east of Eastern Row, now 
Broadway, which was then a narrow alley, and the eastern boundary of 
of the town as it was originally laid out. On the bank of the river, 
immediately in front of the fort, was an appendage of the fort, called the 
Artificer's Yard. It contained about two acres of ground, enclosed by 
small contiguous buildings, occupied by workshops and quarters of 
laborers. Within this enclosure there was a large two-story frame house, 
familiarly called the " Yellow House," built for the accommodation of 
the Quartermaster General. For many years this was the best finished 
and most commodious edifice in the Queen City. Fort Washington was 
for some time the headquarters of both the civil and military governments 
of the Northwestern Territory. 

Following the consummation of the treaty various gigantic land spec- 
ulations were entered into by different persons, who hoped to obtain 
from the Indians in Michigan and northern Indiana, large tracts of lands. 
These were generally discovered in time to prevent the outrageous 
schemes from being carried out, and from involving the settlers in war. 
On October 27, 1795, the treaty between the United States and Spain 
was signed, whereby the free navigation of the Mississippi was secured. 

No sooner had the treaty of 1795 been ratified than settlements began 
to pour rapidly into the West. The great event of the year 1796 was the 
occupation of that part of the Northwest including Michigan, which was 
this year, under the provisions of the treaty, evacuated by the British 
forces. The United States, owing to certain conditions, did not feel 
justified in addressing the authorities in Canada in relation to Detroit 
and other frontier posts. When at last the British authorities were 
called to give them up, they at once complied, and General Wayne, who 
had done so much to preserve the frontier settlements, and who, before 
the year's close, sickened and died near Erie, transferred his head- 



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quarters to the neighborhood of the hakes, where a county named after 
him was formed, which included the northwest of Ohio, all of Michigan, 
and the northeast of Indiana. During this same year settlements were 
formed at the present City of Chillicothe, along the Miami from Middle- 
town to Piqua, while in the more distant West, settlers and speculators 
began to appear in great numbers. In September, the City of Cleveland 
was laid out, and during the Summer and Autumn, Samuel Jackson and 
Jonathan Sharpless erected the first manufactory of paper — the " Red- 
stone Paper Mill" — in the West. St. Louis contained some seventy 
houses, and Detroit over three hundred, and. along the river, contiguous 
to it, were more than three thousand inhabitants, mostly French Canadians, 
Indians and half-breeds, scarcely any Americans venturing yet into that 
part of the Northwest. ^ 

The election of representatives for the territory had taken place, 
and on the 4th of February, 1799, they convened at Losantiville — now 
known as Cincinnati, having been named so by Gov. St. Clair, and 
considered the capital of the Territory — to nominate persons from whom 
the members of the Legislature were to be chosen in accordance with 
a previous ordinance. This nomination being made, the Assembly 
adjourned until the 16th of the following Septembei-. From those named 
the President selected as members of the council, Henry Vandenburg, 
of Vincennes, Robert Oliver, of Marietta, James Findlay and Jacob 
Burnett, of Cincinnati, and David Vance, of Vanceville. On the 16th 
of September the Territorial Legislature met, and on the 21th the two 
houses were duly organized, Henry Vandenburg being elected President 
of the Council. 

The message of Gov. St. Clair was addressed to the Legislature 
September 20th, and on October 13th that body elected as a delegate to 
Congress Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, who received eleven of the votes 
cast, being a majority of one over his opponent, Arthur St. Clair, son of 
Gen. St. Clair, 

The whole number of acts passed at this session, and approved by 
the Governor, were thirty-seven — eleven others were passed, but received 
his veto. The most important of those passed related to the militia, to 
the administration, and to taxation. On the 19th of December this pro- 
tracted session of the first Legislature in the West was closed, and on the 
30th of December the President nominated Charles Willing Bryd to the 
office of Secretary of the Territory vice Wm. Henry Harrison, elected to 
Congress. The Senate confirmed his nomination the next day. 



66 THE NOKTHWBST TERRITORY. 



DIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

The increased emigration to the Northwest, the extent of the domain, 
and the inconvenient modes of travel, made it very difficult to conduct 
the ordinary operations of government, and rendered the efficient action 
of courts almost impossible. To remedy this, it was deemed advisable to 
divide the territory for civil purposes. Congress, in 1800, appointed a 
committee to examine the question and report some means for its solution. 
This committee, on the 3d of March, reported that : 

"In the three western countries there has been but one court having 
cognizance of crimes, in five years, and the immunity which offenders 
experience attracts, as to an asylum, the most vile and abandoned crim- 
inals, and at the same time deters useful citizens from making settlements 
in such society. The extreme necessity of judiciary attention and assist- 
ance is experienced in civil as well as in criminal cases. * * * * To 
minister a remedy to these and other evils, it occurs to this committee 
tliat it is expedient that a division of said territory into two distinct and 
separate governments should be made ; and that such division be made 
by a line beginning at the mouth of the Great Miami River, running 
directly north until it intersects the boundary between the United States 
and Canada." 

The report was accepted by Congress, and, in accordance with its 
suggestions, that body passed an Act extinguishing the Northwest Terri- 
tory, which Act was approved May 7. Among its provisions were these : 

" That from and after July 4 next, all that part of the Territory of 
the United States northwest of the Ohio River, which lies to the westward 
of a line beginning at a point on the Ohio, opposite to the mouth of the 
Kentucky River, and running thence to Fort Recovery, and thence north 
until it shall intersect the territorial line between the United States and 
Canada, shall, for the purpose of temporary government, constitute a 
separate territory, and be called the Indiana Territory." 

After providing for the exercise of the civil and criminal powers of 
the territories, and other provisions, the Act further provides: 

" That until it shall otherwise be ordered by the Legislatures of the 
said Territories, respectively, Chillicothe on the Scioto River shall be the 
seat of government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the 
Ohio River ; and that St. Vincennes on the Wabash River shall be the 
seat of government for the Indiana Territory." 

Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison was appointed Governor of the Indiana 
Territory, and entered upon his duties about a year later. Connecticut 
also about this time released her claims to the reserve, and in March a law 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITOJRy. 67 

was passed accepting this cession. Settlements had been made upon 
thirty-five of the townships in the reserve, mills had been built, and seven 
hundred miles of road cut in various directions. On the 3d of Novembei- 
the General Assembly met at Chillicothe. Near the close of the yea;-, 
the first missionary of the Connecticut Reserve came, who found no 
township containing more than eleven families. It was upon the first of 
October that the secret treaty had been made between Napoleon and the 
King of Spain, whereby the latter agreed to cede to France the province 
of Louisiana. 

In January, 1802, the Assembly of the Northwestern Territory char- 
tered the college at Athens. From the earliest dawn of the western 
colonies, education was promptly provided for, and as early as 1787, 
newspapers were issued from Pittsburgh and Kentucky, and largely read 
throughout the frontier settlements. Before the close of this year, the 
Congress of the United States granted to the citizens of the Northwestern 
territory the formation of a State government. One of the provisions of 
the "compact of 1787" provided that whenever the number of inhabit- 
ants within prescribed limits exceeded 45,000, they should be entitled to 
a separate government. The prescribed limits of Ohio contained, from a 
census taken to ascertain the legality of the act, more than that number, 
and on the 30th of April, 1802, Congress passed the act defining its limits, 
and ofi the 29th of November the Constitution of the new State of Ohio, 
so named from the beautiful river forming its southern boundary, came 
into existence. The exact limits of Lake Michigan were not then known, 
but the territory now included within the State of Michigan was wholly 
within the territory of Indiana. 

Gen. Harrison, while residing at Vincennes, made several treaties 
with the Indians, thereby gaining large tracts of lands. The next year is 
memorable in the history of the West for the purchase of Louisiana from 
France by the United States for $15,000,000. Thus by a peaceful mode, 
the domain of the United States was extended over a large tract of 
country west of the Mississippi, and was for a time under the jurisdiction 
of the Northwest government, and, as has been mentioned in the early 
part of this narrative, was called the "New Northwest." The limits 
of this history will not allow a description of its territory. The same year 
large grants of land were obtained from the Indians, and the House of 
Representatives of the new State of Ohio signed a bill respecting the 
College Township in the district of Cincinnati. 

Before the close of the year. Gen. Harrison obtained additional 
grants of lands from the various Indian nations in Indiana and the present 
limits of Illinois, and on the 18th of August, 1804, completed a treaty at 
St. Louis, whereby over 51,000,000 acres of lands were obtained from the 



68 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

aborigines. Measures were also taken to learn the condition of affairs in 
and about Detroit. 

C. Jouett, the Indian agent in Michigan, still a part of Indiana Terri- 
tory, reported as follows upon the condition of matters at that post : 

" The Town of Detroit. — The charter, which is for fifteen miles 
square, was granted in the time of Louis XIV. of France, and is now, 
from the best information I have been able to get, at Quebec. Of those 
two hundred and twenty-five acres, only four are occupied by the town 
and Fort Lenault. The remainder is a common, except twenty-four 
acres, which were added twenty years ago to a farm belonging to Wm. 
Macomb. * * * ^ stockade incloses the town, fort and citadel. The 
pickets, as well as the public houses, are in a state of gradual decay. The 
streets are narrow, straight and regular, and intersect each other at right 
angles. The houses are, for the most part, low and inelegant." 

During this year, Congress granted a township of land for the sup- 
port of a college, and began to offer inducements for settlers in these 
wilds, and the country now comprising the State of Michigan began to 
fill rapidly with settlers along its southern borders. This same year, also, 
a law was passed organizing the Southwest Territory, dividing it into two 
portions, the Territory of New Orleans, which city was made the seat of 
government, and the District of Louisiana, which was annexed to the 
domain of Gen. Harrison. 

On the 11th of January, 1805, the Territory of Michigan was formed, 
Wm. Hull was appointed governor, with headquarters at Detroit, the 
change to take effect on June 30. On the 11th of that month, a fiie 
occurred at Detroit, which destroyed almost every building in the place. 
When the officers of the new territory reached the post, they found it in 
ruins, and the inhabitants scattered throughout the country. Rebuild- 
ing, however, soon commenced, and ere long the town contained more 
houses than before the fire, and many of them much better built. 

While this was being done, Indiana had passed to the second grade 
of government, and through her General Assembly had obtained large 
tracts of land from the Indian tribes. To all this the celebrated Indian, 
Tecumthe or Tecumseh, vigorously protested, and it was the main cause 
of his attempts to unite the various Indian tribes in a conflict with the 
settlers. To obtain a full account of these attempts, the workings of the 
British, and the signal failure, culminating in the death of Tecumseh at 
the battle of tlie Thames, and the close of the war of 1812 in the Northwest, 
we will step aside in our story, and relate the principal events of his life, 
and his connection with this conflict. 



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69 




TECUMSEH, THE SHAWANOE CHIEFTAIN. 



70 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



TECUMSEH, AND THE WAR OF 1812. 

This famous Indian cliief was born about the year 1768, not far from 
the site of the present City of Piqua, Ohio. His father, Puckeshinwa, 
was a member of the Kisopok tribe of the Swanoese nation, and his 
mother, Methontaske, was a member of the Turtle tribe of the same 
people. They removed from Florida about the middle of the last century 
to the birthplace of Tecumseh. In 1774, his father, who had risen to be 
chief, was slain at the battle of Point Pleasant, and not long after Tecum- 
seh, by his bravery, became the leader of his tribe. In 1795 he was 
declared chief, and then lived at Deer Creek, near the site of the 
present City of Urbana. He remained here about one year, when he 
returned to Piqua, and in 1798, he went to White River, Indiana. In 
1805, he and his brother, Laulewasikan (Open Door), who had announced 
himself as a prophet, went to a tract of land on the Wabash River, given 
them by the Pottawatomies and Kickapoos. From this date the chief 
comes into prominence. He was now about thirty-seven years of age, 
was five feet and ten inches in height, was stoutly built, and possessed of 
enormous powers of endurance. His countenance was naturally pleas- 
ing, and he was, in general, devoid of those savage attributes possessed 
by most Indians. It is stated he could read and write, and had a confi- 
dential secretary and adviser, named Billy Caldwell, a half-breed, who 
afterward became chief of the Pottawatomies. He occupied the first 
house built on the site of Chicago. At this time, Tecumseh entered 
upon the great work of his life. He had long objected to the grants of 
land made by the Indians to the whites, and determined to unite all the 
Indian tribes into a league, in order that no treaties or grants of land 
could be made save by the consent of this confederation. 

He traveled constantly, going from north to south ; from the south 
to the north, everywhere urging the Indians to this step. He was a 
matchless orator, and his burning words had their effect. 

Gen. Harrison, then Governor of Indiana, by watching the move- 
ments of the Indians, became convinced that a grand conspiracy was 
forming, and made preparations to defend the settlements. Tecumseh's 
plan was similar to Pontiac's, elsewhere described, and to the cunning 
artifice of that chieftain was added his own sagacity. 

During the year 1809, Tecumseh and the prophet were actively pre- 
paring for the work. In that year. Gen. Harrison entered into a treaty 
with the Delawares, Kickapoos, Pottawatomies, Miamis, Eel River Indians 
and Weas, in which these tribes ceded to the whites certain lands upon 
the Wabash, to all of which Tecumseh entered a bitter protest, averring 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 71 

as one principal reason that he did not want the Indians to give up any 
lands north and west of the Ohio River. 

Tecumseh, in August, 1810, visited the General at Vincennes and 
held a council relating to the grievances of the Indians. Becoming unduly 
angry at this conference he was dismissed from the village, and soon after 
departed to incite the southern Indian tribes to the conflict. 

Gen. Harrison determined to move upon the chief's headquarters at 
Tippecanoe, and for this purpose went about sixty-five miles up the 
Wabash, where he built Fort Harrison. From this place he went to the 
prophet's town, where he informed the Indians he had no hostile inten- 
tions, p;()\ ided they were true to the existing treaties. He encamped 
near the village early in October, and on the morning of November 7, he 
was attacked by a large force of the Indians, and the famous battle of 
Tippecanoe occurred. The Indians were routed and their town broken 
up. Tecumseh returning not long after, was greatly exasperated at his 
brother, the prophet, even threatening to kill him for rashly precipitating 
the war, and foiling his (Tecumseh's) plans. 

Tecumseh sent word to Gen. Harrison that he was now returned 
from the South, and was ready to visit the President as had at one time 
previously been proposed. Gen. Harrison informed him he could not go 
as a chief, which method Tecumseh desired, and the visit was never 
made. 

In June of the following year, he visited the Indian agent at 
Fort Wayne. Here he disavowed any intention to make a war against 
the United States, and reproached Gen. Harrison for marching against his 
people. The agent replied to this ; Tecumseh listened with a cold indif- 
ference, and after making a few general remarks, with a haughty air drew 
his blanket about him, left the council house, and departed for Fort Mai- 
den, in Upper Canada, where he joined the British standard. 

He remained under this Government, doing effective work for the 
Crown while engaged in the war of 1812 which now opened. He was, 
however, always humane in his treatment of the prisoners, never allow- 
ing his warriors to ruthlessly mutilate the bodies of those slain, or wan- 
tonly murder the captive. 

In the Summer of 181-3, Perry's victory on Lake Erie occurred, and 
shortly after active preparations were made to capture Maiden. On the 
27th of September, the American army, under Gen. Harrison, set sail for 
the shores of Canada, and in a few hours stood around the ruins of Mai- 
den, from which the British army, under Proctor, had retreated to Sand- 
wich, intending to make its way to the heart of Canada by the Valley of 
the Thames. On the 29th Gen. Harrison was at Sandwich, and Gen. 
McArthur took possession of Detroit and the territory of Michigan. 



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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



On the 2d of October, the Americans began their pursuit of Proctor, 
whom they overtook on the 5th, and the battle of the Thames followed. 
Early in the engagement, Tecumseh who was at the head of the column 
of Indians was slain, and they, no longer hearing the voice of their chief- 
tain, fled. The victory was decisive, and practically closed the war in 
the Northwest. 




INDIANS ATTACKING A STOCKADE. 



Just who killed the great chief has been a matter of much dispute ; 
but the weight of opinion awards the act to Col. Richard M, Johnson, 
who fired at him with a pistol, the shot proving fatal. 

In 1805 occurred Burr's Insurrection. He took possession of a 
beautiful island in the Ohio, after the killing of Hamilton, and is charged 
by many with attempting to set up an independent government. His 
plans were frustrated by the general government, his property confiscated 
and he was compelled to flee the country for safety. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 73 

In January, 1807, Governor Hull, of Michigan Territory, made a 
treaty with the Indians, whereby all that peninsula was ceded to the 
United States. Before the close of the year, a stockade was built about 
Detroit. It was also during this year that Indiana and Illinois endeavored 
to obtain the repeal of that section of the compact of 1787, whereby 
slavery was excluded from the Northwest Territory. These attempts, 
however, all signally failed. 

In 1809 it was deemed advisable to divide the Indiana Territory. 
This was done, and the Territory of Illinois was formed from the western 
part, the seat of government being fixed at Kaskaskia. The next year, 
the intentions of Tecumseh manifested themselves in open hostilities, and 
then began the events already narrated. 

While this war was in progress, emigration to the West went on with 
surprising rapidity. In 1811, under Mr. Roosevelt of New York, the 
first steamboat trip was made on the Ohio, much to the astonishment of 
the natives, many of whom fled in terror at the appearance of the 
" monster." It arrived at Louisville on the 10th day of October. At the 
close of the first week of January, 1812, it arrived at Natchez, after being 
nearly overwhelmed in the great earthquake which occurred while on its 
downward trip. 

The battle of the Thames was fought on October 6, 1813. It 
effectually closed hostilities in the Northwest, although peace was not 
fully restored until July 22, 1814, when a treaty was formed at Green- 
ville, under the direction of General Harrison, between the United States 
and the Indian tribes, in which it was stipulated that the Indians should 
cease hostilities against the Americans if the war were continued. Such, 
happily, was not the case, and on the 24th of December the treaty 
of Ghent was signed by the representatives of England and the United 
States. This treaty was followed the next year by treaties with various 
Indian tribes throughout the West and Northwest, and quiet was again 
restored in this part of the new world. 

On the 18th of March, 1816, Pittsburgh was incorporated as a city. 
It then had a population of 8,000 people, and was already noted for its 
manufacturing interests. On April 19, Indiana Territory was allowed 
to form a state government. At that time there were thirteen counties 
organized, containing about sixty-three thousand inhabitants. The first 
election of state officers was held in August, when Jonathan Jennings 
was chosen Governor. The officers were sworn in on November 7, and 
on December 11, the State was formally admitted into the Union. For 
some time the seat of government was at Corydon, but a more central 
location being desirable, the present capital, Indianapolis (City of Indiana), 
was laid out January 1, 1825. 



74 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

On tlie 28th of December the Bank of Illinois, at Shawneetown, was 
chartered, with a capital of $300,000. At this period all banks were 
under the control of the States, and were allowed to establish branches 
at different convenient points. 

Until this time Chillicothe and Cincinnati had in turn enjoyed the 
privileges of being the capital of Ohio. But the rapid settlement of the 
northern and eastern portions of the State demanded, as in Indiana, a 
more central location, and before the close of the year, the site of Col- 
umbus was selected and surveyed as the future capital of the State. 
Banking had begun in Ohio as early as 1808, when the first bank was 
chartered at Marietta, but here as elsewhere it did not bring to the state 
the hoped-for assistance. It and other banks were subsequently unable 
to redeem their currency, and were obliged to suspend. 

In 1818, Illinois was made a state, and all the territory north of her 
northern limits was erected into a separate territory and joined to Mich- 
igan for judicial purposes. By the following year, navigation of the lakes 
was increasing with great rapidity and affording an immense source of 
revenue to the dwellers in the Northwest, but it was not until 1826 that 
the trade was extended -to Lake Michigan, or that steamships began to 
navigate the bosom of that inland sea. 

Until the year 1832, the commencement of the Black Hawk War, 
but few hostilities were experienced with the . Indians. Roads were 
opened, canals were dug, cities were built, common schools were estab- 
lished, universities were founded, many of which, especially the Michigan 
University, have achieved a world wide-reputation. The people were 
becoming wealthy. The domains of the United States had been extended, 
and had the sons of the forest been treated with honesty and justice, the 
record of many years would have been that of peace and continuous pros- 
perity. 

BLACK HAWK AND THE BLACK HAWK WAR. 

This conflict, though confined to Illinois, is an important epoch in 
the Northwestern history, being the last war with the Indians in this j)art 
of the United States. 

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah, or Black Hawk, was born in the principal 
Sac village, about three miles from the junction of Rock River with the 
Mississippi, in the year 1767. His father's name was Py-e-sa or Pahaes ; 
his grandfather's, Na-na-ma-kee, or the Thunderer. Black Hawk early 
distinguished himself as a warrior, and at the age of fifteen was permitted 
to paint and was ranked among the braves. About the year 1783, he 
went on an expedition against the enemies of his nation, the Osages, one 



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BLACK HAWK, THE SAC CHIEFTAIN. 



76 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

of whom he killed and scalped, and for this deed of Indian bravery he was 
permitted to join in the scalp dance. Three or four years after he, at the 
head of two hundred braves, went on another expedition against the 
Osages, to avenge the murder of some women and children belonging to 
his own tribe. Meeting an equal number of Osage warriors, a fierce 
battle ensued, in Avhich the latter tribe lost one-half their number. The 
Sacs lost only about nineteen warriors. He next attacked the Cherokees 
for a similar cause. In a severe battle with them, near the present City 
of St. Louis, his father was slain, and Black Hawk, taking possession of 
the " Medicine Bag," at once announced himself chief of the Sac nation. 
He had now conquered the Cherokees, and about the year 1800, at the 
head of five hundred Sacs and Foxes, and a hundred lowas, he waged 
war a^-ainst the Osasre nation and subdued it. For two vears he battled 
successfully with other Indian tribes, all of whom he conquered. 

Black Hawk does not at any time seem to have been friendly to 
the Americans. When on a visit to St. Louis to see his '' Spanish 
Father," he declined to see any of the Americans, alleging, as a reason, 
he did not want two fathers. 

The treaty at St. Louis was consummated in 1804. The next year the 
United States Government erected a fort near the head of the Des Moines 
Rapids, called Fort Edwards. . This seemed to enrage Black Hawk, who 
at once determined to capture Fort Madison, standing on the west side of 
the Mississippi above the mouth of the Des Moines River. The fort was 
garrisoned by about fifty men. Here he was defeated. The difficulties 
with the British Government arose about this time, and the War of 1812 
followed. That government, extending aid to the Western Indians, by 
giving them arms and ammunition, induced them to remain hostile to the 
Americans. In August, 1812, Black Hawk, at the head of about five 
hundred braves, started to join the British forces at Deti-oit, passing on 
his way the site of Chicago, where the famous Fort Deaiboni Massacre 
had a few days before occurred. Of his connection with the British 
Government but little is known. In 1813 he with his little band descended 
the Mississippi, and attacking some United States troops at Fort Howard 
was defeated. 

In the early part of 1815, the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi 
were notified that peace had been declared between the United States 
and England, and nearly all hostilities had ceased. Black Hawk did not 
sign any treat}-, however, until May of the following year. He then recog- 
nized the validity of the treaty at St. Louis in 1804. From the time of 
signing this treaty in 1816, until the breaking out of the war in 1832, he 
and his band passed their time in the common pursuits of Indian life. 

Ten years before the commencement of this war, the Sac and Fox 



THE NOETHWEST TERRITORY. 77 

Indians were urged to join the lowas on the west bank of the Father of 
Waters. All were agreed, save the band known as the British Band, of 
which Black Hawk was leader. He strenuously objected to the removal, 
and was induced to comply only after being threatened with the power of 
the Government. This and various actions on the part of the white set- 
tlers provoked Black Hawk and his band to attempt the capture of his 
native village now occupied by the whites. The war followed. He and 
his actions were undoubtedly misunderstood, and had his wishes been 
acquiesced in at the beginning of the struggle, much bloodshed would 
have been prevented. 

Black Hawk was chief now of the Sac and Fox nations, and a noted 
warrior. He and his tribe inhabited a village on Rock River, nearly three 
miles above its confluence with the Mississippi, where the tribe had lived 
many generations. When that portion of Illinois was reserved to them, 
they remained in peaceable possession of their reservation, spending their 
time in the enjoyment of Indian life. The fine situation of their village 
and the quality of tlieir lands incited the more lawless white settlers, who 
from time to time began to encroach upon the red men's domain. From 
one pretext to another, and from one step to another, the crafty white 
men gained a foothold, until through whisky and artifice they obtained 
deeds from many of the Indians for their possessions. The Indians were 
finally induced to cross over the Father of Waters and locate among the 
lowas. Black Hawk was strenuously opposed to all this, but as the 
authorities of Illinois and the United States thought this the best move, he 
was forced to comply. Moreover other tribes joined the whites and urged 
the removal. Black Hawk would not agree to the terms of the treaty 
made with his nation for their lands, and as soon as the military, called to 
enfome his removal, had retired, he returned to the Illinois side of the 
rive/. ' A large force was at once raised and mai'ched against ftini. On 
the evening of May 14, 1882, the first engagement occurred between a 
band from this army and Black Hawk's band, in which the former were 
defeated. 

This attack and its result aroused the whites. A large force of men 
was raised, and Gen. Scott hastened from the seaboard, by way of the 
lakes, with United States troops and artillery to aid in the subjugation of 
the Indians. On the 24th of June, Black Hawk, with 200 v\'arriors, was 
repulsed by Major Demont between Rock River and Galena. The Ameri- 
can army continued to move up Rock River toward the main body of 
the Indians, and on the 21st of July came upon Black Hawk and his band, 
and defeated them near the Blue Mounds, y^ ^^, "^. .,. . ,^,^,j) ^f/, 

Before this action. Gen. Henry, in command, sent word to the main 
army by whom he was immediately rejoined, and the whole crossed the 



78 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

Wisconsin in pursuit of Black Hawk and his band who were fleeing to the 
Mississippi. 'They were overtaken on the 2d of August, and in the battle 
which followed the power of the Indian chief was completely broken. He 
fled, but was seized by the Winnebagoes and delivered to the whites. 

On the 21st of September, 1832, Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds con- 
cluded a treaty with the Winnebagoes, Sacs and Foxes by which they 
ceded to the United States a vast tract of country, and agreed to remain 
peaceable with the whites. For the faithful performance of the provi- 
sions of this treaty on the part of the Indians, it was stipulated that 
Black Hawk, his two sons, the prophet Wabokieshiek, and six other chiefs 
of the hostile bands should be retained as hostages during the pleasure 
of the President. They were confined at Fort Barracks and put in irons. 

The next Spring, by order of the Secretary of War, they were taken 
to Washington. From there they were removed to Fortress Monroe, 
"there to remain until the conduct of their nation was such as to justify 
their being set at liberty." They were retained here until the 4th of 
June, when the authorities directed them to be taken to the principal 
cities so that they might see the folly of contending against the white 
people. Everywhere they were observed by thousands, the name of the 
old chief being extensively known. By the middle of August they 
reached Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, Avhere Black Hawk was soon 
after released to go to his countrymen. As he passed the site of his birth- 
place, now the home of the white man, he w^as deeply moved. His village 
where he was born, where he had so happily lived, and where he had 
hoped to die, was now another's dwelling place, and he was a wanderer. 

On the next day after his release, he went at once to his tribe and 
his lodge. His wife was yet living, and with her he passed the remainder 
of his days. To his credit it may be said that Black Hawk always re- 
mained true to his wife, and served her with a devotion uncommon among 
the Indians, living with her upward of forty years. • ; 

Black Hawk now passed his time hunting and fishing. A deep mel- 
ancholy had settled over him from which he could not be freed. At all 
times when he visited the whites he was received -with marked atten- 
tion. He was an honored guest at the old settlers' reunion in Lee County, 
Illinois, at some of their meetings, and received many tokens of esteem. 
In September, 1838, while on his way to Rock Island to receive his 
annuity from the Government, he contracted a severe cold which resulted 
in a fatal attack of bilious fever which terminated his life on October 3. 
His faithful wife, who was devotedly attached to him, mourned deeply 
during his sickness. After his death he was dressed in the uniform pre- 
sented to him by the President while in Washington. He was buried in 
a grave six feet in depth, situated upon a beautiful eminence. " The 



THE NORTHWEST TEREITORY. 79 

body was placed in the middle of the grave, in a sitting posture, upon a 
seat constructed for the purpose. On his left side, the cane, given him 
by Henry Clay, was placed upright, with his right hand resting upon it. 
Many of the old warrior's trophies were placed in the grave, and some 
Indian gaiments, together with his favorite weapons." 

No sooner was the Black Hawk war concluded than settlers began 
rapidly to pour into the northern parts of Illinois, and into Wisconsin, 
now free from Indian depredations. Chicago, from a trading post, had 
grown to a commercial center, and was rapidly coming into prominence. 
In 1835, the formation of a State Government in Michigan was discussed, 
but did not take active form until two years later, when the State became 
a part of the Federal Union. 

The main attraction to that portion of the Northwest lying west of 
Lake Michigan, now included in the State of Wisconsin, was its alluvial 
wealth. Copper ore was found about Lake Superior. For some time this 
region was attached to Michigan for judiciar}^ purposes, but in 183() was 
made a territory, then including Minnesota and Iowa. The latter State 
was detached two years later. In 1848, Wisconsin was admitted as a 
State, Madison being made the capital. We have now traced the various 
divisions of the Northwest. Territory (save a little in Minnesota) from 
the time it was a unit comprising this vast territory, until circumstances 
compelled its present division. 

OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 

Before leaving this part of the narrative, we will narrate briefly the 
Indian troubles in Minnesota and elsewhere by the Sioux Indians. 

In August, 1862, the Sioux Indians living on the western borders of 
Minnesota fell upon the unsuspecting settlers, and in a few hours mas- 
sacred ten or twelve hundred persons. A distressful panic was the 
immediate result, fully thirty thousand persons fleeing from their homes 
to districts supposed to be better protected. The military authorities 
at once took active measures to punish the savages, and a large number 
were killed and captured. About a year after. Little Crow, the chief, 
was killed by a Mr. Lampson near Scattered Lake. Of those captured, 
thirty were hung at Mankato, and the remainder, through fears of mob 
violence, were removed to Camp McClellan, on the outskirts of the City 
of Davenport. It was here that Big Eagle came into prominence and 
secured his release by the following order ; 



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BIG EAGLE. 



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"Special Order, No. 430. "War Department, 

" Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Dec. 3, 1864. 

" Big Eagle, an Indian now in confinement at Davenport, Iowa, 
will, upon the receipt of this order, be immediately released from confine- 
ment and set at liberty. 

" By order of the President of the United States. 
" Ofiicial : " E. D. Townsend, Ass't Adft aen. 

" Capt. James Vanderventer, Corti'y Sub. Vols. 

" Through Com'g Gen'l, Washington, D. C." 

Another Indian who figures more prominently than Big Eagle, and 
who was more cowardly in his nature, with his band of Modoc Indians, 
is noted in the annals of the New Northwest: we refer to Captain Jack. 
This distinguished Indian, noted for his cowardly murder of Gen. Canby, 
was a chief of a Modoc tribe of Indians inhabiting the border lands 
between California and Oregon, This region of country comprises what 
is known as the " Lava Beds," a tract of land described as utterly impene- 
trable, save by those savages who had made it their home. 

The Modocs are known as an exceedingly fierce and treacherous 
race. They had, according to their own traditions, resided here for many 
generations, and at one time were exceedingly numerous and powerful. 
A famine carried off nearly half their numbers, and disease, indolence 
and the vices of the white man have reduced them to a poor, weak and 
insignificant tribe. 

Soon after the settlement of California and Oregon, complaints began 
to be heard of massacres of emigrant trains passing through the Modoc 
country. In 1847, an emigrant train, comprising eighteen souls, was en- 
tirely destroyed at a place since known as " Bloody Point." These occur- 
rences caused the United States Government to appoint a peace commission, 
who, after repeated attempts, in 1864, made a treaty with the Modocs, 
Snakes and Klamath s, in which it was agreed on their part to remove to 
a reservation set apart for them in the southern part of Oregon. 

With the exception of Captain Jack and a band of his followers, who 
remained at Clear Lake, about six miles from Klamath, all the Indians 
complied. The Modocs who went to the reservation were under chief 
Schonchin. Captain Jack remained at the lake without disturbance 
until 1869, when he was also induced to remove to the reservation. The 
Modocs and the Klamaths soon became involved in a quarrel, and Captain 
Jack and his band returned to the Lava Beds. 

Several attempts were made by the Indian Commissioners to induce 
them to return to the reservation, and finally becoming involved in a 



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difficulty with the commissioner and his military escort, a fight ensued, 
in which the chief and his band were routed. They were greatly enraged, 
and on their retreat, before the day closed, killed eleven inoffensive wliites. 

The nation was aroused and immediate action demanded. A com- 
mission was at once appointed by the Government to see what could be 
done. It comprised the following persons : Gen. E. R. S. Canby, Rev. 
Dr. E. Thomas, a leading Methodist divine of California ; Mr. A. B. 
Meacham, Judge Rosborough, of California, and a Mr. Dyer, of Oregon. 
After several interviews, in which the savages were always aggressive, 
often appearing with scalps in their belts. Bogus Charley came to the 
commission on the evening of April 10, 1873, and informed them that 
Capt. Jack and his band would have a " talk " to-morrow at a place near 
Clear Lake, about three miles distant. Here the Commissioners, accom- 
panied by Charley, Riddle, the interpreter, and Boston Charley repaired. 
After the usual greeting the council proceedings commenced. On behalf 
of the Indians there were present : Capt. Jack, Black Jim, Schnac Nasty 
Jim, Ellen's Man, and Hooker Jim. They had no guns, but carried pis- 
tols. After short speeches by Mr. iMeacham, Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas, 
Chief Schonchin arose to speak. He had scarcely proceeded when, 
as if by a preconcerted arrangement, Capt. Jack drew his pistol and shot 
Gen. Canby dead. In less than a minute a dozen shots were fired b}^ the 
savages, and the massacre completed. Mr. Meacham was shot by Schon- 
chin, and Dr. Thomas by Boston Charley. Mr. Dyer barely escaped, being 
fired at twice. Riddle, the interpreter, and his squaw escaped. The 
troops rushed to the spot where they found Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas 
dead, and Mr. Meacham badly wounded. The savages had escaped to 
their impenetrable fastnesses and could not be pursued. 

The whole country was aroused by this brutal massacre ; but it was 
not until the following May that the murderers were brought to justice. 
At that time Boston Charley gave himself up, and offered to guide the 
troops to Capt. Jack's stronghold. This led to the capture of his entire 
gang, a number of whom were murdered bv Oregon volunteers while on 
their way to trial. The remaining Indians were held as prisoners until 
July when their trial occurred, which led to the conviction of Capt. 
Jack, Schonchin, Boston Charley, Hooker Jim, Broncho, alias One-Eyed 
Jim, and Slotuck, who were sentenced to be hanged. These sentences 
were approved by the President, save in the case of Slotuck and Broncho 
whose sentences were commuted to imprisonment for life. The others 
were executed at Fort Klamath, October 3, 1873. 

These closed the Indian troubles for a time in the Northwest, and for 
several years the borders of civilization remained in peace. They were 
again involved in a conflict with the savages about the country of the 



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Black • Hills, in which war the gallant Gen. Custer lost his life. Just 
now the borders of Oregon and California are again in fear of hostilities ; 
but as the Government has learned how to deal with the Indians, they 
will be of short duration. The red man is fast passing away before the 
march of the white man, and a few more generations will read of the 
Indians as one of the nations of the past. 

The Northwest abounds in memorable places. We have generally 
noticed them in the narrative, but our space forbids their description in 
detail, save of the most important places. Detroit, Cincinnati, Vincennes, 
Kaskaskia and their kindred towns have all been described. But ere we 
leave the narrative we will present our readers with an account of the 
Kinzie house, the old landmark of Chicago, and the discovery of the 
source of the Mississippi River, each of which may well find a place in 
the annals of the Northwest. 

Mr. John Kinzie, of the Kinzie house, represented in the illustra- 
tion, established a trading house at Fort Dearborn in 1804. The stockade 
had been erected the year previous, and named Fort Dearborn in honor 
of the Secretary of War. It had a block house at each of the two angles, 
on the southern side a sallyport, a covered way on the north side, that led 
down to the river, for the double purpose of providing means of escape, 
and of procuring water in the event of a siege. 

Fort Dearborn stood on the south bank of the Chicago River, about 
half a mile from its mouth. When Major Whistler built it, his soldiers 
hauled all the timber, for he had no oxen, and so economically did he 
work that the fort cost the Government only fifty dollars. For a while 
the garrison could get no grain, and Whistler and his men subsisted on 
acorns. Now Chicago is the greatest grain center in the world. 

Mr. Kinzie bought the hut of the first settler, Jean Baptiste Point au 
Sable, on the site of which he erected his mansion. Within an inclosure 
in front he planted some Lombardy poplars, seen in the engraving, and in 
the rear he soon had a fine garden and growing orchard. 

In 1812 the Kinzie house and its surroundings became the theater 
of stirring events. The garrison of Fort Dearborn consisted of fifty-four 
men, under the charge of Capt. Nathan Heald, assisted by Lieutenant 
Lenai T. Helm (son-in-law to Mrs. Kinzie), and Ensign Ronan. The 
surgeon was Dr. Voorhees. The only residents at the post at that time 
were the wives of Capt. Heald and Lieutenant Helm and a few of the 
soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, and a few Canadian voyagers with their 
wives and children. The soldiers and Mr. Kinzie were on the most 
friendly. terms with the Pottawatomies and the Winnebagoes, the prin- 
cipal tribes around them, but they could not win them from their attach- 
ment to the British. 



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85 



After the battle of Tippecanoe it was observed that some of the lead- 
ing chiefs became sullen, for some of their people had perished in that 
conflict with American troops. 

One evening in April, 1812, Mr. Kinzie sat playing his violin and his 
children were dancing to the music, when Mrs. Kinzie came rushing into 
the house pale with terror, and exclaiming, " The Indians ! the Indians I " 
" What? Where? " eagerly inquired Mr. Kinzie. "• Up at Lee's, killing 
and seal2)ing," answered the frightened motlier, who, when the alarm was 
given, was attending Mrs. Burns, a newly-made mother, living not far off. 




KINZIE HOUSE. 



Mr. Kinzie and his family crossed the river in boats, and took refuge in 
the fort, to which place Mrs. Burns and her infant, not a day old, were 
conveyed in safety to the shelter of the guns of Fort Dearborn, and the 
rest of the white inhabitants fled. The Indians were a scalping party of 
Winnebagoes, who hovered around the fort some days, when they dis- 
appeared, and for several weeks the inhabitants were not disturbed by 
alarms. 

Chicago was then so deep in the wilderness, that the news of the 
declaration of war against Great Britain, made on the 19th of June, 1812, 
did not reach the commander of the garrison at Fort Dearborn till the 7tli 
of August. Now the fast mail train will carry a man from New York to 
Chicago in twenty-seven hours, and such a declaration might be sent, 
every word, by the telegraph in less than the same number of minutes. 



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87 



PRESENT CONDITION OF THE NORTHWEST. 

Preceding chapters have brought us to the close of the Black Hawk 
war, and Ave now turn to the contemplation of the growth and jDrosperity 
of the Northwest under the smile of peace and the blessings of our civili- 
z?-tinn. The pioneers of this region date events back to the deep snow 




A REPRESENTATIVE PIOXEER. 



of 1831, no one arriving here since that date taking first honors. The 
inciting cause of the immigration which overflowed the prairies early in 
the '30s was the reports of the marvelous beauty and fertility of the 
region distributed through the East by those who had participated in the 
Black Hawk campaign with Gen. Scott. Chicago and Milwaukee then 
had a few hundred inhabitants, and Gurdon S. Hubbard's trail from the 
former citv to Kaskaskia led almost through a wilderness. Vesretables 
and clothing were largely distributed through the regions adjoining the 



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lakes by steamers from the Ohio towns. There are men now living in 
Illinois who came to the state when barely an acre was in cultivation, 
and a man now prominent in the business circles of Chicago looked over 
the swampy, cheerless site of that metropolis in 1818 and went south- 
ward into civilization. Emigrants from Pennsylvania in 1830 left behind 




LIN'OOLN JLONUMENT, SPKINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. 

them but one small railway in the coal regions, thirty miles in length, 
and made their way to the Northwest mostly with ox teams, finding in 
Northern Illinois petty settlements scores of miles apart, although the 
southern portion of the state was fairly dotted with farms. The 
water courses of the lakes and rivers furnished transportation to the 
second great army of immigrants, and about 1850 railroads were 
pushed to that extent that the crisis of -1837 was precipitated upon us, 



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89 



from the effects of which the Western country had not fully recovered 
at the outbreak of the war. Hostilities found the colonists of the prairies 
fully alive to the demands of the occasion, and the honor of recruiting 




the vast armies of the Union fell largely to Gov. Yates, of Illinois, and 
Gov. Morton, of Indiana. To recount the share of the glories of the 
campaign won "by cur Western troops is a needless task, except to 
mention the fact that Illinois gave to zhe nation the President who saved 



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it, and sent out at the head of one of its regiments tne general who led 
its armies to the final victory at Appomattox. The struggle, on the 




FAKM VIKVV IN WINTER. 

whole, had a marked effect for the better on the new Northwest, giving 
it an impetus which twenty years of peace would not have produced. 
In a large degree this prosperity was an inflated one, and with the rest 
of the Union we have since been compelled to atone therefor by four 



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SPRING SCENE. 



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years of depression of values, of scarcity of employment, and loss of 
fortune. To a less degree, however, than the manufacturing or mining- 
regions has the West suffered during the prolonged panic now so near its 
end. Agriculture, still the leading feature in our industries, has beeh 
quite prosperous through all these dark years, and the farmers liave 
cleared away many incumbrances resting over them from the period of 
fictitious values. The population has steadily increased, the arts and 
sciences are gaining a stronger foothold, the trade area of the region is 
becoming daily more extended, and we have been largely exempt from 
the financial calamities which have nearly wrecked communities on the 
seaboard dependent wholly on foreign commerce or domestic manufacture. 

At the present period there are no great schemes broached for the 
Northwest, no propositions for government subsidies or national works 
of improvement, but the capital of the world is attracted liither for the 
j)urchase of our products or the expansion of our capacity for serving the 
nation at large. A new era is dawning as to transportation, and we bid 
fair to deal almost exclusively with the increasing and expanding lines 
of steel rail running through every few miles of territory on the prairies. 
The lake marine will no doubt' continue to be useful in the warmer 
season, and to serve as a regulator of freight rates; but experienced 
navigators forecast the decay of the system in moving to the seaboard 
the enormous crops of the West. Within the past five years it has 
become quite common to see direct shipments to Europe and the West 
Indies going through from the second-class towns along the Mississippi 
and Missouri. 

As to popular education, the standard has of late risen very greatly, 
and our schools would be creditable to any section of the Union. 

More and more as the events of the war pass into obscurity will the 
fate of the Northwest be linked with that of the Southwest, and the 
next Congressional apportionment will give the valley of the Mississippi 
absolute control of the legislation of the nation, and do much toward 
securing the removal of the Federal capitol to some more central location. 

Our public men.continue to wield the full share of influence pertain- 
ing to their rank in the national autonomy, and seem not to forget that 
for the past sixteen years they and their constituents have dictated the 
principles which should govern the country. 

In a work like this, destined to lie on the shelves of the library for 
generations, and not doomed to daily destruction like a newsi)apei', one 
can not indulge in the same glowing predictions, the sanguine [statements 
of actualities that fill the columns of ephemeral publications. Time may 
bring grief to the pet projects of a writer, and explode castles erected on 
a pedestal of facts. Yet there are unmistakable indications before us of 



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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 95 

I the same radical change in our great Northwest which characterizes its 
history for the past thirty years. Our domain has a sort of natural 
geographical border, save where it melts away to the southward in the 
cattle raising districts of the southwest. 

Our prime interest will for some years doubtless be the growth of 

S the food of the world, in which branch it has already outstripped all 
competitors, and our great rival in this duty will naturally be the fertile 

^plains of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, to say nothing of the new 

i empire so rapidly growing up in Texas. Over these regions there is a 

i continued progress in agriculture and in railway building, and we must 
look to our laurels. Intelligent observers of events are fully aware of 
, the strides made in the Avay of shipments of fresh meats to Europe, 
jmany of these ocean cargoes being actually slaughtered in the West and 
transported on ice to the wharves of the seaboard cities. That this new 
enterprise will continue there is no reason to doubt. There are in 
Chicago several factories for the canning of prepared meats for European 
consumption, and the orders for this class of goods are already immense. 
English capital is becoming daily more and more dissatisfied with railway 
^ loans and investments, and is gradually seeking mammoth outlays in 

! lands and live stock. The stock yards in Chicago, Indianapolis and East 
St. Louis are yearly increasing their facilities, and their plant steadily 
J grows more valuable. Importations of blooded animals from the pro- 
1 gressive countries of Europe are destined to greatly improve the quality 
jl of our beef and mutton. Nowhere is there to be seen a more enticing 
; display in this line than at our state and county fairs, and the interest 
! in the matter is on the increase. 

To attempt to give statistics of our grain production for 1877 would 

j; be useless, so far have we surpassed ourselves in tlie quantity and 

I quality of our product. We are too liable to forget that we are giving 

\ the world its first article of necessity — its food supply. An opportunity 

to learn this fact so it never can be forgotten was afforded at Chicago at 

;, tlie outbreak of the great panic of 1873, when Canadian purchasers, 

i fearing the prostration of business mightbring about an anarchical condition 

C of afi^airs, went to that city with coin* in bulk and foreign drafts to secure 

I their supplies in their own currency at first hands. It may be justly 

I claimed by the agricultural community that their combined efforts gave 

I the nation its first impetus toward a restoration of its crippled industries, 

p and their labor brought the gold premium to a lower depth than the 

s government was able to reach hy its most intense efforts of legislation 

and compulsion. The hundreds of millions about to be disbursed for 

farm products have already, by the anticipation common to all commercial 



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nations, set the wheels in motion, and will relieve us from the perils so 
long shadowing our efforts to return to a healthy tone. 

Manufacturing has attained in the chief cities a foothold which bids 
fair to render the Northwest independent of the outside world. Nearly 




our whole region has a distribution of coal measures which will in time 
support the manufactures necessary to our comfort and prosperity. As 
to transportation, the chief factor in the production of all articles excei."" 
food, no section is so magnificently endowed, and our facilities are yearly 
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The period from a central point of the war to the outbreak of the 
panic was marked by a tremendous growth in our railway lines, but the 
depression of the times caused almost a total suspension of operations. 
Now that prosperity is returning to our stricken country we witness its 
anticipation by the railroad interest in a series of projects, extensions, 
and leases which bid fair to largely increase our transportation facilities. 
The process of foreclosure ^nd sale of incumbered lines is another matter 
to be considered. In the case of the Illinois Central road, which formerly 
transferred to other lines at Cairo the vast burden of freight destined for 
the Gulf region, we now see the incorporation of the tracks connecting 
through to New Orleans, every mile co-operating in turning toward the 
northwestern metropolis the weight of the inter-state commerce of a 
thousand miles or more of fertile plantations. Three competing routes 
to Texas have established in Chicago their general freight and passenger 
agencies. Four or five lines compete for all Pacific freights to a point as 
as far as the interior of Nebraska. Half a dozen or more splendid bridge 
structures have been thrown across the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers by 
the railways. The Chicago and Northwestern line has become ah aggre- 
gation of over two thousand miles of rail, and the Chicago, Milwaukee 
and St. Paul is its close rival in extent and importance. The three lines 
running to Caira via Vincennes form a through route for all traffic with 
the states to the southward. The chief projects now under discussion 
are the Chicago and Atlantic, which is to unite with lines now built to 
Charleston, and the Chicago and Canada Southern, which line will con- 
nect with all the various branches of that Canadian enterprise. Our 
latest new road is the Chicago and Lake Huron, formed of three lines, 
and entering the city from Valparaiso on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne 
and Chicago track. The trunk lines being mainly in operation, the 
progress made in the way of shortening tracks, making air-line branches, 
and running extensions does not show to the advantage it deserves, as 
this process is constantly adding new facilities to the established order 
of things. The panic reduced the price of steel to a point where the 
railways could hardly afford to use iron rails, and all our northwestern 
lines report large relays of Bessemer track. The immense crops now 
being moved have given a great rise to the value of railway stocks, and 
their transportation must result in heavy pecuniary advantages. 

Few are aware of the importance of the wholesale and jobbing trade 
of Chicago. One leading firm has since the panic sold $24,000,000 of 
dry goods in one year, and they now expect most confidently to add 
seventy per cent, to the figures of their last year's business. In boots 
and shoes and in clothing, twenty or more great firms from the east have 
placed here their distributing agents or their factories ; and in groceries 



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Chicago supplies the entire Northwest at rates presenting advantages 
over New York. 

Chicago has stepped in between New York and the rural banks as a 
financial center, and scarcely a banking institution in the grain or cattle 
regions but keeps its reserve funds in the vaults of our commercial insti- 
tutions. Accumulating here throughout the spring and summer months, 
they are summoned home at pleasure to move the products of the 
prairies. This process greatly strengthens the northwest in its financial 
operations, leaving home capital to supplement local operations on 
behalf of home interests. 

It is impossible to forecast the destiny of this grand and growing 
section of the Union. Figures and predictions made at this date might 
seem ten years hence so ludicrously small as to excite only derision. 




ILLINOIS. 

Length, 380 miles, mean width about 156 miles. Area, 55,410 square 
miles, or 35,462,400 acres. Illinois, as regards its surface, constitutes a 
table-land at a varying elevation ranging between 350 and 800 feet above 
the sea level ; composed of extensive and highly fertile prairies and plains. 
Much of the south division of the State, especially the river-bottoms, are 
thickly wooded. The prairies, too, have oasis-like clumps of trees 
scattered here and there at intervals. The chief rivers irrigating the 
State are the Mississippi — dividing it from Iowa and Missouri — the Ohio 
(forming its south barrier), the Illinois, Wabash, Kaskaskia, and San- 
gamon, with their numerous affluents. The total extent of navigable 
streams is calculated at 4,000 miles. Small lakes are scattered over vari- 
ous parts of the State. Illinois is extremely prolific in minerals, chiefly 
coal, iron, copper, and zinc ores, sulphur and limestone. The coal-field 
alone is estimated to absorb a full third of the entire coal-deposit of North 
America. Climate tolerably equable and healthy ; the mean temperature 
standing at about 51° Fahrenheit As an agricultural region, Illinois takes 
a competitive rank with neighboring States, the cereals, fruits, and root- 
crops yielding plentiful returns ; in fact, as a grain-growing State, Illinois 
may be deemed, in proportion to her size, to possess a greater area of 
lands suitable for its production than any other State in the Union. Stock- 
raising is also largely carried on, while her manufacturing interests in 
regard of woolen fabrics, etc., are on a very extensive and yearly expand- 
ing scale. The lines of railroad in the State are among the most exten- 
sive of the Union. Inland water-carriage is facilitated by a canal 
connecting the Illinois River with Lake Michigan, and thence with the 
St. Lawrence and Atlantic. Illinois is divided into 102 counties ; the 
chief towns being Chicago, Springfield (capital), Alton, Quincy, Peoria, 
Galena, Bloomington, Rock Island, Vandalia, etc. By the new Consti- 
tution, established in 1870, the State Legislature consists of 51 Senators, 
elected for four years, and 153 Representatives, for two years ; which 
numbers were to be decennially increased thereafter to the number of 
six per every additional half-million of inhabitants. Religious and 
educational institutions are largely diffused throughout, and are in a very 
flourishing condition. Illinois has a State Lunatic and a Deaf and Dumb 
Asylum at Jacksonville ; a State Penitentiary at Joliet ; and a Home for 

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Soldiers' Orphans at Normal. On November 30, 1870, the pnblic debt of 
the State was returned at $4,870,937, with a balance of $1,808,833 
unprovided for. At the same period the value of assessed and equalized 
property presented the following totals: assessed, $840,031,703 ; equal- 
ized $480,664,058. The name of Illinois, through nearly the whole of 
the eighteenth century, embraced most of the known regions north and 
west of Ohio. French colonists established themselves in 1673, at 
Cahokia and Kaskaskia, and the territory of which these settlements 
formed the nucleus was, in 1763, ceded to Great Britain in conjunction 
with Canada, and ultimately resigned to the United States in 1787. 
Illinois entered the Union as a State, December 3, 1818; and now sends 
19 Representatives to Congress. Population, 2,539,891, in 1870. 




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INDIANA. 



The profile of Indiana forms a nearly exact parallelogram, occupy- 
ing one of the most fertile portions of the great Mississippi Valley. The 
greater extent of the surface embraced within its limits consists of gentle 
undulations rising into hilly tracts toward the Ohio bottom. The chief 
rivers of the State are the Ohio and Wabash, with their numerous 
affluents. The soil is highly productive of the cereals and grasses — most 
particularly so in the valleys of the Ohio, Wabash, Whitewater, and 
White Rivers. The northeast and central portions are well timbered 
with virgin forests, and the west section is notably rich in coal, constitut- 
ing an offshoot of the great Illinois carboniferous field. Iron, copper, 
marble, slate, gypsum, and various clays are also abundant. From an 
agricultural point of view, the staple products are maize and wheat, with 
the other cereals in lesser yields ; and besides these, flax, hemp, sorghum, 
hops, etc., are extensively raised. Indiana is divided into 92 counties, 
and counts among her principal cities and towns, those of Indianapolis 
(the capital). Fort Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute, Madison, Jefferson- 
ville, Columbus, Vincennes, South Bend, etc. The public institutions of 
the State are many and various, and on a scale of magnitude and 
efficiency commensurate with her important political and industrial status. 
Upward of two thousand miles of railroads permeate the State in all 
directions, and greatly conduce to the development of her expanding 
manufacturing interests. Statistics for the fiscal year terminating 
October 31, 1870, exhibited a total of receipts, 13,896,541 as against dis- 
bursements, §3,532,406, leaving a balance, $364,135 in favor of the State 
Treasury. The entire public debt, January 5, 1871, $3,971,000. This 
State was first settled by Canadian voyageurs in 1702, who erected a fort 
at Vincennes ; in 1763 it passed into the hands of the English, and was 
by the latter ceded to the United States in 1783. From 1788 till 1791, 
an Indian ware fare prevailed. In 1800, all the region west and north of 
Ohio (then formed into a distinct territory) became merged in Indiana. 
In 1809, the present limits of the State were defined, Michigan and 
Illinois having previously been withdrawn. In 1811, Indiana was the 
theater of the Indian War of Tecumseh, ending with the decisive battle 
of Tippecanoe. In 1816 (December 11), Indiana became enrolled among 
the States of the American Union. In 1834, the State passed through a 
monetary crisis owing to its having become mixed up with railroad, 
fjanal, and other speculations on a gigantic scale, which ended, for the 
time being, in a general collapse of public credit, and consequent bank- 
ruptcy. Since that time, however, the greater number of the public 



102 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

works which had brought about that imbroglio — especially the great 
Wabash and Erie Canal — have been completed, to the great benefit of 
the State, whose subsequent progress has year by year been marked by 
rapid strides in the paths of wealth, commerce, and general social and 
political prosperity. The constitution now in force was adopted in 1851. 
Population, 1,680^637. 



IOWA. 

In shape, Iowa presents an almost perfect parallelogram ; has a 
length, north to south, of about 300 miles, by a pretty even width of 208 
miles, and embraces an area of 55,045 square miles, or 35,228,800 acres. 
The surface of the State is generally undulating, rising toward the 
middle into an elevated plateau which forms the " divide " of the 
Missouri and Mississippi basins. Rolling prairies, especially in the south 
section, constitute a regnant feature, and the river bottoms, belted with 
woodlands, present a soil of the richest alluvion. Iowa is well watered ; 
the principal rivers being the Mississippi and Missouri, which form 
respectively its east and west limits, and the Cedar, Iowa, and Des 
Moines, affluents of the first named. Mineralogically, Iowa is important 
as occupying a section of the great Northwest coal field, to the extent of 
an area estimated at 25,000 square miles. Lead, copper, zinc, and iron, 
are also mined in considerable quantities. The soil is well adapted to 
the production of wheat, maize, and the other cereals : fruits, vegetables, 
and esculent roots ; maize, wheat, and oats forming the chief staples. 
Wine, tobacco, hops, and wax, are other noticeable items of the agricul- 
tural yield. Cattle-raising, too, is a branch of rural industry largely 
engaged in. The climate is healthy, although liable to extremes of heat 
and cold. The annual gross product of the various manufactures carried 
on in this State approximate, in round numbers, a sum of $20,000,000. 
Iowa has an immense railroad system, besides over 500 miles of water- 
communication by means of its navigable rivers. The State is politically 
divided into 99 counties, with the following centers of population : Des 
Moines (capital), Iowa City (former capital), Dubuque, Davenport, Bur- 
lington, Council Bluffs, Keokuk, Muscatine, and Cedar Rapids. The 
State institutions of Iowa — religious, scholastic, and philanthropic — are 
on a par, as regards number and perfection of organization and operation, 
with those of her Northwest sister States, and education is especially 
well cared for, and largely diffused. Iowa formed a portion of the 
American territorial acquisitions from France, by the so-called Louisiana 
purchase in 1803, and was politically identified with Louisiana till 1812, 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 103 

when it merged into the Missouri Territory; in 1834 it came under the 
Michigan organization, and, in 1836, under that of Wisconsin. Finally, 
after being constituted an independent Territory, it became a State of 
the Union, December 28, 1846. Population in 1860, 674,913 ; in 1870, 
1,191,792, and in 1875, 1,353,118. 



MICHIGAN. 

United area, 56,243 square miles, or 35,995,520 acres. Extent of the 
Upper and smaller Peninsula — length, 316 miles; breadth, fluctuating 
between 36 and 120 miles. The south division is 416 miles long, by from 
50 to 300 miles wide. Aggregate lake-shore line, 1,400 miles. The 
Upper, or North, Peninsula consists chiefly of an elevated plateau, 
expanding into the Porcupine mountain-system, attaining a maximum 
height of some 2,000 feet. Its shores along Lake vSuperior are eminently 
bold and picturesque, and its area is rich in minerals, its product of 
copper constituting an important source of industry. Both divisions are 
heavily wooded, and the South one, in addition, boasts of a deep, rich, 
loamy soil, throwing up excellent crops of cereals aud other agricultural 
produce. The climate is generally mild and humid, though the Winter 
colds are severe. The chief staples of farm husbandry include the cereals, 
grasses, maple sugar, sorghum, tobacco, fruits, and dairy-stuffs. In 1870, 
the acres of land in farms were : improved, 5,096,939 ; unimproved 
woodland, 4,080,146 ; other unimproved land, 842,057. The cash value 
of land was $398,240,578 ; of farming implements and machinery, 
$13, 711, 979. In 1869, there were shipped from the Lake Superior ports, 
874,582 tons of iron oi-e, and 45,762 of smelted pig, along with 14,188 
tons of copper (ore and ingot). Coal is another article largely mined. 
Inland communication is provided for by an admirably organized railroad 
system, and by the St. Mary's Ship Canal, connecting Lakes Huron and 
Superi(n-. Michigan is politically divided into 78 counties ; its chief 
urban ceiitei's are Detroit, Lansing (capital), Ann Arbor, Marquette, 
Bay City, Niles, Ypsilanti, Grand Haven, etc. The Governor of the 
State is elected biennially. On November 30, 1870, the aggregate bonded 
debt of Michigan amounted to $2,385,028, and the assessed valuation of 
land to $266,929,278, representing an estimated cash value of $800,000,000. 
Education is largely diffused and most excellently conducted and pro- 
vided for. The State University at Ann Arbor, the colleges of Detroit 
and Kalamazoo, the Albion Female College, the State Normal School at 
Ypsilanti, and the State Agricultural College at Lansing, are chief among 
tiie academic institutions. Michigan (a term of Chippeway origin, and 



104 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 

signifying " Great Lake), was discovered and first settled by French 
Canadians, who, in 1670, founded Detroit, the pioneer of a series of trad- 
ing-posts on the Indian frontier. During the " Conspiracy of Pontiac," 
following the French loss of Canada, Michigan became the scene of a 
sanguinary struggle between the whites and aborigines. In 1796, it 
became annexed to the United States, which incorporated this region 
with the Northwest Territory, and then with Indiana Territory, till 1803, 
when it became territorially independent. Michigan was the theater of 
warlike operations during the war of 1812 with Great Britain, and in 
1819 was authorized to be represented by one delegate in Congress ; in 
1837 she was admitted into the Union as a State, and in 1869 ratified the 
15th Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Population, 1,184,059. 



WISCONSIN. 

It has a mean length of 260 miles, and a maximum breadth of 215. 
Land area, 53,924 square miles, or 34,511,360 acres. Wisconsin lies at a 
considerable altitude above sea-level, and consists for the most part of an 
upland plateau, the surface of which is undulating and very generally 
diversified. Numerous local eminences called mounds are interspersed 
over the State, and the Lake Michigan coast-line is in many parts char- 
acterized by lofty escarped cliffs, even as on the west side the banks of 
the Mississippi form a series of high and picturesque bluffs. A group of 
islands known as The Apostles lie off the extreme north point of the 
State in Lake Superior, and the great estuary of Green Bay, running far 
inland, gives formation to a long, narrow peninsula between its waters 
and those of Lake Michigan. The river-system of Wisconsin has three 
outlets — those of Lake Superior, Green Bay, and the Mississippi, which 
latter stream forms the entire southwest frontier, widening at one point 
into the large watery expanse called Lake Pepin. Lake Superior receives 
the St. Louis, Burnt Wood, and Montreal Rivers ; Green Bay, the 
Menomouee, Peshtigo, Oconto, and Fox ; while into the Mississippi 
empty the St. Croix, Chippewa, Black, Wisconsin, and Rock Rivers. 
The chief interior lakes are those of Winnebago, Horicon, and Court 
Oreilles, and smaller sheets of water stud a great part of the surface. 
The climate is healthful, with cold Winters and brief but ver}^ warm 
Summers. Mean annual rainfall 31 inches. The geological system 
represented by the State, embraces those rocks included between the 
primary and the Devonian series, the former containing extensive 
deposits of copper and iron ore. Besides these minerals, lead and zinc 
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THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 105 

and various clays. Mining, consequently, forms a prominent industry, 
and one of yearly increasing dimensions. The soil of Wisconsin is of 
varying quality, but fertile on the whole, and in the north parts of the 
State heavily timbered. The agricultural yield comprises the cereals, 
together with flax, hemp, tobacco, pulse, sorgum, and all kinds of vege- 
tables, and of the hardier fruits. In 1870, the State had a total number 
of 102,904 farms, occupying 11,715,321 acres, of which 5,899,343 con- 
sisted of improved land, and 3,437,442 were timbered. Cash value of 
farms, $300,414,064 ; of farm implements and machinery, $14,239,364. 
Total estimated value of all farm products, including betterments and 
additions to stock, $78,027,032 ; of orchard and dairy stuffs, $1,045,933 ; 
of lumber, $1,327,618 ; of home manufactures, $338,423 ; of all live-stock, 
$45,310,882. Number of manufacturing establishments, 7,136, employ- 
ing 39,055 hands, and turning out productions valued at $85,624,966. 
The political divisions of the State form 61 counties, and the chief places 
of wealth, trade, and population, are Madison .(the capital), Milwaukee, 
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Prairie du Chien, Janesville, Portage City, 
Racine, Kenosha, and La Crosse. In 1870, the total assessed valuation 
reached $333,209,838, as against a true valuation of both real and personal 
estate aggregating $602,207,329. Treasury receipts during 1870, $886,-' 
696 ; disbursements, $906,329. Value of church property, $4,749,983. 
Education is amply provided for. Independently of the State University 
at Madison, and those of Galesville and of Lawrence at Appleton, and 
the colleges of Beloit, Racine, and Milton, there are Normal Schools at 
Platteville and Whitewater. The State is divided into 4,802 common 
school districts, maintained at a cost, in 1870, of $2,094,160. The chari- 
table institutions of Wisconsin include a Deaf and Dumb Asylum, an 
Institute for the Education of the Blind, and a Soldiers' Orphans' School. 
In January, 1870, the railroad system ramified throughout the State 
totalized 2,779 miles of track, including several lines far advanced toward 
completion. Immigration is successfully encouraged by the State author- 
ities, the larger number of yearly new-comers being of Scandinavian and 
German origin. The territory now occupied within the limits of the 
State of Wisconsin was explored by French missionaries and traders in 
1639, and it remained under French jurisdiction until 1703, when it 
became annexed to the Britif-h North American possessions. In 1796, it 
reverted to the United States, the government of which latter admitted 
it within the limits of the Northwest Territory, and in 1809, attached it 
to that of Illinois, and to Michigan in 1818. Wisconsin became independ- 
ently territorially organized in 1836, and became a State of the Union, 
March 3, 1847. Population in 1870, 1,064,985, of which 2,113 were of 
the colored race, and 11,521 Indians, 1,206 of the latter being out of 
tribal relations. 



106 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 



MINNESOTA. 

Its length, north to south, embraces an extent of 380 miles ; its 
breadth one of 250 miles at a maximum. Area, 84,000 square miles, or 
54,760,000 acres. The surface of Minnesota, generally speaking, con- 
sists of a succession of gently undulating plains and prairies, drained by 
an admirable water-system, and with here and there heavily- timbered 
bottoms and belts of virgin forest. The soil, corresponding with such a 
superfices, is exceptionally rich, consisting for the most part of a dark, 
calcareous sandy drift intermixed with loam. A distinguishing physical 
feature of this State is its riverine ramifications, expanding in nearly 
every part of it into almost innumerable lakes — the whole presenting an 
aggregate of water-power having hardly a rival in the Union. Besides 
the Mississippi — which here has its rise, and drains a basin of 800 miles 
of country — the principal streams are the Minnesota (334 miles long), 
the Red River of the North, the St. Croix, St. Louis, and many others of 
lesser importance ; the chief lakes are those called Red, Cass, Leech, 
Mille Lacs, Vermillion, and Winibigosh. Quite a concatenation of sheets 
of water fringe the frontier line where Minnesota joins British America, 
culminating in the Lake of the Woods. It has been estimated, that of 
an area of 1,200,000 acres of surface between the St. Croix and Mis- 
sissippi Rivers, not less than 73,000 acres are of lacustrine formation. In 
point of minerals, the resources of Minnesota have as yet been very 
imperfectly developed ; iron, copper, coal, lead — all these are known to 
exist in considerable deposits ; together with salt, limestone, and potter's 
clay. The agricultural outlook of the State is in a high degree satis- 
factory ; wheat constitutes the leading cereal in cultivation, with Indian 
corn and oats in next order. Fruits and vegetables are grown in great 
plenty and of excellent quality. The lumber resources of Minnesota are 
important ; the pine forests in the north region alone occupying an area 
of some 21,000 square miles, which in 1870 produced a return of scaled 
logs amounting to 313,116,416 feet. The natural industrial advantages 
possessed by Minnesota are largely improved upon by a railroad system. 
The political divisions of this State number 78 counties ; of which the 
chief cities and towns are : St. Paul (the capital), Stillwater, Red Wing, 
St. Anthony, Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, and Mankato. Minnesota has 
already assumed an attitude of high importance as a manufacturing State ; 
this is mainly due to the wonderful command of water-power she pos- 
sesses, as before spoken of. Besides her timber-trade, the milling of 
flour, the distillation of whisky, and the tanning of leather, are prominent 
interests, which, in 1869, gave returns to the amount of $14,831,043. 



THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 107 

Education is notably provided for on a broad and catholic scale, the 
entire amount expended scholastically during the year 1870 being $857,- 
816 ; while on November 30 of the preceding year the permanent school 
fund stood at -12,476,222. Besides a University and Agricultural College, 
Normal and Reform Schools flourish, and with these may be mentioned 
such various philanthropic and religious institutions as befit the needs of 
an intelligent and prosperous community. The finances of the State for 
the fiscal year terminating December 1, 1870, exhibited a balance on the 
right side to the amount of $136,164, being a gain of $44,000 over the 
previous year's figures. The earliest exploration of Minnesota by the 
whites was made in 1680 by a French Franciscan, Father Hennepin, who 
gave the name of St. Antony to the Great Falls on the Upper Missisippi. 
In 1763, the Treaty of Versailles ceded this region to England. 
Twenty years later, Minnesota formed part of the Northwest Territory 
transferred to the United States, and became herself territorialized inde- 
pendently in 1849. Indian cessions in 1851 enlarged her boundaries, and. 
May 11, 1857, Minnesota became a unit of the great American federation 
of States. Population, 489,706. 



NEBRASKA. 

Maximum length, 412 miles ; extreme breadth, 208 miles. Area, 
75,905 square miles, or 48,636,800 acres. The sui-face of this State is 
almost entirely undulating prairie, and forms part of the west slope of 
the great central basin of the North American Continent. In its west 
division, near the base of the Rocky Mountains, is a sandy belt of 
country, irregularly defined. In this part, too, are the '■'• dunes,"' jesem- 
bling a wavy sea of sandy billows, as well as the Mauvaises Terres. a tract 
of singular formation, produced by eccentric disintegrations and denuda- 
tions of the land. The chief rivers are the Missouri, constituting its en- 
tire east line of demarcation ; the Nebraska or Platte, the Niobrara, the 
Republican Fork of the Kansas, the Elkhorn, and the Loup Fork of the 
Platte. The soil is very various, but consisting chiefly of rich, bottomy 
loam, admirably adapted to the raising of heavy crops of cereals. All 
the vegetables and fruits of the temperate zone are produced in great 
size and plenty. For grazing purposes Nebraska is a State exceptionally 
well fitted, a region of not less than 23,000,000 acres being adaptable to 
this branch of husbandry. It is believed that the, as yet, comparatively 
infertile tracts of land found in various parts of the State are susceptible 
of productivity by means of a properly conducted system of irrigation. 
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Nebraska, if we may except important saline deposits at the head of Salt 
Creek in its southeast section. The State is divided into 57 counties, 
independent of the Pawnee and Winnebago Indians, and of unorganized 
territory in the northwest part. The principal towns are Omaha, Lincoln 
(State capital), Nebraska City, Columbus, Grand Island, etc. In 1870, 
the total assessed value of property amounted to $53,000,000, being an 
increase of $11,000,000 over the previous year's returns. The total 
amount received from the school-fund during the year 1869-70 was 
$77,999. Education is making great onward strides, the State University 
and an Agricultural College being far advanced toward completion. In 
the matter of railroad communication, Nebraska bids fair to soon place 
herself on a par with her neighbors to the east. Besides being inter- 
sected by the Union Pacific line, with its off-shoot, the Fremont and Blair, 
other tracks are in course of rapid construction. Organized by Con- 
gressional Act into a Territory, May 30, 1854, Nebi-aska entered the 
Union as a full State, March 1, 1867. Population, 122,993. 




HUNTING PRAIRIE WOLVES IN AN EARLY DAY. 



Early History of Illinois. 



The name of this beautiful Prairie State is derived from Illim^ b. 
Delaware word signifying Superior Men. It has a French termination, 
and is a symbol of how the two races — the French and the Indians — 
were intermixed during the early history of the country. 

The appellation was no doubt well applied to the primitive inhabit- 
ants of the soil whose prowess in savage warfare long withstood the 
combined attacks of the fierce Iroquois on the one side, and the no less 
savage and relentless Sacs and Foxes on the other. The Illinois were 
once a powerful confederacy, occupying the most beautiful and fertile 
region in the great Valley of the Mississippi, which their enemies coveted 
and struggled long and hard to wrest from them. By the fortunes of 
war they were diminished in numbers, and finally destroyed. " Starved 
Rock," on the Illinois River, according to tradition, commemorates their 
last tragedy, where, it is said, the entii-e tribe starved rather than sur- 
render. 

EARLY DISCOVERIES. 

The fifst European discoveries in Illinois date back over two hun- 
dred years. They are a part of that movement which, from the begin- 
ning to the middle of the seventeenth century, brought the French 
Canadian missionaries and fur traders into the Valley of the Mississippi, 
and which, at a later period, established the civil and ecclesiastical 
authority of France from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico, 
and from the foot-hills of the Alleghanies to the Rocky Mountains. 

The great river of the West had been discovered by DeSoto, the 
Spanish conqueror of Florida, three quarters of a century before the 
French founded Quebec in 1608, but the Spanish left the country a wil- 
derness, without further exploration or settlement within its borders, in 
which condition it remained until the Mississippi was discovered by the 
agents of the French Canadian government, Jolietand Marquette, in 1673. 
These renowned explorers were not the first white visitors to Illinois. 
In 1671 — two years in advance of them — came Nicholas Perrot to Chicago. 
He had been sent by Talon as an agent of the Canadian government to 

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 




mSTORY OP THE STATE OP ILLINQIS. Hi 

■ call a great peace convention of Western Indians at Green Bay, prepara- 
I tory to the movement for the discovery of the Mississippi. It was 
i deemed a good stroke of policy to secure, as far as possible, the friend- 
i ship and co-operation of the Indians, far and near, before venturing upon 
I an enterprise which their hostility might render disastrous, and which 
their friendship and assistance would do so much to make successful ; 
and to this end Perrot was sent to call together in council the tribes 
throughout the Northwest, and to promise them the commerce and pro- 
tection of the French government. He accordingly arrived at Green 
Bay in 1671, and procuring an escort of Pottawattamies, proceeded in a 
bark canoe upon a visit to the Miamis, at Chicago. Perrot was there- 
fore the first European to set foot upon the soil of Illinois. 

Still there were others before Marquette. In 1672, the Jesuit mis- 
sionaries, Fathers Claude Allouez and Claude Dablon, bore the standard 
of the Cross from their mission at Green Bay through western Wisconsin 
and northern Illinois, visiting the Foxes on Fox River, and the Masquo- 
tines and Kickapoos at the mouth of the Milwaukee. These missionaries 
penetrated on the route afterwards followed by Marquette as far as the 
Kickapoo village at the head of Lake Winnebago, where Marquette, in 
his journey, secured guides across the portage to the Wisconsin. 

The oft-repeated story of Marquette and Joliet is well known. 

They were the agents employed by the Canadian government to discover 

the Mississippi. Marquette was a native of France, born in 1637, a 

Jesuit priest by education, and a man of simple faith and of great zeal and 

devotion in extending the Roman Catholic religion among the Indians. 

Arriving in Canada in 1666, he was sent as a missionary to the far 

Northwest, and, in 1668, founded a mission at Sault Ste. Marie. The 

following year he moved to La Pointe, in Lake Superior, where he 

instructed a branch of the Hurons till 1670, when he removed south, and 

': founded the mission at St. Ignace, on the Straits of Mackinaw. Here 

he remained, devoting a portion of his time to the study of the Illinois 

language under a native teacher who had accompanied him to the mission 

[; from La Pointe, till he was joined by Joliet in the Spring of 1673. By 

i the way of Green Bay and the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, they entered 

I the Mississippi, which they explored to the mouth of the Arkansas, and 

I returned by the way of the Illinois and Chicago Rivers to Lake Michigan. 

On his way up the Illinois, Marquette visited the great village of 

the Kaskaskias, near what is now Utica, in the county of LaSalle. The 

following year he returned and established among them the mission of 

the Immaculate Virgin Mary, which was the first Jesuit mission founded 

in Illinois and in the Mississippi Valley. The intervening winter he 

had spent in a hut which his companions erected on the Chicago River, a 

few leagues from its mouth. The founding of this mission was the last 



112 HISTORY OP THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

act of Marquette's life. He died in Michigan, on his way back to Green 
Bay, May 18, 1675. 

FIRST FRENCH OCCUPATION. 

The first French occupation of the territory now embraced in Illi- 
nois was effected by LaSalle in 1680, seven years after the time of Mar- 
quette and Joliet. LaSalle, having constructed a vessel, the " Griffin," 
above the falls of Niagara, which he sailed to Green Bay, and having 
passed thence in canoes to the mouth of the St. Joseph River, by which 
and the Kankakee he reached the Illinois, in January, 1680, erected Fort 
Crevecoeur^ at the lower end of Peoria Lake, where the city of Peoria is 
now situated. The place where this ancient fort stood may still be seen 
just below the outlet of Peoria Lake. It was destined, however, to a 
temporary existence. From this point, LaSalle determined to descend 
the Mississippi to its mouth, but did not accomplish this purpose till two 
years later — in 1682. Returning to Fort Frontenac for the purpose of 
getting materials with which to rig his vessel, he left the fort in charge of 
Touti, his lieutenant, who during his absence was driven off by the Iro- 
quois Indians. These savages had made a raid upon the settlement of 
the Illinois, and had left nothing in their track but ruin and desolation. 
Mr. Davidson, in his History of Illinois, gives the following graphic 
account of the picture that met the eyes of LaSalle aud his companions 
on their return : 

" At the great town of the Illinois they were appalled at the scene 
which opened to their view. No hunter appeared to break its death-like 
silence with a salutatory whoop ot welcome. The plain on which the 
town had stood was now strewn with charred fragments of lodges, which 
had so recently swarmed with savage life and hilarity. To render more 
hideous the picture of desolation, large numbers of skulls had been 
placed on the upper extremities of lodge-poles which had escaped the 
devouring flames. In the midst of these horrors was the rude fort of 
the spoilers, rendered frightful by the same ghastly relics. A near 
approach showed that the graves had been robbed of their bodies, and 
swarms of buzzards were discovered glutting their loathsome stomachs 
on the reeking corruption. To complete the work of destruction, the 
growing corn of the village had been cut down and burned, while the 
pits containing the products of previous years, had been rifled and their 
contents scattered with wanton waste. It was evident the suspected 
blow of the Iroquois had fallen with relentless fury." 

Tonti had escaped LaSalle knew not whither. Passing down the 
lake in search of him and his men, LaSaUe discovered that the fort had 
been destroyed, but the vessel which he had partly constructed was still 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 113 

on the stocks, and but slightly injured. After further fruitless search, 
failing to find Tonti, he fastened to a tree a painting representing himself 
and party sitting in a canoe and bearing a pipe of peace, and to the paint- 
ing attached a letter addressed to Tonti. 

Tonti had escaped, and, after untold privations, taken shelter among 
the Pottawattaraies near Green Bay. These were friendly to the French. 
One of their old chiefs used to say, " There were but three great cap- 
tains in the world, himself, Tonti and LaSalle." 

GENIUS OF LaSALLE. 

We must now return to LaSalle, whose exploits stand out in such 
bold relief. He was born in Rouen, France, in 1643. His father was 
wealthy, but he renounced his patrimony on entering a college of the 
Jesuits, from which he separated and came to Canada a poor man in 1666. 
The priests of St. Sulpice, among whom he had a brother, were then the 
proprietors of Montreal, the nucleus of which was a seminary or con- 
vent founded by that order. The Superior granted to LaSalle a large 
tract of land at LaChine, where he established himself in the fur trade. 
He was a man of daring genius, and outstripped all his competitors in 
exploits of travel and commerce with the Indians. In 1669, he visited 
the headquarters of the great Iroquois Confederacy, at Onondaga, in the 
heart of New York, and, obtaining guides, explored the Ohio River to 
the falls at Louisville. 

In order to understand the genius of LaSalle, it must be remembered 
that for many years prior to his time the missionaries and traders were 
obliged to make their way to the Northwest by the Ottawa River (of 
Canada) on account of the fierce hostility of the Iroquois along the lower 
lakes and Niagara River, which entirely closed this latter route to the 
Upper Lakes. They carried on their commerce chiefly by canoes, pad- 
dling them through the Ottawa to Lake Nipissing, carrying them across 
the portage to French River, and descending that to Lake Huron. This 
being the route by which they reached the Northwest, accounts for the 
fact that all the earliest Jesuit missions were established in the neighbor- 
hood of the Upper Lakes. LaSalle conceived the grand idea of opening 
the route by Niagara River and the Lower Lakes to Canadian commerce 
by sail vessels, connecting it with the navigation of the Mississippi, and 
thus opening a magnificent water communication from the Gulf of St. 
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. This truly grand and comprehensive 
purpose seems to have animated him in all his wonderful achievements 
and the matchless difficulties and hardships he surmounted. As the first 
step in the accomplishment of this object he established himself on Lake 
Ontario, and built and garrisoned Fort Frontenac, the site of the present 



114 HISTORY OP THE STATE OF ILLIKOIS. 

city of Kingston, Canada. Here he obtained a grant of land from the 
French crown and a body of troops by which he beat back the invading 
Iroquois and cleared the passage to Niagara Falls. Having by this mas- 
terly stroke made it safe to attempt a hitherto untried expedition, his 
next step, as we have seen, was to advance to the Falls with all his 
outfit for building a ship with which to sail the lakes. He was success- 
ful in this undertaking, though his ultimate purpose was defeated by a 
strange combination of untoward circumstances. The Jesuits evidently 
hated LaSalle and plotted against him, because he had abandoned them 
and co-operated with a rival order. The fur traders were also jealous of 
his superior success in opening new channels of commerce. At LaChine 
he had taken the trade of Lake Ontario, which but for his presence there 
would have gone to Quebec. While they were plodding with their bark 
canoes through the Ottawa he was constructing sailing vessels to com- 
mand the trade of the lakes and the Mississippi. These great plans 
excited the jealousy and envy of the small traders, introduced treason and 
revolt into the ranks of his own companions, and finally led to the foul 
assassination by which his great achievements were prematurely ended. 

In 1682, LaSalle, having completed his vessel at Peoria, descended 
the Mississippi to its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. Erecting a 
standard on which he inscribed the arms of France, he took formal pos- 
session of the whole valley of the mighty river, in the name of Louis 
XIV., then reigning, in honor of whom he named the country Louisiana. 

LaSalle then went to France, was appointed Governor, and returned 
with a fleet and immigrants, for the purpose of planting a colony in Illi- 
nois. They arrived in due time in the Gulf of Mexico, but failing to 
find the mouth of the Mississippi, up which LaSalle intended to sail, his 
supply ship, with the immigrants, was driven ashore and wrecked on 
Matagorda Bay. With the fragments of the vessel he constructed a 
stockade and rude huts on the shore for the protection of the immigrants, 
calling the post Fort St. Louis. He then made a trip into New Mexico, 
in search of silver mines, but, meeting with disappointment, returned to 
find his little colony reduced to forty souls. He then resolved to travel 
on foot to Illinois, and, starting with his companions, had reached the 
valley of the Colorado, near the mouth of Trinity river, when he was 
shot by one of his men. This occurred on the 19th of March, 1687. 

Dr. J. W. Foster remarks of him : " Thus fell, not far from the banks 
of the Trinity, Robert Cavalier de la Salle, one of the grandest charac- 
ters that ever figured in American history — a man capable of originating 
the vastest schemes, and endowed with a will and a judgment capable of 
carrying them to successful results. Had ample facilities been placed by 
the King of France at his disposal, the result of the colonization of this 
continent might have been far different from what we now behold." 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 116 



EARLY SETTLEMENTS. 

A temporary settlement was made at Fort St. Louis, or the old Kas- 
kaslda village, on the Illinois River, in what is now LaSalle County, in 
1682. In 1690, this was removed, with the mission connected with it, to 
Kaskaskia, on the river of that name, emptying into the lower Mississippi 
in St. Clair County. Cahokia was settled about the same time, or at 
least, both of these settlements began in the year 1690, though it is now 
pretty well settled that Cahokia is the older place, and ranks as the oldest 
permanent settlement in Illinois, as well as in the Mississippi Valley. 
The reason for the removal of the old Kaskaskia settlement and mission, 
■ was probably because the dangerous and difficult route by Lake Michigan 
and the Chicago portage had been almost abandoned, and travelers and 
traders passed down and up the Mississippi by the Fox and Wisconsin 
River route. They removed to the vicinity of the Mississippi in order 
to be in the line of travel from Canada to Louisiana, tliat is, the lower 
part of it, for it was all Louisiana then south of the lakes. 

During the period of French rule in Louisiana, the population prob- 
ably never exceeded ten thousand, including whites and blacks. Within 
that portion of it now included in Indiana, trading posts were established 
at the principal Miami villages which stood on the head waters of the 
Maumee, the Wea villages situated at Ouiatenon, on the Wabash, and 
the Piankeshaw villages at Post Vincennes ; all of which were probably 
visited by French traders and missionaries before the close of the seven- 
teenth century. 

In the vast territory claimed by the French, many settlements of 
considerable importance had sprung up. Biloxi, on Mobile Bay, had 
been founded by DTberville, in 1699 ; Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac had 
founded Detroit in 1701 ; and New Orleans had been founded by Bien- 
ville, under the auspices of the Mississippi Company, in 1718. In Illi- 
nois also, considerable settlements had been made, so that in 1730 they 
embraced one hundred and forty French families, about six hundred " con- 
verted Indians," and many traders and voyageurs. In that portion of the 
country, on the east side of the Mississippi, there were five distinct set- 
tlements, with their respective villages, viz. : Cahokia, near the mouth 
of Cahokia Creek and about five miles below the present city of St. 
Louis ; St. Philip, about forty-five miles below Cahokia, and four miles 
above Fort Chartres ; Fort Chartres, twelve miles above Kaskaskia ; 
Kaskaskia, situated on the Kaskaskia River, five miles above its conflu- 
"ence with the Mississippi ; and Prairie du Rocher, near Fort Chartres. 
To these must be added St. Genevieve and St. Louis, on the west side 
of the Mississippi. These, with the exception of St. Louis, are among 



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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 117 

the oldest French towns in the Mississippi Valley. Kaskaskia, in its best 
days, was a town of some two or three thousand inhabitants. After it 
passed from the crown of France its population for many years did not 
exceed fifteen hundred. Under British rule, in 1773, the population had 
decreased to four hundred and fifty. As early as 1721, the Jesuits had 
established a college and a monastery in Kaskaskia. 

Fort Chartres was first built under the direction of the Mississippi 
Company, in 1718, by M. de Boisbraint, a military officer, under command 
of Bienville. It stood on the east bank of the Mississippi, about eighteen 
miles below Kaskaskia, and was for some time the headquarters of the 
military commandants of the district of Illinois. 

In the Centennial Oration of Dr. Fowler, delivered at Philadelphia, 
by appointment of Gov. Beveridge, we find some interesting facts with 
regard to the State of Illinois, which we appropriate in this history: 

In 1682 Illinois became a possession of the French crown, a depend- 
ency of Canada, and a part of Louisiana. In 1765 the English flag was 
run up on old Fort Chartres, and Illinois was counted among the treas- 
ures of Great Britain. 

In 1779 it was taken from the English by Col. George Rogers Clark. 
This man was resolute in nature, wise in council, prudent in policy, bold 
in action, and heroic in danger. Few men who have figured in the his- 
tory of America are more deserving than this colonel. Nothing short of 
first-class ability could have rescued Vincens and all Illinois from the 
English. And it is not possible to over-estimate the influence of this 
achievement upon the republic. In 1779 Illinois became a part of Vir- 
ginia. It was soon known as Illinois County. In 1784 Virginia ceded 
all this territory to the general government, to be cut into States, to be 
republican in form, with " the same right of sovereignty, freedom, and 
independence as the other States." 

In 1787 it was the object of the wisest and ablest legislation found 
in any merely human records. No man can study the secret history of 

THE "COMPACT OF 1787," 

and not feel that Providence was guiding with sleepless eye these unborn 
States. The ordinance that on July 13, 1767, finally became the incor- 
porating act, has a most marvelous history. Jefferson had vainly tried 
to secure a system of o-overnment for the northwestern territory. He 
was an emancipationist of that day, and favored the exclusion of slavery 
from the territory Virginia had ceded to the general government; but 
the South voted him down as often as it came up. In 1787, as late as 
July 10, an organizing act without tlie anti-slavery clause was pending. 
This concession to the South was expected to carry it. Congress was in 



118 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

session in New York City. On July 5, Rev. Dr. Manasseh Cutler, of 
Massachusetts, came into New York to lobby on the northwestern terri- 
tory. Everything seemed to fall into his hands. Events were ripe. 

The state of the public credit, the growing of Southern prejudice, 
the basis of his mission, his personal character, all combined to complete 
one of those sudden and marvelous revolutions of public sentiment that 
once in five or ten centuries are seen to sweep over a country like the 
breath of the Almighty. Cutler was a graduate of Yale — received his 
A.M. from Harvard, and his D.D. from Yale. He had studied and taken 
degrees in the three learned professions, medicine, law, and divinity. He 
had thus America's best indorsement. He liad published a scientific 
examination of the plants of New England. His name stood second only 
to that of Franklin as a scientist in America. He was a courtly gentle- 
man of the old style, a man of commanding presence, and of inviting 
face. The Southern members said they had never seen such a gentleman 
in the North. He came representing a company that desired to purchase 
a tract of land now included in Ohio, for the purpose of planting a colony. 
It was a speculation. Government money was worth eighteen cents on 
the dollar. This Massachusetts company had collected enough to pur- 
chase 1,500,000 acres of land. Other speculators in New York made 
Dr. Cutler their agent (lobbyist). On the 12th he represented a demand 
for 5,500,000 acres. This would reduce the national debt. Jefferson 
and Virginia were regarded as authority concerning the land Virginia 
had just ceded. Jefferson's policy wanted to provide for the public credit, 
and this was a good opportunity to do something. 

Massachusetts then owned the territory of Maine, which she was 
crowding on the- market. She was opposed to opening the northwestern 
region. This fired the zeal of Virginia. The South caught the inspira- 
tion, and all exalted Dr. Cutler. The English minister invited him to 
dine with some of the Southern gentlemen. He was the center of interest. 

The entire South rallied round him. Massachusetts could not vote 
against him, because many of the constituents of her members were 
interested personally in the western speculation. Thus Cutler, making 
friends with the South, and, doubtless, using all the arts of the lobby, 
was enabled to command the situation. True to deeper convictions, he 
dictated one of the most compact and finished documents of wise states- 
manship that has ever adorned any human law book. He borrowed from 
Jefferson the term "Articles of Compact," which, preceding the federal 
constitution, rose into the most sacred character. He then followed very 
closely the constitution of Massachusetts, adopted three years before. 
Its most marked points were : 

1. The exclusion of slavery from the territory forever. 

2. Provision for public schools, giving one township for a seminary, 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 119 

and every section numbered 16 in each township ; that is, one-thirty-sixth 
of all the land, for public schools. 

3. A provision prohibiting the adoption of any constitution or the 
enactment of any law that should nullify pre-existing contracts. 

Be it forever remembered that this compact declared that " Rehgion, 
morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the 
happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall always 
be encouraged." 

Dr. Cutler planted himself on this platform and would not yield. 
Giving his unqualified declaration that it was that or nothing — that unless 
they could make the land desirable they did not want it — he took his 
horse and buggy, and started for the constitutional convention in Phila- 
delphia. On July 13, 1787, the bill was put upon its passage, and was 
unanimously adopted, every Southern member voting for it, and only one 
man, Mr. Yates, of New York, voting against it. But as the States voted 
as States, Yates lost his vote, and the compact Avas put beyond repeal. 

Thus the great States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis- 
consin — a vast empire, the heart of the great valley — were consecrated 
to freedom, intelligence, and honesty. Thus the great heart of the nation 
was prepared for a year and a day and an hour. In the light of these eighty- 
nine years I affirm that this act was the salvation of the republic and the 
destruction of slavery. Soon the South saw their great blunder, and 
tried to repeal the compact. In 1803 Congress referred it to a committee 
of which John Randolph was chairman. He reported that this ordinance 
was a compact, and opposed repeal. Thus it stood a rock, in the way 
of the on-rushing sea of slavery. 

With all this timely aid it was, after all, a most desperate and pro- 
tracted struggle to keep the soil of Illinois sacred to freedom. It was 
the natural battle-field for the irrepressible conflict. In the southern end 
of the State slavery preceded the compact. It existed among the old 
French settlers, and was hard to eradicate. The southern part of the 
State was settled from the slave States, and this population brought their 
laws, customs, and institutions with them. A stream of population from 

! the North poured into the northern part of the State. These sections 
misunderstood and hated each other perfectly. The Southerners regarded 

\ the Yankees as a skinning, tricky, penurious race of peddlers, filling the 
country with tinware, brass clocks, and wooden nutmegs. The North- 

h erner thought of the Southerner as a lean, lank, lazy creature, burrowing 

i in a hut, and rioting in whisky, dirt and ignorance. These causes aided 
in making the struggle long and bitter. So strong was the sympathy 
with slavery that, in spite of the ordinance of 1787, and in spite of the 
deed of cession, it was determined to allow the old French settlers to 
retain their slaves. Planters from the slave States might bring their 



120 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF rLLINOIS. 

slaves, if they would give them a chance to choose freedom or years 
of service and bondage for their children till they should become 
thirty years of age. If they chose freedom they must leave the State 
in sixty days or be sold as fugitives. Servants were whipped for offenses 
for which white men are fined. Each lash paid forty cents of the fine. A 
negro ten miles from home without a pass was whipped. These famous 
laws were imported from the slave States just as they imported laws for 
the inspection of flax and wool when there was neither in the State. 

These Black Laws are now wiped out. A vigorous effort was made 
to protect slavery in the State Constitution of 1817. It barely failed. 
It was renewed in 1825, when a convention was asked to make a new 
constitution. After a hard fight the convention was defeated. But 
slaves did not disappear from the census of the State until 1850. There 
were mobs and murders in the interest of slavery. Lovejoy was added 
to the list of martyrs — a sort of first-fruits of that long life of immortal 
heroes who saw freedom as the one supreme desire of their souls, and 
were so enamored of her that they preferred to die rather than survive her. 

The population of 12,282 that occupied the territory in A.D. 1800, 
increased to 45,000 in A.D.- 1818, when the State Constitution was 
adopted, and Illinois took her place in the Union, with a star on the flag 
and two votes in the Senate. 

Shadrach Bond was the first Governor, and in his first message he 
recommended the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 

The simple economy in those days is seen in the fact that the entire 
bill for stationery for the first Legislature was only 113.50. Yet this 
simple body actually enacted a very superior code. 

There was no money in the territory before the war of 1812. Deer 
skins and coon skins were the circulating medium. In 1821, the Legis- 
lature ordained a State Bank on the credit of the State. It issued notes 
in the likeness of bank bills. These notes were made a legal tender for 
every thing, and the bank was ordered to loan to the people 1100 on per- 
sonal security, and more on mortgages. They actually passed a resolu- 
tion requesting the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to 
receive these notes for land. The old French Lieutenant Governor, Col. 
Menard, put the resolution as follows: " Gentlemen of the Senate : It is 
moved and seconded dat de notes of dis hank be made land-office money. 
All in favor of dat motion say aye ; all against it say no. It is decided 
in (ie affirmative. Now, gentlemen, I bet you one hundred dollar he 
never be land-office money ! " Hard sense, like hard money, is always 
above par. 

This old Frenchman presents a fine figure up against the dark back- 
ground of most of his nation. They made no progress. They clung to 
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 121 

They pulled their blankets over their heads in the winter like the Indians, 
with whom tliey freely intermingled. 

Demagogism had an early development. One John Grammar (only 
in name), elected to the Territorial and State Legislatures of 1S16 and 
1836, invented the policy of opposing every new thing, saying, " If it 
succeeds, no one will ask who voted against it. If it proves a failure, he 
could quote its record." In sharp contrast with Grammar was the char- 
acter of D. P. Cook, after whom the county containing Chicago was 
named. Su'ch was his transparent integrity and remarkable ability that 
his will was almost the law of the State. In Congress, a young man, 
and from a poor State, he was i^ade Chairman of the Ways and Means 
Committee. He was pre-eminent for standing by his committee, regard- 
less of consequences. It was his integrity tliat elected Jolin Quincy 
Adams to the Presidenc3\ There were four candidates in 182-I-, Jackson, 
Clay, Crawford, and John Quincy Adams. There being no choice by the 
people, the election was thrown into the House. It was so balanced that 
it turned on his vote, and tliat he cast for Adams, electing him ; then 
went home to face the wrath of the Jackson party in Illinois. It cost 
him all but character and greatness. It is a suggestive comment on the 
times, that there was no legal interest till 1830. It often reached 150 
per cent., usually 50 per cent. Then it was reduced to 12, and now to 
10 per cent. 

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE PRAIRIE STATE. 

In area the State has 55,410 square miles of territory. It is about 
150 miles wide and 400 miles long, stretching in latitude from Maine to 
North Carolina. It embraces wide variety of climate. It is tempered 
on the north by the great inland, saltless, tideless sea, which keeps the 
thermometer from either extreme. • Being a table land, from 600 to 1,600 
feet above the level of the sea, one is prepared to find on the health 
maps, prepared by the general government, an almost clean and perfect 
record. In freedom from fever and malarial diseases and consumptions, 
the three deadly enemies of the American Saxon, Illinois, as a State, 
stands without a superior. She furnishes one of the essential conditions 
of a great people — sound bodies. I suspect that this fact lies back of 
that old Delaware word, Illini, superior men. 

The great battles of history that have been determinative of dynas- 
ties and destinies have been strategical battles, chiefly the question of 
position. Thermopylae has been the war-cry of freemen for twenty-four 
centuries. It only tells how much there may be in position. All this 
advantage belongs to Illinois. It is in the heart of the greatest valley in 
the world, the vast region between the mountains — a valley that could 



122 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

feed mankind for one thousand years. It is well on toward the center of 
the continent. It is in the great temperate belt, in which have been 
found nearly all the aggressive civilizations of history. It has sixty-five 
miles of frontage on the head of the lake. With the Mississippi forming 
the western and southern boundary, with the Ohio running along the 
southeastern line, with the Illinois River and Canal dividing the State 
diagonally from the lake to the Lower Mississippi, and with the Rock and 
Wabash Rivers furnishing altogether 2,000 miles of water-front, con- 
necting with, and running through, in all about 12,000 miles of navi- 
gable water. 

But this is not all. These waters are made most available by the 
fact that the lake and the State lie on the ridge running into the great 
valley from the east. Within cannon-shot of the lake the water runs 
away from the lake to the Gulf. The lake now empties at both ends, 
one into the Atlantic and one into the Gulf of Mexico. The lake thus 
seems to hang over the land. This makes the dockage most serviceable ; 
there are no steep banks to damage it. Both lake and river are made 
for use. 

The climate varies from Portland to Richmond ; it favors every pro- 
duct of the continent, including the tropics, with less than half a dozen 
exceptions. It produces every great nutriment of the world except ban- 
anas and rice. It is hardly too much to say that it is the most productive 
spot known to civilization. With the soil full of bread and the earth full 
of minsrals ; with an upper surface of food and an under layer of fuel ; 
with perfect natural drainage, and abundant springs and streams and 
navigable rivers ; half way between the forests of the North and the fruits 
of the South ; within a day's ride of the great deposits of iron, coal, cop- 
per, lead, and zinc; containing and' controlling the great grain, cattle, 
pork, and lumber markets of the world, it is not strange that Illinois has 
the advantage of position. 

This advantage has been supplemented by the character of the popu- 
lation. In the early days when Illinois was first admitted to the Union, 
her population were chi'efl}^ from Kentucky and Virginia. But, in the 
conflict of ideas concerning slavery, a strong tide of emigration came in 
from the East, and soon changed this composition. In 1870 her non- 
native population were from colder soils. New York furnished 133,290 ; 
Ohio gave 162,623; Pennsylvania sent on 98,352; the entire South gave 
us only 206,734. In all her cities, and in all her German and Scandina- 
vian and other foreign colonies, Illinois has only about one-fifth of her 
people of foreign birth. 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLDSTOIS. 123 



PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT. 

One of the greatest elements in the early development of Illinois is 
the Illinois and Michigan Canal, connecting the Illinois and Mississippi 
Rivers with the lakes. It was of the utmost importance to the State. 
It was recommended by Gov. Bond, the first governor, in his first message. 
In 1821, the Legislature appropriated $10,000 for surveying the route. 
Two bright young engineers surveyed it, and estimated the cost at 
$600,000 or $700,000. It finally cost $8,000,000. In 1825, a law was 
passed to incorporate the Canal Company, but no stock was sold. In 
1826, upon the solicitation of Cook, Congress gave 800,000 acres of land 
on the line of the work. In 1828, another law — commissioners appointed, 
and work commenced with new survey and new estimates. In 1834-35, 
George Farquhar made an able report on the whole matter. This was, 
doubtless, the ablest report ever made to a western legislature, and it 
became the model for subsequent reports and action. From this the 
work went on till it was finished in 1848. It cost the State a large 
amount of money ; but it gave to the industries of the State an impetus 
that pushed it up into the first rank of greatness. It was not built as a 
speculation any more than a doctor is employed on a speculation. But 
it has paid into the Treasury of the State an average annual net sum of 
over $111,000. 

Pending the construction of the canal, the land and town-lot fever 
broke out in the State, in 1834-35. It took on the malignant type in 
Chicago, lifting tlie town up into a city. The disease spread over the 
entire State and adjoining States. It was epidemic. It cut up men's 
farms without regard to locality, and cut up the purses of the purchasers 
without regard to consequences. It is estimated that building lots enough 
were sold in Indiana alone to accommodate every citizen then in the 
United States. 

Towns and cities were exported to the Eastern market by the ship- 
load. There was no-lack of buyers. Every up-ship came freighted with 
speculators and their money. 

This distemper seized upon the Legislature in 1836-37, and left not 
one to tell the tale. They enacted a system of internal improvement 
without a parallel in the grandeur of its conception. They ordered the 
construction of 1,300 miles of railroad, crossing the State in all direc- 
tions. This was surpassed by the river and canal improvements. 
There were a few counties not touched by either railroad or river or 
canal, and those were to be comforted and compensated by the free dis- 
tribution of $200,000 among them. To inflate this balloon beyond cre- 
dence it was ordered that work should be commenced on both ends of 



124 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

each of these raih-oads and rivers, and at each river-crossing, all at the 
same time. The appropriations for these vast improvements were over 
$12,000,000, and commissioners were appointed to borrow the money on 
the credit of the State. Remember that all this was in tlie early days of 
railroading, when railroads were luxuries ; that the State had whole 
counties with scarcely a cabin ; and that the population of the State was 
less than 400,000, and you can form some idea of the vigor with which 
these brave men undertook the work of making a great State. In the 
light of history I am compelled to say that this was only a premature 
throb of the power that actually slumbered in the soil of the State. It 
was Hercules in the cradle. 

At this juncture the State Bank loaned its funds largely to Godfrey 
Gilman & Co., and to other leading houses, for the purpose of drawing 
trade from St. Louis to Alton. Soon they failed, and took down the 
bank with them. 

In 1840, all hope seemed gone. A population of 480,000 were loaded 
with a debt of f 14,000, 000. It had only six small cities, really only 
towns, namely : Chicago, Alton, Springfield, Quincy, Galena, Nauvoo. 
This debt was to be cared for when there was not a dollar in the treas- 
ury, and when the State had borrowed itself out of all credit, and when 
there was not good money enough in the hands of all the people to pay 
the interest of the debt for a single year. Yet, in the presence of all 
these difficulties, the young State steadily refused to repudiate. Gov. 
Ford took hold of the problem and solved it, bringing the State through 
in triumph. 

Having touched lightly upon some of the more distinctive points in 
the history of the development of Illinois, let us next briefly consider the 

MATERIAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE. 

It is a garden four hundred miles long and one hundred and fifty 
miles wide. Its soil is chiefly a black sandy loam, from six inches to 
sixty feet thick. On the American bottoms it has been cultivated for 
one hundred and fifty years without renewal. About the old French 
towns it has yielded corn for a century and a half without rest or help. 
It produces nearly everything green in the temperate and tropical zones. 
She leads all other States in the number of acres actually under plow. 
Her products from 25,000,000 of acres are incalculable. Her mineral 
wealth is scarcely second to her agricultural power. She has coal, iron, 
lead, copper, zinc, many varieties of building stone, fire clay, cuma clay, 
common brick clay, sand of all kinds, gravel, mineral .paint — every thing 
needed for a high civilization. Left to herself, she has the elements of 
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 125 

handling in figures. We can handle it in general terms like algebraical 
signs, but long before we get up into the millions and billions the human 
mind drops down from comprehension to mere symbolic apprehension. 

When I tell you that nearly four-fifths of the entire State is under- 
laid with a deposit of coal more than forty feet thick on the average (now 
estimated, by recent surveys, at seventy feet thick), you can get some 
idea of its amount, as you do of the amouQt of the national debt. There 
it is ! 41,000 square miles — one vast mine into which you could put 
any of the States ; in which you could bury scores of European and 
ancient empires, and have room enough all round to work without know- 
ing that they had been sepulchered there. 

Put this vast coal-bed down by the other great coal deposits of the 
world, and its importance becomes manifest. Great Britain has 12,000 
square miles of coal ; Spain, 3,000; France, 1,719; Belgium, 578; Illinois 
about twice as many square miles as all combined. Virginia has 20,000 
square miles ; Pennsylvania, 16,000 ; Ohio, 12,000. Illinois has 41,000 
square miles. One-seventh of all the known coal on this continent is in 
Illinois. 

Could we sell the coal in this single State for one-seventh of one cent 
a ton it would pay the national debt. Converted into power, even with 
the wastage in our common engines, it would do more work than could 
be done by the entire race, beginning at Adam's wedding and working 
ten hours a day through all the centuries till the present time, and right 
on into the future at the same rate for the next 600,000 years. 

Great Britain uses enough mechanical power to-day to give to each 
man, woman, and child in the kingdom the help and service of nineteen 
untiring servants. No wonder she has leisure and luxuries. No wonder 
the home of the common artisan has in it more luxuries than could be 
found in the palace of good old King Arthur. Think, if you can conceive 
of it, of the vast army of servants that slumber in the soil of Illinois, 
impatiently awaiting the call of Genius to come forth to minister to our 
comfort. 

At the present rate of consumption England's coal supply will be 
exhausted in 250 years. When this is gone she must transfer her dominion 
either to the Indies, or to British America, which I would not resist ; or 
to some other people, which I would regret as a loss to civilization. 

COAL IS KING. 

At the same rate of consumption (which far exceeds our own) the 
deposit of coal in Illinois will last 120,000 years. And her kingdom shall 
be an everlasting kingdom. 

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126 HISTOEY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

the State. We shall not be humiliated in this field. Here we strike the 
secret of our national credit. Nature provides a market in the constant 
appetite of the race. Men must eat, and if we can furnish the provisions 
we can command the treasure. All that a man hath will he give for his 
hfe. 

According to the last census Illinois produced 30,000,000 of bushels 
of wheat. That is more wheat than was raised by any other State in the 
Union. She raised In 1875, 130,000,000 of bushels of corn — twice as 
much as any other State, and one-sixth of all the corn raised in the United 
States. She harvested 2,747,000 tons of hay, nearly one-tenth of all the 
hay in the Republic. It is not generally appreciated, but it is true, that 
the hay crop of the country is worth more than the cotton crop. The 
hay of Illinois equals the cotton of Louisiana. Go to Charleston, S. C, 
and see them peddling handfuls of hay or grass, almost as a curiosity, 
as we regard Chinese gods or the cryolite of Greenland ; drink your 
coffee and condensed milk; and walk back from the coast for many a 
league through the sand and burs till you get up into the better atmos- 
phere of the mountains, without seeing a waving meadow or a grazing 
herd ; then you will begin to appreciate the meadows of the Prairie State, 
where tlie grass often grows sixteen feet high. 

The value of her farm implements is $211,000,000, and the value of 
her live stock is only second to the great State of New York. in 1875 
she had 25,000,000 hogs, and packed 2,113,815, about one-half of ail that 
were packed in the United States. This is no insignificant item. Pork 
is a growing demand of the old world. Since the laborers of Europe 
have gotten a taste of our bacon, and we have learned how to pack it dry 
in boxes, like ^vy goods, the world has become the market. 

The hog is on the march into the future. His nose is ordained to 
uncover the secrets of dominion, and his feet shall be guided by the star 
of empire. 

Illinois marketed $57,000,000 worth of slaughtered animals — more 
than any other State, and a seventh of all the States. 

Be patient with me, and pardon my pride, and I will give you a list 
of some of the things in which Illinois excels all other States. 

Depth and richness of soil ; per cent, of good ground ; acres of 
improved land ; large farms — some farms contain from 40,000 to 60,000 
acres of cultivated land, 40,000 acres of corn on a single farm ; number of 
farmers ; amount of wheat, corn, oats and honey produced ; value of ani- 
mals for slaughter; number of hogs ; amount of pork ; number of horses 
— three times as many as Kentucky, the horse State. 

Illinois excels all other States in miles of railroads and in miles of 
postal service, and in money orders sold per annum, and in the amount of 
lumber sold in her markets. 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLmOIS. 127 

Illinois is only second in many important matters. This sample list 
comprises a few of the more important : Permanent school fund (good 
for a young state) ; total income for educational purposes ; number of pub- 
lishers of books, maps, papers, etc.; value of farm products and imple- 
ments, and of live stock ; in tons of coal mined. 

The shipping of Illinois is only second to New York. Out of one 
port during the business hours of the season of navigation she sends forth 
a vessel every ten minutes. This does not include canal boats, which go 
one every five minutes. No wonder she is only second in number of 
bankers and brokers or in physicians and surgeons. 

She is third in colleges, teachers and schools ; cattle, lead, hay, 
flax, sorghum and beeswax. 

She is fourth in population, in children enrolled in public schools, in 
law schools, in butter, potatoes and carriages. 

She is fifth in value of real and personal property, in theological 
seminaries and colleges exclusively for women, in milk sold, and in boots 
and shoes manufactured, and in book-binding. 

She is only seventh in the production of wood, while she is the 
twelfth in area. Surely that is well done for the Prairie State. She now 
has much more wood and growing timber than she had thirty years ago. 

A few leading industries will justify emphasis. She manufactures 
1205,000,000 worth of goods, which places her well up toward New York 
and Pennsylvania. The number of her manufacturing establishments 
increased from i860 to 1870, 300 per cent.; capital employed increased 350 
per cent., and the amount of product increased 400 per cent. She issued 
5,500,000 copies of commercial and financial newspapers — only second to 
New York. She has 6,759 miles of railroad, thus leading all other States, 
worth $636,458,000, using 3,245 engines, and 67,712 cars, making a train 
loncf enouixh to cover one-tenth of the entire roads of the State. Her 
stations are only five miles apart. She carried last year 15,795,000 passen- 
gers, an average of 36|^ miles, or equal to taking her entire population twice 
across the State. More than two-thirds of her land is within five miles of 
a railroad, and less than two per cent, is more than fifteen miles away. 

The State has a large financial interest in the Illinois Central railroad. 
The road was incorporated in 1850, and the State gave each alternate sec- 
tion for six miles on each side, and doubled the price of the remaining 
land, so keeping herself good. The road received 2,595,000 acres of land, 
and pays to the State one-seventh of the gross receipts. The State 
receives this year $350,000, and has received in all about 17,000,000. It 
is practically the people's road, and it has a most able and gentlemanly 
management. Add to this the annual receipts from the canal, $111,000, 
and a large per cent, of the State tax is provided for. 



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THE RELIGION AND MORALS 

of the State keep step with her productions and growth. She was born 
of the missionary spirit. It was a minister who secured for her the ordi- 
nance of 1787, by which she has been saved from slavery, ignorance, and 
dishonesty. Rev. Mr. Wiley, pastor of a Scotch congregation in Randolph 
County, petitioned the Constitutional Convention of 1818 to recognize 
Jesus Christ as king, and the Scriptures as the only necessary guide and 
book of law. The convention did not act in the case, and the old Cove- 
nanters refused to accept citizenship. They never voted until 182-1, when 
the slavery question was submitted to the people; then they all voted 
against it and cast the determining votes. Conscience has predominated 
whenever a great moral question has been submitted to the people. 

But little mob violence has ever been felt in the State. In 1817 
regulators disposed of a band of horse-thieves that infested the territory. 
The Mormon indignities finally awoke the same spirit. Alton was also 
the scene of a pro-slavery mob, in which Lovejoy was added to the list of 
martyrs. The moral sense of the people makes the law supreme, and gives 
to the State unruffled peace. 

With $22,300,000 in church property, and 4,298 church organizations, 
the State has that divine police, the sleepless patrol of moral ideas, that 
alone is able to secure perfect safety. Conscience takes the knife from 
the assassin's hand and the bludgeon from the grasp of the highwayman. 
We sleep in safety, not because we are behind bolts and bars — these only 
fence against the innocent ; not because a lone officer drowses on a distant 
corner of a street ; not because a sheriff may call his posse from a remote 
part of the county; but heainse' conscience guards the very portals of the 
air and stirs in the deepest recesses of the public mind. This spirit issues 
within the State 9,500,000 copies of religious papers annually, and receives 
still more from without. Thus the crime of the State is only one-fourth 
that of New York and one-half that of Pennsylvania. 

Illinois never had but one duel between her own citizens. In Belle- 
ville, in 1820, Alphonso Stewart and William Bennett arranged to vindi- 
cate injured honor. The seconds agreed to make it a sham, and make 
them shoot blanks. Stewart was in the secret. Bennett mistrusted some- 
thing, and, unobserved, slipped a bullet into his gun and killed Stewart. 
He then fled the State. After two years he was caught, tried, convicted, 
and, in spite of friends and political aid, was hung. This fixed the code 
of honor on a Christian basis, and terminated its use in Illinois. 

The early preachers were ignorant men, who were^ accounted eloquent 
according to the strength of their voices. But they set the style for all 
public speakers. Lawyers and political speakers followed this rule. Gov. 



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Ford says: "Nevertheless, these first preachers were of incalculable 
benefit to the country. They inculcated justice and morality. To them 
are we indebted for the first Christian character of the Protestant portion 
of the people." 

In education Illinois surpasses her material resources. The ordinance 
of 1787 consecrated one thirty -sixth of her soil to common schools, and 
the law of 1818, the first law that went upon her statutes, gave three per 
cent, of all the rest to 

EDUCATION. 

The old compact secures this interest forever, and by its yoking 
moralit}^ and intelligence it precludes the legal interference with the Bible 
in the public schools. With such a start it is natural that we should have 
11,050 schools, and that our illiteracy should be less than New York ^r 
Pennsylvania, and only about one-half of Massachusetts. We are not to 
blame for not having more than one-half as many idiots as the great 
States. These public schools soon made colleges inevitable. The first 
college, still flourishing, was started in Lebanon in 1828, by the M. E. 
church, and named after Bishop McKendree. Illinois College, at Jackson- 
ville, supported by the Presbyterians, followed in 1830. In 1832 the Bap- 
tists built Shurtleff College, at Alton. Then the Presbyterians built Knox 
College, at Galesburg, in 1838, and the Episcopalians built Jubilee College, 
at Peoria, in 1847. After these early years colleges have rained down, 
A settler could hardly encamp on the prairie but a college would spring 
up by his wagon. The State now has one very well endowed and equipped 
university, namely, the Northwestern University, at Evanston, with six 
colleges, ninety instructors, over 1,000 students, and $1,500,000 endow- 
ment. 

Rev. J. M. Peck was the first educated Protestant minister in tne 
State. He settled at Rock Spring, in St. Clair County, 1820, and left his 
impress on the State. Before 1837 only party papers were published, but 
Mr. Peck published a Gazetteer of Illinois. Soon after John Russell, of 
Bluffdale, published essays and tales showing genius. Judge James Hall 
published The Illinois Monthly Magazine with great ability, and an annual 
called The Western Souvenir^ which gave him an enviable fame all over the 
United States. From these beginnings Illinois has gone on till she has 
more volumes in public libaaries even than Massachusetts, and of the 
44,500,000 volumes in all the public libraries of the United States, she 
has one-thirteenth. In newspapers she stands fourth. Her increase is 
marvelous. In 1850 she issued 5,000,000 copies; in 1860, 27,590,000 ; in 
1870, 113,140,000. In 1860 she had eighteen colleges and seminaries ; in 
1870 she had eighty. That is a grand advance for the war decade. 

This brings us to a record unsurpassed in the history of any age, 



130 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 



THE WAR RECORD OF ILLINOIS. 

I hardly know where to begin, or how to advance, or what to say, I 
can at best give you only a broken synopsis of her deeds, and you must 
put them in the order of glory for yourself. Her sons have always been 
foremost on fields of danger. In 1832-33, at the call of Gov. Reynolds, 
her sons drove Blackhawk over the Mississippi. 

When the Mexican war came, in May, 1846, 8,370 men offered them- 
selves when only 3,720 could be accepted. The fields of Buena Vista and 
Vera Cruz, and the storming of Cerro Gordo, will carry the glory of Illinois 
soldiers along after the infamy of the cause they served has been forgotten. 
But it was reserved till our day for her sons to find a field and cause and 
foemen that could fitly illustrate their spirit and heroism. Illinois put 
into her own regiments for the United States government 256,000 men, 
and into the army through other States enough to swell the number to 
290,000. This far exceeds all the soldiers of' the federal government in 
all the war of the revolution. Her total years of service were over 600,000. 
She enrolled men from eighteen to forty-five years of age when the law 
of Congress in 1864 — the test time — only asked for those from twenty to 
forty-five. Her enrollment was otherwise excessive. Her people wanted 
to go, and did not take the pains to correct the enrollment. Thus the 
basis of fixing the quota was too great, and then the quota itself, at least 
in the trying time, was far above any other State. 

Thus the demand on some counties, as Monroe, for example, took every 
able-bodied man in the county, and then did not have enough to fill the 
quota. Moreover, Illinois sent 20,844 men for ninety or one hundred days, 
for whom no credit "was asked. When Mr. Lincoln's attention was called 
to the inequality of the quota compared with other States, he replied, 
" The country needs the sacrifice. We must put the whip on the free 
horse." In spite of all these disadvantages Illinois gave to the country 
73,000 years of service above all calls. With one-thirteenth of the popu- 
lation of the loyal States, she sent regularly one-tenth of all the soldiers, 
and in the peril of the closing calls, when patriots were few and weary, 
she then sent one-eighth of all that were called for by her loved and hon- 
ored son in the white house. Her mothers and daughters went into the 
fields to raise the grain and keep the children together, while the fathers 
and older sons went to the harvest fields of the world. I knew a father 
and four sons who agreed that one of them must stay at home ; and they 
pulled straws from a stack to see who might go. The father was left. 
The next day he came into the camp, saying : " Mother says she can get 
the crops in, and I am going, too." I know large Methodist churches 
from which every male member went to the army. Do you want to know 



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what these heroes from Illinois did in the field ? Ask any soldier with a 
good record of his own, who is thus able to judge, and he will tell you 
that the Illinois men went in to win. It is common history that the greater 
victories were won in the West. When everything else looked dark Illi- 
nois was gaining victories all down the river, and dividing the confederacy. 
Sherman took with him on his great march forty-five regiments of Illinois 
infantry, three companies of artillery, and one company of cavalry. He 
could not avoid 

GOING TO THE SEA. 

If he had been killed, I doubt not the men would have gone right on. 
Lincoln answered all rumors of Sherman's defeat with, " It is impossible ; 
there is a mighty sight of fight in 100,000 Western men." Illinois soldiers 
brought home 300 battle-flags. The first United States flag that floated 
over Richmond was an Illinois flag. She sent messengers and nurses to 
every field and hospital, to care for her sick and wounded sons. She said, 
*' These suffering ones are my sons, and I will care for them." 

When individuals had given all, then cities and towns came forward 
with their credit to the extent of many millions, to aid these men and 
their families. 

Illinois gave the country the great general of the war — Ulysses S. 
Grant — since honored with two terms of the Presidency of the United 
States. 

One other name from Illinois comes up in all minds, embalmed in all 
hearts, that must have the supreme place in this story of our glory and 
of our nation's honor ; that name is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. 

The analysis of Mr. Lincoln's character is difficult on account of its 
symmetry. 

In this age we look with admiration at his uncompromising honesty. 
And well we may, for this saved us. Thousands throughout the length 
and breadth of our country who knew him only as " Honest Old Abe," 
voted for him on that account ; and wisely did they choose, for no other 
man could have carried us through the fearful night of the war. When 
his plans were too vast for our comprehension, and his faith in the cause 
too sublime for our participation ; when it was all night about us, and all 
dread before us, and all sad and desolate behind us ; when not one ray 
shone upon our cause ; when traitors were haughty and exultant at the 
South, and fierce and blasphemous at the North ; when the loyal men here 
seemed almost in the minority ; when the stoutest heart quailed, the bravest 
cheek paled ; when generals were defeating each other for place, and 
contractors were leeching out the very heart's blood of the prostrate 
republic : when every thing else had failed us, we looked at this calm, 
patient man standing like a rock in the storm, and said ; " Mr. Lincoln 



132 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

is honest, and we can trust him still." Holding to this single point with 
the energy of faith and despair we held together, and, under God, he 
brought us through to victory. 

His practical wisdom made him the wonder of all lands. With such 
certainty did Mr. Lincoln follow causes to their ultimate effects, that his 
foresight of contingencies seemed almost prophetic. 

He is radiant with all the great virtues, and his memory shall shed a 
glory upon this age that shall fill the eyes of men as they look into his- 
tory. Other men have excelled him iii some point, but, taken at all 
points, all in all, he stands head and shoulders above every other man of 
6,000 years. An administrator, he saved the nation in the perils of 
unparalleled civil war. A statesman, he justified his measures by their 
success. A philanthropist, he gave liberty to one race and salvation to 
another. A moralist, he bowed from the summit of human power to the 
foot of the Cross, and became a Christian. A mediator, he exercised mercy 
under the most absolute abeyance to law. A leader, he was no partisan. 
A commander, he was untainted with blood. A ruler in desperate times, 
he was unsullied with crime. A man, he has left no word of passion, no 
thought of malice, no trick of craft, no act of jealousy, no purpose of 
selfish ambition. Thus perfected, without a model, and without a peer, 
he was dropped into these troubled years to adorn and embellish all that 
is good and all that is great in our humanity, and to present to all coming 
time the representative of the divine idea of free government. 

It is not too much to say that away down in the future, when the 
republic has fallen from its niche in the wall of time ; when the great 
war itself shall have faded out in the distance like a mist on the horizon ; 
when the Anglo-Saxon language shall be spoken only by the tongue of 
the stranger ; then the generations looking this way shall see the great 
president as the supreme figure in this vortex of historv 

CHICAGO. 

It is impossible in our brief space to give more than a meager sketch 
of such a city as Chicago, which is in itself the greatest marvel of the 
Prairie State. This mysterious, majestic, mighty city, born first of water, 
and next of fire; sown in weakness, and raised in power; planted among 
the willows of the marsh, and crowned with the glory of the mountains ; 
sleeping on the bosom of the prairie, and rocked on the bosom of the sea ; 
the youngest city of the world, and still the eye of the prairie, as Damas- 
cus, the oldest city of the world, is the eye of the desert. With a com- 
merce far exceeding that of Corinth on her isthmus, in the highway to 
the East ; with the defenses of a continent piled around her by the thou- 
sand miles, making her far safer than Rome on the banks of the Tiber ; 



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134 HISTORY OF THE STATE OE ILLINOIS. 

with schools eclipsing Alexandria and Athens ; with liberties more con- 
spicuous than those of the old republics ; with a heroism equal to the first 
Carthage, and with a sanctity scarcely second to that of Jerusalem — set 
your thoughts on all this, lifted into the eyes of all men by the miracle of 
its growth, illuminated by the flame of its fall, and transfigured by the 
divinity of its resurrection, and you will feel, as I do, the utter impossi- 
bility of compassing this subject as it deserves. Some impression of her 
importance is received from the shock her burning gave to the civilized 
world. 

When the doubt of her calamity was removed, and the horrid fact 
was accepted, there went a shudder over all cities, and a quiver over all 
lands. There was scarcely a town in the civilized world that did not 
shake on the brink of this opening chasm. The flames of our homes red- 
dened all skies. The city was set upon a hill, and could not be hid. All 
eyes were turned upon it. To have struggled and suffered amid the 
scenes of its fall is as distinguishing as to have fought at Thermopylae, or 
Salamis, or Hastings, or Waterloo, or Bunker Hill. 

Its calamity amazed the world, because it was felt to be the common 
property of mankind. 

The early history of the city is full of interest, just as the early his- 
torv of such a man as Washington or Lincoln becomes public property, 
and is cherished by ever}'' patriot. 

Starting with 560 acres in 1833, it embraced and occupied 23,000 
acres in 1869, and, having now a population of more than 500,000, it com- 
mands general attention. 

The first settler — Jean Baptiste Pointe an Sable, a mulatto from the 
West Indies — came and began trade with the Indians in 1796. John 
Kinzie became his successor in 1804, in which year Fort Dearborn was 
erected. 

A mere trading-post was kept here from that time till about the time 
of the Blackhawk war, in 1832. It was not the city. It was merely a 
cock crowing at midnight. The morning was not yet. In 1833 the set- 
tlement about the fort was incorporated as a town. The voters were 
divided on the propriety of such corporation, twelve voting for it and one 
against it. Four years later it was incorporated as a city, and embraced 
660 acres. 

The produce handled in this city is an indication of its power. Grain 
and flour were imported from the East till as late as 1837. The first 
exportation by way of experiment was in 1839. Exports exceeded imports 
first in 1842. The Board of Trade was organized in 1848, but it was so 
weak that it needed nursing till 1855. Grain was purchased by the 
wagon-load in the street. 

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 135 

line of wagons along Lake street, while the buyers came and untied the 
bags, and examined the grain, and made their bids. That manner of 
business had to cease with the day of small things. Now our elevators 
will hold 15,000,000 bushels of grain. The cash value of the produce 
handled in a year is $215,000,000, and the produce weighs 7,000,000 
tons or 700,000 car loads. This handles thirteen and a half ton each 
minute, all the year round. One tenth of all the wheat in the United 
States is handled in Chicago. Even as long ago as 1863 the receipts of 
grain in Chicago exceeded those of the goodly city of St. Louis, and in 
1854 the exports of grain from Chicago exceeded those of New York and 
doubled those of St. Petersburg, Archangel, or Odessa, the largest grain 
markets in Europe. 

The manufacturing interests of the city are not contemptible. In 
1873 manufactories employed 45,000 operatives ; in 1876, 60,000. The 
manufactured product in 1875 was worth $177,000,000. 

No estimate of the size and power of Chicago would be adequate 
that did not put large emphasis on the railroads. Before they came 
thundering along our streets canals were the hope of our country. But 
who ever thinks now of traveling by canal packets ? , In June, 1852, 
there were only forty miles of railroad connected with the city. The 
old Galena division of the Northwestern ran out to Elgin. But now, 
who can count the trains and measure the roads that seek a terminus or 
connection in this city ? The lake stretches away to the north, gathering 
in to this center all the harvests that might otherwise pass to the north 
of us. If you will take a map and look at the adjustment of railroads, 
you will see, first, that Chicago is the great railroad center of the world, 
as New York is the commercial city of this continent ; and, second, that 
the railroad lines form the iron spokes of a great wheel whose hub is 
this city. The lake furnishes the only break in the spokes, and this 
seems simply to have pushed a few spokes together on each shore. See 
the eighteen trunk lines, exclusive of eastern connections. 

Pass round the circle, and view their numbers and extent. There 
is the great Northwestern, with all its branches, one branch creeping 
along the lake shore, and so reaching to the north, into the Lake Superior 
regions, away to the right, and on to the Northern Pacific on the left, 
swinging around Green Bay for iron and copper and silver, twelve months 
in the year, and reaching out for the wealth of the great agricultural 
belt and isothermal line traversed by the Northern Pacific. Another 
branch, not so far north, feeling for the heart of the Badger State. 
Another pushing lower down tlie Mississippi — all these make many con- 
nections, and tapping all the vast wheat regions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, 
Iowa, and all the regions this side of sunset. There is that elegant road, 
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, running out a goodly number of 



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OLD FOET DEARBORN, 1830. 




PRESENT SITE OF LAKE STIIEET BKIDGE, CHICAGO, IN 1833. 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 137 

branches, and reaping the great fields this side of the Missouri River. 
I can only mention the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis, our Illinois Central, 
described elsewhere, and the Chicago & Rock Island. Further around 
we come to the lines connecting us with all the eastern cities. The 
Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Louis, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & 
Chicago, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, and the Michigan Cen- 
tral and Great Western, give us many highways to the seaboard. Thus we 
reach the Mississippi at five points, from St. Paul to Cairo and the Gulf 
Itself by two routes. We also reach Cincinnati and Baltimore, and Pitts- 
burgh and Philadelphia, and New York. North and south run the water 
courses of the lakes and the rivers, broken just enough at this point to 
make a pass. Through this, from east to west, run the long lines that 
stretch from ocean to ocean. 

This is the neck, of the glass, and the golden sands of commerce 
must pass into our hands. Altogether we have more than 10,000 miles 
of railroad, directly tributary to this city, seeking to unload their wealth 
in our coffers. All these roads have come themselves by the infallible 
instinct of capital. Not a dollar was ever given by the city to secure 
one of them, and only a small per cent, of stock taken originally by her 
citizens, and that taken simply as an investment. Coming in the natural 
order of events, they will not be easily diverted. 

There is still another showing to all this. The connection between 
New York and San Francisco is by the middle route. This passes inevit- 
ably through Chicago. St. Louis wants the Southern Pacific or Kansas 
Pacific, and pushes it out through Denver, and so on up to Cheyenne. 
But before the road is fairly under way, the Chicago roads shove out to 
Kansas City, making even the Kansas Pacific a feeder, and actually leav- 
ing St. Louis out in the cold. It is not too much to expect that Dakota, 
Montana, and Washington Territory will find their great market in Chi- 
cago. 

But these are not all. Perhaps I had better notice here the ten or 
fifteen new roads that have just entered, or are just entering, our city. 
Their names are all that is necessary to give. Chicago & St. Paul, look- 
ing up the Red River country to the British possessions ; the Chicago, 
Atlantic & Pacific ; the Chicago, Decatur & State Line ; the Baltimore & 
Ohio; the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes; the Chicago & LaSalle Rail- 
road ; the Chicago, Pittsburgh & Cincinnati ; the Chicago and Canada 
Southern ; the Chicago and Illinois River Railroad. These, with their 
connections, and with the new connections of the old roads, already in 
process of erection, give to Chicago not less than 10,000 miles of new 
tributaries from the richest land on the continent. Thus there will be 
added to the reserve power, to the capital within reach of this city, not 
less than $1,000,000,000. 



138 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

Add to all this transporting power the ships that sail one every nine 
minutes of the business hours of the season of navigation ; add, also, the | 
canal boats that leave one every five minutes during the same time — and i 
you will see something of the business of the city. 

THE COMMERCE OF THIS CITY 

has been leaping along to keep pace with the growth of the country 
around us. In 1852, our commerce reached the hopeful sum of 
120,000,000. In 1870 it reached 1400,000,000. In 1871 it was pushed 
up above 1150,000,000. And in 1875 it touched nearly double that. 

One-half of our imported goods come directly to Chicago. Grain 
enough is exported directly from our docks to the old world to employ a 
semi-weekly line of steamers of 3,000 tons capacity. This branch is 
not likely to be greatly developed. Even after the great Welland Canal 
is completed we shall have only fourteen feet of water. The great ocean 
vessels will continue to control the trade. 

The banking capital of Chicago is $24,431,000. Total exchange in 
1875, $659,000,000. Her wholesale business in 1875 was $294,000,000. 
The rate of taxes is less than in any other great city. 

The schools of Chicago are unsurpassed in America. Out of a popu- 
lation of 800,000 there were only 186 persons between the ages of six 
and twenty-one unable to read. This is the best known record. 

In 1831 the mail system was condensed into a half-breed, who went 
on foot to Niles, Mich., once in two weeks, and brought back what papers 
and news he could find. As late as 1846 there was often only one mail 
a week. A post-office was established in Chicago in 1833, and the post- 
master nailed up old boot-legs on one side of his shop to serve as boxes 
for the nabobs and literary men. 

It is an interesting fact in the growth of the young city that in the 
active life of the business men of that day the mail matter has grown to 
a daily average of over 6,500 pounds. It speaks equally well for the 
intelligence of the people and the commercial importance of the place, 
that the mail matter distributed to the territory immediately tributary to 
Chicago is seven times greater than that distributed to the territory 
immediately tributary to St. Louis. 

The improvements that have characterized the city are as startling 
as the city itself. In 1831, Mark Beaubien established a ferry over the 
river, and put himself under bonds to carry all the citizens free for the 
privilege of charging strangers. Now there are twenty-four large bridges 
and two tunnels. 

In 1833 the government expended $30,000 on the harbor. Then 
commenced that series of manoeuvers with the river that has made it one 



HISTORY OF THE STATE OF H^LINOIS. 139 

of the world's curiosities. It used to wind around in the lower end of 
the town, and make its way rippling over the sand into the lake at the 
foot of Madison street. They took it up and put it down where it now 
is. It was a narrow stream, so narrow that even moderately small crafts 
had to go up through the willows and cat's tails to the point near Lake 
street bridge, and back up one of the branches to get room enough in 
which to turn around. 

In 1844 the quagmires in the streets were first pontooned by plank 
roads, which acted in wet weather as public squirt-guns. Keeping you 
out of the mud, they compromised by squirting the mud over you. The 
wooden-block pavements came to Chicago in 1857. In 1840 water was 
delivered by peddlers in carts or by hand. Then a twenty-five horse- 
power engine pushed it through hollow or bored logs along the streets 
till 1854, when it was introduced into the houses by new works. The 
first fire-engine was used in 1835, and the first steam fire-engine in 1859. 
Gas was utilized for lighting the city in 1850. The Young Men's Chris- 
tian Association was organized in 1858, and horse railroads carried them 
to their work in 1859. The museum was opened in 1863. The alarm 
telegraph adopted in 1864. The opera-house built in 1865. The city 
grew from 560 acres in 1833 to 23,000 in 1869. In 1834, the taxes 
amounted to $48.90, and the trustees of the town borrowed |60 more for 
opening and improving streets. In 1835, the legislature authorized a loan 
of 12,000, and the treasurer and street commissioners resigned rather than 
plunge the town into such a gulf. 

Now the city embraces 36 square miles of territory, and has 30 miles 
of water front, besides the outside harbor of refuge, of 400 acres, inclosed 
by a crib sea-wall. One-third of the city has been raised up an average 
of eight feet, giving good pitch to the 263 miles of sewerage. The water 
of the city is above all competition. It is received through two tunnels 
extending to a crib in the lake two miles from shore. The closest analy- 
sis fails to detect any impurities, and, received 35 feet below the surface, 
it is always clear and cold. The first tunnel is five feet two inches in 
diameter and two miles long, and can deliver 50,000,000 of gallons per 
day. The second tunnel is seven feet in diameter and six miles long, 
running four miles under the city, and can deliver 100,000,000 of gal- 
lons per day. This water is distributed through 410 miles of water- 
mains. 

The three grand engineering exploits of the city are : First, lifting 
the city up on jack-screws, whole squares at a time, without interrupting 
tlie business, thus giving us good drainage ; second, running the tunnels 
under the lake, giving us the best water in the world ; and third, the 
turning the current of the river in its own channel, delivering us from the 
old abominations, and making decency possible. They redound about 



140 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

equally to the credit of the engineering, to the energy of the people, and 
to the health of the city. 

That which really constitutes the city, its indescribable spirit, its soul, 
the way it lights up in every feature in the hour of action, has not been 
touched. In meeting strangers, one is often surprised how some homely 
women marry so well. Their forms are bad, their gait uneven and awk- 
ward, their complexion is dull, their features are misshapen and mismatch- 
ed, and when we see them there is no beauty that we should desire them. 
But when once they are aroused on some subject, they put on new pro- 
portions. They light up into great power. The real person comes out 
from its unseemly ambush, and captures us at will. They have power. 
They have ability to cause things to come to pass. We no longer wonder 
why they are in such high demand. So it is with our city. 

There is no grand scenery except the two seas, one of water, the 
other of prairie. Nevertheless, there is a spirit about it, a push, a breadth, 
a power, that soon makes it a place never to be forsaken. One soon 
ceases to believe in impossibilities. Balaams are the only prophets that are 
disappointed. The bottom that has been on the point of falling out has 
been there so long that it has grown fast. It can not fall out. It has all 
the capital of the world itching to get inside the corporation. 

The two great laws that govern the growth and size of cities are, 
first, the amount of territory for which they are the distributing and 
receiving points ; second, the number of medium or moderate dealers that 
do this distributing. Monopolists build up themselves, not the cities. 
They neither eat, wear, nor live in proportion to their business. Both 
these laws help Chicago. 

The tide of trade is eastward — not up or down the map, but across 
the map. The lake runs up a wingdam for 500 miles to gather in the 
business. Commerce can not ferry up there for seven months in the year, 
and the facilities for seven months can do the work for twelve. Then the 
great region west of us is nearly all good, productive land. Dropping 
south into the trail of St. Louis, you fall into vast deserts and rocky dis- 
tricts, useful in holding the world together. St. Louis and Cincinnati, 
instead of rivaling and hurting Chicago, are her greatest sureties of 
dominion. They are far enough away to give sea-room, — farther off than 
Paris is from London, — and yet they are near enough to prevent the 
springing up of any other great city between them. 

St. Louis will be helped by the opening of the Mississippi, but also 
hurt. That will put New Orleans on her feet, and with a railroad running 
over into Texas and so West, she will tap the streams that now crawl up 
the Texas and Missouri road. The current is East, not North, and a sea- 
port at New Orleans can not permanently help St. Louis. 

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 141 

fourth of the territory of this great republic. This strip of seacoast 
divides its margins between Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, 
Baltimore and Savannah, or some other great port to be created for the 
South in the next decade. But Chicago has a dozen empires casting their 
treasures into her lap. On a bed of coal that can run all the machinery 
of the world for 500 centuries ; in a garden that can feed the race by the 
thousand years ; at the head of the lakes that give her a temperature as a 
summer resort equaled by no great city in the land ; with a climate that 
insures the health of her citizens ; surrounded by all the great deposits 
of natural wealth in mines aud forests and herds, Chicago is the wonder 
of to-day, and will be the city of the future. 

MASSACRE AT FORT DEARBORN. 

During the war of 1812, Fort Dearborn became the theater of stirring 
events. The garrison consisted of fifty-four men under command of 
Captain Nathan Heald, assisted by Lieutenant Helm (son-in-law of Mrs. 
Kinzie) and Ensign Ronan. Dr. Voorhees was surgeon. The only resi- 
dents at the post at that time were the wives of Captain Heald and Lieu- 
tenant Helm, and a few of the soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, and 
a few Canadian voyageurs^ with their wives and children. The soldiers 
and Mr. Kinzie were on most friendly terms with the Pottawattamies 
and Winnebagos, the principal tribes around them, but they could not 
win them from their attachment to the British. 

One evening in April, 1812, Mr. Kinzie sat playing on his violin and 
his children were dancing to the music, when Mrs. Kinzie came rushing 
into the house, pale with terror, and exclaiming : " The Indians ! the 
Indians ! " " What ? Where ? " eagerly inquired Mr. Kinzie. " Up 
at Lee's, killing and scalping," answered the frightened mother, who, 
when the alarm was given, was attending Mrs. Barnes (just confined) 
living not far off. Mr. Kinzie and his family crossed the river and took 
refuge in the fort, to which place Mrs. Barnes and her infant not a day 
old were safely conveyed. The rest of the inhabitants took shelter in the 
fort. This alarm was caused by a scalping party of Winnebagos, who 
hovered about the fort several days, when they disappeared, and for several 
weeks the inhabitants were undisturbed. 

On the 7th of August, 1812, General Hull, at Detroit, sent orders to 
Captain Heald to evacuate Fort Dearborn, and to distribute all the United 
States property to the Indians in the neighborhood — a most insane order. 
The Pottawattamie chief, who brought the dispatch, had more wisdom 
than the commanding general. He advised Captain Heald not to make 
the distribution. Said he : " Leave the fort and stores as they are, and 
let the Indians make distribution for themselves ; and while they are 
engaged in the business, the white people may escape to Fort Wayne." 



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Captain Heald held a council with the Indians on the afternoon ot 
the 12th, in which his officers refused to join, for they had been informed 
that treachery was designed — that the Indians intended to murder the 
white people in the council, and then destroy those in the fort. Captain 
Heald, however, took the precaution to open a port-hole displaying a 
cannon pointing directly upon the council, and by that means saved 
his life. 

Mr. Kinzie, who knew the Indians well, begged Captain Heald not 
to confide in their promises, nor distribute the arms and munitions among 
them, for it would only put power into their hands to destroy the whites. 
Actino" upon this advice, Heald resolved to withhold the munitions of 
war ; and on the night of the 13th, after the distribution of the other 
property had been made, the powder, ball and liquors were thrown into 
the river, the muskets broken up and destroyedir 

Black Partridge, a friendly chief, came to Captain Heald, and said : 
" Linden birds have been singing in my ears to-day: be careful on the 
march you are going to take." On that dark night vigilant Indians had 
crept near the fort and discovered the destruction of their promised booty 
going on within. The next morning the powder was seen floating on the 
surface of the river. The savages were exasperated and made loud com- 
plaints and threats. 

On the following day when preparations were making to leave the 
fort, and all the inmates were deeply impressed with a sense of impend- 
ing danger, Capt. Wells, an uncle of Mrs. Heald, was discovered upon 
the Indian trail among the sand-hills on the borders of the lake, not far 
distant, with a band of mounted Miamis, of whose tribe he was chief, 
having been adopted by the famous Miami warrior. Little Turtle. When 
news of Hull's surrender reached Fort Wayne, he had started with this 
force to assist Heald in defending Fort Dearborn. He was too late. 
Every means for its defense had been destroyed the night before, and 
arrangements were made for leaving the fort on the morning of the 15th. 

It was a warm bright morning in the middle of August. Indications 
were positive that the savages intended to murder the white people ; and 
when they moved out of the southern gate of the fort, the march was 
like a funeral procession. The band, feeling the solemnity of the occa- 
sion, struck up the Dead March in Saul. 

Capt. Wells, who had blackened his face with gun-powder in token 
of his fate, took the lead with his band of Miamis, followed by Capt. 
Heald, with his wife by his side on horseback. Mr. Kinzie hoped by his 
personal influence to avert the impending blow, and therefore accompanied 
them, leaving his family in a boat in charge of a friendly Indian, to be 
taken to his trading station at the site of Niles, Michigan, in the event ol 
his death. 



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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 145 

The procession moved slowly along the lake shore till they reached 
the sand-hills between the prairie and the beach, when the Pottawattamie 
escort, under the leadership of Blackbird, filed to the right, placing those 
hills between them and the white people. Wells, with his Miamis, had 
kept in the advance. They suddenly came rushing back. Wells exclaim- 
ing, " They are about to attack us ; form instantly." These words were 
quickly followed by a storm of bullets, which came whistling over the 
little hills which the treacherous savages had made the covert for their 
murderous attack. The white troop-s charged upon the Indians, drove 
them back to the prairie, and then the battle was waged between fifty- 
four soldiers, twelve civilians and three or four women (the cowardly 
Miamis having fled at the outset) against five hundred Indian warriors. 
The white people, hopeless, resolved to sell their lives as dearly as possible. 
Ensign Ronan wielded his weapon vigorously, even after falling upon his 
knees weak from the loss of blood. Capt. Wells, who was by the side of 
his niece, Mrs. Heald, when the conflict began, behaved with the greatest 
coolness and courage. He said to her, " We have not the slightest chance 
for life. We must part to meet no more in this world. God bless you." 
And then he dashed forward. Seeing a young warrior, painted like a 
demon, climb into a wagon in which were twelve children, and tomahawk 
them all, he cried out, unmindful of his personal danger, " If that is your 
game, butchering women and children, I will kill too." He spurred liis 
horse towards the Indian camp, where they had left their squaws and 
papooses, hotly pursued by swift-footed young warriors, who sent bullets 
whistling after him. One of these killed his horse and wounded hira 
severely in the leg. With a yell the young braves rushed to make him 
their prisoner and reserve him for torture. He resolved not to be made 
a captive, and by tlie use of the most provoking epithets tried to induce 
them to kill him instantly. He called a fiery young chief a squaiv, when 
the enraged warrior killed Wells instantly with his tomahawk, jumped 
upon his body, cut out his heart, and ate a portion of the warm morsel 
with savage delight ! 

In this fearful combat women bore a conspicuous part. Mrs. Heald 
was an excellent equestrian and an expert in the use of the rifle. She 
fought the savages bravely, receiving several severe wounds. Though 
faint from the loss of blood, she managed to keep her saddle. A savage 
raised his tomaliawk to kill her, when she looked him full in the face, 
and with a sweet smile and in a gentle voice said, in his own language, 
" Surely you will not kill a squaw ! " The arm of the savage fell, and 
the life of the heroic woman was saved. 

Mrs. Helm, the step-daughter of Mr. Kinzie, had an encounter with 
a stout Indian, who attempted to tomahawk her. Springing to one side, 
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14G HISTORY OF THE STATE OP ILLINOIS. 

seized the savage round the neck with her arms and endeavored to get 
hold of his scalping knife, which hung in a sheath at his breast. While 
she was thus struggling she was dragged from her antagonist by anothei' 
powerful Indian, who bore her, in spite of her struggles, to the margin 
of the lake and plunged her in. To her astonishment she was held by 
him so that she would not drown, and she soon perceived that she was 
in the hands of the friendly Black Partridge, who had saved her life. 

The wife of Sergeant Holt, a large and powerful woman, behaved as 
bravely as an Amazon. She rode a fine, high-spirited horse, which the 
Indians coveted, and several of them attacked her with the butts of their 
guns, for the purpose of dismounting her ; but she used the sword which 
she had snatched from her disabled husband so skillfully that she foiled 
them ; and, suddenly wheeling her horse, she dashed over the prairie, 
followed by the savages shouting, " The brave woman ! the brave woman ! 
Don't hurt her ! " They finally overtook her, and while she was fighting 
them in front, a powerful savage came up behind her, seized her by the 
neck and dragged her to the ground. Horse and woman were made 
captives. Mrs. Holt was a long time a captive among the Indians, but 
was afterwards ransomed. 

In this sharp conflict two-thirds of the white people were slain and 
wounded, and all their horses, baggage and provision were lost. Only 
twenty-eight straggling men now remained to fight five hundred Indians 
rendered furious by the sight of blood. They succeeded in breaking 
through the ranks of the murderers and gaining a slight eminence on the 
prairie near the Oak Woods. The Indians did not pursue, but gathered 
on their flanks, while the chiefs held a consul tation^on the sand-hills, and 
showed signs of willingness to parley. It would have been madness on 
the part of the whites to renew the fight ; and so Capt. Heald went for- 
ward and met Blackbird on the open prairie, where terms of surrender 
were soon agreed upon. It was arranged that the white people should 
give up their arms to Blackbird, and that the survivors should become 
prisoners of war, to be exchanged for ransoms as soon as practicable. 
With this understanding captives and captors started for the Indian 
camp near the fort, to which Mrs. Helm had been taken bleeding and 
suffering by Black Partridge, and had met her step-father and learned 
that her husband was safe. 

A new scene of horror was now opened at the Indian camp. The 
wounded, not being included in the terms of surrender, as it was inter- 
preted by the Indians, and the British general. Proctor, having offered a 
liberal bounty for Americafn scalps, delivered at Maiden, nearly all the 
wounded men were killed and scalped, and the price of the trophies was 
afterwards paid by the British government. 



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SHABBONA. 

This celebrated Indian chief, whose portrait appears in this work, 
deserves more than a passing notice. Although Shabbona was not so con- 
spicuous as Tecumseh or Black Hawk, yet in point of merit he was 
superior to either of them. 

Shabbona was born at an Indian village on the Kankakee River, now 
in Will County, about the year 1775. While young he was made chief of 
the band, and went to Shabbona Grove, now DeKalb County, where they 
were found in the early settlement of the county. 

In the war of 1812 Shabbona with his warriors joined Tecumseh, was 



150 HISTOJflY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 

aid to that great chief, and stood by liis side when he fell at the battle of 
the Thames. At the time of the Winnebago war, in 1827, he visited almost 
every village among the Pottawatomies, and by his persuasive arguments 
prevented them from ta]j;ing part in the war. B}^ request of the citizens 
of Chicago, Shabbona, accompanied by Billy Caldwell (Sauganash), visited 
Big Foot's village at Geneva Lake, in order to pacify the warriors, as fears 
were entertained that they were about to raise the tomahawk against the 
whites. Here Shabbona was taken prisoner by Big Foot, and his life 
threatened, but on the following day was set at liberty. From that time 
the Indians (through reproach) styled him " the white man's friend," 
and many times his life was endangered. 

Before the Black Hawk war, Shabbona met in council at two differ- 
ent times, and by his influence prevented his people from taking part with 
the Sacs and Foxes. After the death of Black Partridge and Senachwine, 
no chief among the Pottawatomies exerted so much influence as Shabbona. 
Black Hawk, aware of this influence, visited him at two different times, in 
order to enlist him in his cause, but was unsuccessful. While Black Hawk 
was a prisoner at Jefferson Barracks, he said, had it not been for Shabbona 
the whole Pottawatomie nation would have joined his standard, and he 
could have continued the war for years. 

To Shabbona many of the early settlers of Illinois owe the pres- 
ervation of their lives, for it is a well-known fact, had he not notified the 
people of their danger, a large portion of them would have fallen victims 
to the tomahawk of savages. By saving the lives of whites he endangered 
his own, for the Sacs and Foxes threatened to kill him, and made two 
attempts to execute their threats. They killed Pypeogee, his son, and 
Pyps, his nephew, and hunted him down as though he was a wild beast. 

Shabbona had a reservation of two sections of land at his Grove, but 
by leaving it and going west for a short time, the Government declared 
the reservation forfeited, and sold it the same as other vacant land. On 
Shabbona's return, and finding his possessions gone, he was very sad and 
broken down in spirit, and left the Grove for ever. The citizens of Ottawa 
raised money and bought him a tract of land on the Illinois River, above 
Seneca, in Grundy County, on which they built a house, and supplied 
him with means to live on. He lived here until his death, which occurred 
on the 17th of Jul}^ 1859, in the eight5^-fourth year of his age, and was 
buried with great pomp in the cemetery at Morris. His squaw, Pokanoka, 
was drowned in Mazen Creek, Grundy County, on the 30th of November, 
1864, and was buried by his side. 

In 1861 subscriptions were taken up in many of the river towns, to 
erect a monument over the remains of Shabbona, but the war breaking 
out, the enterprise was abandoned. Only a plain marble slab marks the 
resting-place of this friend of the white man. 



Abstract of Illinois State Laws. 



BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES. 

- No promissory note, check, draft, hill of exchange, order, or note, negO' 

tiable instrument payable at sight, or on demand, or on presentment, shall 

he entitled to days of grace. All other bills of exchange, drafts or notes are 

entitled to three days of grace. All the above mentioned paper falling 

due on Sunday, New Years'' Day, the Fourth of July, Christmas, or any 

day appointed or recommended by the President of the United States or 

the Governor of the State as a day of fast or thanksgiving, shall be deemed 

as due on the day previous, and should two or more of these days come 

togethfer, then such instrument shall be treated as due on the day previous 

to the first of said days. JVo defense can be made against a negotiable 

instrument (^assigned before due') in the hands of the assignee without 

; notice, except fraud tvas used in obtaining the same. To hold an indorser, 

due diligence must be used by suit, in collecting of the maker, unless suit 

would have been unavailing. Notes payable to person named or to order, 

in order to absolutely transfer title, must be indorsed by the payee. Notes 

' payable to bearer may be transferred by delivery, and when so payable 

, every indorser thereon is held as a guarantor of payment unless otherwise 

expressed. 

)■ In computing interest or discount on negotiable instruments, a month 

1 shall be considered a calendar month or twelfth of a year, and for less 

, than a month, a day shall be figured a thirtieth part of a month. Notes 

only bear interest when so expressed, but after due they draw the legal 

.interest, even if not stated. 

\ INTEREST. 

u The legal rate of interest is six per cent. Parties may agree in writ- 
hing on a rate not exceeding ten per cent. If a rate of interest greater 
:'|than ten per cent, is contracted for, it works a forfeiture of the whole of 
Uaid interest, and only the principal can be recovered. 

DESCENT. 

When no will is made, the property of a deceased person is distrib- 
uted as follows : 

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152 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

First. To his or her children and their descendants in equal parts ; 
the descendants of the deceased child or grandchild taking the share of 
their deceased parents in equal parts among them. 

Second. Where there is no child, nor descendant of such child, and 
no widow or surviving husband, then to the parents, brothers and sisters 
of the deceased, and their descendants, in equal parts, the surviving 
parent, if either be dead, taking a double portion ; and if there is no | 
parent living, then to the brothers and sisters of the intestate and their ; 
descendants. 

Third. When there is a widow or surviving husband^ and no child or \ 
children, or descendants of the same, then one-half of the real estate and 
the whole of the personal estate shall descend to such widow or surviving 
husband, absolutely, and the other half of the real estate shall descend as 
in other cases where there is no child or children or descendants of the 
same. 

Fourth. When there is a widow or surviving husband and also a child 
or children, or descendants of the latter, then one third of all the personal 
estate to the widow or surviving husband absolutely. 

Fifth. If there is no child, parent, brother or sister, or descendants of 
either of them, and no widow or surviving husband, then in equal parts 
to the next of kin to the intestate in equal degree. Collaterals shall not 
be represented except with the descendants of brothers and sisters of the 
intestate, and there shall be no distinction between kindred of the whole 
and the half blood. 

Sixth. If any intestate leaves a widoiu or surviving husband and w» 
kindred, then to such widow or surviving husband ; and if there is no such 
widow or surviving husband, it shall escheat to and vest in the county 
where the same, or the greater portion thereof, is situated. 

WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS. 

No exact form of words are necessary in order to make a will good at 
law. Every male person of the age of twenty-one years, and every female 
of the age of eighteen years, of sound mind and memory, can make a valid 
will ; it must be in writing, signed by the testator or by some one in his 
or her presence and by his or her direction, and attested by two or more 
credible witnesses. Care should be taken that the witnesses are not inter- 
ested in the will. Persons knowing themselves to have been named in the 
will or appointed executor, must within thirty days of the death of 
deceased cause the will to be proved and recorded in the proper county, 
or present it, and refuse to accept ; on failure to do so are liable to forfeit 
the sum of tioenty dollars per month. Inventory to be made by executor 
or administrator within three months from date of letters testamentary or 



ABSTRACT OP ILLrNOIS STATE LAWS. ■ 153 

of administration. Executors' and administrators' compensation not to 
exceed six per cent, on amount of personal estate, and three per cent, 
on money realized from real estate, with such additional allowance as 
shall be reasonable for extra services. Appraisers' compensation $2 pef 
day. 

Notice requiring all claims to be presented against the estate shall b^ 
given by the executor or administrator within six months of being quali- 
fied. Any person having a claim and not presenting it at the time fixed 
by said notice is required to have summons issued notifying the executor 
or administrator of his having filed his claim in court ; in such cases the 
costs have to be paid by the claimant. Claims should be filed within two 
years from the time administration is granted on an estate, as after that 
time they axe forever barred^ unless other estate is found that was not in- 
ventoried. Married women, infants, persons insane, imprisoned or without 
the United States, in the employment of the United States, or of this 
State, have two years after their disabilities are removed to file claims. 

Claims are classified and paid out of the estate in the following manner : 

First. Funeral expenses. 

Secondjt The widow's award, if there is a widow ; or children if there 
are children, and no widow. 

Third. Expenses attending the last illness, not including physician's 
bill. 

Fourth. Debts due the common school or township fund . 

Fifth. All expenses of proving the will and taking out letters testa- 
mentary or administration, and settlement of the estate, and the physi- 
cian's bill in the last illness of deceased. 

Sixth. Where the deceased has received money in trust for any pur- 
pose, his executor or administrator shall pay out of his estate the amount 
received and not accounted for. 

Seventh. All other debts and demands of whatsoever kind, without 
regard to quality or dignity, which shall be exhibited to the court within 
two years from the granting of letters. 

Award to Widow and Children, exclusive of debts and legacies or be- 
quests, except funeral expenses : 

First. The family pictures and wearing apparel, jewels and ornaments 
of herself and minor children. 

Second. School books and the family library of the value of $100. 

Third. One sewing machine. 

Fourth. Necessary beds, bedsteads and bedding for herself and family. 

Fifth. The stoves and pipe used in the family, with the necessary 
cooking utensils, or in case they have none, $50 in money. 

Sixth. Household and kitchen furniture to the value of $100. 

Seventh. One milch cow and calf for every four members of her family. 



154 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Eighth. Two sheep for each member of her family, and the fleeces 
taken from the same, and one horse, saddle and bridle. 

Ninth. Provisions for herself and family for one year. 

Tenth. Food for the stock above specified for six months. 

Eleventh. Fuel for herself and family for three months. 

Twelfth. One hundred dollars worth of other property suited to her 
condition in life, to be selected by the widow. 

The widow if she elects may have in lieu of the said award, the same 
personal property or money in place thereof as is or may be exempt from 
execution or attachment against the head of a family. 

TAXES. 

The owners of real and personal property, on the first day of May in 
each year, are liable for the taxes thereon. 

Assessments should be completed before the fourth Monday in Jime, 
at which time the town board of review meets to examine assessments, 
hear objections, and make such changes as ought to be made. The county 
board have also power to correct or change assessments. 

The tax books are placed in the hands of the town collector on or 
before the tenth day of December, who retains them until the tenth day 
of March following, when he is required to return them to the county 
treasurer, who then collects all delinquent taxes. 

No costs acqrue on real estate taxes till advertised, which takes place 
the first day of April, when three weeks' notice is required before judg- 
ment. Cost of advertising, twenty cents each tract of land, and ten cents 
each lot. 

Judgment is usually obtained at May term of County Court. Costs 
six cents each tract of land, and five cents each lot.^ Sale takes place in 
June. Costs in addition to those before mentioned, twenty-eight cents 
each tract of land, and twenty-seven cents each town lot. 

Meal estate sold for taxes may be redeemed any time before the expi- 
ration of ttvo years from the date of sale, by payment to the County Qlerk 
of the amount for which it was sold and twenty-five per cent, thereon if 
redeemed within six months, fifty per cent, if between six and twelve 
months, if between twelve and eighteen months seventy-five per cent., 
and if between eighteen months and two years one hundred per cent., 
and in addition, all subsequent taxes paid by the purchaser, with ten per 
cent, interest thereon, also one dollar each tract if notice is given by the 
purchaser of the sale, and a fee of twenty-five cents to the clerk for his 
certificate. 

JURISDICTION OF COURTS. 

Justices have jurisdiction in all civil cases on cojttracts for the recovery 
of moneys for damages for injury to real property, or taking, detaining, or 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 155 

injuring personal property ; for rent; for all cases to recover damages done 
real or personal property by railroad companies, in actions of replevin, and 
in actions for damages for fraud in the sale, purchase, or exchange of per- 
sonal property, when the amount claimed as due is not over $200. They 
have also jurisdiction in all cases for violation of the ordinances of cities, 
towns or villages. A justice of the peace may orally order an officer or a 
private person to arrest any one committing or attempting to commit a 
criminal offense. He also upon complaint can issue his warrant for the 
arrest of any person accused of having committed a crime, and have him 
brought before him for examination. 

COUNTY COURTS 

Have jurisdiction in all matters of probate (except in counties having a 
population of one hundred thousand or over), settlement of estates of 
deceased persons, appointment of guardians and co7iservators, and settle- 
ment of their accounts ; all matters relating to apprentices ; proceedings 
for the collection of taxes and assessments, and in proceedings of executors, 
administrators, guardians and conservators for the sale of real estate. In 
law cases they have concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts in all 
cases where justices of the peace now have, or hereafter may have, 
jurisdiction when the amount claimed shall not exceed $1,000, and in all 
criminal offenses where the punishment is not imprisonment in the peni- 
tentiary, or death, and in all cases of appeals from justices of the peace 
and police magistrates ; excepting when the county judge is sitting as a 
justice of the peace. Circuit Courts have unlimited jurisdiction. 

LIMITATION OF ACTION. 

Accounts jive years. Notes and written contracts ten years. Judg- 
ments twenty years. Partial payments or new promise in writing, within 
or after said period, will revive the debt. Absence from the State deducted, 
and when the cause of action is barred by the law of another State, it has 
the same effect here. Slander and libel, one year. Personal injuries, two 
years. To recover land or make entry thereon, twenty years. Action to 
foreclose mortgage or trust deed, or make a sale, within ten years. 

All persons in possession of land, and paying taxes for seven consecu- 
tive years, with color of title, and all persons paying taxes for seven con- 
secutive years, with color of title, on vacant land, shall be held to be the 
legal owners to the extent of their 'paper title. 

MARRIED WOMEN 

May sue and he sued. Husband and wife not liable for each other'' s debts, 
either before or after marriage, but both are liable for expenses and edu- 
cation of the family. 
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156 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

She may contract the same as if unmarried, except that in a partner- 
ship business she can not, without consent of her husband, unless he has 
abandoned or deserted her, or is idiotic or insane, or confined in peniten- 
tiary ; she is entitled and can recover her own earnings, but neither hus- 
band nor wife is entitled to compensation for any services rendered for the 
other. At the death of the husband, in addition to widow's award, a 
married woman has a dower interest (one-third) in all real estate owned 
by her husband after their marriage, and which has not been released by 
her, and the husband has the same interest in the real estate of the wife 
at her death. 

EXEMPTIONS FROM FORCED SALE. 

Some worth $1,000, and the following Personal Property : Lot of ground 
and buildings thereon, occupied as a residence by the debtor, being a house- 
holder and having a family, to the value of $1,000. Exemption continues 
after the death of the householder for the benefit of widow and family, some 
one of them occupying the homestead until youngest child shall become 
twenty-one years of age, and until death of widow. There is no exemptio7i 
from sale for taxes, assessments, debt or liability incurred for the purchase 
or improvement of said homestead. No release or waiver of exemption is 
valid, unless in writing, and subscribed by such householder and wife (if 
he have one), and acknowledged as conveyances of real estate are required 
to be acknowledged. The following articles of personal property owned 
by the debtor, are exempt from execution, writ of attachment, ayid distress 
for rent : The necessary wearing apparel. Bibles, school books and family 
pictures of every person ; and, 2d, one hundred dollars worth of other 
property to be selected by the debtor, and, in addition, when the debtor 
is the head of a family and resides with the same, three hundred dollars 
worth of other property to be selected by the debtor; provided that such 
selection and exemption shall not be made by the debtor or allowed to 
him or her from any money, salary or wages due him or her from any 
person or persons or corporations whatever. 

When the head of a family shall die, desert or not reside with the 
same, the family shall be entitled to and receive all the benefit and priv- 
ileges which are by this act conferred upon the head of a family residing 
with the same. No personal property is exempt from execution when 
judgment is obtained for the wages of laborers or servants. Wages of a 
laborer who is the head of a family can not be garnisheed, except the sum 
due him be in excess of $25. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 157 

DEEDS AND MORTGAGES. 

To he valid there must he a valid consideration. Special care should 
be taken to have them signed, sealed, delivered, and properly acknowl- 
edged, with the proper seal attached. Witnesses are not required. The 
acknowledgement must be made in this state, before Master in Chancery^ 
Notary Puhlic, United States Commissioner, Circuit or County Clerk, Justice 
of Peace, or any Court of Record having a seal, or any Judge, Justice, or 
Clerk of any such Court. When taken before a Notary Puhlic, or United 
States Commissioner, the same shall be attested by his official seal, when 
taken before a Court or the Clerk thereof, the same shall be attested by 
the seal of such Court, and when taken before a Justice of the Peace resid- 
ing out of the county where the real estate to be conveyed lies, there shall 
be added a certificate of the County Clerk under his seal of office, that he 
was a Justice of the Peace in the county at the time of taking the same. 
A deed is good without such certificate attached, but can not be used in 
evidence unless such a certificate is produced or other competent evidence 
introduced. Acknowledgements made out of the state must either be 
executed according to the laws of this state, or there should be attached 
a certificate that it is in conformity with the laws of the state or country 
where executed. Where this is not done the same may be proved by any 
other legal way. Acknowledgments where the Homestead rights are to 
be waived must state as follows : " Including the release and waiver of 
the right of homestead." 

Notaries Puhlic can take acknowledgements any where in the state. 

Sheriffs, if authorized by the mortgagor of real or personal property 
in his mortgage, may sell the property mortgaged. 

In the case of the death of grantor or holder of the equity of redemp- 
tion of real estate mortgaged, or conveyed by deed of trust where equity 
of redemption is waived, and it contains power of sale, must be foreclosed 
in the same manner as a common mortgage in court. 

ESTRAYS. 

Morses, mules, asses, neat cattle, swine, sheep, or goats found straying 
at any time during the year, in counties where such animals are not allowed 
to run at large, or between the last day of October and the 15th day of 
April in other counties, the owner thereof heing unknown, may he taken up 
as estrays. 

No person not a householder in the county where estray is found can 
lawfully take up an estray, and then only upon or ahout his farm or place 
I of residence. Estrays should not he used hefore advertised, except animals 
' giving milk, which may be milked for their benefit. 



158 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Notices must be posted up within five (5) days in three (3) of the 
most public places in the town or precinct in which estray was found, giv- 
ing the residence of the taker uj), and a particular description of the 
estray, its age, color, and marks natural and artificial, and stating before 
what justice of the peace in such town or precinct, and at what time, not 
less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days from the time of post- 
ing such notices, he will apply to have the estray appraised. 

A copy of such notice should be filed by the taker up with the town 
clerJc, whose duty it is to enter the same at large, in a book kept by him 
for that purpose. 

If the owner of estray shall not have appeared and proved ownership, 
and taken the same away, first paying the taker up his reasonable charges 
for taking up, keeping, and advertising the same, the taker up shall appear 
before the justice of the peace mentioned in above mentioned notice, and 
make an aifidavit as required by law. 

As the affidavit has to be made before the justice, and all other steps as 
to appraisement, etc., are before him, who is familiar therewith, they are 
therefore omitted here. 

Any person taking up an estray at any other place than about or 
upon his farm or residence, or without complying with the law, shall forfeit 
and pay a fine of ten dollars with costs. 

Ordinary diligence is required in taking care of estrays, but in case 
they die or get away the taker is not liable for the same. 

GAME. 

It is unlawful for any person to kill, or attempt to kill or destroy, in 
any manner, any prairie hen or chicken or woodcock between the 15th day 
of January and the 1st day of September ; or any deer, fawn, wild-turkey, 
partridge or pheasant between the 1st day of February and the 1st day 
of October ; or any quail between the 1st day of February and 1st day of 
November ; or any wild goose, duck, snipe, brant or other water fowl 
between the 1st day of May and 15th day of August in each year. 
Penalty : Fine not less than $5 nor more than $25, for each bird or 
animal, and costs of suit, and stand committed to county jail until fine is 
paid, but not exceeding ten days. It is unlawful to hunt with gun, dog 
or net within the inclosed grounds or lands of another without permission. 
Penalty: Fine not less than $3 nor more than |100, to be paid into 
school fund. 

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 

Whenever any of the following articles shall be contracted for, or 
sold or delivered, and no special contract or agreement shall be made to 
the contrary, the weight per bushel shall be as follows, to-wit : 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 



159 





Pounds. 




Pounds. 


Stone Coal, - 


- 80 


Buckwheat, - 


- 52 


Unslacked Lime, 


- 80 


Coarse Salt, 


- 50 


Corn ill the ear, 


- 70 


Barley, - - - 


- 48 


Wheat, 


- 60 


Corn Meal, 


- 48 


Irish Potatoes, 


- 60 


Castor Beans, 


- 46 


"White Beans, 


- 60 


Timothy Seed, - 


- 45 


Clover Seed, - 


- 60 


Hem23 Seed, - 


- 44 


Onions, - - - 


- 57 


Malt, - - - . 


- 38 


Shelled Corn, 


- 56 


Dried Peaches, 


- 33 


Rye, - - - - 


- 56 


Oats, - - _ 


- 32 


Flax Seed, 


- 56 


Dried Apples, 


- 24 


Sweet Potatoes, - 


- 55 


Bran, - - - _ 


- 20 


Turnips, 


- 55 


Blue Grass Seed, - 


- 14 


Fine Salt, - 


- 55 


Hair (plastering). 


8 



Penalty for giving less than the above standard is double the amount 
of property wrongfully not given, and ten dollars addition thereto. 

MILLERS. 

The owner or occupant of every public grist mill in this state shall 
grind all grain brought to his mill in its turn. The toll for both steam 
and water mills, is, for grinding and bolting wheats rye^ or other grain., one 
eighth part; for grinding Indian corn, oats, barley and buckwheat not 
required to be bolted, one seventh part; for grinding malt, and choj^jjing ?Ci[ 
kinds of grain, one eighth part. It is the duty of every miller when his 
mill is in repair, to aid and assist in loading and unloading all grain brought 
to him to be ground, and he is also required to keep an accurate half 
bushel measure, and an accurate set of toll dishes or scales for weighing 
the grain. The penalty for neglect or refusal to comply with the law is 
|5, to the use of any person to sue for the same, to be recovered before 
any justice of the peace of the county where penalty is incurred. Millers 
are accountable for the safe keeping of all grain left in his mill for the 
purpose of being ground, with bags or casks containing same (except it 
results from unavoidable accidents), provided that such bags or casks are 
distinctly marked with the initial letters of the owner's name. 



MARKS AND BRANDS. 

Owners of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep or goats may have one ear mark 
and one brand, but which shall be different from his neighbor's, and may 
be recorded by the county clerk of the county in which such property is 
kept. The fee for such record is fifteen cents. The record of such shall 
be ope7i to examination free of charge. In cases of disputes as to marks 
or brands, such record is prima facie evidence. Owners of cattle, horses, 
hogs, sheep or goats that may have been branded by tile former oivner, 



160 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

may be re-branded in presence of one or more of his neighbors, who shall 
certify to the facts of the marking or branding being done, when done, 
and in what brand or mark they were re-branded or re-marked, which 
certificate may also be recorded as before stated. 



ADOPTION OF CHILDREN. 



Children may be adopted by any resident of this state, by filing a 
petition in the Circuit or County Court of the county in which he resides, 
asking leave to do so, and if desired may ask that the name of the child 
be changed. Such petition, if made by a person having a husband or 
wife, will not be granted, unless the husband or wife joins therein, as the 
adoption must be by them jointly. 

The petition shall state name, sex, and age of the child, and the new 
name, if it is desired to change the name. Also the name and residence 
of the parents of the child, if known, and of the guardian, if any, and 
whether the parents or guardians consent to the adoption. 

The court must find, before granting decree, that the parents of the 
child, or the survivors of them, have deserted his or her family or such 
child for one year next preceding the application, or if neither are living, 
the guardian ; if no guardian, the next of kin in this state capable of giving 
consent, has had notice of the presentation of the petition and consents 
to such adoption. If the child is of the age of fourteen years or upwards, 
the adoption can not be made without its consent. 

SURVEYORS AND SURVEYS. 

There is in every county elected a surveyor known as county sur- 
veyor, who has power to appoint deputies, for whose official acts he is 
responsible. It is the duty of the county surveyor, either by himself or 
his deputy, to make all surveys that he may be called upon to make within 
his county as soon as may be after application is made. The necessary 
chainmen and other assistance must be employed by the person requiring 
the same to be done, and to be by him paid, unless otherwise agreed ; but 
the chainmen must be disinterested persons and approved by the surveyor 
and sworn by him to measure justly and impartially. 

The County Board in each county is required by law to provide a copy 
of the United States field notes and plats of their surveys of the lands 
in the county to be kept in the recorder's office subject to examination 
by the public, and the county surveyor is required to make his surveys 
in conformity to said notes, plats and the laws of the United States gov- 
erning such matters. The surveyor is also required to keep a record 
of all surveys made by him, which shall be subject to inspection by any 
one interested, a*nd shall be delivered up to his successor in office. A 



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ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 161 

certified copy of the said surveyor's record shall be prima facie evidence 
of its contents. 

The fees of county surveyors are six dollars per day. The county 
surveyor is also ex officio inspector of mines, and as such, assisted by some 
practical miner selected by him, shall once each year inspect all the 
mines in the county, for which they shall each receive such compensa- 
tion as may be fixed by the County Board, not exceeding |5 a day, to 
be paid out of the county treasury. 

ROADS AND BRIDGES. 

Where practicable from the nature of the ground, persons traveling 
in any kind of vehicle, must turn to the right of the center of the road, so 
as to permit each carriage to pass without interfering with each other. 
The penalty for a violation of this provision is $5 for every offense, to 
be recovered by the party injured ; but to recover, there must have 
occurred some injury to person or property resulting from the violation. 
The owners of any carriage traveling upon any road in this State for the 
conveyance of passengers who shall employ or continue in his employment 
as driver any person who is addicted to drunkenness, or the excessive use of 
spiritous liquors, after he has had notice of the same, shall forfeit, at the 
rate of $5 per day, and if any driver while actually engaged in driving 
any such carriage, shall be guilty of intoxication to such a degree as to 
endanger the safety of passengers, it shall be the duty of the owner, on 
receiving written notice of the fact, signed by one of the passengers, and 
certified by him on oath, forthwith to discharge such driver. If such owner 
shall have such driver in his employ within three months after such notice, 
he is liable for |5 per day for the time he shall keep said driver in his 
employment after receiving such notice. 

Persons driving any carriage on any public highway are prohibited 
from running their horses upon any occasion under a penalty of a fine not 
exceeding $10, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, at the discre- 
tion of the court. Horses attached to any carriage used to convey passen- 
gers for hire must be properly hitched or the lines placed in the hands of 
some other person before the driver leaves them for any purpose. For 
violation of this provision each driver shall forfeit twenty dollars, to be 
recovered by action, to be commenced within six months. It is under- 
stood by the term carriage herein to mean any carriage or vehicle used 
for the transportation of passengers or goods or either of them. 

The commissioners of highways in the different towns have the care 
and superintendence of highways and bridges therein. They have all 
the powers necessary to lay out, vacate, regulate and repair all roads? 
build and repair bridges. In addition to the above, it is their duty to 
erect and keep in repair at the forks or crossing-place of the most 



162 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. ? 

important roads post and guide boards with plain inscriptions, giving 
directions and distances to the most noted places to which such road may 
lead ; also to make provisions to prevent thistles, burdock, and cockle 
burrs, mustard, yellow dock, Indian mallow and jimson weed from 
seeding, and to extirpate the same as far as practicable, and to prevent 
all rank growth of vegetation on the public highways so far as the same 
may obstruct public travel, and it is in their discretion to erect watering 
places for public use for watering teams at such points as may be deemed 
advisable. 

The Commissioners, on or before the 1st day of May of each year, 
shall make out and deliver to their treasurer a list of all able-bodied men 
in their town, excepting paupers, idiots, lunatics, and such others as are 
exempt by law, and assess against each the sum of two dollars as a poll 
tax for highway purposes. Within thirty days after such list is delivered 
they shall cause a written or printed notice to be given to each person so 
assessed, notifying him of the time when and place where such tax must 
be paid, or its equivalent in labor performed ; they may contract with 
persons owing such poll tax to perform a certain amount of labor on any 
road or bridge in payment of the same, and if such tax is not paid nor 
labor performed by the first Monday of July of such year, or within ten 
days after notice is given after that time, they shall bring suit therefor 
against such person before a justice of the peace, who shall hear and 
determine the case according to law for the offense complained of, and 
shall forthwith issue an execution, directed to any constable of the county 
where the delinquent shall reside,, who shall forthwith collect the moneys 
therein mentioned. 

The Commissioners of Highways of each town shall annually ascer- 
tain, as near as practicable, how much money must be raised by tax on real 
and personal property for the making and repairing of roads, only, to any 
amount they may deem necessary, not exceeding forty cents on each one 
hundred dollars' worth, as valued on the assessment roll of the previous 
year. The tax so levied on property lying within an incorporated village, 
town or city, shall be paid over to the corporate authorities of such town, 
village or city. Commissioners shall receive $1.50 for each day neces- 
sarily employed in the discharge of their duty. 

Overseers. At the first meeting the Commissioners shall choose one 
of their number to act General Overseer of Highways in their township, 
whose duty it shall be to take charge of and safely keep all tools, imple- 
ments and machinery belonging to said town, and shall, by the direction 
of the Board, have general supervision of all roads and bridges in their 
town. 



ABSTRACT OP ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 163 

As all township and county officers are familiar with their duties, it 
is only intended to give the points of the law that the public should be 
familiar with. The manner of laying out, altering or vacating roads, etc., 
will not be here stated, as it would require more space than is contem- 
plated in a work of this kind. It is sufficient to state that, the first step 
is by petition, addressed to the Commissioners, setting out what is prayed 
for, giving .the names of the owners of lands if known, if not known so 
state, over which the road is to pass, giving the general course, its place 
of beginning, and where it terminates. It requires not less than twelve 
freeholders residing within three miles of the road who shall sign the 
petition. Public roads must not be less than fifty feet wide, nor more 
than sixty feet wide. Roads not exceeding two miles in length, if peti- 
tioned for, may be laid out, not less than forty feet. Private roads 
for private and public use, may be laid out of the width of three rods, on 
petition of the person directly interested ; the damage occasioned thereby 
shall be paid by the premises benefited thereby, and before the road is 
opened. If not opened in two years, the order shall be considered 
rescinded. Commissioners in their discretion may permit persons who 
live on or have private roads, to work out their road tax thereon. Public 
roads must be opened in five days from date of filing order of location, 
or be deemed vacated. 

DRAINAGE. 

Whenever one or more owners or occupants of land desire to construct 
a drain or ditch across the land of others for agricultural^ sanitary or 
mining purposes^ the proceedings are as follows : 

File a petition in the Circuit or County Court of the county in which 
the proposed ditch or drain is to be constructed, setting forth the neces- 
sity for the same, with a description of its proposed starting point, route 
and terminus, and if it shall be necessary for the drainage of the land or 
coal mines or for sanitary purposes, that a drain, ditch, levee or similar 
work be constructed, a description of the same. It shall also set forth 
the names of all persons owning the land over which such drain or ditch 
shall be constructed, or if unknown stating that fact. 

No private property shall be taken or damaged for the purpose of 
constructing a ditch, drain or levee, without compensation, if claimed by 
the owner, the same to be ascertained by a jury ; but if the construction 
of such ditch, drain or levee shall be a benefit to the owner, the same 
shall be a set off against such compensation. 

If the proceedings seek to affect the property of a minor, lunatic or 
married woman, the guardian, conservator or husband of the same shall 
be made party defendant. The petition may be amended and parties 
made defendants at any time when it is necessary to a fair trial. 



164 ABSTRACT OP ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

When the petition is presented to the judge, he shall note therein 
when he will hear the same, and order the issuance of summonses and 
the publication of notice to each non-resident or unknown defendant. 

The petition may be heard by such judge in vacation as well as in 
term time. Upon the trial, the jury shall ascertain the just compensation 
to each owner of the property sought to be damaged by the construction 
of such ditch, drain or levee, and truly report the same. 

As it is only contemplated in a work of this kind to give an abstract 
of the laws, and as the parties who have in charge the execution of the 
further proceedings are likely to be familiar with the requirements of the 
statute, the necessary details are not here inserted. 

WOLF SCALPS. 

The County Board of any county in this State may hereafter alluw 
such bounty on wolf scalps as the board may deem reasonable. 

Any person claiming a bounty shall produce the scalp or scalps with 
the ears thereon, within sixty days after the wolf or wolves shall have 
been caught, to the Clerk of the County Board, who shall administer to 
said person the following oath or affirmation, to- wit : " You do solemnly 
swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that the scalp or scalps here pro- 
duced by you was taken from a wolf or wolves killed and first captured 
by yourself within the limits of this county, and within the sixty days 
last past." 

CONVEYANCES. 

"When the reversion expectant on a lease of any tenements or here- 
ditaments of any tenure shall be surrendered or merged, the estate which 
shall for the time being confer as against the tenant under the same lease 
the next vested right to the same tenements or hereditaments, shall, to 
the extent and for the purpose of preserving such incidents to and obli- 
gations on the same reversion, as but for the surrender or merger thereof, 
would have subsisted, be deemed the reversion expectant on the same 
lease. 

PAUPERS. 

Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in conse- 
quence o± any hodily iyijirmity^ idiocy, lunacy or unavoidable cause, shall 
be supported by the father, grand-father, mother, grand-mother, children, 
grand-children, brothers or sisters of such poor person, if they or either 
of them be of sufficient ability ; but if any of such dependent class shall 
have become so from intemperance or other had conduct, they shall not be 
entitled to support from any relation except parent or child. 




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ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 167 

The children shall first be called on to support their parents, if they 
are able ; but if not, the parents of such poor person shall then be called 
on, if of sufficient ability ; and if there be no parents or cliildren able, 
then the brothers and sisters of such dependent person shall be called 
upon ; and if there be no brothers or sisters of sufficient ability, the 
grand-children of such person shall next be called on ; and if they are 
not able, then the grand-parents. Married females, while their husbands 
live, shall not be liable to contribute for the support of their poor relations 
except out of their separate property. It is the duty of the state's 
(county) attorney, to make complaint to the County Court of his county 
against all the relatives of such paupers in this state liable to his support 
and prosecute the same. In case the state's attorney neglects, or refuses, to 
complain in such cases, then it is the duty of the overseer of the poor to 
do so. The person called upon to contribute shall have at least ten days' 
notice of such application by summons. The court has the power to 
determine the kind of support, depending upon the circumstances of the 
parties, and may also order two or more of the different degrees to main- 
tain such poor person, and prescribe the proportion of each, according to 
their ability. The court may specify the time for which the relative shall 
contribute — in fact has control over the entire subject matter, with power 
to enforce its orders. Every county (except those in which the poor are 
supported by the towns, and in such cases the towns are liable) is required 
to relieve and support all poor and indigent persons lawfully resident 
therein. Residence means the actual residence of the party, or the place 
where he was employed ; or in case he was in no employment, then it 
shall be the place where he made his home. When any person becomes 
chargeable as a pauper in any county or town who did not reside at the 
commencement of six months immediately preceding his becoming so, 
but did at that time reside in some other county or town in this state, 
then the county or town, as the case may be, becomes liable for the expense 
of taking care of such person until removed, and it is the duty of the 
overseer to notify the proper authorities of the fact. If any person shall 
bring and leave any pauper in any county in this state where such pauper 
had no legal residence, knowing him to be such, he is liable to a fine of 
$100. In counties under township organization, the supervisors in each 
town are ex-officio overseers of the poor. The overseers of the poor act 
under the directions of the County Board in taking care of the poor and 
granting of temporary relief; also, providing for non-resident persons not 
paupers who may be taken sick and not able to pay their way, and in case 
of death cause such person to be decently buried. 

The residence of the inmates of poorhouses and other charitable 
institutions for voting purposes is their former place of abode. 



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168 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 'i 

FENCES. ' 

In counties under township organization, the town assessor and com- 
missioner of highways are the fence-viewers in their respective towns. 
In other counties the County Board appoints three in each precinct annu- 
ally. A lawful fence is four and one-half feet high, in good repair, con- 
sisting of rails, timber, boards, stone, hedges, or whatever the fence- 
viewers of the town or precinct where the same shall lie, shall consider 
equivalent thereto, but in counties under township organization the annual 
town meeting may establish any other kind of fence as such, or the County 
Board in other counties may do the same. Division fences shall be made 
and maintained in just proportion by the adjoining owners, except when 
the owner shall choose to let his land lie open, but after a division fence is 
built by agreement or otherwise, neither party can remove his part of such 
fence so long as he may crop or use such land for farm purposes, or without 
giving the other party one year's notice in writing of his intention to remove 
his portion. When any person shall enclose his land upon the enclosure 
of another, he shall refund the owner of the adjoining lands a just pro- 
portion of the value at that time of such fence. The value of fence and 
the just proportion to be paid or built and maintained by each is to be 
ascertained by two fence-viewers in the town or precinct. Such fence- 
viewers have power to settle all disputes between different owners as to 
fences built or to be built, as well as to repairs to be made. Each party 
chooses one of the viewers, but if the other party neglects, after eight 
days' notice in writing, to make his choice, then the other party may 
select both. It is sufficient to notify the tenant or party in possession, 
when the owner is not a resident of the town or precinct. The two 
fence-viewers chosen, after viewing the premises, shall hear the state- 
ments of the parties , in case they can't agree, they shall select another 
fence-viewer to act with them, and the decision of any two of them is 
j&nal. The decision must be reduced to writing, and should plainly set 
out description of fence and all matters settled by them, and must be 
j&led in the office of the town clerk in counties under township organiza- 
tion, and in other counties with the county clerk. 

Where any person is liable to contribute to the erection or the 
repairing of a division fence, neglects or refuses so to do, the party 
injured, after giving sixty days notice in writing when a fence is to be 
erected, or ten days when it is only repairs, may proceed to have the 
work done at the expense of the party whose duty it is to do it, to be 
recovered from him with costs of suit, and the party so neglecting shall 
also be liable to the party injured for all damages accruing from such 
neglect or refusal, to be determined by any two fence-viewers selected 
as before provided, the appraisement to be reduced to writing and signed. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 169 

Where a person shall conclude to remove his part of a division fence, 
and let his land lie open, and having given the year's notice required, the 
adjoining owner may cause the value of said fence to be ascertained by 
fence-viewers as before provided, and on payment or tender of the 
amount of such valuation to the owner, it shall prevent the removal. A 
party removing a division fence without notice is liable for the damages 
accruing thereby. 

Where a fence has been built on the land of another through mis- 
take, the owner may enter upon such premises and remove his fence and 
material within six months after the division line has been ascertained. 
Where the material to build such a fence has been taken from the land 
on which it was built, then before it can be removed, the person claiming 
must first pay for such material to the owner of the land from which it 
was taken, nor shall such a fence be removed at a time when the removal 
will throw open or expose the crops of the other party ; a reasonable 
time must be given beyond the .six months to remove crops. 

The compensation of fence-viewers is one dollar and fifty cents a 

day each, to be paid in the first instance by the party calling them, but 

in the end all expenses, including amount charged by the fence-viewers, 

? must be paid equally b}'- the parties, except in cases where a party neglects 

■ or refuses to make or maintain a just proportion of a division fence, when 
1 the party in default shall pay them. 

DAMAGES FROM TRESPASS. 

Where stock of any kind breaks into any person's enclosure, the 

fence being good and sufficient^ the owner is liable for the damage done ; 

but where the damage is done by stock running at large^ contrary to law, 

the owner is liable where there is not such a fence. Where stock is 

• found trespassing on the enclosure of another as aforesaid, the owner oi 

' occupier of the premises may take possession of such stock and keep the 

' same until damages, with reasonable charges for keeping and feeding and 

' all costs of suit, are paid. Any person taking or rescuing such stock so 

' held without his consent, shall be liable to a fine of not less than three 

\ nor more than five dollars for each animal rescued, to be recovered by 

■ suit before a justice of the peace for the use of the school fund. Within 
\ twenty-four hours after taking such animal into his possession, the per- 
j son taking it up must give notice of the fact to the owner, if known, or 

if unknown, notices must be posted in some public place near the premises. 

LANDLORD AND TENANT. 

The owner of lands, or his legal representatives, can sue for and 
recover rent therefor, in any of the following cases : 

First. When rent is due and in arrears on a lease for life or lives. 
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170 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Second. When lands are held and occupied by any person without 
any special agreement for rent* 

Third. When possession is obtained under an agreement, written 
or verbal, for the purchase of the premises and before deed given, the 
right to possession is terminated by forfeiture on con-compliance with the 
agreement, and possession is wrongfully refused or neglected to be given 
upon demand made in writing by the party entitled thereto. Provided 
that all payments made hy the vendee or his representatives or assigns, 
may be set off against the rent. 

Fourth. When land has been sold upon a judgment or a decree of 
court, when the party to such judgment or decree, or person holding under 
him, wrongfully refuses, or neglects, to surrender possession of the same, 
after demand in writing by the person entitled to the possession. 

Fifth. When the lands have been sold upon a mortgage or trust 
deed, and the mortgagor or grantor or person holding under him, wrong- 
fully refuses or neglects to surrender possession of the same, after demand 
in writing by the person entitled to the possession. 

If any tenant, or any person who shall come into possession from or 
under or by collusion with such tenant, shall willfully hold over any lands, 
etc., after the expiration the term of their lease, and after demand made 
in writing for the possession thereof, is liable to pay double rent. A 
tenancy from year to year requires sixty days notice in writing, to termi- 
nate the same at the end of the year ; such notice can be given at any 
time within four months preceding the last sixty days of the year. 

A tenancy by the month, or less than a year, where the tenant holds 
over without any special agreement, the landlord may terminate the 
tenancy, by thirty days notice in writing. 

When rent is due, the landlord may serve a notice upon the tenant, 
stating that unless the rent is paid within not less than five days, his lease 
will be terminated ; if the rent is not paid, the landlord may consider the 
lease ended. When default is made in any of the terms of a lease, it 
shall not be necessary to give more than ten days notice to quit or of the 
termination of such tenancy ; and the same may be terminated on giving 
such notice to quit, at any time after such default in any of the terms of 
such lease ; which notice may be substantially in the following form, viz: 

To , You are hereby notified that, in consequence of your default 

in (^here insert the character of the default), of the premises now occupied 
by you, being etc. (here describe the premises), I have elected to deter- 
mine your lease, and you are hereby notified to quit and deliver up pos- 
session of the same to me within ten days of this date (dated, etc.) 

The above to be signed by the lessor or his agent, and no other notice 
or demand of possession or termination of such tenancy is necessary. 

Demand may be made, or notice served, by delivering a written or 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 171 

printed, or partly either, copy thereof to the tenant, or leaving the same 
with some person above the age of twelve years residing on or in posses- 
sion of the premises ; and in case no one is in the actual possession- of the 
said premises, then by posting the same on the premises. When the 
tenancy is for a certain time, and the term expires by the terms of the 
lease, the tenant is then bound to surrender possession, and no notice 
to quit or demand of possession is necessary. 

distress for rent. — In all cases of distress for rent, the landlord, by 
himself, his agent or attorney, may seize for rent any personal property of 
his tenant that may be found in the county where the tenant resides ; the 
property of any other person, even if found on the premises, is not 
liable. 

An inventory of the property levied upon, with a statement of the 

amount of rent claimed, should be at once filed with some justice of the 

. peace, if not over $200 ; and if above that sum, with the clerk of a court 

J of record of competent jurisdiction. Property may be released, by the 

party executing a satisfactory bond for double the amount. 

The landlord may distrain for rent, any time within six months after 
'. the expiration of the term of the lease, or when terminated. 
^ In all cases where the premises rented shall be sub-let, or the lease 

i assigned, the landlord shall have the same right to enforce lien against 
, such lessee or assignee, that he has against the tenant to whom the pre- 
i mises were rented. 

When a tenant abandons or removes from the premises or any part 
\ thereof, the landlord, or his agent or attorney, may seize upon any grain 
'! or other crops grown or growing upon the premises, or part thereof so 
' abandoned, whether the rent is due or not. If such grain, or other crops, 
i^ or any part thereof, is not fully grown or matured, the landlord, or his 
i agent or attorney, shall cause the same to be properly cultivated, harvested 
I or gathered, and may sell the same, and from the proceeds pay all his 
i labor, expenses and rent. The tenant may, before the sale of such pro- 
i perty, redeem the same by tendering the rent and reasonable compensation 
\ for work done, or he may replevy the same. 

L Exemption. — The same articles of personal property which are by law 

l" exempt from execution, except the crops as above stated, is also exempt 
I from distress for rent. 

|!J If any tenant is about to or shall permit or attempt to sell and 

remove from the premises, without the consent of his landlord, such 
portion of the crops raised thereon as will endanger the lien of the land- 
lord upon such crops, for the rent, it shall be lawful for the landlord to 
distress before rent is due. 



172 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

LIENS. 

Any person who shall by contract, express or implied, or partly both, 
with the owner of any lot or tract of land, furnish labor or material, or 
services as an architect or superintendent, in building, altering, repairing 
or ornamenting any house or other building or appurtenance thereto on 
such lot, or upon any street or alley, and connected with such improve- 
ments, shall have a lien upon the whole of such lot or tract of land, and 
upon such house or building and appurtenances, for the amount due to 
him for such labor, material or services. If the contract is expressed, and 
the time for the completion of the work is beyond three years from the com- 
mencement thereof; or, if the time of payment is beyond one year from 
the time stipulated for the completion of the work, then no lien exists. 
If the contract is implied, then no lien exists, unless the work be done or 
material is furnished within one year from the commencement of the work 
or delivery of the materials. As between different creditors having liens, 
no preference is given to the one whose contract was first made ; but each 
shares pro-rata. Incumbrances existing on the lot or tract of the land at 
the time the contract is made, do not operate on the improvements, and 
are only preferred to the extent of the value of the land at the time of 
making the contract. The above lien can not be enforced unless suit is 
comme7iced within six months after the last payment for labor or materials 
shall have become due and payable. Sul)-contractors, mechanics, workmen 
and other persons furnishing any material, or performing any labor for a 
contractor as before specified, have a lien to the extent of the amount due 
the contractor at the time the following notice is served upon the owner 
of the land who made the contract: 

To , You are hereby notified, that I have been employed by- 



(here state whether to labor or furnish material, and substantially the 
nature of the demand) upon your (here state in general terras description 
and situation of building), and that I shall hold the (building, or as the 
case may be), and your interest in the ground, liable for the amount that 

may (is or may become) due me on account thereof. Signature, 

Date, 

If there is a contract in writing between contractor and sub-contractor, 
a copy of it should be served with above notice, and said notice must be 
served wi hin forty days from the completion of such sub-contract, if there 
is one ; if not, then from the time payment should have been made to the 
person performing the labor or furnishing the material. If the owner is 
not a resident of the county, or can not be found therein, theu the above 
notice must be filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court, with his fee, fiftv 
cents, and a copy of said notice must be published in a newspaper pub- 
lished in the county, for four successive weeks. 



ABSTBACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 173 

When the owner or agent is notified as above, he can retain any 
money due the contractor sufficient to pay such claim ; if more than one 
claim, and not enough to pay all, they are to be paid pro rata. 

The owner has the right to demand in writing, a statement of the 
contractor, of what he owes for labor, etc., from time to time as the work 
progresses, and on his failure to comply, forfeits to the owner $50 for 
every offense. 

The liens referred to cover any and all estates, whether in fee for 
life, for years, or any other interest which the owner may have. 

To enforce the lien of sub-contractors^ suit must be commenced within 
three months from the time of the performance of the sub-contract, or 
during the work or furnishing materials. 

Hotels inn and hoarding-house keepers^ have a lien upon the baggage 
and other valuables of their guests or boarders, brought into such hotel, 
inn or boarding-house, by their guests or boarders, for the proper charges 
due from such guests or boarders for their accommodation, board and 
lodgings, and such extras as ar6 furnished at their request. 

Stable-keepers and other persons have a lien upon the horses, car- 
riages and harness kept by them, for the proper charges due for the keep- 
ing thereof and expenses bestowed thereon at the request of the owner 
or the person having the possession of the same. 

Agisters (persons who take care of cattle belonging to others), and 
persons keeping, yarding, feeding or pasturing domestic animals, shall 
have a lien upon the animals agistered, kept, yarded or fed, for the proper 
charges due for such service. 

All persons who may furnish any railroad corporation in this state 
with fuel, ties, material, supplies or any other article or thing necessary 
for the construction, maintenance, operation or repair of its road by con- 
tract, or may perform work or labor on the same, is entitled to be paid as 
part of the current expenses of the road, and have a lien upon all its pro- 
perty. Sub-contractors or laborers have also a lien. The conditions and 
limitations both as to contractors and sub-contractors, are about the same 
as herein stated as to general liens. 

DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS. 

$ means dollars^ being a contraction of U. S., which was formerly 



placed before any denomination of money, and meant, as it means now, 
United States Currency. 

X means pounds, English money. 

@ stands for at or to. lb for pound, and bbl. for barrel ; '^ for per or 
hy the. Thus, Butter sells at 20@30c f lb, and Flour at $8@12 f bbl. 

% for per cent and # for number. 

May 1. — Wheat sells at $1.20@1.25, "seller June." Seller June 



174 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

means that the person who sells the wheat has the privilege of delivering 
it at any time during the month of June. 

Selling shorty is contracting to deliver a certain amount of grain or 
'stock, at a fixed price, within a certain length of time, when the seller 
has not the stock on hand. It is for the interest of the person selling 
"short," to depress the market as much as possible, in order that he may 
buy and fill his contract at a profit. Hence the " shorts " are termed 
"bears." 

Buying long^ is to contract to purchase a certain amount of grain or 
shares of stock at a fixed price, deliverable within a stipulated time, 
expecting to make a profit by the rise of prices. The "longs" are 
termed "bulls," as it is for their interest to "operate" so as to "toss" 
the prices upward as much as possible. 

NOTES. 

Form of note is legal, worded in the simplest way, so that the 
amount and time of payment are mentioned. 

$100. Chicago, III., Sept. 15, 1876. 

Sixty days from date I promise to pay to E. F. Brown, 
or order. One Hundred dollars, for value received. 

L. D. LowEY. 

A note to be payable in any thing else than money needs only the 
facts substituted for money in the above form. 

ORDERS. 

Orders should be worded simply, thus : 

Mr. F. H. Coats: Chicago, Sept. 15, 1876. 

Please pay to H. Birdsall, Twenty-five dollars, and charge to 

F. D. SiLVA. 

RECE5PTS. 

Receipts should always state when received and what for, thus : 

$100. Chicago, Sept. 15, 1876. 

Received of J. W. Davis, One Hundred dollars, for services 
rendered in grading his lot in Fort Madison, on account. 

Thomas Brady. 

If receipt is in full it should be so stated. 

BILLS OF PURCHASE. 

W. N. Mason, Salem, Illinois, Sept. 15, 1876. 

Bought of A. A. Graham. 

4 Bushels of Seed Wheat, at $1.50 - - - - $6.00 

2 Seamless Sacks " .30 - - .60 



Received payment, $6.60 

A. A. Graham, 



ABSTRACT OF ILlLTNOIS STATE LAWS. ^"^^ 

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT. 

An agreement is where one party promises to another to do a certain 
thing in a certain time for a stipulated sum. Good business men always 
reduce an agreement to writing, which nearly always saves misunder- 
standings and trouble. No particular form is necessary, but the facts must 
be clearly and explicitly stated, and there must, to make it valid, be a 
reasonable consideration. 

GENERAL FORM OF AGREEMENT. 

This Agreement, made the Second day of October, 1876, between 
John Jones, of Aurora, County of Kane, State of Illinois, of the first part, 
and Thomas Whiteside, of the same place, of the second part — 

WITNESSETH, that the said John Jones, in consideration of the agree- 
ment of the party of the second part, hereinafter contained, contracts and 
agrees to and with the said Thomas Whiteside, that he will deliver, in 
good and marketable condition, at the Village of Batavia, 111., during the 
month of November, of this year. One Hundred Tons of Prairie Hay, in 
the following lots, and at the following specified times ; namely, twenty- 
five tons by the seventh of November, twenty-five tons additional by the 
fourteenth of the month, twenty-five tons more by the twenty-first, and 
the entire one hundred tons to be all delivered by the thirtieth of 
November. 

And the said Thomas Whiteside, in consideration of the prompt 
fulfillment of this contract, on the part of the party of the first part, 
contracts to and agrees with the said John Jones, to pay for said hay five 
dollars per ton, for each ton as soon as delivered. 

In case of failure of agreement by either of the parties hereto, it is 
hereby stipulated and agreed that the party so failing shall pay to the 
other. One Hundred Dollars, as fixed and settled damages. 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands the day and 
year first above written. John Jones, 

Thomas Whiteside. 

AGREEMENT WITH CLERK FOR SERVICES. 

This Agreement, made the first day of May, one thousand eight 
hundred and seventy-six, between Reuben Stone, of Chicago, County 
of Cook, State of Illinois, party of the first part, and George Barclay, of 
Englewood, County of Cook, State of Illinois, party of the second part — 

WITNESSETH, that said George Barclay agrees faithfully and dili- 
gently to work as clerk and salesman for the said Reuben Stone, for 
and during the space of one year from the date hereof, should both 
live such length of time, without absenting himself from his occupation ; 



176 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

during which time he, the said Barclay, in the store of said Stone, of 
Chicago, will carefully and honestly attend, doing and performing all 
duties as clerk and salesman aforesaid, in accordance and in all respects 
as directed and desired by the said Stone. 

In consideration of which services, so to be rendered by the said 
Barclay, the said Stone agrees to pay to said Barclay the annual sum of 
one thousand dollars, payable in twelve equal monthly payments, each 
upon the last day of each month ; provided that all dues for days of 
absence from business by said Barclay, shall be deducted from the sum 
otherwise by the agreement due and payable by the said Stone to the said 
Barclay. 

Witness our hands. Reuben Stone. 

Geobge Barclay. 

BILLS OF SALE. 

A bill of sale is a written agreement to another party, for a consider- 
ation to convey his right and interest in the personal property. The 
purchaser must take actual possession of the property. Juries have 
power to determine upon the fairness or unfairness of a bill of sale. 

COMMON FORM OF BILL OF SALE. 

Know all Men by this instrument, that I, Louis Clay, of Princeton, 
Illinois, of the first part, for and in consideration of Five Hundred 
and Ten dollars, to me paid by John Floyd, of the same place, of the 
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have sold, and 
by this instrument do convey unto the said Floyd, party of the second 
part, his executors, administrators, and assigns, my undivided half of 
ten acres of corn, now growing on the farm of Thomas Tyrrell, in the 
town above mentioned ; one pair of horses, sixteen sheep, and five cows, 
belonging to me, and in my possession at the farm aforesaid ; to have and 
to hold the same unto the party of the second part, his executors and 
assigns, forever. And I do, for myself and legal representatives, agree 
with the said party of the second part, and his legal representatives, to 
warrant and defend the sale of the afore-mentioned property and chattels 
unto the said party of the second part, and his legal representatives, 
against all and every person whatsoever. 

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand, this tenth day 
of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 

Louis Clay. 

BONDS. 

A bond is a written admission on the part of the maker in which he 
pledges a certain sum to another, at a certain time. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 177 

COMMON FORM OF BOND. 

Know all Men by this instrument, that I, George Edgerton, of 
Watseka, IrocLUois County, State of Illinois, am firmly bound unto Peter 
Kirchoff, of the place aforesaid, in the sum of five hundred dollars, to be 
paid to the said Peter Kirchoff, or his legal representatives ; to which 
payment, to be made, I bind myself, or my legal representatives, by this 
instrument. 

Sealed with my seal, and dated this second day of November, one 
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. 

The condition of this bond is such that if I, George Edgerton, my 
heirs, administrators, or executors, shall promptly pay the sum of two 
hundred and fifty dollars in three equal annual payments from the date 
hereof, with annual interest, then the above obligation to be of no effect ; 
.otherwise to be in full force and valid. 
Sealed and delivered in 

presence of George Edgerton. [l.s.] 

William Turner. 

CHATTEL MORTGAGES. 

A chattel mortgage is a mortgage on personal property for payment 
of a certain sum of money, to hold the property against debts of other 
creditors. The mortgage must describe the property, and must be 
acknowledged before a justice of the peace in the township or precinct 
where the mortgagee resides, and entered upon his docket, and must be 
recorded in the recorder's oflSce of the county. 

GENERAL FORM OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE. 

This Indenture, made and entered into this first day of January, 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, 
between Theodore Lottinville, of the town of Geneseo in the County 
of Henry, and State of Illinois, party of the first part, and Paul Henshaw, 
of the same town, county, and State, party of the second part. 

Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consider- 
ation of the sum of one thousand dollars, in hand paid, the receipt whereof 
is hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant, sell, convey, and confirm unto 
the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, all and 
singular the following described goods and chattels, to wit : • 

Two three-year old roan-colored horses, one Burdett organ. No. 987, 
one Brussels carpet, 15x20 feet in size, one marble-top center table, one 
Home Comfort cooking stove, No. 8, one black walnut bureau with mirror 
attached, one set of parlor chairs (six in number), upholstered in green 
rep, with lounge corresponding with same in style and color of upholstery, 
now in possession of said Lottinville, at No. 4 Prairie Ave., Geneseo, 111. ; 



178 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Together with all and singular, the appurtenances thereunto belong- 
ing, or in any wise appertaining ; to have and to hold the above described 
goods and chattels, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and 
assigns, forever. 

Provided, always, and these presents are upon this express condition, 
that if the said Theodore Lottinville, his heirs, executors, administrators, 
or assigns, shall, on or before the first day of January, A.D., one thousand 
eight hundred and seventy-six, pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Paul 
Ranslow, or his lawful attorney or attorneys, heirs, executors, adminis- 
trators, or assigns, the sum of One Thousand dollars, together with the 
interest that may accrue thereon, at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, 
from the first day of January, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and 
seventy-five, until paid, according to the tenor of one promissory note 
bearing even date herewith for the payment of said sum of money, that 
then and from thenceforth, these presents, and everything herein con- 
tained, shall cease, and be null and void, anything herein contained to the 
contrary notwithstanding. 

Provided, also, that the said Theodore Lottinville may retain the 
possession of and have the use of said goods and chattels until the day 
of payment aforesaid ; and also, at his own expense, shall keep said goods 
and chattels; and also at the expiration of said time of payment, if said 
sum of money, together with the interest as aforesaid, shall not be paid, 
shall deliver up said goods and chattels, in good condition, to said Paul 
Ranslow, or his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. 

And provided, also, that if default in payment as aforesaid, by said 
party of the first part, shall be made, or if said party of the second part 
shall at any time before said promissory note becomes due, feel himself 
unsafe or insecure, that then the said party of the second part, or his 
attorney, agent, assigns, or heirs, executors, or administrators, shall have 
the right to take possession of said goods and chattels, wherever they 
may or can be found, and sell the same at public or private sale, to the 
highest bidder for cash in hand, after giving ten days' notice of the time 
and place of said sale, together with a description of the goods and chat- 
tels to be sold, by at least four advertisements, posted up in public places 
in the vicinity where said sale is to take place, and proceed to make the 
sum of money and interest promised as aforesaid, together with all reason- 
able costs, charges, and expenses in so doing ; and if there shall be any 
overplus, shall pay the same without delay to the said party of the first 
part, or his legal representatives. 

In testimony whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto 
set his hand and affixed his seal, the day and year first above written. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in * 

presence of Theodore Lottinville. [l.s.] 

Samuel J. Tildbn. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 179 



LEASE OF FARM AND BUILDINGS THEREON. 

This Indenture, made this second day of June, 1875, between David 
Patton of the Town of Bisbee, State of Illinois, of the first part, and John 
Doyle of the same place, of the second part, 

Witnesseth, that the said David Patton, for and in consideration of 
the covenants hereinafter mentioned and reserved, on the part of the said 
John Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, to be paid, kept, 
and performed, hath let, and by these presents doth grant, demise, and 
let, unto the said John Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, 
all that parcel of land situate in Bisbee aforesaid, bounded and described 
as follows, to wit : 

[^Sere describe the land.~\ 

Together with all the appurtenances appertaining thereto. To have 
and to hold the said premises, with appurtenances thereto belonging, unto 
the said Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, for the term of 
five years, from the first day of October next following, at a yearly rent 
of Six Hundred dollars, to be paid in equal payments, semi-annually, as 
long as said buildings are in good tenantable condition. 

And the said Doyle, by these presents, covenants and agrees to pay 
all taxes and assessments, and keep in repair all hedges, ditches, rail, and 
other fences ; (the said David Patton, his heirs, assigns and administra- 
tors, to furnish all timber, brick, tile, and other materials necessary for 
such repairs.) 

Said Doyle further covenants and agrees to apply to said land, in a 
farmer-like manner, all manure and compost accumulating upon said 
farm, and cultivate all the arable land in a husbandlike manner, accord- 
ing to the usual custom among farmers in the neighborhood ; he also 
agrees to trim the hedges at a seasonable time, preventing injury from 
cattle to such hedges, and to all fruit and other trees on the said premises. 
That he will seed down with clover and timothy seed twenty acres yearly 
of arable land, ploughing the same number of acres each Spring of land 
now in grass, and hitherto unbroken. 

It is' further agreed, that if the said Doyle shall fail to perform the 
whole or any one of the above mentioned covenants, then and in that 
case the said David Patton may declare this lease terminated, by giving 
three months' notice of the same, prior to the first of October of any 
year, and may distrain any part of the stock, goods, or chattels, or other 
property in possession of said Doyle, for sufficient to compensate for the 
non-performance of the above written covenants, the same to be deter- 
mined, and amounts so to be paid to be determined, by three arbitrators, 
chosen as follows : Each of the parties to this instrument to choose one, 



180 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. ' 

and the two so chosen to select a third ; the decision of said arbitrators 
to be final. 

In witness whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seals. 
Signed, sealed, and delivered 

in presence of David Patton. [l.s.] 

James Waldron. John Doyle. [l.s.] 

FORM OF LEASE OF A HOUSE. 

This Instrument, made the first day of October, 1875, witnesseth 
that Amos Griest of Yorkville, County of Kendall, State of Illinois, hath 
rented from Aaron Young of Logansport aforesaid, the dwelling and lot 
No. 13 Ohio Street, situated in said City of Yorkville, for five years 
from the above date, at the yearly rental of Three Hundred dollars, pay- 
able monthly, 6n the first day of each month, in advance, at the residence 
of said Aaron Young. 

At the expiration of said above mentioned term, the said Griest 
agrees to give the said Young peaceable possession of the said dwelling, 
in as good condition as when taken, ordinary wear and casualties excepted. 

In witness whereof, we place our hands and seals the day and year 
aforesaid. 

Signed, sealed and delivered Amos Griest. [l.s.] 

in presence of 

NiCKOLAS SCHUTZ, AaRON YoUNG. [L.S.] 

Notary Public. 

LANDLORD'S AGREEMENT. 

This certifies that I have let and rented, this first day of January, 
1876, unto Jacob Schmidt, my house and lot. No. 15 Erie Street, in the 
City of Chicago, State of Illinois, and its appurtenances ; he to have the 
free and uninterrupted occupation thereof for one year from this date, at 
the yearly rental of Two Hundred dollars, to be paid monthly in advance ; 
rent to cease if destroyed by fire, or otherwise made untenantable. 

Peter Funk. 
TENANT'S AGREEMENT. 

This certifies that I have hired and taken from Peter Funk, his 
house and lot, No. 15 Erie Street, in the City of Chicago, State of Illi- 
nois, with appurtenances thereto belonging, for one year, to commence 
this day, at a yearly rental of Two Hundred dollars, to be paid monthly 
in advance ; unless said house becomes untenantable from fire or other 
causes, in which case rent ceases ; and I further agree to give and yield 
said premises one year from this first day of January 1876, in as good 
condition as now, ordinary wear and damage by the elements excepted. 

Given under my hand this day. Jacob Schmidt. 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 181 

NOTICE TO QUIT. 

To F. W. Arlen, 

Sir : Please observe that the term of one year, for which the house 
and land, situated at No. 6 Indiana Street, and now occupied by you, 
were rented to you, expired on the first day of October, 1875, and as I 
desire to repossess said premises, you are hereby requested and required 

to vacate the same. Respectfullv Yours, 

P. T. Barnum. 

Lincoln, Neb., October 4, 1875. 

TENANT'S NOTICE OF LEAVING. 

Dear Sir: 

The premises 1 now occupy as your tenant, at No. 6 Indiana Street, 
I shall vacate on the first day of November, 1875. You will please take 
notice accordingly. 

Dated this tenth day of October, 1875. F. W. Arlen. 

To P. T. Barnum, Esq. 

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO SECURE PAYMENT OF MONEY. 

This Indenture, made this sixteenth day of May, in the year of 
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between William 
Stocker, of Peoria, County of Peoria, and State of Illinois, and 011a, his 
wife, party of the first part, and Edward Singer, party of the second part. 

Whereas, the said party of the first part is justly indebted to the said 
party of the second part, in the sum of Two Thousand dollars, secured 
to be paid by two certain promissory notes (bearing even date herewith) 
the one due and payable at the Second National Bank in Peoria, Illinois, 
with interest, on the sixteenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight 
hundred and seventy-three ; the other due and payable at the Second 
National Bank at Peoria, 111., with interest, on the sixteenth day of May, 
in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 

Now, therefore, this indenture witnesseth, that the said party of the 
first part, for the better securing the payment of the money aforesaid, 
with interest thereon, according to the tenor and effect of the said two 
promissory notes above mentioned ; and, also in consideration of the fur- 
ther sum of one dollar to them in hand paid by the said party of the sec- 
ond part, at the delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed, and by these 
presents do grant, bargain, sell, and convey, unto the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all that certain parcel of land, 
situate, etc. 

[^Describing the premises.^ 

To have and to hold the same, together with all and singular the 
.Tenements, Hereditaments, Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto 



182 ABSTRACT OP TLLIKOIS STATE LAWS. 

belonging or in any wise appertaining. And also, all the estate, interest, j 
and claim whatsoever, in law as well as in equity which the party of 
the first part have in and to the premises hereby conveyed unto the said 
party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, and to their only proper 
use, benefit and behoof. And the said William Stocker, and 011a, his 
wife, party of the first part, hereby expressly waive, relinquish, release, 
and convey unto the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, 
administrators, and assigns, all right, title, claim, interest, and benefit 
whatever, in and to the above described premises, and each and every 
part thereof, which is given by or results from all laws of this state per- 
taining to the exemption of homesteads. 

Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, 
that if the said party of the first part, their heirs, executors, or adminis- 
trators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, to the said party of 
the second part, his heirs, executors,- administrators, or assigns, the afore- 
said sums of money, with such interest thereon, at the time and in the 
manner specified in the above mentioned promissory notes, according to 
the true intent and meaning thereof, then in that case, these presents and 
every thing herein expressed, shall be absolutely null and void. 

In witness whereof, the said party of the first part hereunto set their 
hands and seals the day and year first above written. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of 

James Whitehead, William Stocker. [l.s.] 

Fred. Samuels. Olla Stocker. [l.s.] 

WARRANTY DEED WITH COVENANTS. 

This Indenture, made this sixth day of April, in the year of oui 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between Henry Best 
of Lawrence, County of Lawrence, State of Illinois, and Belle, his wife, 
of the first part, and Charles Pearson of the same place, of the second part, 

Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration 
of the sum of Six Thousand dollars in hand paid by the said party of the 
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, 
bargained, and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, and sell, 
unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, all the fol- 
lowing described lot, piece, or parcel of land, situated in the City of Law- 
rence, in the County of Lawrence, and State of Illinois, to wit : 
\_Here describe the property.'] 

Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and 
reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; 
and all the estate, rignt, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever, of 
the said party of the nrst part, either in law or equity, of, in, and to the 



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above bargained premises, with the hereditaments and appurtenances. 
To have and to hold the said premises above bargained and described, 
with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs 
and assigns, forever. And the said Henry Best, and Belle, his wife, par- 
ties of the first part, hereby expressly waive, release, and relinquish unto 
the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, and 
assigns, all right, title, claim, interest, and benefit whatever, in and to the 
above described premises, and each and every part thereof, which is given 
by or results from all laws of this state pertaining to the exemption of 
homesteads. 

And the said Henry Best, and Belle, his wife, party of the first 
part, for themselves and their heirs, executors, and administrators, do 
covenant, grant, bargain, and agree, to and with the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, that at the time of the ensealing and 
delivery of these presents they were well seized of the premises above 
conveyed, as of a good, sure, perfect, absolute, and indefeasible estate of 
inheritance in law, and in fee simple, and have good right, full power, 
and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey the same, in 
manner and form aforesaid, and that the same are free and clear from all 
former and other grants, bargains, sales, liens, taxes, assessments, and 
encumbrances of what kind or nature soever ; and the above bargained 
premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons 
lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof, the said party 
of the first part shall and will warrant and forever defend. 

In testimony whereof, the said parties of the first part have hereunto 
set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. 
Signed, sealed and delivered 

in presence of Henry Best, [l.s.] 

Jerry Linklater. Belle Best, [l.s.] 

QUIT-CLAIM DEED. 

This Indenture, made the eighth day of June, in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, between David Tour, 
of Piano, County of Kendall, State of Illinois, party of the first part, 
and Larry O'Brien, of the same place, party of the second part, 

, Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in considera- 
tion of Nine Hundred dollars in hand paid by the said party of the sec- 
ond part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party 
6f the second part forever released and discharged therefrom, has remised, 
released, sold, conveyed, and quit-claimed, and by these presents does 
remise, release, sell, convey, and quit-claim, unto the said party of the 
second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title, interest, 



186 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

claim, and demand, which the said party of the first part has in and to 
the following described lot, piece, or parcel of land, to wit : 

[Sere describe the land.~\ 
To have and to hold the same, together with all and singular the 
appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging, or in any wise there- 
unto appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, and claim 
whatever, of the said party of the first part, either in law or equity, to 
the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said party of the second 
part, his heirs and assigns forever. 

In witness whereof the said party of the first part hereunto set his 
hand and seal the day and year above written. 

Signed, sealed and delivered David Tour, [l.s.] 

in presence of 
Thomas Ashley. 

The above forms of Deeds and Mortgage are such as have heretofore 
been generally used, but the following are much shorter, and are made 
equally valid by the laws of this state. 

WARRANTY DEED. 

The grantor (here insert name or names and place of residence), for 
and in consideration of (here insert consideration) in hand paid, conveys 
and warrants to (here insert the grantee's name or names) the following 
described real estate (here insert description), situated in the County of 
in the State of Illinois. 

Dated this day of A. D. 18 . 

QUIT CLAIM DEED. 

The grantor (here insert grantor's name or names and place of resi- 
dence), for the consideration of (here insert consideration) convey and 
quit-claim to (here insert grantee's name or names) all interest in the 
following described real estate (here insert description), situated in the 
County of in the State of Illinois. 

Dated this day of A. D. 18 . 

MORTGAGE. 

The mortgagor (here insert name or names) mortgages and warrants 
to (here insert name or names of mortgagee or mortgagees), to secure the 
payment of (here recite the nature and amount of indebtedness, showing 
when due and the rate of interest, and whether secured by note or other- 
wise), the following described real estate (here insert description thereof), 
situated in the County of in the State of Illinois. 

Dated this day of A. D. 18 . 

RELEASE. 

Know all Men by these presents, that I, Peter Ahlund, of Chicago, 
of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, for and in consideration of 
One dollar, to me in hand paid, and for other good and valuable considera- 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 187 

tions, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed, do hereby grant, bargain, 
remise, convey, release, and quit-claim unto Joseph Carlin of Chicago, 
of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, all the right, title, interest, 
claim, or demand whatsoever, I may have acquired in, through, or by a 
certain Indenture or Mortgage Deed, bearing date the second day of Jan- 
uary, A. D. 1871, and recorded in the Recorder's office of said county, 
in book A of Deeds, page 46, to the premises therein described, and which 
said Deed was made to secure one certain promissory note, bearing even 
date with said deed, for the sum of Three Hundred dollars. 

Witness my hand and seal, this second day of November, A. D. 1874. 

Peter Ahlund. [l.s.] 

State of Illinois, ) 

Cook County. \ ' I, George Saxton, a Notary Public in 

and for said county, in the state aforesaid, do hereby 

certify that Peter Ahlund, personally known to me 

as the same person whose name is subscribed to the 

foregoing Release, appeared before me this day in 

[ ^'^ssaI^^ ] person, and acknowledged that he signed, sealed, and 

delivered the said instrument of writing as his free 

and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein 

set forth. 

Given under my hand and seal, this second day of 
November, A. D. 1874. 

George Saxton, N. P. 

GENERAL FORM OF WILL FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. 

I, Charles Mansfield, of the Town of Salem, County of Jackson, 
State of Illinois, being aware of the uncertainty of life, and in failing- 
health, but of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this to be 
my last will and testament, in manner following, to wit: 

First. I give, devise and bequeath unto my oldest son, Sidney H. 
Mansfield, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, of bank stock, now in the 
Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the farm owned by myself 
in the Town of Buskirk, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, with 
all the houses, tenements, and improvements thereunto belonging ; to 
have and to hold unto my said son, his heirs and assigns, forever. 

Second. I give, devise and bequeath to each of my daughters, Anna 
Louise Mansfield and Ida Clara Mansfield, each Two Thousand dollars in 
bank stock, in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and also each 
one quarter section of land, owned by myself, situated in the Town of 
Lake, Illinois, and recorded in my name in the Recorder's office in the 
county where such land is located. The north one hundred and sixty 
acres of said half section is devised to my eldest daughter, Anna Louise. 
6 



188 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 

Third. I give, devise and bequeath to ray son, Frank Alfred Mans- 
field, Five shares of Railroad stock in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 
and my one hundred and sixty acres of land and saw mill thereon, situ- 
ated in Manistee, Michigan, with all the improvements and appurtenances 
thereunto belonging, which said real estate is recorded in my name in the 
county where situated. 

Fourth. I give to my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, all my 
household furniture, goods, chattels, and personal property, about my 
home, not hitherto disposed of, including Eight Thousand dollars of bank 
stock in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Fifteen shares in 
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the free and unrestricted use, pos- 
session, and benefit of the home farm, so long as she may live, in lieu of 
dower, to which she is entitled by law ; said farm being my present place 
of residence. 

Fifth. I bequeath to my invalid father, Elijah H. Mansfield, the 
income from rents of my store building at 145 Jackson Street, Chicago, 
Illinois, during the term of his natural life. Said building and land there- 
with to revert to my said sons and daughters in equal proportion, upon 
the demise of my said father. 

^ixth. It is also my will and desire that, at the death of my wife, 
Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, or at any time when she may arrange to 
relinquish her life interest in the above mentioned homestead, the same 
may revert to my above named children, or to the lawful heirs of each. 

And lastly. I nominate and appoint as executors of this my last will 
and testament, my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, and my eldest son, 
Sidney H. Mansfield. 

I further direct that my debts and necessary funeral expenses shad 
be paid from moneys now on deposit in the Savings Bank of Salem, the 
residue of such moneys to revert to my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, 
for her use forever. 

In witness whereof, I, Charles Mansfield, to this my last will and 
testament, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this fourth day of April, 
eighteen hundred and seventy-two. 

Signed, sealed, and declared by Charles 
Mansfield, as and for his last will and 
testament, in the presence of us, who, 
at his request, and in his presence, and 
in the presence of each other, have sub- 
scribed our names hereunto as witnesses 
thereof. 

Peter A. Schenck, Sycamore, Ills. 

Frank E. Dent, Salem, Ills. 



Charles Mansfield, [l.s.] 



Charles Mansfield, [l.s.] 



ABSTKACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 189 

CODICIL 

Whereas I, Charles Mansfield, did, on the fourth day of April, one 
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, make my last will and testa- 
ment, I do now, by this writing, add this codicil to my said will, to be 
taken as a part thereof. 

Whereas, by the dispensation of Providence, my daughter, Anna 
Louise, has deceased^November fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, 
and whereas, a son has been born to me, which son is now christened 
Richai'd Albert Mansfield, I give and bequeath unto him my gold watch, 
and all right, interest, and title in lauds and bank stock and chattels 
bequeathed to my deceased daughter, Anna Louise, in the body of this will. 

In witness whereof, I hereunto place my hand and seal, this tenth 
day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. 

Signed, sealed, published, and declared to^ 

us by the testator, Charles Mansfield, as 

and for a codicil to be annexed to his 

last will and testament. And we, at 

his request, and in his presence, and in 

the presence of each other, have sub- 
scribed our names as witnesses thereto, 

at the date hereof. 
Frank E. Dent, Salem, Ills. 
John C. Shay, Salem, Ills. 

CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS 

May be legally made by electing or appointing^ according to the usages 
or customs of the body of which it is a part, at any meeting held for that 
purpose, two or more of its members as trustees, wardens or vestrymen, and 
may adopt a corporate name. The chairman or secretary of such meeting 
shall, as soon as possible, make and file in the office of the recorder of 
deeds of the county, an affidavit substantially in the following form : 
State op Illinois, 



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County. ' ^^' 



I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), 

that at a meeting of the members of the (here insert the name of the 
church, society or congregation as known before organization), held at 

(here insert place of meeting), in the County of , and State of 

IlUnois, on the day of , A.D. 18 — , for that purpose, the fol- 
lowing persons were elected (or appointed) \here insert their names'] 
trustees, wardens, vestrymen, (or officers by whatever name they may 
choose to adopt, with powers similar to trustees) according to the rules 
and usages of such (church, society or congregation), and said 



190 



ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 



adopted as its corporate name (here insert name), and at said meeting 
this affiant acted as (chairman or secretary, as the case may be). 

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this day of , A.D. 

18—. Name of Affiant 

which affidavit must be recorded by the recorder, and shall be, or a certi- 
fied copy made by the recorder, received as evidence of such an incorpo- 
ration. 

No certificate of election after the first need he filed for record. 

The term of office of the trustees and the general government of the 
society can be determined by the rules or by-laws adopted. Failure to 
elect trustees at the time provided does not work a dissolution, but the 
old trustees hold over. A trustee or trustees may be removed, in the 
same manner by the society as elections are held by a meeting called for 
that purpose. The property of the society vests in the corporation. The 
corporation may hold, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, land not 
exfceeding ten acres, for the purpose of the society. The trustees have 
the care, custody and control of the property of the corporation, and can, 
when directed by the society, erect houses or improvements, and repair 
and alter the same, and may also when so directed by the society, 
mortgage, encumber, sell and convey any real or personal estate belonging 
to the corporation, and make all proper contracts in the name of such 
corporation. But they are prohibited by law from encumbering or inter- 
fering with any property so as to destroy the effect of any gift, grant, 
devise or bequest to the corporation ; but such gifts, grants, devises or 
bequests, must in all cases be used so as to carry out the object intended 
by the persons making tte same. Existing societies may organize in the 
manner herein set forth, and have all the advantages thereof. 

SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE PURCHASING BOOKS BY SUBSCRIPTION. 

The business of publishing hooks by subscription having so often been 
brought into disrepute by agents making representations and declarations 
not authorized by the publisher ; in order to prevent that as much as possi- 
ble, and that there^ay be more general knowledge of the relation such 
agents bear to their principal, and the law governing such cases, the fol- 
lowing statement is made : 

A subscription is in the nature of a contract of mutual promises, by 
which the subscriber agrees to pay a certain sum for the work described ; 
the consideration is concurrent that the publisher shall publish the booh 
named, and deliver the same, for which the subscriber is to pay the price 
named. The nature and character of the work is described in the prospectus 
and by the sample shown. These should be carefully examined before sub- 
scribing^ as they are the basis and consideration of the promise to pay, 



ABSTRACT OF I1.LINOIS STATE LAWS. 191 

and not the too often exaggerated statements of the agents who is merely 
employed to solicit subscriptions, for which he is usually paid a commission 
for each subscriber, and has no authority to change or alter the conditions 
upon which the subscriptions are authorized to be made by the publisher. 
Should the agent assume to agree to make the subscription conditional or 
modify or change the agreement of the publisher, as set out by prospectus 
and sample, in order to bind the principal, the subscriber should see that 
such conditions or changes are stated over or in connection with his signa- 
ture, so that the publisher may have notice of the same. 

All persons making contracts in reference to matters of this kind, or 
any other business, should remember that the law as to written contracts is, 
that they can not be varied, altered or rescinded verbally, but if done at all, 
must be done in writing. It is therefore important that all persons contem- 
plating subscribing should distinctly understand that all talk before or after 
the subscription is made, is not admissible as evidence, and is no part of the 
contract. 

Persons employed to solicit subscriptions are known to the trade as 
canvassers. They are agents appointed to do a particular business in a 
prescribed mode, and have no authority to do it in any other way to the 
prejudice of their principal, nor can they bind their principal in any other 
matter. They cannot collect money, or agree that payment may be made 
in anything else but money. They can not extend the time of payment 
beyond the time of delivery, nor bind their principal for the payment of 
expenses incurred in their buisness. 

It would save a great deal of trouble, and often serious loss, if persons, 
before signing their names to any subscription book, or any written instru- 
ment, would examine carefully what it is ; if they can not read themselves, 
should call on some one disinterested who can. 



192 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 



CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 

Wcy the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, 
establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common 
defense, promote the general ivelfare, and secuie the blessings of liberty 
to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution 
for the United States of America. 

Article I. 

Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in 
a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and 
House of Representatives. 

Sec. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of mem- 
bers chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the 
electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of 
the most numerous branch of the State Legislature. 

No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the 
age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United 
States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in 
which he shall be chosen. 

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the sev- 
eral states which may be included within this Union, according to their 
respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole 
number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of 
years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons. 
The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first 
meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subse- 
quent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The 
number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, 
but each state shall have at least one Representative ; and until such 
enumeration shall be made the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled 
to choose three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plan- 
tations one, Connecticut five. New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylva- 
nia eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten. North Carolina five, 
and Georgia three. 

When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the 
Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such 
vacancies. 

The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other 
officers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment. 

Sec. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two* 
Senators from each state, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six years ; 
and each Senator shall have one vote. 

Immediately after they shall be as!>embled in consequence of the first 
election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. 
The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expira- 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 193 

tion of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth 
year, and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that 
one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by 
resignation or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature of any state, 
the Executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next 
meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacajcies. 

No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age 
of thirty years and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and 
who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he 
shall be chosen. 

The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the 
Senate, but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided. 

The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro 
tempore^ ia the absence of the Vice-President, or when he shall exercise 
the office of President of the United States. 

The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When 
sitting for that purpose they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the 
President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside. 
And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds 
of the members present. 

Judgment, in cases of impeachment, shall not extend further than to 
removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of 
honor, trust, or profit under the United States; but the party convicted 
shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, 
and punishment according to law. 

Sec. 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Sen- 
ators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the Legis- 
lature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter 
such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. 

The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such 
meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by 
law appoint a different day. 

Sec. 5. Each house shall be the judge of the election, returns, and 

qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute 

a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to 

day, an^ may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members 

i- in such manner and under such penalties as each liouse may provide. 

Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its 
\ members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, 
jy expel a member. 

p Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to 

j' time publish the same, excepting such parts as may, in their judgment, 

require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house 

on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered 

on the journal. 

Neither house, during the session of Congress, shall, without the 
consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other 
place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting. 

Sec. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compen- 
sation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the 
treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, 



194 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their 
attendance at the session of the'ir respective houses, and in going to and 
returning from the same ; and for any speech or debate in either house 
they shall not be questioned in any other place. 

No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for w^hich he was 
elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United 
States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall 
have been increased during such time ; and no person holding any office 
under the United States, shall be a member of either house during his 
continuance in office. 

Sec. 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of 
Representatives ; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments 
as on other bills. 

Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President 
of the United States ; if he approve he shall sign it ; but if not he shall 
return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have origi- 
nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and 
proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration two-thirds of that 
house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objec- 
tions, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if 
approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become a law. But in all 
such cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by j eas and nays, 
and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered 
on the journal of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned 
by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted), after it shall have 
been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he 
had signed it, unless the Congress, by their adjournment, prevent its 
return, in which case it shall not be a law. 

Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the 
Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a 
question of adjournment), shall be presented to the President of the 
IJnited States, and before the same shall take effect shall be approved by 
him, or, being disapproved by him, shall be re-passed by two-thirds of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and lim- 
itations prescribed in the case of a bill. 

Sec. 8. The Congress shall have power — 

To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts, 
and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United 
utates ; but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout 
the United States ; 

To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; 

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several 
Stfites, and with the Indian tribes ; 

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on 
the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States ; 

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and 
fix the standard of weights and measures ; 

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and 
current coin of the United States; 

To establish post offices and post roads ; 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. ' 195 

To promote the progress of sciences and useful arts, by securing, 
for limited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their 
respective writings and discoveries ; 

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court ; 
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high 
i seas, and offenses against the law of nations ; 

I To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules 

» concerning captures on land and water ; 

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that 
use shall be for a longer term than two years ; 
To provide and maintain a navy ; 

To make, rules for the government and regulation of the land and 
naval forces ; 

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the 
|i Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions ; 

To provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and 
for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the 
b United States, reserving to the states respectively the appointment of the 
r olficers, and the authority of training the militia according to the disci- 
pline prescribed by Congress ; 

To exercise legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not 
i: exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the 
(; acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United 
[){ States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the 
f' consent of the Legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for 
}l the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock yards, and other needful 
i buildings ; and 

|. To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying 

j' intc execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this 
L Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any depart- 
i ment or officer thereof. 

!; Sec. 9. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the 

[ states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited 

by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, 

libut a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not' exceeding ten 

dollars for each person. 
I The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, 

'unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may 
l< require it. 

I No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 
I No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion 

I to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken. 

No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state. 
No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or rev- 
i enue to the ports of one state over those of another ; nor shall vessels 
I bound to or from one state be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in 
[! another. 

! No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of 

P appropriations made by law ; and a regular statement and account of 
jj the receipts and expeditures of all public money shall be published from 
|i time to time. 

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No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States : and no 
person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the 
consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title 
of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state. 

Sec. 10. No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confeder- 
ation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money ; emit bills of 
credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of 
debts ; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the 
obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. 

No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts 
or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary 
for executing its inspection law^, and the net produce of all duties and 
imposts laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the 
Treasury of the United States ; and all such laws shall be subject to the 
revision and control of the Congress. 

No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on 
tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any 
agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or 
engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as wiU 
not admit of delay. 

Aeticle II. 

Section 1. The Executive power shall be vested in a President of 
the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term 
of four years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same 
term, be elected as follows : 

Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof 
may direct, a number of Electors, equal to the whole number of Senators 
and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress ; 
but no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or 
profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector. 

[*The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by 
ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of 
the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list of all the 
persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each ; which list they 
shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the government 
of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The Pres- 
ident of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Rep- 
resentatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. 
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President, 
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ; 
and if there be more than one who have such majority, and have an equal 
number of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately 
choose by ballot one of them for President ; and if no person have a ma- 
jority, then from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like 
maimer choose the President. But in choosing the President, the vote 
shall be taken hj states, the representation from each state having one 
vote ; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members 
from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be 
necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President, 

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the person having the greatest number of votes of the Electors shall be 
; the Vice-President. But if tliere should remain two or more who have 
, equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice-Presi- 
dent.] 

The Congress may determine the time of choosing the Electors, and 
the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same 
• throughout the United States. 

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United 

States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible 

; to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that 

office who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, and been 

i fourteen years a resident within the United States. 

. In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death, 

< resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said 
office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-Pwesident, and the Congress 
, may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inabil- 
; ity, both of the President and Vice-President, declaring what officer shall 
5 then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the dis- 
\ ability be removed, or a President shall be elected. 

The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a com- 
pensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the 
, period for which he shall have been ' elected, and he shall not receive 
: within that period any other emolument from the United States or any of 
^ them. 

^ Before he enters on the execution of his office, he shall take the fol- 
lowing oath or affirmation : 

" I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the 
•f office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, 
f preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." 
} Sec. 2. The President shall be commander in chief of the army and 

navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when 
f called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the 
I opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive 
5 departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective 
, offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardon for offenses 
I against the United States, exoept in cases of impeachment. 
[■ He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the 

I; Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present con- 
1' cur ; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice of the Senate, 
f shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of 
)j the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States whose 
I appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be 
i established by law ; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment 
' of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in 
\i the courts of law, or in the heads of departments. 

i The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may 

H happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which 
i shall expire at the end of their next session. 

Sec. 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress information 
il of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such mea- 
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198 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

occasions convene both houses, or either of them, and in case of disagree- 
ment between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may 
adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper ; he shall receive 
ambassadors and other public ministers ; he shall take care that the laws be 
faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United 
States. 

Sec. 4. The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers of the 
United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and con- 
viction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. 

Article III. 

Section I. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested 
in one Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as the Congress may from 
time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the Supreme and 
inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at 
stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be 
diminished during their continuance in office. 

Sec. 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and 
equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and 
treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority ; to all cases 
affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls ; to all cases of 
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ; to controversies to which the United 
States shall be a party ; to controversies between two or more states ; 
between a state and citizens of another state ; between citizens of differ- 
ent states ; between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants 
of different states, and between a state or the citizens thereof, and foreign 
states, citizens, or subjects. 

In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, 
and those in which a state shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have 
original jurisdiction. 

In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall 
have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions 
and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. 

The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by 
jury ; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall 
have been committed ; but when not committed within any state, the 
trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have 
directed. 

Sec. 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levy- 
ing war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid 
and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the tes- 
timony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open 
court. 

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, 
but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, 
except during the life of the person attainted. 

Article IV. 

Section 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the 
public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And 



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the Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such 
acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof. 

Sec. 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges 
and immunities of citizens in the several states. 

A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, 
who shall flee from justice and be found in another state, shall, on demand 
of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered 
up, to be removed to the state having jurisdicl'on of the crime. 

No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof 
escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation 
therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered 
up on the claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due. 

Sec. 3. New states may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ; 
but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any 
other state ; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, 
or parts of states, without the consent of the Legislatures of the states 
concerned, as well as of the Congress. 

The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful 
rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging 
to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed 
as to prejudice any claims of the United States or of any particular state. 

Sec. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this 
Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them 
against invasion, and on application of the Legislature, or of the Execu- 
tive (when the Legislature can not be convened), against domestic vio- 
lence. 

Article V. 

The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it 
necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the ap- 
plication of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call 
a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of this Constitution, when rati- 
fied by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by con- 
ventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratifi- 
cation may be proposed by the Congress. Provided that no amendment 
which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and 
eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth 
section of the first article ; and that no state, without its consent, shall 
be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate. 

Article VI. 

All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adop- 
tion of this Constitution shall be as valid against the United States under 
this Constitution as under the Confederation. 

This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be 
made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made, 
under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the 
land ; and the Judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in 
the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding. 

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the mem- 

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bers of the several state Legislatures, and all executive and judicial offi- 
cers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound 
by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution ; but no religious test 
shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under 
the United States. 



Article VII. 



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The ratification of the Conventions of nine states shall be sufficient 
for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying 
the same. 

Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present, the 
seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the 
United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof we have 
hereunto subscribed our names. 

GEO. WASHINGTON, 
President and Deputy from Virginia. 



New Hampshire. 
John Langdon, 
Nicholas Gilman. 

Massachusetts . 
Nathaniel Gorham, 
RuFus King. 

Connecticut. 
Wm. Sam'l Johnson, 
Roger Sherman. 



Delaware. 
Geo. Read, 
John Dickinson, 
Jaco. Broom, 
Gunning Bedford, Jr., 
Richard Bassett. 

Maryland. 
James M'Henry, 
Danl. Carroll, 
Dan. of St. Thos. Jenifer. 



New York. 
Alexander Hamilton. 

New Jersey. 
WiL. Livingston, 
Wm. Paterson, 
David Brearley, 
Jona. Dayton. 



Virginia. 
John Blair, 
James Madison, Jr. 

North Carolina. 
Wm. Blount, 
Hu. Williamson, 
Rich'd Dobbs Spaight. 



Pennsylvania. 
B. Franklin, 
RoBT. Morris, 
Thos. Fitzsimons, 
James Wilson, 
Thos. Mifflin, 
Geo. Clymer, 
Jared Ingersoll, 
Gouv. Morris. 



South Carolina. 
j. rutledge, 
Charles Pinckney, 
Chas. Cotesworth Pinckney, 
Pierce Butler. 

Greorgia. 
William Few, 
Abr. Baldwin. 

WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. 




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Articles m Addition to and Amendatory of the Constitution 
OP THE United States of America. 

Proposed hy Congress and ratified hy the Legislatures of the several states, 
pursuant to the fifth article of the original Constitution, 

Article I. 

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, 
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of 
speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, 
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 

Article II. 

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free 
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. 

Article III. 

No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without 
the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be pre- 
scribed by law. 

Article IV. 

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, 
and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio- 
lated ; and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by 
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched 
and the persons or things to be seized. 

Article V. 

No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous 
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in 
cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual 
service in time of war or public danger ; nor shall any person be subject 
for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb ; nor shall 
be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be 
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor 
shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. 

Article VI. 

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a 
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district 
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have 
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and 
cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; 
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to 
have the assistance of counsel for his defense. 

Article VII. 

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed 
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact 



204 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United 
States than according to the rules of the common law. 

Article VIII. 

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, 
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. 

Akticle IX. 

The enumeration, in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be 
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. 

Article X. 

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, 
nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, 
or to the people. 

Article XI. 

The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to 
extend to any suit in law or equity commenced or prosecuted against one 
of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or sub- 
jects of any foreign state. 

Article XII. 

The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot I 
for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an i 
inhabitant of the same state with themselves ; they shall name in their 
ballots the person to be voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the { 
person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of 
all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice- 
President, and of the number of votes for each, which list they shall sign 
and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United 
States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the 
Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person 
having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President, 
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ; 
and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the 
highest number not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as 
President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by 
ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be 
taken by States, the representation from each state having one vote; a 
quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two- 
thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to 
a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a Presi- 
dent whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the 
fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as 
President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of 
the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice- 
President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be the majority 
of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a major- 



AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 205 

ity, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose 
the Vice-President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds 
of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number 
shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible 
to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the 
United States. 

Aeticle XIII. 

Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a 
punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, 
shall exist witliin the United States, or any place subject to their juris- 
diction. 

Sec. 2. Congress shaU have power to enforce this article by appro- 
priate legislation. 

Aeticle XIV. 

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and 
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and 
of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law 
which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United 
States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, 
without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction 
the equal protection of the laws. 

Sec. 2. Representatives shall be appointed among the several states 
according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of per- 
sons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed ; but when the right to 
vote at any election for the choice of Electors for President and Vice- 
President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the execu- 
tive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the Legislature 
thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being 
twenty-one years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way 
abridged except for participation in rebellion or other crimes, the basis of 
representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the num- 
ber of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens 
twenty-one years of age in such state. 

Sec. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, 
or Elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or 
military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previ- 
ously taken an oath as a Member of Congress, or as an officer of the 
United States, or as a member of any state Legislature, or as an execu- 
tive or judicial officer of any state to support the Constitution of the 
I United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the 
I same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, 
h by a vote of two-thirds of each house, remove such disability. 
fi^. Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States author- 
I'ized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and boun- 
Ijties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be ques- 
I tioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall pay any debt 
I or obligation incurred in the aid of insurrection or rebellion against the 
I United^ States, or any loss or emancipation of any slave, but such debts, 
''obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void. 



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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate 
legislation, the provisions of this act. , 

Article XV. 

Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall 
not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state, on 
account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 

Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro- 
priate legislation. 



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Clinton 

Coles 

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Crawford .... 
Cumberland. 

DeKalb 

DeWitt 

Douglas 

DuPage 

Edgar 

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Effingham... 

Fay rite 

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Krmklin 

Fulton 

Gallatin 

Greene 

Grundy 

Hamilton 

Hancock ... 

Hardin 

Henderson... 

Henry 

Iroquois 

Jackson 

Jasper 

Jefferson 

Jersey 

Jo Daviess... 
Johnson ... . 

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Kankakee ... 

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Knox 

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Lawrence..., 
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441 
2331 
1209 
4530 
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2957 
36548 
1355 
1145 
3679 
1928 
1631 
2129 
2715 

970 
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1881 
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966 
4187 

703 
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1996 

627 
3496 

330 
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4177 
3768 
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2907 

136 

5398 

2627 

1869 

5235 

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1198 

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1280 
1142 

363 
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2218 

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918 
1618 
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3387 
2197 
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1989 
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39340 
1643 
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1276 
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1302 
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1140 
3160 
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611 
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604 

207 

236 

113 

133 

102 

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Macon 

Macoupin 

Madison 

Marion 

Marshall 

Mason 

Massac 

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McHenry 

McLean 

Menard 

Mercer 

Monroe 

Montgomery . 

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Moultrie 

Ogle 

Peoria 

Pope 

Perry 

Piatt 

Pike 

Pulaski 

Putnam 

Randolph 

Richland 

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Saline 

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Schuyler 

Scott 

Shelby 

Stark 

St. Clair 

Stephenson... 

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Union 

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Warren 

Washington.. 

Wayne 

White 

Whiteside 

Will 

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3120 
3567 
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2009 
1553 
1566 
1231 
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3465 
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2309 

845 
2486 
3069 
1345 
3833 
4665 
1319 
1541 
1807 
3055 
1043 

646 
2357 
1410 
3912 

980 
4851 
1522 

910 
2069 
1140 
4708 
3198 
2850 

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2795 
1911 
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1297 
3851 
4770 
1672 
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3782 
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2444 
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3174 
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2155 
3031 

936 
1984 
1671 
1751 
2066 
2131 
3999 
1644 
1568 
2105 



Total 275958 257099 16951 130 157 



1170 

37 

268 

114 

39 

209 

135 

86 

20 

347 

34 

518 

10 

90 

201 
109 

28 
104 

95 
5 

48 
117 

35 



14 

2 

55 

27 

641 

29 

115 

182 

341 

96 

99 

26 

44 

3 

288 

207 

138 

39 

482 

469 

133 

677 

41 

70 

237 



Practical Rules for Every Day Use. 



Hoiv to find the gain or loss per cent, when the cost and selling price 
are given. 

Rule. — Find the difference between the cost and selling price, which 
will be the gain or loss. 

Annex two ciphers to the gain or loss, and divide it by the cost 
price ; the result will be the gain or loss per cent. 

How to change gold into currency. 

Rule. — Multiply the given sum of gold by the price of gold. 

Hoiv to change currency into gold. 

Divide the amount in currency by the price of gold. 

Hoiv to find each partner's share of the gain or loss in a copartnership 
business. 

Rule. — Divide the whole gain or loss by the entire stock, the quo- 
tient will be the gain or loss per cent. 

Multipl}'^ each partner's stock by this per cent., the result will be 
each one's share of the gain or loss. 

JIoiv to find gross and net weight and price of hogs. 

A short and simple method for findirig the net weight, or price of hogs, 
when the gross weight or price is given, and vice versa. 

Note.— It is generally ussunied that the gross weight of Hogs diminished by 1-5 or 20 per cent, 
of itself gives the net weight, and the net weight increased by X or 25 per cent, of itself equals the 
Rross weight. 

To fi7id the net weight or gross price. 

Multiply the given number by .8 (tenths.) 

To find the gross tveight or net price. 

Divide the given number by .8 (tenths.) 

How to find the capacity of a granary, bin, or wagon-bed. 

Rule. — Multiply (by short method) the number of cubic feet by 
6308, and point off one decimal place — the result will be the correct 
answer in bushels and tenths of a bushel. 

For only an approximate answer, multiply the cubic feet by 8, and 
point off one decimal place. 

How to find the contents of a corn-crib. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of cubic feet by 54, short method, or 

(207) 



208 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 

by 4i ordinary method, and point off one decimal -pluee — the result will 
be the answer in bushels. 

NOTK.— Ill estimating corn in the ear, tlie quality and tlie time it lias been cribbed must l)e taken 
into consideration, since corn will shrink considerably during the Winter and Spring. This rule generally holds 
good for corn measured at the time it is cribbed, provided it is sound and clean. 

How to find the contents of a cistern or tank. 

Rule. — Multiply the scxuare of the mean diameter by the depth (all 
in feet) and this product by 5681 (short method), and point off one 
decimal place — the result will be the contents in barrels of 31^ gallons. 

How to find the conteyits of a barrel or cask. 

Rule. — Under the square of the mean diameter, write the length 
(all in inches) in reversed order, so that its units will fall under the 
tens ; multiply by short method, and this product again by 430 ; point 
off one decimal place, and the result will be the answer in wine gallons. 

Mow to measure boards. 

Rule. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and 
divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet. 

JIoiv to measure scantlings., joists^ planks., sills, etc. 

Rule. — Multiply the width, the thickness, and the length together 
(the width and thickness in inches, and the length in feet), and divide 
the product by 12 — the result will be square feet. 

How to find the mmiber of acres in a body of layid. 

Rule. — Multiply the length by the width (in rods), and divide the 
product by 160 (carrying the division to 2 decimal places if there is a 
remainder) ; the result will be the answer in acres and hundredths. 

When the opposite sides of a piece of land are of unequal length, 
add them together and take one-half for the mean length or width. 

How to find the number of square yards in a floor or wall. 

Rule. — Multiply the length by the width or height (in feet), and 
divide the product by 9, the result will be square yards. 

Hoiv to find the number of bricks required in a building. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of cubic feet by 22^. 

The number of cubic feet is found by multiplying the length, height 
and thickness (in feet) together. 

Bricks are usually made 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and two inches 
thick ; hence, it requires 27 bricks to make a cubic foot without mortar, 
but it is generally assumed that the mortar fills 1-6 of the space. 

How to find the number of shingles required in a roof. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of square feet in the roof by 8, if the 
shingles are exposed 4 J inches, or by 7 1-5 if exposed 5 inches. 

To find the number of square feet, multiply the length of the roof by 
twice the leni?th of the rafters. 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 209 

To find the length of the rafters, at one-fourth pitch, multiply the 
width of the building by .56 (hundredths) ; at one-third pitch, by .6 
(tenths) ; at two-fifths pitch, by .64 (hundredths) ; at one-half 
pitch, by .71 (hundredths). This gives the length of the rafters from 
the apex to the end of the wall, and whatever they are to project must be 
taken into consideration. 

NoTK.— By Jif or 3^ pitch Is meant that the apex or comb of the roof Is to be K or X the width of the 
buikiiiiK liigher thiui the walls or base of the rafters. 

ITow to reckon the cost of hay. 

Rule. — Multiply the number of pounds by half the price per ton, 
and remove the decimal point three places to the left. 

Hoto to measure graiii. 

Rule. — Level the grain ; ascertain the space it occupies in cubic 
feet ; multiply the -number of cubic feet by 8, and point off one place to 
the left. 

Note.— Exactness requires the addition to every three hundred bushels of one extra bushel. 

The foregoing rule may be used for finding the number of gallons, by 
multiplying the number of bushels by 8. 

If the corn in the box is in the ear, divide the answer by 2, to find 
the number of bushels of shelled corn, because it requires 2 bushels of ear 
corn to make 1 of shelled corn. 

Rapid rules for measuring land ivithout instruments. 

In measuring land, the first thing to ascertain is the contents of any 
given plot in square 3^ards ; then, given the number of yards, find out the 
number of rods and acres. - 

The most ancient and simplest measure of distance is a step. Now, 
an ordinary-sized man can train himself to cover one yard at a stride, on 
the average, with sufficient accuracy for ordinary purposes. 

To make use of this means of measuring distances, it is essential to 
walk in a straight line ; to do this, fix the eye on two objects in a line 
straight ahead, one comparatively near, the other remote ; and, in walk- 
ing, keep these objects constantly in line. 

Farmers and others hy adopting the folloiving simple and ingenious con- 
trivance, may ahvays carry with them the scale to construct a correct yard 
measure. 

Take a foot rule, and commencing at the base of the little finger of 
the left hand, mark the quarters of the foot on the outer borders of the 
left arm, pricking in the marks with indelible ink. 

To find hoiv many rods in length tvill make an acre, the tvidth heing given. 
Rule. — Divide 160 by the width, and the quotient will be the answer. 



210 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 

How to find the number of acres in any plot of land, the number of rods 
being given. 

Rule. — Divide the number of rods by 8, multiply the quotient by 5, 
and remove the decimal point two places to the left. 

The diameter being give7i, to find the circumference. 

Rule. — Multiply the diameter by 3 1-7. 

How to find the diameter, when the circumference is given. 

Rule. — Divide the circumference by 3 1-7. 

To find how many solid feet a rou7id stick of timber of the same thick- 
ness throughout will contain when squared. 

Rule. — Square half the diameter in inches, multiply by 2, multiply 
by the length in feet, and divide the product by 144. 

Greneral rule for measuring timber, to find the solid contents in feet. 

Rule. — Multiply the depth in inches by the breadth in inches, and 
then multiply by the length in feet, and divide by 144. 

To find the number of feet of timber in trees with the bark on. 

Rule. — Multiply the square of one-fifth of the circumference in 
inches, by twice the length, in feet, and divide by 144. Deduct 1-10 to 
1-15 according to the thickness of the bark. 

Hou'ard's new rule for coinputing interest. 

Rule. — The reciprocal of the rate is the time for which the interest 
on any sum of money will be shown by simply removing the decimal 
point two places to the left; for ten times that time, remove the point 
one place to the left; for 1-10 of the same time, remove the point three 
places to the left. 

Increase or diminish the results to suit the time given. 

Note.— The reciprocal of tlie rate is found by inverting the rate ; thus 3 per cent, per month, In- 
verted, becomes >^ of a month, or 10 days. 

When the rate is expressed by one figure, always write it thus : 3-1, 
three ones. 

Rule for converting English into American currency. 

Multiply the pounds, with the shillings and pence stated in decimals, 
by 400 plus the premium in fourths, and divide the product by 90. 

U. S. GOVERNMENT LAND MEASURE. 

A township — 36 sections each a mile square. 
A section — 640 acres. 

A quarter section, half a mile square — 160 acres. 
An eighth section, half a mile long, north and south, and a quarter 
of a mile wide — 80 acres. 

A sixteenth section, a quarter of a mile square — 40 acres. 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 211 

The sections are all numbered 1 to 36, commencing at the north-east 
corner. 

The sections are divided into quarters, which are named by the 
cardinal points. The quarters are divided in the same way. The de- 
scrijDtion of a forty acre lot would read : The south half of the west half of 
the south-west quarter of section 1 in township 24, norih of range 7 west, 
or as the case might be ; and sometimes will fall short and sometimes 
overrun the number of acres it is supposed to contain. 

The nautical mile is 795 4-5 feet longer than the common mile. 

SURVEYORS' MEASURE. . 

7 92-100 inches make 1 link. 

25 links " 1 rod. 

4 rods " 1 chain. 

80 chains " 1 mile. 

Note. — A chain is 100 links, equal to 4 rods or 66 feet. 

Shoemakers formerly used a subdivision of the inch called a barley- 
corn ; three of which made an inch. 

Horses are measured directly over the fore feet, and the standard of 
measure is four inches — called a hand. 

In Biblical and other old measurements, the term span is sometimes 
used, which is a ler.gth of nine inches. 

The sacred cubit of the Jews was 24.024 inches in length. 

The common cubit of the Jews was 21.704 inches in length. 

A pace is equal to a yard or 36 inches. 

A fathom is equal to 6 feet. 

A league is three miles, but its length is variable, for it is strictly 
speaking a nautical term, and should be three geographical miles, equal 
to 3.45 statute miles, but when used on land, three statute miles are said 
to be a league. 

In cloth measure an aune is equal to li yards, or 45 inches. 

An Amsterdam ell is equal to 26.796 inches. 

A Trieste ell is equal to 25.284 inches. 

A Brabant ell is equal to 27.116 inches. 

HOW TO KEEP ACCOUNTS. 

Every farmer and mechanic, whether he does much or little business, 
should keep a record of his transactions in a clear and systematic man- 
ner. For the benefit of those who have not had the opportunity' of ac- 
quiring a primary knowledge of the principles of book-keeping, we here 
present a simple form of keeping accounts which is easily comprehended, 
and well adapted to record the business transactions of farmers, mechanics 
and laborers. 



212 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



1875. 



A. H. JACKSON. 



Dr. 



Cr. 



Jan. 


10 


u 


17 


Feb. 


4 


(( 


4 


March 


8 


(( 


8 


a 


13 


u 


27 


April 


9 
9 


May 

it 


G 
24 


July 


4 



To 7 bushels Wheat ...at $1.^5 

By shoeing span of Horses 

To 14 bushels Oats... at $ .45 

To 5 lbs. Butter at .25 

By new Harrow 

By sharpening 2 Plows 

By new Double-Tree ._ _ 

To Cow and Calf 

To half ton of Hay 

By Cash 

By repairing Corn-Planter 

To one Sow with Pigs __ 

By Cash, to balance account 



48 
6 



17 



75 



30 



50 



05 



18 



25 
4 

35 



50 



00 
40 
25 



00 

75 

15 



05 



1875. 



CASS A MASON. 



Dr. 



Cr. 



March 21 
" 21 
" 23 
1 
1 
19 
26 
10 
29 
12 
12 
1 



May 

(( 

June 

u 

July 

a 

Aug. 
Sept. 



By 3 days' labor ..at $1.25 

To 2 Shoats at 3.00 

To 18 bushels Corn at .45 

By 1 month's Labor. . 

To Cash 

By 8 days' Mowing at 11.50 

To 50 lbs. Flour 

To 27 lbs. Meat ...at$ .10 

By 9 days' Harvesting _ at 2.00 

By 6 days' Labor at 1.50 

To Cash 

To Cash to balance account _ 







$3 


$(J 


00 




8 


10 


25 


10 


00 


12 


2 


75 




2 


70 


18 
9 


20 


00 




18 


20 




167 


75 


167 



75 

00 
00 



00 

00 



INTEREST TABLE. 

A Simple Kule for accuratelt Computing Interest at Any Given Pku Cent, for Any 

Length op Time. 

Multiply the principal (amount of money at interest) by the time reduced to days; then divide this product 
by the (3Uotte7it obtained by dividing 360 (the number of days In the interest year) by the per cprtt. of interest, 
and the quotient thus obtained will be the required interest. 

ILLUSTRATION. Solution. 

Requiretheinterestof $462.50 for one month and eighteen days at 6 per cent. An $462.50 

interest month is 30 days; one month and eighteen days equal 48 days. $462.50 raulti- .48 

plied by .48 gives $222 0000; 360 divided by 6 (the per cent, of interest) gives 60, and 

$2220000 divided by 60 will give you the e.\act interest, which is $3.70. If the rate of 370000 

interest in the ai)ove example were 12 per cent., we would divide the $222.0000 by 30 6)360 \ 185000 

(because 360 divided by 12 gives .30); if 4 per cent., we would divide by 90; If 8 per 

cent., by 45; and iu like manner for any otber per cent. 60/$222.0000($3.70 

180 

420 
420 



00 



MISCELLANEOUS TABLE. 



12 units, or things, 1 Dozen. I 196 pounds, 1 Barrel of Flour. I 24 sheets of paper, 1 Quire. 

12 dozen, 1 Gross. 200 pounds, 1 Barrel of Pork. 20 quires paper 1 Ream. 

20 things, 1 Score. 56 pounds, 1 Firkin of Butter. | 4 ft. wide, 4 ft. high, and 8 ft. long, 1 Cord \N ood. 



MISCELLANEOUS INrOR]yLA.TION. 213 

NAMES OF THE STATES OF THE UNION, AND THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS. 

Virginia. — The oldest of the States, was so called in honor of Queen 
Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen," in whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh made 
his first attempt to colonize that region. 

Florida. — Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of Florida on Easter 
Sunday, and called the country in commemoration of the day, which was 
the Pasqua Florida of the Spaniards, or " Feast of Flowers." 

Louisiana was called after Louis the Fourteenth, who at one time 
owned that section of the country. 

Alabama was so named by the Indians, and signifies " Here we Rest." 

Mississippi is likewise an Indian name, meaning " Long River." 

Arkansas^ from Kansas, the Indian word for " smoky water." Its 
prefix was really arc, the French word for " bow." 

The Carolinas were originally one tract, and were called "Carolana," 
after Charles the Ninth of France. 

Georgia owes its name to George the Second of England, who first 
established a colony there in 1732. 

Tennessee is the Indian name for the " River of the Bend," i. e., the 
Mississippi which forms its western boundary. 

Kentucky is the Indian name for " at the head of the river." 

Ohio mea]is " beautiful ; " Iowa, " drowsy ones ; " Minnesota, " cloudy 
water," and TF/scowsm, " wild-rushing channel." 

Illinois is derived from the Indian word illini, men, and the French 
suffix ois, together signifying " tribe of men." 

Michigan was called by the name given the lake, fish-weir, which was 
so styled from its fancied resemblance to a fish trap. 

Missouri is from the Indian word " muddy," which more properly 
applies to the river that flows through it. 

Oregon owes its Indian name also to its principal river. 

Cortes named California, 

Massachusetts is the Indian for " The country around the great hills." 

Connecticut, from the Indian Quon-ch-ta-Cut, signifying " Long 
River." 

Maryland, after Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles the First, of 
England. 

New York was named by the Duke of York. 

Pennsylvania means " Penn's woods," and was so called after William 
Penn, its orignal owner. 



214 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



Delaware after Lord De La Ware. 

New Jersey^ so called in honor of Sir George Carteret, who was 
Governor of the Island of Jersey, in the British Channel. 

Maine was called after the province of Maine in France, in compli- 
ment of Queen Henrietta of England, who owned that province. 

Vermont, from the French word Vert Mont, signifying Green 
Mountain. 

New Hampshire, from Hampshire county in England. It was 
formerly called Laconia. 

The little State of Rhode Island owes its name to the Island of 
Rhodes in the Mediterranean, which domain it is said to greatly 
resemble. 

Texas is the American word for the Mexican name by which all that 
section of the country was called before it was ceded to the United States. 



POPULATION OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 



States and Territories 

Alal)ama 

Arkansas 

Calif urnia 

Connecticut 

Delaware 

Florida : 

Georgia 

illinois 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kan sas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Mai ne 

Maryland 

Massachusetts — 

MicliiKan 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Himpshire 

New Jersey 

New York 

North Carolina 

Ohio. 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Rhode Island 

South Carolina 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Vermont 

Virginia 

West Virginia 

Wisconsi n 

Total States 

Arizona 

Colorada 

Daltota , 

District of Columbia 

Itlalio 

Montana 

New Mexico 

Utah 

Washi iigton 

Wyoming 

Total Territories 

Total United States 



Total 
Population. 



38.113,a53 



9.658 
39,864 
14,181 
131.700 
14,999 
20,59.5 
91,874 
86,786 
23,955 
9,118 

442,730 



38,555,983 



POPULATION OF FIFTY 
PRINCIPAL CITIES. 



Cities. 



New York, N. Y 

Philadelphia, Pa... 

Brooklyn, N. Y 

>St. Louis, Mo 

Cliicago, lU , 

Baltimore, Md 

Boston, Mass 

Citicinnati, Ohio 

New Orleans, La. .. 
Sail Francisco, Cal. 

Bulfalo, N. Y 

AVashington, D. C, 

Newark, N. J 

Louisville, Ky , 

Cleveland, Ohio 

Pittsburg, Pa 

Jersey City, N. J ... 

Detroit, Mich 

Milwaukee, Wis 

Albany, N. Y , 

Providence, R. I 

Rochester, N. Y 

Allegheny, Pa 

Richmond, Va 

New Haven, Conn. 

Charleston, S. C 

Indianapolis, Ind... 

Troy, N. Y 

Syracuse, N. Y 

Worcester, Mass... 

Lowell. Mass 

Memphis, Tenn 

Cambridge, Mass... 

Hartford, Conn 

Scranton, Pa , 

Reading, Pa 

Paterson, N. J 

Kansas City, Mo... 

Mobile, Ala 

Toledo, Ohio 

Portland, Me 

Colnmbu.s, Ohio 

Wilmington, Del... 

Dayton, Ohio 

Lawrence, Mass 

Utica, N. Y 

Charlestown, Mass 

Savannah, Ga 

Lynn. Mass 

Fall River, Mass... 



Aggregate 
Population. 



674, 

396, 

310, 

298. 

267, 

250, 

216, 

191, 

149, 

117, 

109, 

105, 

100, 

92, 

86, 

82, 

79, 

71, 

69, 

68, 

62 

53. 

51. 

50 

48, 

48, 

46, 

43, 

41. 

40, 

40 

39, 

37, 

35, 

3.3 

33 

32 

32 

31 

31 

31 

30 

30 

28, 

28 

28 

28. 

28, 

26, 



292 
022 
099 
864 
977 
354 
.526 
239 
418 
473 
714 
199 
059 
753 
829 
076 
546 
577 
440 
423 
904 
386 
180 
038 
840 
956 
244 
465 
051 
105 
928 
226 
634 
180 
092 
930 
579 
260 
034 
584 
,413 
274 
841 
473 
921 
:804 
323 
235 
233 
766 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



215 



POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Area in 
States a:nd sqiiar 

TERRITOKIES. MUes. 



States. 

Alabama 

Arkansas 

California 

CoiHipi-tinit 

Delaware 

Florida 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Iiuliana 

Iowa 

Kans.'is 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts.., 

Michigan" 

Minnesota 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

Nebraska 

Nevada 

New Hampshire, 

New Jersey 

New York 

North Carolina. 

Ohio 

Oregon 



roruLATioN 



99fi,992 

484.471 

560,247 

537,454 

125,015 

187.748 

1,1S+.109 

2,5H9,891 

l.tlS(l.ti:^7 

1,191,792 

3lil,:«9 

1,.S21.011 

72(i,915 

62(),915 

780,894 

1,457,351 

1,184,059 

489,706 

827,922 

1,721.295 

128.993 

42,491 

318.800 

906,096 

4,382,759 

1,071.361 

2,665.360 

90,923 



Miles 
R. K. 
1875. 1872 



1,350,544 
528,349 



857,039 



1,651,912 

1,334,031 

598,429 



246,280 
52,540 



1,026.502 

4,705,208 



1,671 
'>5 

0T3 
820 
227 
466 
108 
904 
529 
160 
700 
123 
539 
871 
820 
606 
285 
,612 
990 
,580 
828 
593 
790 
,265 
,470 
,190 
,740 
lo9 



Last Census of Michigan taken in 1874. 



Stater and 
Tkrkitoriks. 



States. 
Pennsylvania... 
Rhode Island... 
South Carolina. 

Tennessee 

Texas 

Vermont 

Virginia 

West Virginia... 
Wisconsin 



Total States. 



Territories. 

Arizona 

Colorado 

Dakota 

Dist. of Columbia. 

Idaho. 

Montana 

New Mexico 

Utah 

Washington 

Wyoming 



Total Territories. 



Area in 
square 
Miles. 



46,000 
1,306 
29,385 
45,600 
237,504 
10,212 
40,904 
23,000 
53,924 



1,950,171 



113,916 

104,500 

147,490 

60 

90,93 

143.776 

121,201 

80.056 

69.944 

93,107 



965,032 



Population. 



1870. 



3,521.791 
217.358 
705,606 

1,258,520 
818,579 
330,551 

1,225,163 
442,014 

1,0.54.670 



38,113,253 



9,658 
39,864 
14,181 
131,700 
14,999 
20,595 
91,874 
86,786 
23.955 

9,118 



442.730 



1875. 



258,239 
925,145 



1,236,729 



Miles' 
R. R. 

1872. 



5.113 
136 

1,201 

1..520 
865 
675 

1,490 
485 

1,725 



59,587 



375 
■498 



1,265 



Aggregate of U. S.. 2,915.203 38,555.983 60,853 

* Included In the Railroad Mileage of Maryland. 



PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD; 

]^OPULATION AND ArBA. 



Countries. 



Population. 



Date of 
Census. 



Area in 
Stiuare 
Miles. 



Inhabitants 

to Square 

Mile. 



Population. 



China 

British Empire 

Russia 

United States with Alaska. 

France 

Austria and Hungary 

Japan 

Great Britain and Ireland. 

German Empire 

Italy 

Spain 

Brazil 

Turkey 

Mexico 

Sweden and Norway 

Persia 

Belgium 

Bavaria 

Portugal 

Holland 

>ew Grenada 

Chili 

Switzerland 

Peru 

Bolivia 

Argentine Republic 

Wurteniburg 

Denmark 

Venezuela 

Baden 

Greece 

Guatemala 

Ecuador 

Paraguay 

Hesse 

Liberia 

San Salvador 

Hayti 

Nicaragua , 

Uruguay , 

Honduras 

San Domingo 

Costa Rica 

Hawaii 



446,500.000 

226,817.108 

81,925,410 

38,925,600 

36,469,800 

35,904,400 

34,785.800 

31,817,100 

29,906,092 

27.439,921 

16.642,000 

10,000.000 

16,463,000 

9,173,000 

5,921.500 

5,000,000 

5,021,300 

4,861,400 

3,995,200 

3,688,300 

.3,000.000 

2,000,000 

2,669,100 

2,. 500, 000 

2,000,000 

1,812,000 

1,818.500 

1.784.700 

I,.500.000 

1,461,400 

1,457,900 

1,180,000 

1,300,000 

1,000,000 

823,188 

718,000 

600,000 

572.000 

350.000 

800,000 

350,000 

136,000 

165,000 

62,950 



1871 
1871 
1871 
1870 
1866 
1869 
1871 
1871 
1871 
1871 
1867 



1869 
1870 
1870 
1869 
1871 
1868 
1870 
1870 
1869 
1870 
1871 

■1869 
1871 
1870 

"1871 
1870 
1871 



1871 
1871 

1871 
1871 
1871 

'isio 



3,741,846 

4,677,432 

8,003,778 

2,608,884 

204,091 

240.848 

149,399 

121,315 

160,207 

118,847 

195.775 

3,258.029 

672,621 

761,526 

292.871 

635,964 

11,373 

29,292 

34,494 

12,680 

357,157 

132.616 

15,992 

471,838 

497.321 

871,848 

7,538 

14,753 

368,238 

5,912 

19,353 

40,879 

218,928 

68,787 

2,969 

9,576 

7,335 

10,205 

58,171 

66,722 

47,092 

17,827 

21,505 

7,633 



119.3 

48.6 

10.2 

7.78 

178.7 

149.4 

282.8 

262.3 

187. 

230.9 

85. 

3.07 
24.4 



20. 
7.8 
441.5 
165.9 
115.8 
290.9 
8.4 
15.1 
166.9 
5.3 
4. 
2.1 
241.4 
120.9 
4.2 
247. 
75.3 
28.9 
5.9 
15.6 
277. 
74.9 
81.8 
56. 
6. 
6.5 
7.4 
7.6 
7.7 



Pekln 

London 

St. Petersburg... 

Washington 

Paris 

Vienna 

Yeddo 

London 

Berlin 

Rome 

Madrid , 

Rio Janeiro , 

Constantinople ., 

Mexico , 

.Stockholm 

Teheran 

Brussels 

Munich 

Lisbon 

Hague 

Bogota 

Santiago 

Berne 

Lima 

Chuquisaca 

Buenos Ayres... 

Stuttgart 

Copenhagen 

Caraccas 

Carlsruhe 

Athens 

Guatemala 

Quito 

Asuncion 

Darmstadt 

Monrovia 

Sal Salvador 

Port au Prince. 

Managua 

Monte Video 

Comayagua 

San Domingo 

San Jose 

Honolulu 



1,648,800 

3,251.800 

667,000 

109,199 

1,825,300 

833,900 

1,5.54,900 

3,251,800 

82.5,400 

244,484 

332,000 

420,000 

1,075,000 

210.800 

136,900 

120,000 

314,100 

169,500 

224,063 

90,100 

45,000 

115,400 

36.000 

160,100 

25.000 

177.800 

91,600 

162,042 

47,000 

36,600 

48,400 

40,00t) 

70,000 

48,000 

30,000 

3,000 

15,000 

20,000 

10,000 

44.500 

12.000 

20,000 

2,000 

7,633 



216 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 



POPUI.ATION OF ILLINOIS, 
By Counties. 



COUNTIES. 



Adams 

Alexander. . 
Bond 

Boone 

Brown 

Bureau 

Calhoun 

Carroll 

Cass . - 

Champaign. 
Christian .. 

Clark 

Clay 

Clinton 

Coles 

Cook 



Crawford 

Cumberland , 
De Kalb..-. 
De Witt..-, 

Douglas 

Du Page 

Edgar 

Edwards 

Effingham.. 

Fayette 

Ford 

Franklin 

Fulton 

Gallatin 

Greene 

Grundy . 

Hamilton .. 

Hancock 

Hardin 

Henderson _ 

Henry 

Iroquois 

Jackson 

Jasper 

Jefferson 

Jersey 

Jo Daviess. 

Johnson 

Kane. 

Kankakee. - 

Kendall 

Knox 

Lake 

La Salle 

Lawrence.. 

Lee 

Livingston . 
Logan 



AGGREGATE. 



1870. 1860. 1850. 1840. 1830. 1820. 



56362 
10564 
I3152 
12942 
12205 

32415 

6562 

16705 

I1580 

32737 
20363 

18719 

15875 
162S5 

25235 
349966 

I3SS9 
12223 
23265 
14768 

13484 
166S5 
21450 

75^55 
15653 
19638 

9103 
12652 
38291 

11134 
20277 
14938 
13014 
35935 
5113 
12582 
35506 
25782 
19634 
11234 
17864 

15054 
27820 
1 1248 

39091 
24352 
12399 
39522 
21014 
6079 

12533 
27171 

3M7I 
23053 



41323 
4707 
9815 

11678 
9938 

26426 

5144 
11733 
11325 
14629 
10492 
14987 

9336 

1 094 1 

14203 

144954 

11551 
8311 
19086 
10820 
7140 
14701 
16925 

5454 
7816 

1 1 189 
1979 
9393 

33338 
8055 

16093 

10379 

9915 

29061 

3759 

9501 

20660 

12325 

9589 

8364 
12965 
12051 
27325 

9342 
30062 
15412 
13074 
28663 
18257 
48332 

9214 
17651 
11637 
14272 



26508 
2484 
6144 
7624 
7198 
8841 
3231 
4586 
7253 
2649 
3203 
9532 
4289 

5139 

9335 

43385 

7135 
3718 
7540 
5002 



9290 

10692 

3524 

3799 

8075 



5681 

22508 

5448 

12429 

3023 

6362 

14652 

2887 

4612 

3807 

4149 

5862 

3220 

8109 

7354 
18604 

4114 
16703 



7730 
13279 
14226 

17S15 
6121 
5.298 

155 
5128 



14476 

3313 
5060 

1705 
4183 
3067 
1741 
1023 
2981 

1475 

1878 

7453 
3228 
3718 
9616 
10201 

4422 



1697 
3247 



3535 
8225 
3070 

1675 
6328 



3682 
13142 
10760 
11951 



3945 
9946 

1378 



1260 

1695 
3566 
1472 
5762 

4535 
6180 
3626 
6501 



7060 
2634 
9348 
7092 

2035 

759 

•2333 



2186 
1390; 
3124 



1090 



3940 

755 
2330 



3117 



4071 
1649 



2704 



4083 
1841 
7405 
7674 



2616 

4S3 



41 



182S 
2555 



2111 
1596 



274 



3668 



MISCELLANEOUS INFOBMATION. 



217 



POPULATION OF ILLINOIS— Concluded. 



COUNTIES. 



Macon 

Macoupin.., 

Madison 

Marion 

Marshall — 

Mason 

Massac 

McDonough. 
McHenry ._ 

McLean 

Menard 

Mercer 

Monroe 

Montgomery 

Morgan 

Moultrie 

Ogle 

Peoria 

Perry 

Piatt , 

Pike.. , 

Pope 

Pulaski 

Putnam 

Randolph... 

Richland 

Rock Island 

Saline 

Sangamon .. 

Schuyler 

Scott 

Shelby 

Stark 

St. Clair 

Stephenson.. 

Tazewell 

Union 

Vermilion. . 

Wabash -. 

Warren 

Washington 

Wayne 

White 

Whitesides . 

Will 

Williamson. 
Winnebago. 
Woodford.. 

Total. . 



AOGRKGATB. 



1870. 1860. 1850. 1840. 1830. 1820 



26481 
32726 

44131 
20622 
16950 
16184 
9581 
26509 
23762 
53988 
II735 
18769 

12982 

25314 
28463 
10385 
27492 
47540 
13723 
10953 
30708 

II437 
8752 
6280 
20859 
12803 
29783 
12714 
46352 
17419 
10530 
25476 
IO751 

51068 
30608 
27903 
16518 
30388 
8841 
23174 
17599 
19758 
16846 
27503 
43013 
17329 
29301 

18956 



2539891 



13738 
24602 
31251 
12739 
13437 
IO931 

6213 
20069 
22089 
28772 

9584 
15042 

12832 

13979 
22II2 

6385 
22888 
36601 

9552 

6127 
27249 

6742 

3943 

5587 
17205 

9711 
21005 

9331 
32274 
14684 

9069 
14613 

9004 

37694 
25112 
21470 
11181 
19800 
7313 
18336 
13731 
12223 
12403 

18737 
29321 
12205 
24491 
13282 



1711951 



12355 

20441 

6720 

5180 

5921 

4092 

7616 

14978 

10163 

6349 

5246 

7679 

6277 

16064 

3234 
10020 

17547 
5278 
1606 

18819 

3975 
2265 

3924 

1 1079 

4012 

6937 
5588 
19228 
10573 
7914 
7807 
3710 

20180 
1 1 666 
12052 

7615 

1 1492 

4690 

8176 

6953 
6825 
8925 
5361 

16703 
7216 

11773 
4415 



851470 



3039 
7926 

14433 
4742 
1849 



5308 
2578 
6565 
4431 
2352 

4481 

4490 

19547 



3479 
6153 
3222 



11728 
4094 



2131 

7944 



2610 



14716 
6972 
6215 
6659 
1573 

13631 
2800 
7221 
5524 
9303 
4240 

6739 
4810 

5133 
7919 

2514 
10167 

4457 
4609 



476183 



1122 
1990 
6221 
2125 



i^) . 



26 

2000 

2953 
12714 



1215 



2396 
3316 



^1310 
4429 



12960 
32959 



2972 



7078 



4716 
3239 
5836 
2710 
308 
1675 
2553 
6091 



1574^5 



13550 



*2I 
I516 



2610 



3492 



*5 
5248 



2362 



1517 
1114 

4828 



*49 
55162 



PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE, STATE OF ILLINOIS, 


BY COUNTIES.- 


1870. 




Improved 
Land. 

Number. 
19.339.952 


Woodl'nd 


Other un- 
improved 


Spring 
AVheat. 

Bushels. 
10.13:i.207 


Winter 
Wheat. 


Rye. 


Indian 
Corn. 


Oars. 


COUNTIES, 
Total 


Nunibei . 
5,061.578 


Number. 
1.491.331 


Bushels. 
19.99.5.198 


Bushels. 
3.456.578 


Bushels. 
129.921. 39f 


Bushels. 

13.780.851 




287,926 

13,836 
145,045 
137,307 

57.062 
398,611 

37,684 
186,864 

92.903 
419.368 
241.472 
118.594 
146.922 
150,177 
208,337 
348.824 
105,505 

75,342 
334,502 
168,539 
147,633 
164,874 
265,458 

58,912 
120,343 
187,196 
141, 32H 

80,749 
238,132 

49,572 
175,408 
193,999 

88,996 
311.517 

28,117 
140.954 
265,904 
322,510 

78,548 

90,867 
118,951 

94,147 
156.517 

57,820 
240,120 
312,18J 
164.004 
330.829 
207.779 
533.724 

87.828 
322,212 
377,505 
321,70Si 
205,259 
231,059 
257,032 
173.081 
166,057 
209,45:3 

25,151 
261,635 
230.5tj6 
494.978 
134,17:J 
222.809 

93,810 
276,682 
29:i,450 
144,220 
316,883 
170,729 

9:^,754 

94,454 
233.785 

55,980 

19,319 

37,271 
140.764 

75,079 
155,214 

72,309 
421,748 

96,195 

85,;i31 
310.179 
138,129 
231,117 
254,857 
229,126 

7.5,8.32 
360,251 

54,063 
266.187 
177.593 
147,353 

93,398 
289,809 
419,443 
138,448 
341,373 
225,504 


112,576 
17,761 
42,613 
29,886 
35.491 
41.866 
63.443 
29,793 
33.493 
16,789 
19,803 

102,201 
80.612 
48.868 
45.214 
19,635 
78,350 
40,334 
17,733 
29,548 
11,897 
17,243 
66,803 
57,585 
56.330 
93,460 
2.996 
3,994 

123,823 
68.750 
9:3.242 
6.356 
9:i,878 
43,385 
44,771 
34,705 
12,630 
22,478 
87,642 
67,023 
94,888 
,51,427 
83,07_t 

34,646 
10,978 
14,244 
41,566 
21.072 
48.117 
72,738 
12,071 
12,462 
17,394 
18,153 
81,224 
89,450 
61,579 
28.261' 
31.739 
33,39b 
52,54-, 
53,29:i 
40,36b 
34.931 
45,977 
8:3,369 
47,804 
60,217 
24,783 
4;J,643 
48,666 
68,47ii 
5,978 

128,953 
87,754 
12,516 
17,184 

162,274 
50,618 
31.239 
70.393 
51,085 
62,477 
44,633 
74.908 
13,375 
76,591 
43.167 
45.368 
83,606 
,53,078 
37,558 
27,394 
55,852 

146,794 
78,167 
21.823 
34,261 

116,949 
37,238 
25,217 


19.370 


16.191 


947.616 

43,658 

368.625 

599 

117.502 

724 

221,298 

260 

127,054 

123,091 

504,041 

195,118 

85,737 

610,888 

154,485 

4,904 

212.924 

84,697 

190 

11,695 

65,461 

693 

247.360 

122,703 

195.716 

351,310 

1,008 

111.324 

22:i.9:i0 

8;J,093 

577,400 

150 

92.347 

232,7511 

32,306 

69,062 

445 

10,480 

329.036 

87.808 

100.553 

558,367 

555 

92.191 

325 

480 

1,249 

7,654 

221 

2,193 

264,134 

2.260 

1,339 

40.96B 

196,613 

861,39s 

1,207,181 

173,65^ 

90(i 

125,628 

72,316 

36,146 

270 

10,955 

45.79:3 

1:^20:^ 

651,76'; 

744,891 

357,52:3 

196,43b 

5,580 

31 84:3 

35n,44b 

39.762 

1 057,497 

70.457 

44.922 

796 

1.031,022 

150,268 

2.279 

83.011 

247,658 

165,724 

266,105 

452,015 

1,562.621 

2,118 

72,410 

180,231 

249,558 

202.201 

5.712 

672,486 

164.689 

184,3-'l 

264 

1,996 
170,787 

2,468 
108,307 


20,989 

30 

6,340 

35,871 

4,743 

43,811 

186 

35.731 

2.772 

45.753 

10,733 

7,308 

3.331 

1.619 

8,835 

20,171 

15,497 

14,798 

21,018 

11 540 

9,017 

7.532 

37.508 

528 

19,759 

25,328 

11,577 

5,195 

131,711 

5U' 

415 

4,93( 

11.672 

133,533 

865 

96.430 

35.76b 

23,25!; 

524 

9.16f) 

5,934 


1,452,905 

244,2-30 

1.064.0.52 

466.985 

337.769 

3,030.404 

234,041 

1,367 965 

1.146.980 

3.924.720 

1,883.336 

614.582 

1.019.994 

8i:i.257 

2,13:^.111 

570,427 

581,964 

403,075 

1,023,849 

1,311,635 

1,680.335 

331,981 

2,107,615 

353,371 

620,347 

962.525 

565.671 

653.209 

1,508,763 

509,491 

1,051,313 

295,971 

735,25-.' 

1,510.401 

172.651 

1,712,901 

2,541.68:3 

799,810 

611,951 

461,345 

887,981 

519,12(1 

1,286,326 

34:j,29t 

674,33:- 

637.39!- 

681.26'; 

2.708,31! 

517.35;; 

3,077,02^ 

656,36; 

l,656,97f 

1,182,69( 

4,221,641 

2,214,46b 

1,051,544 

2.127.549 

1,034,05'; 

1,182,90:3 

2.648,721 

13:3,12b 

1,362,491 

1,145.00,0 

3.723.37!. 

1,973.881 

2,054,962 

543. 71 1- 

l,527,89t- 

3,198,835 

1,753 141 

1.787,066 

969,224 

384,446 

1,039.725 

1,:J99,188 

315,958 

195.735 

334.259 

510.080 

482,594 

1.459,65:3 

,531,51(1 

4,388,763 

440,975 

75-3,771 

2,082,578 

1,149 878 

l,43:i.l21 

1.615,679 

2.063,053 

679,753 

2,818,037 

431,361 

3,982,853 

836,115 

1,179,291 

870.531 

3,163,943 

1,131,458 

655.710 

1,237,406 

3,154,185 


759,074 

21,627 
461,097 
579,127 

70,853 
987,436 

36.334 
775,100 

168,784 
731,375 
38;}, 821 
313.628 
269.945 
446,324 
315,954 
1,584,225 
136,255 
171,880 
1,087,074 
216,756 
225,074 
860,809 
290,679 
139,152 
386,073 
497,395 
154,589 
222,436 
361,390 

37,164 

64,029 
369.333 
203,464 
579,599 

26,991 
229,286 
668,367 
430.746 
149.931 
149.214 
285.949 

71,770 
874,016 

74.525 
785,608 
772,408 
468,890 
787,952 
699.069 
1,509,643 
131,386 
903.197 
659,300 
490,336 
454,648 
459,417 
475.352 
389,446 
36-3,604 
372,660 

22,097 
280,717 
910.397 
911,127 
23.5,091 
452,889 
152.251 
668.424 
198,724 
26:3,992 
141,540 
334,893 
338.760 
130.610 
161.419 

67.886 

16.511 

86.519 
414.487 
204,634 
276,575 

69,793 
397,718 
119 359 

13.463 
637.812 
316.736 
476.851 
960.630 
505,841 
124,473 
436.051 
110.793 
601.054 
533,398 
404,482 
119.653 
880.838 
1,868.683 
180,986 
868,903 
744,581 




15ond 


1.915 

2.658 

25.608 

15.803 

2.754 

33.:302 

6,604 

58,502 

19,173 

5,420 

5,225 

8,732 

3.274 

17.337 

27,185 

5,604 

6,551 

17.633 

7,316 

3.851 

14,383 

830 

26,206 

16.786 

63.976 

86.710 

4.076 

2.565 

29.653 

4,505 

.3,343 

18.480 

107 

14,243 

31,459 

63,498 

5,991 

13,251) 

778 

1,363 

45,779 

79,141 

399 

10,598 

2,28:i 

2,5,155 

24,399 

2,356 

3.273 

7,409 

41,788 

408 

9, 1 1 5 

7,343 

13,675 

4,142 

2,976 

31,013 

30 

14,035 

57,998 

49,087 

1;1953 

22,588 

666 

8,495 

1.37<) 

13,112 

14,913 

3.516 

220 

13,897 

9,302 


700 

241,042 

13,276 

465,236 

75 

418,073 

12,165 

102.577 

18,360 


Boone 


















Clay 


1.894 

500 

2,651 

144,296 

60 

550 

398.059 

106.493 

7,683 

106,096 

13 283 










Cumberland 

DeKalb 

DeWitt 




DuPage 


Kiltrar 


Effingham, 


77 


Kord 


42,571 

365 

193,669 


Fultoii 




Grundy.. 


31,700 

129 

181,378 

13 

161,112 

462,379 

57,160 

890 


Haueock 

Haidin 




Iroquois 


Jasper 

Jefferson 

Jersey 

JoDaviess. . . 

Johnson 

Kane 


■282,758 


7.185 

2,46!- 

2.3,618 

13.93n 

5.16; 

11.3.54'; 

5.871 

48.30S 

1,121 

14,82!< 

26,16: 

37,232 

29,23;, 

2.40-1 

3.68ri 

V4,517 

36,135 

49,182 

544 

52.401 

29.264 

39.824 

4,28;^ 

40.77f- 

1.42.0 

3,29< 

5,53,'- 

6,670 

157, .504 

99,502 

1,016 

9,248 

25,303 

2,309 

222 

7.707 

3,235 

3,401 

20,00:3 

568 

23.073 

20,841 

930 

2:^686 

30,534 

1,008 

135,362 

59,027 

1,737 

52,476 


188,826 
103,466 
90.681 
267.764 
168,914 
271,181 


Kendall 


Knox 






Lee. 


450.79:3 

120,206 

198,056 

55,239 

160 

55(1 


Logan 

Macon 

Macoupin 

Madison 


Marshall 

Mason 


106,129 
73,261 






273,871 
401.790 
211,801 
36,152 
289.291 

59 

18.196 

17,128 

497,038 

92,361 

26,:V82 

130 








Mercer 




Morgan 

Moultrie 

Ogle 

Peoria 

Perry 

Piatt 

Pike 


Pope 

Pulaski 






Pulnani 


4.174 
1.170 
3 035 

20,755 
809 

19,933 

21,294 
1,610 
9.314 
2.783 
2,016 

13,701 

14,846 
5,:300 

31,122 
509 

14,583 
1.931 

10,486 
869 

37,310 
6,335 
1,648 

15,237 

33.135 


28.137 
450 


Randolph 




Roclv Island 

Saline 

Sangamon 


243,541 

200 

89,304 

56.331 

18 

15,536 

134,630 

2,550 

537,394 

133,417 

■■■■44; 806 




Scoic" 


Shelby 

Stark 

St. Clair 

Stephenson 




Vermilion 


AVabash 




186,290 


73.212 

2.576 

8,665 

418 

31,658 

8,030 

6.328 

137.985 

30.436 






266 




Wliile.-iides 

Will 


457,455 
195,386 
176 
408,606 
178,139 






Woodford 





ROCKFORD 




History of Winnebago County. 



In Janiiarv, A. D., 1818, the territorial legislature of Illinois petitioned 
Congress for the admission of the territory into the Union as an indepen- 
dent state. ISTathaniel Pope was the territorial delegate in Congress, at 
that time. The petition was sent to him, and by him presented to Con- 
gress. By reason of a pressure of other business, the petition was not 
acted upon until the April following, when, with certain amendments pre- 
pared by Mr. Pope, it became a law, and Illinois was declared an indepen- 
dent state. The amendments proposed by Mr. Pope were: first, to extend 
the northern boundary of the new state to the parallel of 42 degrees 30 
minutes north latitude; and second, to apply the three per cent, fund, 
arising from the sales of the public lands, to the encouragement of learning 
instead of the making of roads leading to the state, as had been the practice 
on the admission of Ohio and Indiana. These important changes, says 
Ford's History of Illinois, were proposed and carried through both 
houses of Congress by Mr. Pope, upon his own responsibility. The territo- 
rial legislature had not petitioned for them, no one at that time having 
suggested or requested the making of them, but they met the unqualified 
approbation of the people of the state. 

Under the ordinance of 1787, there were to be not less' than three, nor 
mpre than five states erected out of the territory northwest of the Ohio 
Eiver. The boundaries of these states were defined by that ordinance. 
The three states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were to include the whole 
territory, and were to be bounded by the British possessions on the north. 
But Congress reserved the right, if they thereafter found it expedient, to 
form one or two states in that part of the territory which lies north of an 
east and west line drawn through the southern bend of Lake Michio-an. 
"That line, it was generally supposed," continues Mr. Ford, "was to be'^the 
north boundary of Illinois." Judge Pope, seeing that the port of Chicago was 
north of that line, and that it would be excluded by it from the state, was 
led to a critical examination ol the ordinance, which resulted in a clear 
and satisfactory conviction that it was competent for Congress to extend the 
boundaries of the new state as far north as they pleased, and found no dif- 
ficulty in convincing others of the correctness of his views. 

Under the same ordinance Congress was vested with the power, if they 
should find it expedient, to establish a state north of Illinois, in that part of 
the northwestern territory which lies north of the parallel running through 
the southern bend of the lake. Under this provision, Wisco^nsin, at one 
time, laid claim to a certain part of the northern section of Illinois, "includ- 
ing " said Mr. Ford, at the date of his writing (1847), "fourteen counties, 
embracing the richest and most po])ulous part of the state." 

When Illinois was admitted into the Union in 1818, the whole people 
numbered only about forty-five thousand souls. Of these, some two thou- 
sand were the descendants of the old French settlers at Kaskaskia, Prairie 
du Rocher, Prairie du Pont, Cahokia, Peoria and Chicago. These people 
lived m the style of the French peasantry of two hundred years ago. They 



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222 HlSTOllY OF WINNEBAGO COtJNTY. 

had made no improvements in anything, nor had they adopted any of the 
improvements made by others. The other forty-three thousand were made 
up by people from Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia and 
Pennsylvania. In that year (1818) the settled part of the state extended 
a little north of Edwardsville and Alton; south, along the Mississij)pi to the 
mouth of the Ohio; east, in the direction of Carlysle, in Clinton county, to 
the Wabash, and down the Wabash and the Ohio to the confluence of the 
Ohio with the Mississippi, where Cairo has since been built. But the 
country included within these boundaries was not all occupied at that 
time. Between the Kaskaskia Kiver and the Wabash, and between the 
Kaskaskia and the Ohio there was a large wilderness that could not be trav- 
ersed in less than three days. The entire northern part of the state was a 
trackless prairie. But gradually the settlements extended northward. Year 
by year immigration increased, but, as a rule, the early settlers selected 
homes in the timbered districts, leaving the prairies as worthless for agri- 
cultural uses, because of tlie scarcity of timber for fencing and other pur- 
poses. Gradually, however, a change came over the minds of men in regard 
to these things, and the prairies were sought after and put under cultiva- 
tion; and as their easy subjection to farm tillage and rich returns came to 
be known, their fame spread abroad, and Illinois began to be regarded as a 
very Yaljparaiso.''' But with all their wealth and productiveness the 
prairies of J^orthern Illinois remained comparatively unknown, and almost 
entirely unoccupied by white men until after the close of the Blackhawk 
Indian troubles, in 1832. 

The first part of J^orthern Illinois to be permanently occupied by white 
men, so far as any records can be found, seems to have been La Pointe 
(now Galena). As to who made the first settlement the authorities diifer. 
Ford's history ascribes that honor to Colonel James Johnson and a party of 
miners, from Kentucky, who located there in 1824, and commenced mining 
operations about one mile above the present site of the city. Another author- 
ity gives the honor to Ira Barker, who went from Terre Haute, Indiana, with 
an exploring party in the summer of 1824. This party made the entire 
journey across the state without seeing a single white man or sleeping in a 
house until they reached La Pointe, which, on their arrival, only boasted 
three or four log huts. The same authority from which this information is 
derived says that in the same summer three other men, Smith, Meeker and 
Harris, also, arrived at the same place. La Pointe. Whatever the differ- 
ences of opinion as to wlio were the first settlers there, all agree as to the 
time — the summer of 1824. These men, it is fair to presume, were all min- 
ing adventurers, and the extraordinary success that attended their ventures 
induced a great rush there in 1825; while in 1826 and 1827 fortune hunters 
poured in by thousands. In 1825 Galena was mapped out, and February 
17, 1827, Jo Daviess county, extending across Rock River and embracing 
the territory which is now comprised in nine counties, was erected. With 
the exception of the Galena miners of 1824 and a few scattered fur traders, 
there were no white settlers in all ol Northern Illinois at that time. 

The men composing General Scott's army, in his campaign against the 
Indians, were disbanded at Dixon, in the fall of 1832. During that cam- 
paign they had traversed a large part of the country tributary to Rock River, 
and observed its great natural beauty and fertility of soil, and upon their 



*Spanisli for Vale of Paradise. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 223 

return to their respective homes they carried with them such glowing 
descriptions of tlie Winnebago country, that it were strange, indeed, if 
if did not become to be regarded as an almost second Eden. 

In 1833, the Fox River valleys began to settle up with immigrants 
from the older states, and in 1834 and 1835 the prairies along Kock JKiver 
and the Kishwaukee Creeks began to receive the advance guard of the 
thousands of industrious and prosperous people that now dwell in their 
midst. 

The earliest permanent white settler in the territory now included in 
Winnebago county, of whom there is any knowledge, was Stephen Mack. 
His cabin was built in a grove about half a mile above the mouth of the 
Pecatonica Kiver at a place that was subse(|ucntly called Bird's Grove. The 
time of his coming and casting his lot with the Winnebagoes is not defi- 
nitely known. INeither is there much known of his early life, or of the 
motives that caused him to isolate himself from kindred, friends and his 
own race. All that was ever known of this strange recluse is presented in 
/the following sketch: 

/ Stephen Mack was born in Vermont. He was the son of a retired 
army officer, who w^as largely engaged in the fur trade. After receiving a 
good common school education, Stephen was entered as a student at Dart- 
mouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. From some cause, he could 
not reconcile himself to the routine of college life, and, finally, abandoned 
it without waiting for commencement day. His father, hoping to reclaim 
him from the wild ^habits into which he had fallen, sent him out among the 
Western Indians to buy furs. Whither he drifted, or how he was occupied 
from the time he left parental guardianship until he came to the Rock River 
country is left to the conjecture of the curious. Having mixed a great deal 
with the Indians, gradually assimilating to their habits and customs, he at 
last married an Indian woman named Ho-no-ne-gah, the daughter of an 
Indian chief. The peculiar circumstances that led to this "match" are not 
definitely stated — that it was not a love match is beyond doubt. Some 

'■ authorities state that Ho-no-ne-gah once saved Mack's life, from the fury of 
some Winnebagoes whom he had offended, and that out of gratitude he 
offered Ho-no-ne-gah his hand, his heart and his fortune as a recompense. 
Other authorities ascribe the marriage to selfishness and greed on Mack's 
part, hoping thereby to become enriched by the possession of the lands Ho- 
no-ne-gah would inherit from her father. Whatever the true cause, it is a 
secret with the others of his life, both of which have passed beyond the 
judgment of men. Of this marriage eight children were born — four girls 
and four boys. Two of the boys were named Henry and William, The 
names of the other two are not remembered, if ever known. The girls were 
named Rosa, Mary, Louise and Caroline. In afteryears,when Rock Ford had 
become Rockford, and a seminary had grown up with the city, Louise and 
Mary were sent there to be learned in the ways of the whites, but their wild 
natures were a proof against its civilizing influences, and finally followed 
their people to their new reservation in Minnesota, where they still remained 
at last authentic reports. Of the eight children born to Stephen Mack out 
of his wedlock with an Indian wife, not one became a citizen of the common- 
wealth of Illinois. Ho-no-ne-gah, the Indian mother of Mack's children, 
died in 1847, and a year afterwards he married a white woman. This mar- 
riage was an unfortunate alliance. The woman he chose for a second help- 
mate was not as good as his squaw wife. She robbed him whenever occasion 



224 HiSTORr OF winnebago county. 

offered, and, finally, set fire to their house while under the influence of opi- 
um, to the use of which she was a great slave. A short time after this oc- 
currence the life of Stephen Mack went out,and followed that of his Indian wife 
into the spirit world, while his mortal remains were buried amid the trees and 
flowers around the spot where his cabin had been reared, sometime about 
the year 1829. 

Those who knew the subject of the above sketch say that Stephen 
Mack was di£:;nified and manly in his bearing, affable and pleasant in his 
intercourse with his white neighbors, and particularly pleasant with those 
with whom he had an intimate acquaintance. It is said that he hardly ever 
used a profane word. Sometimes he would manifest religious inclinations, 
and at one time hired a man named McDowell to come to his house, read the 
Scriptures, and pray with his lamily. But this kind of devotion did not 
last long. Mack was tall, and as erect as any of the Indians among whom 
he dwelt, and possessing a good common education, and withal a close 
reader — always keeping a good stock of books in his cabin — he might have 
been a man among men, but he chose otherwise, -p 

In the summer of 1&33, Mr. John Phelps, who died a few years ago 
in Oregon, at the age of seventy-eight years, in company with a French- 
man, started down the Pecatonica from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, on a 
voyage of exploration or discovery. Their vessel was an ordinary canoe or 
dug out, and the propelling power a paddle in the hands of Lewis Lemon, a 
bov of color that Mr. Kent had brought from Alabama, and of whom we 
will speak more in detail in another place. These men made a short stop 
at the mouth of what was subsequently named Kent's creek, at the same 
place where Messrs. Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake landed in the 
late afternoon of an August day, 1834. Phelps and his companion du voy- 
age were pleased with the location, and but for the seeming scarcity of 
timber would have located here. But that objection overruled their other- 
wise favorable impressions, and they passed on down the river and selected 
claims at the site now occupied by the town of Oregon, thus leaving Rock- 
ford to be founded by representatives from two extreme sections of the 
country — Germanicus Kent, of the State of Alabama, and Thatcher Blake, 
of the State of Maine. 

In 1833, Mr. Kent with his family and his colored boy, Lewis Lemon, 
came up to Galena, where his brother, Rev, Aratus Kent, a Presbyterian 
clergyman, was located. Soon after his arrival there, Mr. Kent learned 
from some of the soldiers that had been with Scott's army, of the exceeding 
beauty of the Rock River country, and he determined to visit it at the 
earliest opportunity. 

In June, 1834, Thatcher Blake, who combined the qualifications of 
school teacher and farmer, set out from his native county of Oxford, Maine, 
to find fame and fortune in the "far west." As he had no settled point in 
view, he traveled along from place to place, occasionally meeting a returned 
soldier from the Blackhawk war, from whom he heard glowing accounts of 
the Rock River country, and the immense and quickly acquired fortunes of 
the Galena miners. More impressed with the advantages the valley offered 
for farming than with the mineral resources of the Galena district, he 
determined to visit this valley, and if he found the half said of its beauty 
and wealth of soil to be true, to make it his home for life — a determination 
he has so far carried out. The only railroad in those days between Illinois 
and Maine, was the one from Albany to Troy, N. Y. The rest of Mr. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 225 

Blake's trip was made by the New York and Erie Canal, to Buffalo, thence 
by Other conveyance to Pittsburg; thence by steamboat down the Ohio to 
tiie Mississippi, and up that river iiia St. Louis to G-alena. 

Soon after his arrival at Galena, and expressing his purpose to visit 
Rock river, he heard of Kent's purpose to make a similar trip, and he at 
once sought that gentleman's presence, made his acquaintance, and together 
they made arrangements for the prosecution of that tour of discovery that 
not only resulted to their own advantage, but to the advantage of many 
thousands of others. 

They started from Galena in a "Democrat" wagon, passed up into 
Wisconsin, and struck the Fecatonica about four miles from what was then 
known as "Hamilton's Diggings," operated by a son of Alexander Hamil- 
ton, who was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. A man named Eansom had 
settled on the Fecatonica at that point, and of him they purchased a canoe, 
and made the balance of the trip by that means of conveyance. The first 
halt they made was at Winnishick's village, where Freeport now is. There 
Mr. Kent went ashore to examine the land, leaving Mr. Blake in charge of 
the canoe, provisions, etc., and during his absence the Indians gathered 
around in such numbers that Mr. Blake was obliged to lay oft" in the middle 
of the stream to prevent them from plundering his " boat." Not exactly 
suited with the " lay of the land" at that point, their journey was resumed 
and continued until they glided into Rock river, upon whose silvery waters 
they floated down to the mouth of the creek that was named in honor of 
one of its discoverers, Germanicus Kent. Here they landed, late in the 
afternoon of an August day, 1834. Drawing their canoe ashore, tired with 
the fatigues of their long and tortuous journey, they soon disjjosed them- 
selves to rest and slumber. On the morning of the morrow, after partaking 
of a camp breakfast, they set about an examination of the surroundings, 
and the impressions formed from reports of the beauty and fertility of the 
country, were more than confirmed hj actual examination, and the conclu- 
sions then reached were never afterwards changed. At the close of the day 
they returned to their camp to partake of their evening meal and discuss 
the situation. Blake had selected a site for a farm, and Kent had selected 
a location for a saw mill on the little creek that now bears his name, a few 
rods above its mouth, little dreaming that the building of a mill there 
would be the nucleus around which would spring up one of the greatest 
manufacturing centres in the western country. But such have been 
the accomplishments of less than half a century. Another night's rest be- 
neath the wide-spreading boughs and thick foliage of a friendly tree, an early 
breakfast, and their camp equipage re-packed and transferred to their canoe, 
and they again committed themselves to the current of Rock river, by 
which they were borne down to Dixon. From Kent's creek to Dixon they 
found no landmarks that pleased them so well as their discoveries here, and 
at Dixon they gave up the hunt, disposed of their canoe, and made for 
Galena, to perfect arrangements for the immediate occupancy and improve- 
ment of their claims at the junction of Kent's creek with Rock river. 
Wagons and teams were purchased, supplies laid in, and a gang of men 
employed to build a dam, dig the race and prepare the timber for the saw 
mill which Kent had determined to build. These preparations completed, 
the return trip was commenced. The country was then known as Winne- 
bago. There were no roads — not even an Indian trail — to guide them from 
Galena directly to their new El Dorado. Their route was by way of the Galena 



226 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

and Dixon line of travel as far as Cliambers' Grove, from which point they 
struck out on the open prairie in a northeast course, and in the evening of 
the fourth day the pioneer cavalcade drew up and went into camp on the 
site of their future operations, and a manufacturing city in 1877 of at least 
15,000 population. 

We have been somewhat minute and elaborate in these followinos of 
the settlements and incidents pertinent to tlie earlier history of the Winne- 
bago country, that its historical connections with the Present might l)e the 
more fully defined and preserved. And having traced the origin and 
history of the first settlement, in the fall of 183i, we come now to the 
immediate history of Winnebago County, first presenting its Physical 
Geography; second, its Geological Formations; and third, a brief reference 
to its Indian Anticpiities, Mound Builders, etc. 

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 

Winnebago County is bounded on the east by Boone County ; on the 
south by Ogle County ; on the west by Stephenson County, and on the north 
by the Wisconsin state line. It was organized by an act of the Legislature, 
in January, A. I). 1S3<J, and derives its name from a tribe of Indians that 
once included its territory in their hunting grounds. It is twenty-four 
miles wide from east to west, and twenty-two miles long, on an average, 
from north to south, and contains about 540 sections of land. The town- 
ships as named are not all bounded by township fines, but in part by 
streams and. imaginary lines, making the townships thus ditt'erent in size 
and shape. Its general level is perhaps somewhat higher than that of 
Stephenson Coun'ty, although we have no information of the actual figures. 
The face of the country is high, dry, somewhat more sandy, rolling and 
undulating than Stephenson. A considerable portion of the surface is 
covered with timber of various qualities. In the northwestern part of the 
county, along Sugar river and its tributaries, and along portions of the 
north bank of the Pecatonica, there is much scattering timber and brush 
land, interspersed with occasional swampy tracts. A few miles lielow 
Rocklord, along the north bank of Rock river, and extending north and 
west from the same, there is a tract of barrens covered with brushwood and 
a rather light growth of white oak and black jack timber. In the south- 
eastern portion of the county, along and near the Kishwaukee creeks, the 
face of the country is rough, hilly, barren, brushy, and. covered with an 
occasional growth of fair timber. The rest of the county is chiefly prairie, 
interspersed with many beautiful but small groves. 

It is well watered with many fine streams. Rock river enters it about 
six miles from its northeast corner, at Beloit, runs nearly due south some 
eighteen miles to Rockford, then bears ofi" gradually to the west and 
enters Ogle County some fifteen miles south and west of this latter city. 
This noble and beautiful stream, and its broad, rich valley, fill the mind of 
the beholder with admiration. The waters of this stream are silvery and 
clear, beyond any other river in the State; its bottom, for the most part, 
rocky and sandy; its current, swift and strong; its flow and volume constant. 
Heavy water powers at Beloit, Rockton, and Rockford, aflbrd splendid 
manufacturing facilities; and all along the stream, every few miles, dams 
might be constructed which would cause thousands of busy wheels to toil 
in the service of man. At these three places scores of foundries, factories, 



HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 227 

machine shops, manufacturing establisliments, paper mills, grain mills, and 
other similar enterprises attest the capabilities and power of this mag- 
iiilicent river. 

The next stream in size is the Pecatonica river. It enters the county 
on the west, some eight miles from its southwestern corner, and flows in a 
general east and north course, about twenty miles, to near the town of 
Rockton, where it mingles its turbid waters with the bright, flashing cur- 
rent of Rock river. If possible, its course is more tortuous and its waters 
more muddy in Wiimebago than in Stephenson county. Sugar river comes 
in from the northwest and enters the Pecatonica near the village of Shir- 
land. Both these streams have bottoms of rich, deep alluvium from one to 
perhaps three miles wide. Neither of them aftbrd any water power. Both 
of them, we believe, are dammed in the water mill sense of the term, but 
such lazy rivers will never make whirling wheels hum the songs of busy labor. 
The two branches of the Kishwaukee unite near the southeastei-n corner of 
the county, and flow in a considerable stream, until their commingled waters 
fall into Rock river, in the township of New Milford. Killbuck creek, 
in the southeast, Kent creek coming in at Rockford, the Keunikinick creeks 
in the neighborhood of Roscoe, and another considerable stream, a tribu- 
tary of Sugar river, in the northwest, known as Coon creek, are the most 
important of the smaller streams, and with their little feeding tributaries 
atford plenty of water for agricultural purposes, together with a number of 
light water powers. 

Some of the Indian names of these streams have a very descriptive 
significance. Pecatonica, as before mentioned, means "crooked stream " or 
'•muddy waters," and so far as the steam is descriptive of the name, it ought 
to mean them both. Sinissippi, the Indian name of Rock river, signifies 
"rocky river." Kishwaukee means "clear waters" or "sycamore," a name 
reasonably descriptive of the stream. Winnebago means the "fish eaters." 

Taking, therefore, all things into consideration, Winnebago County is 
hardly so good a county for agricultural purposes as its western neighbor, 
Stephenson. The soil is hardly so fat; the amount of poor land is propor- 
tionately greater. But taking into account its manufacturing interests and 
facilities, the unexampled fertility and Rhine-like beauty of its Rock river 
valley, and the enterprise and wealth of its grove-besprinkled city of Rock- 
ford, it would puzzle a jury to decide which is the more desirable county. 

GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS. 

[Compiled from the State Geological Report of 1873, Vol. Y.,pp. 84-93.] 

The geology of Winnebago County is of the simplest character. First, 
there are the usual quaternary deposits, consisting of sand, clays, gravels, 
boulders, subsoils and alluvium. After these, the three well-known divis- 
ions of the Trenton limestone outcrop along the streams and hills, and 
show themselves in the railroad cuts, wells and quarries in different parts of 
the country. These are the Galena, Blue and Buff limestones of the West- 
ern Geologists. A perpendicular section, as near as we can construct it, 
exhibits tlie following strata: 

Quaternary deposits. Average depth, about 15 feet. 

Galena limestone .._96 " 

Blue limestone 35 " 

Buft' limestone --45 " 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



The measurements of the limestones were made at actual worked out- 
crops. At no place was the St. Peter's sandstone discovered, although it is 
supposed that it comes well to the surface about Beloit and Rockton. No 
remains of the Cincinnati group were discovered, althouirh the thick'ness of 
the Galena indicated that patches of it might exist. The Trenton lime- 
stones were the only ones exposed or dug into in the county. 

SUKFACE GEOLOGY. 

Alluvial Deposits. — The usual alluvial bottoms exist along the Rock, 
Pecatonica, and Sugar rivers. These are from one to live miles in width. 
On the two latter named streams, the deposit is deep, black, fat and rich, 
supporting in places a heavy growth of timber, and, where cultivated, af- 
fording the usual superior Indian corn land of flat river bottoms. The de- 
posit along Rock river is not so rich, being composed of more sands and 
clays, with occasional patches and strips of the fatter soils. 

Loess.'^ — Some of the bluffs along Rock river are in part composed of 
loess clays, in which no fluviatile shells were noticed. But this formation 
was found to be of very limited extent. 

The Drift Proper. — The drift, a subject of grave discussion among 
scientists and geologists, is very largely developed in this county. It is 
composed of loose detrital matter, often of considerable thickness, brought 
from long distances and deposited over large areas of the county. The ma- 
terials making up this loose mass were not derived, to any great extent, from 
the underlying Trenton rocks, but came from the metamorphic regions of 
the north. Whether brought by the currents and flow of the waters, or 
transported adhering to the sides of the slow moving, pale green mountains, 
the ice-bergs; or ground and pushed and moved along by creeping, all- 
powerful glaciers, will, perhaps, never be positively known. All of these 
causes may have contributed to these results, but the appearance of the 
gravel beds themselves indicates the long continued action of water. This 
is much more evident in Winnebago County, says the report, than in the 
Stephenson county gravel beds. The railroad track from Peloit to Caledo- 
nia, every few miles, cuts through the top of long, undulating swells of 
land. These swells are pure, unmodifled, unstratitied drift. They are made 
up of assorted and well rounded gravel of all sizes, from that of a pistol 
bullet to that of a goose Q^'^^ intermingled with a white or yellowish-white 
sand, and occasional small boulders, and are sometimes ten or fifteen feet in 
thickness. All the railroads exhibit the same beds along their tracks, 
though in a less prominent degree. Every township in the county has 
more or less of these gravel beds, and their underlying associate deposits of 
clay and sand. Along some of the prairies, and in the little streams, huge 
boulders, the size of a hay-cock are sometimes found, partially sunk into 
the soil by their great weight. Two of these particularly attracted the at- 
tention of the State geologists. One was as black as night, but bisected 
through the middle by a flame of flesh-colored granite three-fourths of an 
inch in thickness. They once saw one ]»recisely like it, and evidently from 
the same original locality, in Clark county, Missouri. The other was flame- 
colored and planed smooth on two sides, nearly at right angles, evidently 
by glacial action. These lost or transported rocks, the story of whose jour- 
ney from the north is wrapped in deep mystei-y — clay and sand banks, with 
faint lines of stratification in some instances, assorted gravel beds, nuggets 

*Loess — To loosen, detach. A tertiary deposit on tlie banlis of the Rhine. 



mSTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 229 

and boulders of copper, rounded to smoothness by erosion of the waters; 
all these left in their present positions by the waves of the retirini^ seas, 
slightly modified, in some cases, by subsequent agencies — make the study 
of the drift in this country attractive, and are full of lessons of thought to 
the contemplative mind. 

THE TBENTON FOKMATION. 

The Galena Limestone. — Two-thirds of Winnebago County is under- 
laid by this rock. It is a heavy-bedded, yellowish, cream -colored dolomitic 
limestone, compact, irregular, somewhat crystaline towai-ds the middle and 
bottom strata, light-colored, porous, crumbling, and full of sand in little 
cavities towards the top. In some localities the bottom layers pass gradu- 
ally into the blue, shaley parts of the Blue division, so that it is difficult to 
place the line of demarkation between the two. An imaginary line enter- 
ing the county about the southeast corner of the township of Roscoe, drawn 
thence in a southeast course until E.ock river is reached; thence in a slight 
bend towards the northwest until within a short distance of the Pecatonica, 
at a point about f mr miles above its mouth; thence meandering along the 
Pecatonica from one to two miles south of the thread of that streamuntil 
the western boundary line of the county is reached; thence starting south 
and keeping around the boundary line to the place of beginning, and em- 
bracing about two-thirds of the county, would indicate the superficial extent 
of this division, to which might be added a narrow strip extending from the 
village of Pecatonica up towards and nearly to the northwest corner of the 
county. The most notable quarries and outcrops within these boi;ndaries 
are the following: The first heavy outcrop of the Galena limestone is on 
Rock river, about three miles above Rockford. A high bluff on the north 
bank of the river presents a bold escarpment some seventy -five feet in height. 
Here a large quarry has been opened. The stones are hard, compact, and 
sub-crystal ine, and burn into the very best quick-lime. Large quantities of 
this stone are transported down to Rockford and burned into lim.e at the New 
York lime-kiln. The next heavy outcrops are found at Rockford. Along 
the Prairie ridge, one mile east of Rockford, there is an exposure of about 
forty feet in thickness, where a light-colored, whitish, friable stone is quar- 
ried to a considerable extent. In a timbered ridge, about one mile north 
of the fair grounds, there is another deposit of about ninety-six feet in 
thickness, where the quarrymen have penetrated entirely through the 
Galena limestone, and entered the Blue limestone below it. The line of 
demarkation is strongly defined. Three miles below the city, in a bluff on the 
west side of the river, is a worked out crop thirty-five feet thick. Still 
farther down the river, and near the Ogle county line, is an exposure in the 
timber, about six feet in depth. Thus the valley of Rock river, for two- 
thirds of its extent in Winnebago County, is hollowed out of the Galena 
limestone. 

In all the cuts and excavations along the line of the Galena division of 
the North- Western railroad, which enters the county near the village of 
Pecatonica on the west, and leaves it on the east line, lead-bearing rocks are 
shown. At Cherry Valley a heavy quarry of these cream -colored limestones 
has been M^orked. The massive stone for the railroad bridge and piers at 
this place, was taken from this quarry. From a crevice in this quarry 
several nuggets of pure copjDer were taken, the larger of which were sold to 
tmners, or found their way into eastern museums. Two and a half miles 



230 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

below Cherry Yalley, on the Kishwaukee, is another quarry, at which a 
lime-ldhi has been operated. At Trink's quarry, a mile farther down, there 
is an exposure of fifteen or twenty feet, from which many cords of stone 
have been taken. 

One of the heaviest outcrops is found a little east of the station of 
Harlem, on the line of the railroad leadino^ from Rock ford to Caledonia. 
The cut passes through a rocky hill, several hundred yards in length and 
about eighty feet in depth at the comb of the elevation. The strata here 
are massive and solid, and furnish splendid material for heavy masonry. 
The top of the hill is covered with a fine, limey, white clay. Gravel and 
boulders also abound in the neighborhood. About Winnebago, Argyle, and 
along south of Harrison, are a number of light quarries worked into the 
Galena. Without particularizing, says the report, all that part of the county 
bounded by our imaginary line circumscribing the Galena, is nnderlaid, at 
no great depth, by this famous lead-bearing rock. The only fossil found in 
abundance is the characteristic Receptaculites sulcata. Quarrymen and 
miners speak of it as the "honey-comb," "sunflower coral," or "lead fossil." 
Specimens are numerous, but generally break to pieces before finding their 
way into the cabinet, on account of the friable nature of the upper strata in 
which they are mostly found. 

The Blue Limestone. — The Blue limestone, or Trenton proper of the 
older western geologists, next succeeds the Galena in the descending order. 
It is largely developed in the northern and northwestern part of the county. 
It is here a thin-bedded, bluish-gray limestone, calcareous, or with a lime 
base — but some of the shaley partings have a clayey base. In the bottom 
of the deeper quarries, a very blue stratum always exists. This is massive 
and conchoidal or glassy in fracture, and in the mining region is known as 
the "glass rock." A line drawn from a point in the western boundary line 
of the county, some two or three miles north of where the Pecatonica river 
enters it, along the north edge of the alluvial bottom of this stream to a 
locality about midway between Shirland and Rockton; thence east of north 
to the northern boundary line of the county; thence west round the county 
line to the place of beginning, would bound the superficial area underlaid 
by this deposit, except that the extreme western part occasionally shows 
beds of passage into the overlying Galena, and except that a considerable 
patch of the Blue rocks exist in the extreme northeastern part of the county. 

The first and second railroad cuts east of Shirland, made by the West- 
ern Union railroad in excavating for their track, afibrd the best exposure 
examined for investigating the Blue limestones of the Trenton series. The 
first is about eight hundred feet long and thirty feet deep; the second is 
about four hundred and fifty feet long and fifteen feet deep. The rocks "are 
of a whitish-gray color, with conchoidal fracture, becoming darker colored 
as the lower strata of the quarries are reached. Further west, about Durant, 
the stone shows a nearer aj^proximation, in lithological characters, to the 
Galena. The elevations here are capped with the latter rock. The Sugar 
river hills are rock-ribbed with the division of the Trenton. 

The fossils noticed in the railroad cuts near Shirland are numerous, 
but mostly small and fragmentary. Some of the thinner and more shaly 
strata are covered with shells, fragments of trilobites, stems of the en- 
crinites, and pieces of corals, so thick as to resemble masses of fossils 
stuck together by some adhesive ]>aste. 

The Buf Limestone. — This is an unevenly bedded, somewhat argilla- 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 231 

ceons or clayey, dolomite. For the most part, it is of a light yellowish or 

brownish color, shading into blue towards the bottom of the quarries. It 

is not very homogeneous in composition or stratification, presenting in 

some of its layers an earthy, and in some a cry stall ne, appearance. In 

every outcrop worked to any considerable extent the lower layers become 

quite massive, and of a dark blue color. When first removed from the 

\ quarry, this blue stone presents a beautiful appearance, and no materials 

I make handsomer mason work, but when exposed to the weather for some 

! length of time the dark, rich, blue color fades into dirty whitisii blue. It 

makes a good building stone, but on account of its earthy base does not 

iburn into good lime. But a limited portion of the county is underlaid by 

this formation. 

J^~'os&ils. — The characteristic fossils of the bufi* limestone, observed at 
;'Kockton,consist of fragments and indistinct traces of fucoids: '■^Cephalopoda, 
lof the genus Ortlioceras, Cyrtoceras, and Lituites; Gasteropoda, of the genera 
Pleurotoniaria and M'U7'('hisonla\ Bracldopoda, of the genera Orthis and 
Strophomena,' Lamelllhranchiata, of the genera Tellinomya and Amhony- 
•chia^' and zoophytes, or corals in fragments. 

T\\& Pleurotomaria siibronica^Oncoceras pandion,Tellinomya cuneata, 
. Ormoceras teiivijilum, Tellinomya ventrieosa, and species of Orthocera 
and Amhonychia, are the fossils occurring in the greatest abundance. The 
;casts of some of these come out in great perfection. 

1 *CEi'irAr-opoDA. — Having a head furnished with arms for feet, as the cuttle fish. It is 

til snail shell and not a bivalve. 

' Orthocera. — Greek for straight horn ; is a segmented-chambered shell. 

Cyrtoc'Era. — Greek for bent horn; same as above, only bent. 

LiTuiTEs. — -Differs slightly from above in connection between segments. 

Gasteropoda. — Greek for sto nach-footed, i. g., having feet on the arms about the 
listomach, like the common snail. 

[ Pleurotomaria. — -A species of the above, but with square outer surface to the whirls. 
f MuRcnisoNiA. — A long steeple shell named from Sir R. I. Murchison, an eminent 
{English geologist. 

Brachiopoda. — Like an ordinary bivalve, in which the mouth of the animal faces the 
fcorner of the shell ; Orthis family, a thin D-shaped bivalve ; Strophomena. a variety of the 
iOi'this^ the difference being in the hinge. 

ji Lamellibranchiata. — A laminated shell, the animal having a mantle reaching out to 
.the edge of the shell, like an oyster. 

Tellinomya. — A genus of marine bivalve. 

Ambon YcniA. — A species of marine clam shells. 
' Oncoceras. — A species of Orthoceras. 

ECONOMICAL GEOLOGY. 

i: Building Stone. — Stone adapted to building purposes is plentiful. 
ffhe quarries at Harlem and Cherry Yalley furnish excellent materials for 
solid and massive masonry. Many of the private residences in Rockford. as 
well as the public school building, are built from stone taken from the Hock- 
ford quarry. These buildings present a rich cream colored appearance 
SxA beauty that cannot be easily excelled. The general appearance is 
(Superior to walls built up with the famous Milwaukee brick. 
I The Butf and Blue limestone also furnish stone of good quahty for all 

ttrdinary mason work. 
LiiJie. — The Buif limestone of Rockton does not burn a good quick- 
ime, but, if properly managed, would no doubt return a good lime for 
|iydraulic uses. Some of the Blue limestone makes a fair quicklime, but 



232 HI8T0KY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

the Galena excels all others in the quality of this nseful material. It can 
be obtained in inexhaustible quantities from convenient quarries. 

Sands and Clays. — Sands tor all economical purposes are found almost 
anywhere alon<^ the river banks or from thickly strewn drift deposits. 
Clay for good common red brick is abundant in almost any of the under- 
lying subsoils. 

Mineral Wealth. — Of this the county possesses very little. Although 
covered to so large an extent by the real lead-bearing rocks, no bodies of 
mineral have ever been found in the county. Some traces of lead have 
been found in many of the worked exposures, and bits of float mineral 
are sometimes picked up in the gravel beds, but these are simply matters 
of curiosity, and do not denote any workable deposits of lead ore. 

Bog iron ore exists about many of the springs, but is worthless for eco- 
nomical purposes. Copper in its pure state has often been met with, No 
deposits of the metal exist. It is all float material, found in connection 
with the drifts. The largest boulder or nugget ever found was by a rail- 
road laborer in the southeast part of the county. Its weight was fourteen 
pounds. Another nugget of several pounds' weight was found in digging 
a well some thirty feet below the surface. While these are matters of 
interesting speculation, they do not add much to the economical uses of the 
county. 

Peat. — The land is too well drained to afibrd favorat)le conditions for 
the growth of this useful material. No beds of value have ever been found. 

INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 

The Indian race is fast fading away before the resistless march of the 
Anglo-Saxon race, and at his present rapid rate of decrease the Indian will 
soon be a historic name. But he has left memorials which will last when 
the proudest builded monuments of his all-conquering foes have crumbled 
into oblivion. The geography and significance of our Indian names is a 
wonderful subject. Flint arrow points and spear heads are frequently 
picked up, while stone axes and smooth, oblong instruments, sharp at one 
end, and used for skinning animals, are of not unfrequent finding. 

The mound builders, whoever they were, once swarmed in the valleys 
and woodlands, sat down upon every picturesque spot along the streams, 
and left their mound-builded structures as memorial monuments of their 
busy lives. These things do not belong to the geology of the county, and 
are only introduced here because they are subjects of interest to thoughtful 
men. 

Three classes of these mounds have been noticed in this county — the 
common round mound, from ten to fifteen feet in diameter, and from two 
and a half to five feet high. There is a large group of them on the banks 
of Kock Itiver, six or seven miles below Rockford. At many other places 
along the river they exist in scattered groups. On the north bank of the 
river, within the city limits of Rockford, several large ones are preserved 
in private grounds. But by far the largest number of them are found on 
the banks of the Kishwaukee, in the southeastern part of the county, near 
the confluence of the two streams of that name. Scores of them are scat- 
tered about there, and scores more have been nearly obliterated by the 
sacriligious hand of the plowman. The older inhabitants recall many 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



233 



occasions where bands of Indians, pilgrim-like, returned to these silent 
mounds and held over them for days their mystic rites. 

The oblong shaped mound is of much rarer occurrence. At the locality 
in Rockford, already alluded to, there is a very remarkable one. It is one 
hundred and thirty feet long, about twelve feet wide at the base, and three 
or four feet high. Near by this one is a mound of the third class, or those 
having a fanciful resemblance to some form of animal life. In Rockford 
it is called the "Turtle Mound," but it resembles more an alligator with its 
head cut oft' than it does a turtle. Its dimensions are: Whole length, one 
hundred and fifty feet; width, opposite fore legs, fifty feet; width, opposite 
hind legs, thirty-nine feet; length of tail, from point opposite hind legs to 
end of tail, one hundred and ten feet; length from a point opposite hind to 
a point opposite fore legs, thirty-three feet; distance from opposite fore 
legs to where neck should begin, fifteen feet. The figure lies up and down 
the river, on a line almost north and south, the tail extending northward. 
The body rises into a mound as high as a standing man. The feet and tail 
gradually extend into the greensward, growing less distinct and indefinable, 
until they cannot be distinguished from the surrounding sod. The ef^^y, 
w^hether of alligator, lizard, or turtle, seems to be headless, and no depres- 
sion in the surrounding soil would indicate that the materials oiit of w^hich 
it is constructed were obtained in its immediate vicinity. It is a curious 
structure, and one would like to know its 
true history as he looks upon its partially 
defaced form. What were its uses, and 
who builded its uncouth animal propor- 
tions, may be better answered by the re- 
searches of the antirpiarian than by the 
geologist or historian. 

In prosecuting a search in one of these 
mounds for relics, August 12, 1874, Hi- 
ram li. Enoch, Esq., Editor of the Rock- 
ford Journal^ uncovered a gypsum tablet 
bearing the inscriptions represented on 
the subjoined engraving. 

The tablet was about three-eighths of 
an inch in thickness. The mound from 
which it was taken was located six miles 
below Rockford, and was about seven feet 
in height. The tablet was found at the 
bottom of the mound, on a level with the 
surrounding claim. 

The figures as represented on this cut ^ 
are reversed from those on the "tablet." tl 
They should change sides, yet face towards 
the central fisrure as now. 




234 HisToiiY OF wInnebago county. 



GENERAL HISTOEY. 

We left Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake, the first permanent 
settlers of Winnebago Conntj and the real founders of Kockford, together 
with the few men who accompanied them, going into camp on Kent's 
Creek, on their return from Galena with teams, supplies, etc., preparatory 
to beginning improvements on the claims they had selected in August. 
From this point we take up the text of the Past and Present of Winne- 
bago County, and will seek to make it as detailed and accurate as accessible 
data will permit. That some errors will occur in the dates and the names 
of prominent characters in the county's history, cannot be denied, but 
studious care will be taken to avoid as many such inaccuracies as possible. 

The first work undertaken by these pioneers was the erection of a 
cabin 12x14 feet, which was soon completed. The site selected for that 
house was on the c-outh side of what are now the grounds of Mr. Robert H. 
Tinker, on the north side of Kent's Creek, and only a few rods from what 
is now Main street. Their rude cabin completed, preparations were under- 
taken for the erection of the saw mill. The timber for this inill was taken 
from the finest on the east side of the river on the grounds now occupied 
by the Rockford Female Seminary. In November, after the timber for the 
mill had been hewn out and hauled to the ground where it was to be 
erected, Mr. Kent returned to Galena, where he remained during the winter, 
making only one trip to the site of his new home towards spring to bring 
down supplies. While the other men were hard at work on the mill, Mr. 
Blake erected a cabin in the grove on the claim he had selected, in which 
himself, Jefferson Garner, Squier Garner and Joseph Garner, the mill men, 
spent the winter of 1834-5. 

The next settler came in the early part of April, 1835. The first in- 
timation the founders of RockforJ had of his coming was the sight of his 
covered wagon on the east side of the river. The ice had not all gone out 
of the river, but had become somewhat weakened by the mildness of 
the weather. Messrs. Kent and Blake (Kent had just broudit down the 
supplies spoken of above) crossed the river, and met Daniel Shaw Haight. 
Accompanying Haight were two or three other men who were on an explor- 
ing expedition. Haight selected a claim on the east side of the river, and 
in a short time returned to Geneva for his wife and family. In May he 
came back, bringing in addition to his wife and one child, his wife's sister, 
a Miss Carey, and a hired man — Mrs. Haight and her sister being the first 
white women to visit and become settlers at Rockford. For a time, and 
until a cabin could be built, and this was delayed until Haight made a sec- 
ond trip to Geneva to bring up the balance of their household goods, the 



family ii\ed under the wide spreading boughs of a burr oak tree. Haight 
was a native of Balton, Warren county, New York, from whence, a year or 
two previous to his appearance on Rock River, he had moved to and 
selected a claim in Kane county, near Geneva. He sold that claim to a 
Mr. Harrington, father of Mr. Gus. Harrington, who, in after years, 
became a noted Democratic politician. Haight's cabin was the first one 
built on the east side of the river, and was a double cabin, that is, a cabin of 
two rooms about the same size. It afterwards became a place ot note, serv- 
ing in ,turn as hotel, meeting house, post ofiice, circuit court room, etc. 
These first cabins were very primitive affairs, but the manner of their con- 



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HISTOEY OS' WlJSl^EBAGO COUNtY. 235 

struction has been so often described as to render an additional descrip- 
tion superfluous. Suflice it to say, that Haight's cabin was made and fin- 
ished without nails. Door hinges were made of wood; the floors of pun- 
cheons, logs split in thicknesses of three or four inches, one side dressed 
down'^vith a broad-ax, and the ends of the other side, where they wei-e to 
reston. tlie sleepers, dressed down to a level in like manner. There were 
no attempts at building frame houses until 1836, when Bundy and Goodhue 
built a frame store house, on what is now lot one on block eight. The 
floors were made from sawed lumber, the siding from split stult, and the 
studding from small saplings hewed on either side. Thomas Lake and 
Sidney Twogood were the carpenters. 

Kent's mill enterprise met with its set-backs. Soon after they came in 
the fall of 1834, they commenced to build the dam, but in January follow- 
ing, when the ice was sixteen indies in thickness, a thaw came, the creek 
began to rise, and, breaking over its icy barrier, the water rushed down in 
one huge torrent and carried the dam away, together with huge pieces of 
shelving rock that cropped out along the banks of the creek. Early in the 
spring, workmen commenced digging the race, but the re-building of the 
dam was not undertaken until in June, nor was the mill completed until 
July. In the fall of 1834, Kent had commenced to build a good log house, 
which was completed in the spring following, and into which his family 
moved immediately on their arrival from Galena. Kent's claim embraced 
a section of land including Mr. Tinder's estate, extending south as far as 
Montague's addition ; on the west, it included the property of S. M. Cliurch, 
and extended north to State street, the eastern line following the bank of 
Rock river. The vast manufacturing establishments that follc>wed the 
building of the Eock river dam, are located on a part of the Kent claim, 
the ownership of which land, if now vested in one man, would be an im- 
mense fortune. Blake's claim included the northwest quaj-ter of section 
twenty, and the southwest quarter of section twenty-nine. The third claim 
was made by Mr. Kent for an Englishman, named John Wood, a former 
superintendent of the Bell Factory cotton and woolen mills, about nine 
miles from Huntsville, Alabama, owned and operated by Messrs. Patton, 
Donaghon & Co., of which firm Mr. Kent had been a member. This claim 
was made in the fall of 1834, but Mr. Wood did not come to occupy it 
until the spring of 1835. These claims were all located on the west side of 
the river. James Boswell made the second claim on the east side of the 
river soon after Haight's arrival. 

In June, 1835, the Rockford settlement numbered only eleven persons. 
The first religious services held at Rockford were at the house of Germani- 
cus Kent, on the second Sunday of June, 1835, and were conducted by his 
brother. Rev. Aratus Kent, of Galena. On that occasion every soul in 
Rockford attended divine service. The audience was composed of Mrs. 
Haight and Miss Carey, her sister, Mrs. Kent and Germanicus Kent, 
Thatcher Blake, Albert Sanford, Daniel S. Haight and his hired man, and 
Kent's mill-wright, a Mr. Yan Zandt. 

The first claim tvas made here in 1834. During that winter and up to 
the second Sunday in June following, the population numbered only eleven 
persons, whose names we have just repeated. In the latter part of that year 
an increase of the following names had been added: Ephraim Wyman, 
Wm. E. Dunbar, John Yance, Eliphalet Gregory, P. P. Churchill, Mr. — 
Smith, Lewis Haskins, Joseph Jolly, John Caton, Chas, Hall, Milton Kil- 



236 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUlSTTY. 

burn, Luke Joslin, Israel Morrell, D. A. Spaulding, Lova Coy and Adam 
Keith. There may have been some others, says the authority from which 
we quote, that have been overlooked. These names increased the Rockford 
population to twenty-seven adults, in the fall of 1835. But these were not 
all that had come in and claimed an abiding place in what is now Winne- 
bago County. Settlements had been commenced in different parts of the 
county, and according to a speech delivered before the early settlers in 
Rockford, in June, 1860, by Selden M. Church, there were the following 
settlers in what are now the different townships, in the summer of 1835: 

New Milford. — Samuel Brown, Wm. R. Wheeler, Richard Hoga- 
boom, Phineas M. Johnson, John Adams, James Campbell, John B. Long, 
and a Mr. Paddleford. 

Guilford. — Henry Enoch, Wm. H. Enoch, J. A. Pike, Abraham L 
Enoch, John Kelsoe, Mr. Rexford, Jas. Sayre, Abel C. Gleason. John Brink 
and Wm. C. Blair. 

Butler (now Cherry Valley). — Joseph P. Briggs. 

Harlem. — Wm. Mead, Chauncy Mead and Zemri Butler. 

Roscoe. — Robert J. Cross, Robert Logan, Elijah H. Brown and Wm. 
Bray ton. 

RocUon.—T\\o^. B. Talcott, Wm. Talcott, Henry Talcott, John F. 
Thayre, Isaac Adams, Pearly P. Burnham, Darius Adams, David A. Blake, 
Ellison Blake, John Kilgore and John Lovessee. 

Oioen. — Jas. B. Lee and Richard M. Walker. 

Burritt. — Isaac Hame, John S. Mcintosh, A. M. Shearman, John 
Manchester and family, Elias Trask and Alva Trask. 

Lysander (now Pecatonica). — Ephraim Sumner, Wm. Sumner, Mrs. 
Dolly Guilford, Elijah Gurlford and Thos. Hame. 

Elida (how Winnebago). — David A. Holt. 

Howard (now Durand). — Harvey Lowe and Nelson Salisbury. These 
parties made claims in 1835, but did not occupv them till the spring 
of 1836. 

Seward. — Thomas Williams, Joseph Yance, Austin Andrews and 
Edmund Whittlesy. 

Harrison. — Joseph Miner, Albert Fancher, Eli Burbank, and a Mr. 
Barneby. 

The names above given only represent the heads of families and un- 
married men, making a total of 81, 

In the fall of 1835 a rapid increase of immigration set in, which was 
kept up from that time forward. In 1836-7, the increase was very large. 
As each new comer was pleased or displeased with the country, so were their 
friends in the old home influenced. But few were dissatisfied, however, and 
their glowing letters descriptive of the beauty of the landscape, fertility of 
the soil, etc., were only incentives to increased immigration. 

In the summer and fall of 1835, the necessity for some kind of local gov- 
ernment began to be agitated, and steps were taken to organize the county. 
In January, 1836, an act was passed by the Legislature for the organization 
of Winnebago, Kane and Ogle counties. That act defined the county lines 
of Winnebago as follows: " Commencing at the southeast corner of town- 
ship number forty-three, range number four, east of the third principal 
meridian; thence west to said meridian; thence north, along a line of said 
meridian, to the southeast corner of township number twenty-six, in range 
number eleven, east of the fourth principal meridian; thence west to the 




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(deceased) 
ROCKTON 




HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 239 

dividing line between ranges numbers seven and eight; thence north along 
said dividing line, to the northern boundary of the State; thence east along 
said boundary line, to the northeast corner of range four, east of the third 
principal meridian; thence south to the place of beginning." 

As thus defined, "Winnebago included all of the present county of 
Boone, and the two tier of townships on the western part of Stephenson 
County. Boone was set off and erected into a separate county in the winter 
of 1836-7, the first election being held on the first Monday of Maf, 1837. 
Stephenson was created a year or two later. 

The same act designated Robert Stephens and Rezin Zorley, of Cook 
county, and John Phelps, of Jo. Daviess County, as commissioners to 
" establish the permanent seat of justice of Winnebago County," and ap- 
pointed the first Monday in May of the same year as the time, and the 
house of Daniel S. Haight as the place, where they should meet preparatoi-y 
to a discharge of their duties as such commissioners. 

Section 8, of the same act, provided that, until public buildings should 
bo erected, the courts should be held at the house of Germanicus Kent or 
Daniel S. Ilaight, as the county commissioners should direct. 

The law under which the county was organized required that there 
should be three hundred and fifty legal voters before the county could hold 
an election. Dr. Daniel H. Whitney undertook the task of census-taker, 
and succeeded in obtaining the requisite nnmber of names, which evidence 
was submitted to Hon. Thomas H. Ford, then Circuit Judge, who gave the 
necessary order for the election. At that time, and from the adoption of 
the constitution under which Illinois Territory had been admitted into the 
union as a sovereign and independent state, the county and state elections 
were held on the first Monday in August annually. Since then the time 
has been changed to November. At the same time Judge Ford ordered the 
election, he appointed Germanicus Kent, of Rockford, Joseph P. Griggs, of 
Cherry Valley (then Butler precinct), and Robert J. Cross, of Roscoe, as 
judges or inspectors of the election. 

Notwithstanding the first Monday in May, 1836, had been appointed 
bv Leo-islative enactment for the meeting; of the commissioners to locate 
the county seat, they delayed meeting for the discharge of the trust re230sed 
in them until the f )urteenth of July following. 

In August, 1835, Nicholas Boilvin, of Chicago, aided by a Major 
Campbell, (said to have been a resident of Ottawa) purchased of Catherine 
Mayott, a woman of Indian extraction, her right to an unlocated section of 
land, for the sum of eight hundred dollars. This land, as was shown by 
subsequent events, belonged jointly to Nicholas Boilvin, a free trader, of 
Chicago, Charles Reed, of Joliet, and Major Campbell. The instrument of 
writing conveying this right of ownership from Catherine Mayott to the 
parties above named was the first deed entered on record in Winnebago 
County, and, as the land it conveyed entered largely into the early history 
of the county, we copy it entire : 

Know all men by these presents, that I, Catharine Mayott, of the town of Chicago, and 
State of Illinois, for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars, to me in hand 
, well and truly paid by my relative and friend, Nicholas Boilvin, of said Chicago, the receipt 
whereof I hereb}- acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and by these 
presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Nicholas Boilvin, his heirs, execu- 
tors and assigns, the unlocated section of land which was granted to me by the tiftli article 
of the treaty between the United States and the Winnebago Nation of Indians, made and 
concluded at Prairie du Chien, on the first day of August, in the year of our Lord one 

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240 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

thousand eisjlit hundred and twenty-nine, (the other section granted to me having been sold 
10 Henry Gratiot), toizelher with all the right, title, interest, claim and control which I, the 
said Catharine Mayott, have, or may, or can have, by virtue of the treaty aforesaid. To have 
and to hold to him, the said Nichohis Boilvin, his heirs, executors and assigns, to liis and 
tiieir sole use and behoof forever. And furthermore, I, the said Catharine, for myself, my 
heirs, executors and assigns, liereby covenant, promise and agree to and with the said Nich- 
olas Boilvin, his heirs, executors and assigns, that all acts and doings in the premises which 
have hitherto been done, or may yet be perl'ormed under ihe direction or authority of the 
said Boilvin or his lawful agent," I will ratify and confirm; aud I herel)y bind myselt, my 
heirs and executors, to the fultiUmenl of the contract between the said Boilvin and myself, 
hereby granting and selhng unto tlie said Nicholas Boilvin all my right, title and interest 
in and to the premises aforesaid, in as full, perfect and absolute a manner as it is possible to 
be done, performed or executed. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my iiaud and seal, 
at Chicago aforesaid, tiiis twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five. 

her 
Catharine x Mayott. [Seal.] 
mark. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence ot 

G. W. Dole, 
Thomas Hartzell, 
Isaac Harmon. 

State op Illinois, Cook Co. 
This day came before me, Catharine Mayott, to me personally known as the real person 
who executed the foregoing deed of conveyance; and then before me, after the sanie was 
read, aud the contents thereof being fully explained to her, acknowledged that she hail 
executed the same freely and voluntarily for the uses aud purposes therein contained, and 
acknowledged herself satisfied with the consideration therein named and received thereof. 
Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of August, A. D. 1835. 

Isaac Harmon, J. P. [Seal.] 
Recorded September 3d, 1835. 

Recorder's Office, Cook Coltvtty, Illinois. 
I, Richard J. Hamilton, Recorder of Cook County and State aforesaid, do hereby 
certify that the within and foregoing deed of conveyance from Catharine Mayott to Nicholas 
Boilvin is a true copy of the original as recorded in my ofiice, on the third day of September, 
1835, in Book I, page 428. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of 
office, this 29th day'of August, 1836. 

Ten years after the date of the certificate of the Recorder of Cook 
County, the copy ot the deed certified to by him was entered for record in 
Winnebago County, as the following endorsement certifies: 

Filed September 7th, 184(J. Recorded and examined September 8th, 1836. 

Daniel H. Whiti^tey, Eecorder Winnebago Co., Illinois. 

With the warranty conveyed in this deed, Nicholas Boilvin claimed 
section fourteen, township number forty-four north, range one east of the 
third principal meridian, about two miles above the city of Rockford. 
Soon after Boilvin made this selection, Mr. Charles Reed appeared as prin- 
cipal manager, and a town was mapped out and named Winnebago. Reed's 
purpose was to make this place the county seat, and so far as the action of 
the gentlemen appointed by the Legislature to establish the "permanent 
seat of justice for Winnebago County" was concerned — at least two of them, 
Robert Stephens and Rezin Zorley (the third one, John Phelps, never 
appearing) — he was successful. The time fixed by law for the discharge of 
that duty, was the first Monday in May, 1836, or as soon thereafter as prac- 
ticable; but the two commissioners named above (Stephens and Zorley) did 
not appear at the place appointed for them to meet, until the fourteenth 
day of July following. After being first duly sworn by James McKee, a 
justice of the peace for Will County, they proceeded to discharge their 
trust. On the sixteenth day of the same month, they reported that, "■bein^ 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 241 

governed in the matter bj the best judgment they were able to form 
respecting the same, they had determined on, fixed and selected, the follow- 
ing place or location ibi* the permanent seat of justice lor Winnebago 
County, to-wit: In section fourteen, township number forty-four north, 
range one, east of the third principal meridian, at a point fourteen chains 
south of the quarter-section corner, on the line dividing sections thirteen 
and fourteen, and four chains west of said line, upon which point the stake 
was struck, on the sixteenth day of July, A. D. 1836, on lands owned by 
Nicholas Boilvin & Co., on the express condition that said Boilvin &, Co. 
are to make a good warranty deed to said County of Winnebago, of thirty 
acres, for the purpose of erecting public buildings for said County, so long 
as it shall remain the permanent seat of justice for said County," etc. 

This selection of a site for the "permanent seat of justice for Winne- 
bago County," was not satisfactory to the people — at least to that portion 
of them included among the friends of Kockford, and they were more 
numerous than the friends of Winnebago, and it was intimated among a 
good many of the settlers, that Reed had seen the commissioners before 
they came to discharge their duty. However true this intimation may 
have been, his seeing them and the honor of having secured their report 
favorable to Winnebago, proved of little real value to him and his associates, 
Messrs. Campbell and Boilvin, for the county business was never transacted 
there. To quote the language of the surviving settlers of 1836, "they were 
*bull-dozed' out of it." 

The law providing for the organization of Winnebago County further 
declared "that the said county seat should be located on lands belonging to the 
United States, if a site for said county seat on such lands can be found eligible, 
or upon lands claimed by citizens of said county; but if such location should 
be made upon land claimed by any individual having title or pre-emption 
right to the same, the claimant or proprietor upon whose claim or right of 
pre-emption the said seat of justice might be located, should make a deed 
in fee simple to any number of acres of said tract, not less than twenty, to 
the said county; or in lieu thereof, such claimant or owner or owners of such 
pre-emption right should donate to the said county at least three thousand 
dollars, to be applied to building county buildings within one year after the 
location of said county seat; and that the proceeds of such quarter section, 
if the county seat should be located on government lands, or the proceeds 
of such twenty acres of land, if it were located on pre-emption right of 
individuals, or the said three thousand dollars, in case such pre-emption 
right or owner or owners shall elect to pay that sum in lieu of the said 
twenty acres, shall be appropriated to the erection of a sufficient court 
house and jail." 

Reed, for himself and associates, carried out in good faith, so far as 
making and tendering a deed for the land (as specified in the bill under 
which the county was organized) was concerned, to the county commission- 
ers at their first meeting in August; but it was rejected in consequence of 
the following objectionable clause: "To have and to hold (the said thirty 
acres of land), with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belong- 
ing, as long as the same shall remain as the permanent seat of justice lor 
said county." 

From the time the locating commissioners struck the stake desio-nating 
the ground whereon the county seat should be located, Mr. Reed spared no 
eftbrt to herald the advantages of Winnebago, and to improve the place by 



242 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

tlie erection of bnndino;s, etc. He at once built a two-story lionse, which 
he used as a hotel and store. S. S. Richardson and Kingslej located there 
and joined Reed in making- improvements. John Yance started a provision 
store, and a son of Vulcan opened a blacksmith shop. With these build- 
ings, seven dwelling houses, a free ferry, a lime kiln, etc., the opening of a 
road through the timber east from Winnebago, to meet the state road from 
Chicago to Galena, at Beaver creek, and sundry other local undertakings, 
Winnebago really began to wear the appearance of thrift. No man knew 
better than Reed that all these things were necessary to bolster up and sus- 
tain the report of the commissioners. But other agencies were at M'ork, 
which, in the end overcame all his aspirations and rendered useless his 
expenditures of time and money to make Winnebago the "permanent seat 
of justice for Winnebago County." This was the beginning of county seat 
troubles, which continued until settled by the people on tlie iii st Monday in 
May, 1839, of which farther mention will hereafter be made. 

Although dissatisfied with the location of the county seat, there was 
nothing left to the settlers, at least for the time, but submission; and the 
first election having been set for the first Monday in August, and tlie time 
being only a few days distant, the settlers turned their attention to the 
selection of candidates to be voted for. Political considerations, from a par- 
tizan standpoint, did not enter into the manipulations of that election, and 
instead of calling a convention, as is done in these latter days, the honors 
were divided between the voting settlers of the different sections of the 
county, which at that time, and until May, 1837, included Boone county. 
Besides a member of Congress and two members of the State Legislature to 
be voted for, the following county officers were to be chosen: Three County 
Commissioners, Recorder, Sheriff, County Surveyor and Coroner. The duty 
of the commissioners of those days of the Past were the same as devolve 
upon the supervisors, in these days of the Present. Upon them devolved 
the duty of putting the count}' machinery in motion, and the future of the 
county depended, in a great measure, upon their character and business 
capacity, upon the same principle that 

" Just as the twig is bent, the tree 's inclined." 

Councils for deliberation and an interchange of views were held, and 
the following division of honors agreed upon: 

To Squaw Prairie (now Belvidere), were assigned two of the candidates 
— commissioner and recorder; to Rockford, one commissioner and the can- 
didate for sheriff, and to the north part of the county, the other candidate 
for commissioner. In adjusting the distribution of the Rockford candidates 
a dissension arose between the east and west parts of the town. Daniel S. 
Haight, of the east side, had been named as the candidate for sheriff", 
and his interests all being on that side of the river, and looking for- 
ward to a final and permanent adjustment of the county seat question, 
he was naturally desirous that the candidate for commissioner sliould 
also be chosen from among the settlers of his bailiwick. Kent and his 
west side friends were equally determijied in their adherence to the terms 
of the treaty entered into for a fair and equal distribution of the offices 
to the different sections of the county, and upon the eve of the election 
advised Mr. Haight that unless he also adhered to the agreement that the 
west side would select both the candidates for sheriff" and commissioner and 
vote for and elect them. This argument convinced Haight of his error, and 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 243 

William E. Dunbar was named as the candidate of the west siders for com- 
missioner. 

Elections in those days were not conducted as they now are. Written 
or printed ballots were not then in use in Illinois, and hence citizens voted 
viva voce. And without previous organization and without statutes to 
guide them in their duties, it may be readily imagined that the first election 
in Winnebago County was conducted without much form. Mr. H. R. 
Enoch, editor of the Rocklbrd Journal^ in speaking of this election through 
his paper, said: 

"JSTeither one of the judges knew anything of the election laws of 
Illinois, and not a statute was to be obtained in the county. Of the judges, 
Mr. Kent knew something of the laws of Virginia and Alabama; Mr, 
Robert J. Cross was familiar with those of Xew York and Michigan, and 
Mr. Griggs with those of Ohio. D. A. Spaulding had some knowledge of 
the laws of Illinois, so he was selected as one of the clerks, and intrusted 
with the duty of making the poll books, and upon him devolved the honor 
of principally conducting the first election in the county." 

There were no "split tickets" at that election-^the settlers generally 
voted straight, and there was not much difiiculty or confusion in making- 
out the tally sheet. The poll l.'ook showed that 120 votes had been cast. 
There being but one voting precinct in the county, the settlers from all 
parts of the county voted here. The following names represent the voters 
at that election : 

David Caswell, George CasAvell, David Barnes, P. P. Burnham, Thomas 
Crane, Milton S. Mason, Timothy Caswell, Thatcher Blake, Setli Scott, 
Joshua Fawcett, John Barrett, Jeremiah Frame, John F. Thayer, William 
Randall, John Welch, Joshua Cramer, John Slavins, David Blake, William 
Barlow, Joseph B. Baker, Daniel Fairchild, Livingston Rubbins, Alfred 
Shattuck, Alva Trask, William Smith, Ira Haskins, John Burts, Simon P. 
Doty, Charles H. Payney^oyal Briggs, Solomon Watson, Abraham Wat- 
son, Ralzimond Gardner, Mason Sherburne, John K. Towner, John G. 
Lockridge, John Allen, John Lovesse, A. E. Courtright, Henry Enoch, 
Ephraim Sumner, S. Brown, A. R. Dimmick, Samuel Hicks, H. M. Wat- 
tles, T. R. J. English, Oliver Robbins, J. P. Griggs, Aaron Y. Taylor, Luke 
Joslyn, Wm. Sumner, David D. Elliott, John Handy, Jacob Pettyjohn, 
■ Daniel S. Haight, Jacob Key t, John Lefonton, John Kelso, William R. 
Wheeler, M. Ewing, Charles Works, Sidney Twogood, Phineas Churchill, 
Thomas B. Talcott, Austin Andrews, Thomas Lake, Benjamin McConnell, 
Benjamin DePue, Benjamin White, Lewis Ilarkins, Aaron B. Davis, Joel 
Pike, R. M. Waller, Ji"ilius Trask, William Carey, Ephraim Wyman, P. D. 
Taylor, Wm. Brayton, Israel Morrill, Harlyn Shattuck, David DeWitt, 
James B. Young, Abel Thurston, John Kandler, John Adams, Milton Kil- 
burn, Richard H. Enoch, Joseph Chadwick, Daniel Pi]:)er, John Hance, 
Henry Enoch, Jr., Jacob Enoch, Peter Moore, Sylvester Sutton, Y. B. Rex- 
ford, William G. Blair, Daniel H. Whitney, James Jackson, Isaac Adams, 
Isaac Harrell, E. A. ]Srixon, John Wood, William Mead, Joseph Rodgers, 
A. C. Gleasoti, Henry Hicks, John Brink, E. Gregory, L. C. Waher, James 
Thomas, G. Kent, Chauncey Mead, George Randall, W. H. Talcott, Wil- 
liam E. Dunbar, S. A. Lee, Charles Reed, Charles Sayres, Robt. J. Cross, 
and D. A. Spaulding. 

Of the above 120 voters at the first election in Winnebago County, 
only fifteen are living at the date of this writing, Oct. 1, 18T7. Of these, 



244 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Thatcher Blake, Ephraim Sumner, Charles Works, Phineas Churchill, 
Thomas Lake, and Ephraim W^^man are living in E-ockford, or its immedi- 
ate vicinity. Thomas B. Talcott, Isaac Adams of Rockton, and A. C. 
Gleason live at Cherry A^alley; Simon P. Doty, at Belvidere; Harlyn Shat- 
tuck, at Shattuck's Grove, Boone County (P. O. Belvidere); H. M. Wattles 
(at last authentic account, one year ago), in Minnesota; W. R. Wheeler, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado; R. M. Waller, Charles City, Iowa; Israel 
Morrill, Minnesota; David Caswell, Iowa. 

The following is the official report of the election above quoted : 

For Mernher of Congress. — Wilham L. May had 73 votes; John T. 
Stuart had 44 votes. Majority for May, 29. 

For Representative to the State Legislature. — John Turner had 74 
votes; Charles R. Bennett had 73 votes; Elijah Charles had 34 votes; James 
Craig had 40, and L. H. Bo wen had 8 votes. 

For Sheriff. — Daniel S. Haight had 83 votes; Henry Hicks had 31 
votes. Majority for Haight, 52 votes. 

For Coroner. — Eliphalet Gregory had 95 votes, and no opposition. 

For County Commissioners. — Thomas B. Talcott had 83 votes; Simon 
P. Doty had Q^ votes; William E. Dunbar had 60 votes; G. Kent had 35 
votes ; Seth Scott had 46 votes ; Levi Moulthrop had 32 votes, and Isaiah 
Courtright had 4 votes. Talcott, Doty and Dunbar were elected. 

For County Surveyor. — D. A. Spaulding had 81 votes, and John 
Kelso had 28 votes. Spaulding's majority, 53. 

For Recorder. — Daniel H. Whitney had 72 votes; John E. Yance had 
41 votes, and James Boswell had 1 vote. Whitney's majority, 30 votes. 

The lirst Monday in August, 1836, was also the first day of the month. 
On Wednesday, the third, the second day after their election, the commis- 
sioners met at the house of Daniel S. H.-iight, on the east side of the river, 
and, there being n(> Justice of the Peace nearer than Galena, Ottawa, Joliet 
or Chicago, proceeded to administer the oath of office to each other. 

[It may be well to state that previous to this organization all that part 
of the country east of Rock River, including the present counties of Boone, 
McHenry, DeKalb, and a part of Ogle, and probably a portion of some of 
the others adjoining, was known as LaSalle County. All west of Rock River, 
including the present counties of Jo Daviess, Carroll, Lee, and that part of 
Ogle lying west of R(jck River, was known and recognized in the courts of 
the state as Jo Daviess County, named in honor of Col. Jo Daviess, of 
Kentucky, who bore a conspicuous part in the campaigns of Gen. Harrison 
against the Indians.] 

After subscribing to the oath of office, the commissioners proceeded to 
the business of starting the machinery of the county. The first order 
entered was one appointing Don Alonzo Spaulding as clerk of the Board. 
The second order related to the division of the county into precincts, and 
fixing a time for the election of Justices of the Peace, constables, etc. 
Seven voting precincts were then established, as follows: 

Yellow jRiver included townships 26-7, of ranges 8 and 9, east of the 
fourth principal meridian, now the towns of Silver Creek, Ridott, Freeport, 
Lancaster, and the south half of Rock River in Stephenson County. 

Rock G^'ove included townships 28-9, in ranges 8, 9 and 10, east of the 
third principal meridian, now the north half of Rock River, all of Buck 
Eye, Rock Grove, and the east half of Oneco, in Stephenson County, and 
Laona and Howard, in Winnebago. 



HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 245 

Peeketolika included townships 26, 7, range 11, east of the fourth 
principal meridian, now known as Seward, Lysander and Burritt. 

Kiswaukee included townships 4, 3, ranges 1 and 2, east of the third 
principal meridian, now known as Cherry Yalley, New Milford, and part of 
the town of Itockford. 

Rochford included township 26, range 11, east of the fourth princi- 
pal meridian, and township 44 and the south half of township 45, 
ranges 1 and "A, east of the third principal meridian, now including the 
towns of Winnebago, Guilford, the most of Rockford, and tlie south half 
of Owen and Harlem. 

Roch River included townships 28 and 29, range 11, east of the fourth 
principal meridian, and the north half of township 45, range 1, and 
all of township 46, ranges 1, 2 and 3, east of the third princi2:>al meridian, 
now the towns of Shirland, Harrison, Rockton, Roscoe, the north half of 
Owen and Harlem, in Winnebago County, and the town of Manchester in 
Boone County, a strip of territory 24 miles long and from 6 to 12 in width, 
and covering 6 townships of land. Immense as it was, it only polled 20 
votes at the Presidential election, in November, 1836. 

Belvidere included townships 43, 44, and 45, in ranges 3 and 4 east, 
and township 46, range 4 east. This precinct embraced all the county of 
Boone, exce]»t the town of Manchester, which was embraced in the Rock 
River precinct, and although it covered an area of 252 square miles, it only 
polled 23 votes in the Yan Buren and Harrison presidential campaign in 
November, 1836. 

The commissioners also entered an order fixing the time and places of 
holding the election. The time fixed was the 2Tth of August; the ofiicers 
to be elected were Justices of the Peace and constables. Judges or in- 
spectors of election were also appointed. In only three of the precincts, 
however, were elections held in August, as ordered by the commissioners — 
Belvidere, Rock River, and Pecatonica. In Belvidere, John K. Towner and 
John S. King were elected Justices of the Peace, and Abel Thurston and 
Mason Sherburne, constables. 

In Rock River, Sylvester Talcott and Robert J. Cross were elected 
Justices, and John P. Parsons and D. A. Blake we^e elected constables. 

In Pecatonica, Ephraim Sumner and Isaac Hance were chosen as 
Justices, and William Sumner and Thomas Hance designated as constables. 
The above named were the first civil ofiicers elected in the county. 
At a subsequent meeting of the board of county commissioners, 
anotlier election was ordered to be held in the precincts that failed to vote 
in August. This second election was set for the 14th of October follow- 
ing. At this date the following named settlers were selected as justices 
and constables: 

Rockford. — William E. Dunbar and Henry Hicks, justices; consta- 
bles, none reported. 

Yellow River. — Daniel W. Wootan and Seth Scott, justices; consta- 
bles, William Baker and Hiram Walker. 

KishiDaiLkee.-^\xAQi\x% M. Johnson and William R. Wheeler, justices; 
constables, Wihiam Clark and William Randall. 

Rock Grove. — Jonathan Carey and Orleans Daggett, justices; con- 
stables, Josiah Blackmore and Jacob Stratton. 

Some of the above named refused to qualify — among them Daniel W. 
Wootan, of Yellow River precinct. His commission as justice of the peace 
still remains among the files in the office of the county clerk. 



24:6 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

At this August session of the board of county commissioners, Robert 
Stephens and Rezin Zorley, two of the commissioners appointed by the 
Legislature to estabhsh the "permanent seat of justice of Winnebago 
County," ajjpeared and presented their report, to which reference has 
already been made. 

Cliarles Reed next presented a deed from Nicholas Boilvin & Co., to 
the County of Winnebago, for thirty acres of land at the town of Winne- 
bago, for the use of the public buildings of the county, as required by the 
act of the Legislature creating the county, establishing the county seat, etc. 
This deed at the time was rejected, because it stipulated that the title 
should remain vested in the county so lo7ig as the town of Winnebago 
should remain as the "permanent seat of justice for said county. " Says 
Mr. Hiram R. Enoch: 

"The 'county seat question' had thus early entered into the politics of 
the county, and, as it turned out, proved one of the most, if not the most 
exciting question in the county for several years, being fruitful of numerous 
exciting elections, and the means of producing many schisms between the 
representatives of the rival towns." 

At this same August meeting of the county commissioners, Robert J. 
Cross, of Roscoe, was appointed county treasurer. Why the particular 
necessity of the early appointment of this officer is not clearly defined, as 
the amount of public money to be taken care of was exceedingly small, 
as there had been no assessment or collection of taxes up to that time. 

William E. Dunbar was appointed as agent of the county to carry the 
returns of the election to Yandalia, then the capital of the State, procure 
the commissions of the officers just elected, and, if possible, secure copies 
of the State laws, etc. 

The lirst claims ever entered of record as against the county, were 
presented to this meeting of the board. Germanicus Kent, Robert J. 
Cross and J. P. Griggs, as judges of election, and D. A. Spaulding and S. 
A. Lee, as clerks, presented claims of one dollar each for their services at 
the election held on the Monday previous. D. A. Spaulding was also 
allowed Jjftf/ cents for stationery furnished for poll books. 

As we have already stated, political prejudices did not disturb the con- 
ditions of the first election, August 1, 1836. But when the county had 
been fully organized and its machinery put in motion by the first board of 
county commissioners, the settlers began to divide up — to define party 
lines and to take sides accordingly. In 1836, John T. Stuart was the Whig 
candidate for Congress, and came out 29 votes behiiul his Democratic com- 
petitor. Tavo years later (in 1838) Mr. Stuart was again a candidate 
against Stephen A. Douglas, when he received a majority of 93 in the 
county; and in 1840, when General Harrison was the Whig candidate for 
pi'esident — when the people went wild over "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," 
Mr. Stuart was again a candidate, and this time received a majority in the 
county of 270 over his Democratic competitor. These results showed a 
steady Whig gain. Stuart was beaten in the district in 1830, by William 
L. May, Democrat, but in the elections of 1838—10, he was elected by hand- 
some majorities. The district at that time extended from the AVisconsin 
state line on the north to a line below Springfield, extending across the 
state from a point on the Indiana state line to the Mississippi river. There 
are now twelve Congressional districts in the same territory. 

At the presidential election in 1836, only 158 votes were polled in the 
county, apportioned among the five precincts voting, as follows : 




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H.WTalcott 

(deceascd) 
ROCKTON 



HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 249 

Precincts. Dem. Whig. 

Rockford ...34 19 

Belvidere 13 10 

Kisli Wiiukee 16 9 

Rock River... 1 19 

Yellow River , 34 13 

88 70—158 

This was an increase over the August election, of thirty-eio-ht votes, 
out of which the Democrats had a majority of eighteen. 

In 1840, when Boone County had been organized from a ])art of the 
territory east of Rock river, and Stephenson County had absorbed two tiers 
of townships from tlie western part of Winnebago, as originally erected, 
leaving the county as now constituted, the vote was as follows: In August 
the Whigs polled 637 votes, and the Democrats 285 votes, making a total 
of 922 votes, and a Whig majority of 352. In November of the same 
year, at the presidential election, the Whigs cast 789 votes, and the Demo- 
'crats 321— total, 1,110. Whig majority 468. 

Turning back to the action of the board of County Commissioners, we 
find nothing of material importance to claim their attention for several 
sessions. The most of their time was taken up in hearing petitions for 
roads, appointing viewers, etc. The most important among their first 
official actions at their first sessions in August, September and Decemlier, 
1830, was the establishment of ferries at Rockford and Winnebago, and one 
where the township line between townships 44 and 45 crosses Rock river. 
The rates of toll established at these ferries was as follows : 

For each carriage, wagon or cart drawn by two horses, oxen or mules 623^c. 

For the same drawn by one horse - - 373^c. 

For each additional horse 13)^c. 

For man and horse 25c. 

For each horse, mule or head of cattle 13 ^^c. 

For hoLTS, sheep and goats, per score 50c. 

For each footman 614^0. 

The commissioners likewise established hotel rates in those days, and 
in poring over the first record of their proceedings, from August 3, 1S3(), to 
December 10, 1842 inclusive, and numbering 475 pages, we found the fol- 
lowing table of rates licensed hotels were allowed to charge : 

For victualing, per meal 37^c. 

Lodging, per night 133^c. 

Oats, per bushel $1.25. 

Liquor, per glass 6)4^0. 

Any charge above these rates marked a forfeiture of license. 

Eleven months after the complete organization of the county, and the 
election of the first board pf county officers in August, 1836, came the ''day 
we celebrate," J"uly 4, A. D. 1837', and, as full of' patriotism as the people 
within the shadows of Independence Hall, or Bunker Hill, the settlers 
resolved to spare one day from tlieir farm-making and other business pur- 
suits, and to join in such patriotic and social amusements as tlieir limited 
advantages would permit. The programme consisted of an opening salute 
by the Anvil Artillery, the raising of a liberty pole (hickory) in the rear of 
what is now No. 310 State street. East Rockford, the reading of the Declara- 
tion of Independence, by C. I. Horsman, an oration by John C. Kemble, 
and a grand dinner, served up by Henry Thurston, in the frame ot the 
Rockford House, which was roofed, and sided up as high as the windows. 



250 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Temporary tables were put up, and the edibles were served on clean shin- 
gles in lieu of plates. Beef was the staple, which was cooked, as the bill of 
iare said, in various ways, and served cold. The speakins^ took place in 
ITaio;ht's barn, which stood near the present corner of State and Ivish- 
waukee streets. The bay of the barn was covered for the speakers, and tlje 
threshing floor, which was a large one, having been built to thresh with 
three horses abreast, was tilled up with benches for the audience. An old 
settler, one who dined at the Rockford House on that day, a little over forty 
vears ago, said of the dinner to the writer: " The fact was that the number 
"to be cooked for was soniuch laiger than was anticipated, that the beef 
could only be cooked in sulKcient quantities in one way. This was done by 
Mrs. Thurston, who boiled the beef in a twelve-gallon, iron kettle, in the 
yard in the rear of the house. Knives and fork's, as well as plates, were 
"scarce, and each man ' went in with his own tools' whenever these useful 
table appliances were lacking." 

Tlie proceedings ot the day wound up with a grand ball at Haight's 
yellow house, which stood opposite the Ilockford House, and which was 
ready for plastering. Some sheeting was procured, which was used to par- 
tition olf the ladies'" dressing room. Supper was provided by Mrs. Kil- 
burn, of " Whig Hill," and a good one it was, says our informant. The 
music was furnished by Jacob Miller, commonly called "old Jake." The 
belle of the occasion became a grandmother several years ago. 

Among the lirst settlers were a goodly number who, if not reared 
within large cities, were at least raised near them, and, as a consequence, 
had been accustomed to the amusements they furnished. The change from 
these associations to the scenes of a wild, new country was attended with a 
degree of lonesomeness, sometimes not calculated to make them feel at ease; 
and to remove this kind of "dull care," something must be provided that 
would shorten the long winter evenings. Among the most popular amuse- 
ments provided was a "Mock Court, which is well remembered by many of 
the survivors of 1836-7-8, as affording some remarkable scenes. Quoting 
from a paper written by Hiram R. Enoch, Esq., we present a brief sketch 
of this court and its characters : 

" The sessions of the 'court' were held in ' Miller's store,' and the spec- 
imens of lofty, spread-eagle eloquence made before that tribunal have sel- 
dom been equalled. The decisions of the court were not always in strict 
accordance with the law and evidence, but were rigidly enforced. Each 
member of the court, as well as outsiders, had his particular souhriqxiet^ to 
which he answered as readily as if addressed by his proper name. There 
was 'old Haves, after the noted thief-catcher of that day in Kew York; 
'Flint,' 'Gun Lock,' 'Tut,' 'Blower,' 'Brink,' 'S. C.,' 'Queen,' 'Old Frost,' 
'Young Frost,' 'Big Frost,' 'Little Frost,' 'Red Frost,' and some others that 
would not sound well in ears polite. 

" Another popular summer institution was the ' Awkwark Squad.' 
Some of the old settlers will remember the hearty laughs they had when, as 
the squad were paraded in double column fn front of 'Sam Little's grocery,' 
the 'Colonel' took 'S. C and 'Queen' from the ranks to 'mark time,' with 
fre(|uent 'dressing of the ranks,' in front of 'Sam's bar to 'smile.' " 

Close readers of history will remember that somewhere about 1830-1-2 
an insurrection, reaching in magnitude a rebellion, occurred in Poland, 
against the Russian Government; that the insurrection was speedily sup- 
pressed, and its leaders or officers exiled. Out of sympathy for their condi- 



HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 251 

tion, Congress, with a generosity, peculiar to a free people, made a grant of 
western lands to them whereon they might settle as a colony. The terms 
of tlie grant gave them permission to settle on any unclaimed Western 
lands they might select. Accepting the grant, they sent an agent by the 
name of (Jhlopicki, to make the selection, and, arriving in America about 
the time the Winnebago country was the great centre of attraction, he came 
to Winnebago County, and made a selection of thirty-six sections in the 
present towns of Kockford, Owen and Rocktoji. Nearly all of this land, 
iiowever, had been previously occupied by settlers, and hence this selection 
was clearly in violation of the grant, lor it stipulated that the selection 
could onlj^ be made from unoccupied lands. Chlopicki was informed that 
his selection was in violation of the terms of the grant, and he agreed to 
lay his claim elsewhere, but did not keep his word. This action on his part 
led to an unpleasant and uneasy condition of affixirs that continued for sev- 
eral years. The lands in this part of the Winnebago County belonged to 
the Galena land district, and all outside of Rockford, Owen and Rockton 
(in which were located the thirty-six sections in controversy) were opened 
to sale an<l entry in the fall of 1S39, but these lands were withheld from sale 
for nearly eight years after they had been surveyed and platted. In a com- 
munication upon this subject, published in the Winnebago Forum, in 
1843, William H, Halen, Esq., wrote as follows: 

" These two townships (a portion of Rockton and Rockford) have been 
witliheld from sale for a much greater length of time than is ordinarily 
allowed to elapse after the land has been settled upon by permanent t)ccu- 
pants. They were duly surveyed out and sub-divided into sections and 
parts of sections, more than seven years ago, and in the regular course of 
things should have been brought into market as early as 1838 or 1839. 
This consummation, so desirable to two parties, namely, to the government 
and the settlers — to the first that it might get its honest dues, and to the 
second that they might secure a title to the property — was prevented at that 
time by the intrusion of a third party. 

" This unwelcome, unbidden third party was a self-constituted com- 
mittee pretending to be the representatives of a company of Polish exiles, 
sent over in two Austrian frigates. Congress had passed an act authoriz- 
ing this company of exiles, upon certain terms and conditions, and in a cer- 
tain manner in the act prescribed, to select for its members a quantity of 
lands; and these pseudo agents or representatives, greedy for speculations 
and attracted principally by their beauty and numerous natural advantages, 
pounced upon these two townships like hawks upon their prey, regardless of 
the rights of the settlers, although at that time they might have found 
thousands of acres of lands unoccupied, unclaimed, and of as fine a quality 
for farming purposes as need ever be sought on the earth's surface. A 
minute history of this spurious claim might not, 23erhaps, be uninteresting 
to such as are yet unacquainted with it, but I should deem it quite out of 
place here, seeing that it is now numbered with the things that were, and 
the time, the room and the inclination, and, above all, in this connection 
the occasion for its details, are lacking. 

" Suffice it to say, that after the settlers had, by their petitions for sev- 
eral successive sessions, called the attention of Congress to the subject, an 
act was passed and became a law on the lltli of April, 1842, removiiig the 
incubus, and authorizing the entry of these lands in these two townships by 
pre-emption, like other government lands. 



252 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

" In the midst of our rejoicings over the righteous result, let us not 
lose sight of the important fact that our business might have been buried 
beneath the mass of unfinished Congressional matters for years to come, 
but for the kindness of the Hon. O. H. Smith, of Indiana, the Hon. Robt. 
J. Walker, of Mississippi, and the Hon. Richard M. Young, of this State, 
Senators in Congress, who, well informed of the facts in the case, and satis- 
fied of the justice of our cause, most generously gave us the benefit of their 
efficient aid, by which the affair was finally disposed of to the satisfaction ot 
all parties, as well as ourselves, and ample provision was made for the bene- 
fit of the real exiles from Poland, and these unfortunate and meritorious 
countrymen of Kosciusko had no occasion to question the honor and good 
faith of a government which some of the most illustrious patriots of Poland 
had bled to establish." 

Claim troubles were of frequent occurrence, and many of the original 
or first claimants, after making their selections and returning for their fam- 
ilies, were gieatly surprised on their return to settle on them to find them 
in the possession of others. These second occupants were called "jumpers." 

In the absence of those who had first selected them, these interlopers 
would put up on the claim a hut or cabin, and maybe plow a furrow 
around as much of the land as they desired, and assume to be "lord of all 
they surveyed." Others who had made valuable selections, that is to say, 
where they had selected claims in favorable locations — locations that were 
likely from the growth of the country to become valuable in the future by 
reason of their probable proximity to towns, public roads, etc., and who 
remained on them, were often surprised on getting up in the morning, to 
find that during the night another shanty or cabin had sprung up and was 
occupying a place near their own. This new shanty would usually be occu- 
pied by three or four men, friends of the "jumper," who had come to help 
him hold his claim. The modus operandi of these men was to put their 
10x12 shanty together at some convenient locality where lumber was within 
easy reach, load it on a wagon at night, and transport it to their intended 
site of occupancy, dump it down quietly, and by the "peep o' day" be ready 
to maintain their claim by force of arms, in what they were pleased to c;ill 
their ''castle." This course of procedure often resulted in severe and bitter 
hand-to-hand fights among the parties, and finally grew so numerous that 
arrangements had to be provided to protect the rightful claimants in the 
maintenance of their claims. A "settlers' court" was organized, at which 
all these cases were determined, each party stating his case to the court, 
and the reasons for wishing to retain his claim. As a rule, the decisions ot 
this court were in favor of the settler who had a family and intended to 
become a permanent settler; and to the credit of both parties to these 
claims controversies, be it said, the findings of the court were always 
observed and can-ied out to the very letter, with but few very rare excep- 
tions. When a disposition to treat the decisions of the court with contempt 
did occur, the settlers were ready to turn out en masse to enforce the decree 
of their court. No violence would be used, but the jumpers were given to 
understand that the decisions of that court were law, and must be respected. 
If they stood upon the order of their going, their shanties and all within 
them would be loaded up on wagons or runners, and hauled some miles 
away, with the assurance that harsher measures would be used in case of 
another olfense of like character. 

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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 263 

settlers were called tot^etlier in a public meeting at Rockford, for the pur- 
pose of choosing a committee to attend at the sale and adjust and settle any 
dispute or controversy that might arise in regard to claims, etc. Messrs. 
Henry Enoch, Hayes and Jas. B. Martyn were chosen as such com- 
mittee. They were duly sworn and directed to proceed to Galena and heep 
open court every day during the continuance of the sales, or at least until 
there was no longer occasion for such courts of adjustment. And, as we 
are advised b}- a settler of that date who has lived to see the prairie wilder- 
nesses of 1834-5 reduced to fields of agricultural beauty and productiveness, 
that the adoption of such precautions was a wise measure, and that it 
prevented a great deal of subsequent litigation. 

LOCAL DISSENSIONS PAPER TOWNS WINNEBAGO — THE COUNTY SEAT 

QUESTION SETTLED. 

Another fruitful' source of local discord was the road question, and it 
is a fact sustained by the records of the commissioners' court that the prin- 
cipal business of that body for the tirst three or four years after the county 
was organized and its machinery set in motion was confined to settling 
these ugly neighborhood dissensions. Petitions and remonstrances were 
received by the dozen at almost every session; viewers had to be appointed, 
reports to be examined, and delegations received and their complaints 
heard. All these things consumed time. 

Every man occupying an "eligible" claim was possessed to a greater 
or less degree with a town mania, and to further his schemes sought to 
have all the roads of the country to center at his particular location, and as 
a consequence a great deal of hard work had to be done by the parties 
directly interested, and numerous towns, with "big sounding" names, in- 
numerable streets, avenues, and parks, with no less pretentious designations, 
were mapped out on paper, and heralded to the world as the great center of 
the Winnebago country, and the future inland metropolis of the "great 
West." But few of these towns, however, survived long. The places that 
once knew them in name now know them no more, except as well-cultivated 
productive farms. Some of these towns were conceived in a spirit of spec- 
ulation that made some men almost wild with excitement. Lots sold at 
wonderfully fabulous prices, and a great many men in distant states who 
saw the towns on paper, but who never had set foot in the state, were in- 
duced to invest money in "corner lots." They were made to see a great 
future before these towns, and that future has grown wider and wider, while 
the towns and the large returns they expected from their investments were 
"long since buried within the rusty vaults of time. The resistless march of 
improvement and enterprise swept on and over these paper cities, crushing 
them down and out of sight, and almost out of memory. Permanent and 
needed roads were established, and local demands and natural advantages 
have made towns and villages, and mills, and other adjuncts and necessi- 
ties of a better civilization and more enlightened intelligence to spring up 
in localities but little dreamed of by the pioneer settlers of 1834. 

Among the towns that once had an existence but now are not was the 
town of Winnebago, to which reference has already been made as the point at 
which the county seat was originally located. The site of that old town is 
about two miles above State street, Rockford, and embraced an area of six 
hundred and thirty-seven and seventy-eight-huudredths acres. This town 
was laid out by Nicholas Boilvin & Co., Charles Reed and Major Camp- 



254: HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

bell being the "Co." The plat contained two hundred and fifty-seven 
blocks, which were subdivided into two thousand, four hundred and thirty- 
six lots. The refusal of the county officers to recognize it as the county 
seat, a refusal in which they perseveringly persisted, lead to connty seat 
troubles that were not settled until an act was passed by the legislature, and 
approved March 2, 1839 (see laws of Illinois, 1838-9, page 264), providing 
for the holding of a special connty seat election on the first Monday in May 
following (1839). At that election, Rockford, Winnebago, Roscoe, Willow 
Creek (Ilarlem Township), Pecatonica, and Scipio (also in Harlem Town- 
ship), wen; aspirants for county seat honors. The following figures show 
the number of votes cast for each town: JRockford, 320; Winnebago, 75; 
Roscoe, 2 ; Willow Creek, 5 ; Pecatonica, 1 ; Scipio, 1 ; total votes cast, 404, 
of which Kocktord had a majority over all of 236 votes. This election 
settled for all time the county seat tronbles of Winnebago County, although 
it left for many yenrs traces of ill-feeling between some of the settlers, 
notwithstanding the victors treated the vanquished right royally the night 
after the electi(Vn, at the Ilockford Honse, where each pledged the other in 
Kentucky's best Bourbon to "let the dead past bury its dead," and to i^or- 
ever ignore the' personal differences that had grown up out of the question 
they had that day settled at the ballot box. 

i^'rom that day Winnebago began to fall into decay. Some of the 
houses that had been built there were pulled down, hauled to Rockford and 
re-erected; others were removed elsewhere, and Boilvin & Co. saw their 
cherished iiopes vanish into nothingness. Mr. Reed subseqnently moved to 
Rockton, where he continued to reside until his death. The lots and blocks 
into which the section of land had been divided in many instances became 
delinquent for taxes and were sold at tax sale. Rockford has grown up 
that way, and some of the residents occupy houses and homes on the south- 
ern part of what was once Winnebago. Another part of it is an open com- 
mon; a third part is cultivated by Mr. George S. Haskel, the world-renowned 
seedsman, while a fourth part of it is included in the West Rockford 
cemetery. 

A few years ago, Mrs. Campbell, the widow of Major Campbell, one 
of the original proprietors, by her attorney appeared in Rockford and put in 
a claim for dower interest in this land. The facts upon which she based 
her claim were these: Some time after Mr. CampbeU had become interested 
in Winnebago, he took the benefit of the bankrupt law, and among other 
aasignments made for the benefit of his creditors he assigned his interest 
in tiie Winnebago property w'ithout the knowledge, consent, or signature of 
his wife. After his death, and when legal luminaries had discovered that 
no assignment of real estate was good in law without the wife joined in the 
assignment, she sought to recover her dower interest here as above stated. 
Some of the parties who had become owners of lots and grounds in Winne- 
bago readily settled and paid over whatever price was agreed upon. Some 
others, believing that possession covers nine points in law, presented a bold 
front, "determined to hold the fort." To these, Mrs. Campbell's agent 
proposed an appraisement of the property and a settlement on the basis of 
five per cent, of whatever value might be established. Another part of the 
occupants laughed the claim to scorn. As a town, Winnebago lost its pres- 
tige, what little it had, when Rockford was voted the county seat by a 
majority of 236 over all competitors, and little by little it passed into 
oblivion, and there is nothing now but its name to mark its memory. , 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 255 

FIRST CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, JURY, ETC. 

Notwithstanding the county was organized and the machinery put in 
working order in August, 1S36, no circuit court was held in the county 
until October, 1837. The sessions of the county commissioners had been 
held at the house of Daniel S. Haiglit. The commissioners were vested 
with power to designate the place where the sessions of the circuit court 
should be held, and in consonance with that power they designated the 
house of Mr. Haight. V>y this time, Mr. Haight had erected a more pre- 
tentious structure than Ids first cabin, and had named it the Rockford 
House, occupying it as a hotel. In this building, says Mr. J. H. Thurston, 
the first session of the circuit court was held. The court convened October 
6, 1837. Dan (not Daniel) Stone was judge and James H. Mitchell was 
clerk. Judge Stone occupied one of the few chairs the house afibrded, 
which was placed behind a table that occupied a central position in one end 
of the room, and the clerk occupied another table and another one of the 
few remaining chairs. The states attorney was not present, and Judge 
Stone appointed Seth B. Farwell prosecutor pro tetn. The audience con- 
tented themselves with seats on rude benches that were placed around the 
sides of the room. The petit jurors in attendance at this term of court 
were: Edward Gating, James B. Martyn, Joel Pike, William Pepper, 
Richard Montague, Isaac N. Cunningham, Thatcher Blake, Henry Thurs- 
ton, Charles I. Horsman, David Goodrich, James Jackson, and Cyrus 
Jenks. Of these jurymen, only Thatcher Blake, Richard Montague, and 
James B. Martyn are known to be still living, 'i'he first two named reside 
in Rockford, and James B. Martyn at Belvidere, the owner and manager of 
the Baltic Flouring Mills. 

The compensation of jurors in those days was fixed at seventy-five 
cents per day for each day's attendance, and payment made in county orders 
worth only about forty cents on the dollar. 

The first case called was S. Finley vs. David A. Blake. This case was 
continued. The next was The People of the State of Illinois m. Isaac 
Hance and Albert Hance, but no prosecuting witnesses appearing the case 
was quashed. The case ot the People vs. Robert Mattox, charged with 
assault with intent to kill, was also quashed. The most important case, 
and one of two that went to a jury, was a suit over a claim between Samuel 
Gregory and Thomas Lake. Aften a two days' session, the court adjourned 
until the next term in course. 

THE FIRST CRIME HORRIBLE DISCOVERY. 

The first crime committed in the county after its settlement by white 
men, dates back to 1835 — a year before the county was organized, and that 
crime remains as much of a mystery in 1877 — forty-two years after it was 
committed — as it was when first uncovered. It is at least one instance in 
contradiction of the old saying that "murder will out." This mystery con- 
sisted in the finding of the remains of a human body in the woods about 
two and a half miles south of Rockford. The body was terribly mutilated 
and in an advanced state of decomposition, but not so far decomposed as to 
render its indentity, as those of a white man, obscure or doubtful. The 
finding of these remains naturally excited the people and sowed the seed of 
distrust. Up to that time nothing had ever transpired to shake their faith 
in each other, but this was a mystery. Harmony and good will had always 



256 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

prevailed amoiig- the people from one end of the county to the other, and, 
knowing each other as they imagined they did, it was impossible to fix the 
crime upon any one. Says James P. Martyn, now of Belvidere, in speak- 
ing ot this discovery to the writer : "The finding of this ghastly corpse in 
the woods only two miles from Rockford upset the entire community. By 
some, the murder was charged to a few scattering Indians that had been 
roaming about tlie settlement. But this theory was not justified by the 
status the Indians had maintained toward the whites, which had always 
been friendly. Others were of the opinion that there was a Cain among 
the pioneers of those days, but the general character sustained by the early 
settlers bore down this opinion, and the more the matter was discussed, the 
more hidden the murderer seemed to become. The general conclusion 
reached, however, was that the poor fellow had been murdered for his claim, 
and that, while his slayer was among the later comers to the settlement, 
his crime had been so secretly and stealthily committed as to be past find- 
ing out. Tiie remains were buried in the woods where they were found, 
since when they have not been disturbed." 

This first crime was also the first death in the county. The second 
death w^as that of Sampson George, an Englishman, who came to the county 
in September, 183(1, his death occurring about five weeks after his arrival. 
A short time after arriving in the county, Mr. George purchased an 880 
acre claim of Mr. Joshua Faucett, about one and a half miles southeast of 
Rockford, where he was engaged in preparing and fitting up a cabin for 
winter (juarters, when he fell a victim to sickness and disease which termin- 
ated in death. 

COUNTY OFFICES. FIRST LEVY OF TAXES. 

For several years after the county was organized, the county business 
w^as all transacted on the east side of the river, and on that side the first 
court house, a small aifair, was built. It was located on the present site of 
the American House. Besides serving as a court house, it was also used for 
holding religious services, and during 1838-9, it was also used as a school 
house, Mr. James M. Wight being the teacher, who also has the credit of 
being the first male teacher in the county. This building was afterwards 
used as a printing office, by Philander Knappen, who published a newspaper 
known as the Rockford Star, a Democratic organ, in 1840, continuing it 
for a little over a year, when he sold the establishment to John A. Brown, 
who changed the name to the Rockford Pilot. This building was subse- 
quently removed to the opposite side of the block (where it is still standing) 
remodeled and converted into a dwelling house, and is designated as No. 
114 North First street. 

Resuming an examination of the old County Commissioners' record, 
we find that the first order levying county taxes was made at the March 
term ot 1837. That order was short, and was embraced in these two 
paragraphs : 

"Ordered that one-half per cent, taxes be levied on the following 
property : 

''Town lots, horses and mares, meat cattle above three years old, watches, 
carriages and wagons; and it is likewise ordered that one-fourth per cent, 
be levied on stock in trade." 

The sum total of the assessment under this order was $562. 59|^. Of 
this sum, $298.29^ was assessed against personal property ; $264.30 against 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 259 

town lots in Winnebago, owned by non-residents. At that date, lands were 
not taxable — the lands not yet having come into market. Under the old 
constitution and laws, assessments were made by county treasurers, and the 
taxes collected by sheriffs. As previously noted, Mr. li. J. Cross had been 
appointed county treasurer in the fall of 1S36, and it took him only fifteen 
days to complete the first assessment made in the county, for which service 
he was allowed the sum of $30.00, or $2.00 per day. He was also allowed 
the further sum of $9.28 for receiving and disbursing the taxes when col- 
lected, that being two per cent, on the amount collected — about $464.00. 

SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS. LAND SALES. 

The survey of the public lands in Winnebago County was not com- 
menced until the fall of 1836, after the first county election in August. 
Don Alonzo Spaulding was the surveyor, and among his assistants was C. 
B. Farwell who has since represented one of the Chicago districts in Con- 
gress. The lands did not come into market until the fall of 1839, and for 
three years after were exempt from taxation, so that it was not until 1842-3 
that any county revenue was derived from that source. All revenue neces- 
sary to defray the expenses of the county until the lands became taxable 
was raised from taxes assessed against personal property. 

The opening of the lands to sale and entry was an interesting era to 
the settlers of Winnebago County. Many of them had got their farms well 
under way, and had raised a sufiicient surplus to enable them to be pre- 
pared to secure their homes when the sale commenced. Others had enough 
hoarded up from other sources when they first settled on their claims, but a 
few were so unfortunate as to be dependent on a certain class of men who 
are always around at such times, anxious to befriend the needy, provided 
they can make a nice thing out of it for themselves. 

The years 1837-8-9, up to the o])ening of the land sales at Galena, in 
October of the last named year, were not marked by any events of extraor- 
dinary interest. For the most part, the settlers were an honest, upright 
and industrious people as individuals, and correspondingly so as a com- 
munity. Secure in possession of their homes by a guaranty from "Uncle 
Sam," new plans were marked out and new enterj^rises undertaken, that, in 
a large majority of cases, were successfully carried out. Public and private 
economy seem to have been well studied ; and public and private business 
so carefully managed from the beginning that Winnebago County and 
Winnebago people have come to enjoy an enviable character, both at home 
and abroad. 

EAKLY POLITICS INCIDENTS, ETC. 

Until the opening of the ever memorable campaign of 1840, there was 
but little to disturb the "even tenor of the ways" and pursuits of the people, 
or to distract their attention from the industries in which they were en- 
gaged. But the enthusiasm of that campaign reached the uttermost parts 
of the country, and the excitement ran as high in the Winnebago country 
as it did among the people in the immediate vicinity of the Tippecanoe 
battle ground in the Wabash (Indiana) country, or among the neighbors of 
General Harrison (the political idol of the Whig party), in his North Bend 
home, in Hamilton County, Ohio. That was the "Log Cabin," "Coon 
Skin," and "Hard Cider" campaign, and the campaign whicli, in a measure, 
was the origin of the large political meetings that have since marked our 

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260 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

presidential campaii^iis, and rendered them important eras in the history of 
our national politics. In that campaign, large delegations, headed by bands 
of music, and log cabins built on wheels, sometimes drawn by four horses, 
and sometimes by several yokes of oxen, would travel scores of miles to 
participate in \Yhig- meetings and listen to Whig gospel as it fell from the 
lips of Whig orators. Following the log cabins there would sometimes be 
a huge canoe, long enough and wide enough to seat fifty men, all of whom 
would wear coon skin caps, and maybe support on their right shoulders a 
miniature cabin built of hazel or willow twigs. General Harrison had 
made the race against Van Buren in 1836, but was defeated. He was 
again nominated by the Whigs in 1840, and Van Buren by the Democrats. 
From the time these nominations were made until the day of the election 
in [N^ovember, the excitement ran high and both parties were on the alert 
for every possible ad\'antage. One of the leading arguments ot the Whigs 
in that campaign was that Van Buren's re-election would be the signal for 
a reduction in the price of all American commodities, the ruin of industrj^ 
and the destruction of labor. Whig newspapers in those days contained 
advertisements something like the following : 

The subscriber will pay six dollars per barrel for flour if Harrison is elected, and 
three dollars if Van Buren is. 

The subscriber will pay five dollars per hundred weight for pork if Harrison is 
elected, and two dollars and a half if Van Buren is. 

Winnebago County had started out as a Whig County, and when the 
campaign of 1840 opened, the Whig voters entered fully into the spirit that 
had been awakened in the older states, and the symbols of the Whig party 
— log cabins, coon skins, hard cider and canoes — were readily adopted as 
peculiarly symbolic of the condition of the country. Public meetino;s were 
appointed, hard cider was drunk. Whig songs were sung in unison with 
fifes, drums and fiddles, speeches were made botli by day and by night, and 
thus the campaign went on. 

Up to this time, the Democrats had always carried the state, and it was 
determined by the Whigs that a political regeneration must be secured; 
and to aid in this undertaking, it was determined by the local Whig leaders 
to get up a rousing rally at Rockford. The meeting was called, and the re- 
sponse was most gratifying. H. B. Potter was marshal of the day, and as 
delegations from difierent parts of Winnebago and adjoining counties ap- 
proached the embryo city, they were met by the marshal, his aids, and por- 
tions, at least, of such dele^tions as had already arrived, and the band — an 
E bugle played by Sam Parker, and a clarionet manipulated by another 
musical genius, whose name we have forgotten. Neither one of the mem- 
bers of this ''band" knew anything of music, and consequently could not 
"keep time" or play in unison, so they concluded to play separately. The 
effect of this double solo may be imagined, but is not easily described; but 
headed by' this band, the delegations were marched into town. Men, women 
and children took part in this meeting, which was addressed by Hon. Edw, 
Baker (who subseij^uently became a general in the union army), Jacob B. 
Miller and others. 

During this campaign, a number of incidents occurred in Pockford, 
the mention of which awakens recollections of olden times. Among these 
is the following: 

The AVliigs had selected a log cabin on the corner of South Main and 
State streets, east side, and surmounted it with the tallest pole that could be 



HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 261 

found in the woods. Cords and pulleys were attached, and all was left in 
readiness to run up the stars and stripes. The night before the meeting 
for which these preparations were made, the Democrats conceived the idea 
of playing a trick on their Whig neighbors, and at once put it into eiiect. 
To a red flannel skirl (which was claimed by the Democrats to be suggestive 
of some little difficulty in which General Harrison was the chief actor) 
they attached the cord and running it up to the top of the pole, cut 
the cord so high that it could not be taken down. But the anticipated effect 
of this intended joke was lost, for the Whigs were not disconcerted by it in 
the least, but calmly said to the perpetrators, "'if that is your flag, gentle- 
men, you are welcome to it." To the credit of the more thoughtful of the 
Democrats, like Haight, Knappen and others, they condemned the act as 
unworthy of good Democrats, and washed their hands of the affair in an 
extra edition of the Stm' (Knappen's paper), which was freely circulated at 
the Whig meeting. 

The most active Whig speakers of those days were M. P. Sweet, of 
Freeport, Jacob B. Miller, and the present Judge Drummond, who was at 
that time a young lawyer practicing at the Rockford bar, and Judge Selden 
M. Church, who still lives at Kockford. The Democrats were locally rep- 
resented by Thompson Campbell, Jason Marsh, Daniel S. Haight, and P. 
Knappen, editor of the Star. 

In 1840 the Winnebago prairies, hill tops and river valleys seemed to 
be alive with Whigs', and Democracy was on the decline. This condition ot 
the political pulse alarmed the Democrats and nerved them to action. A 
great Democratic meeting was called, and preparations made on an elaborate 
scale for the diffusion of Democratic truths. The enemy must be assaulted 
and the Whig ari'.iy routed, horse, foot and dragoon. To this end, the big- 
gest guns of the party were engaged to be present and belch forth Demo- 
cratic thunder. Huge posters were procured and spread broadcast, 
announcing in heavy lines and flaming colors the. names of the speakers and 
a brief outline of the programme. Among the speakers was John^ — -Long 
John — Wentworth, of Chicago, then a Democrat in good standing, of 
whom, on this occasion, the following joke is told: 

Some days before the great Democratic rally was to take place, the 
towering form of Mr. Wentworth loomed up in the midst of the Pock- 
fordites, by whom he was looked ti'p to as the great political Moses who 
was to deliver the Democracy from the toils the Whigs were spreading 
around them. The day before that set for the meeting, Mr. Wentworth 
sought the solitude and privacy o± an adjacent grove (so the story goes), 
and mounting a convenient log, with the trees for an audience, proceeded 
to rehearse the speech he had prepared for delivery the next day. But he 
was not unheard by man. Giles C. Hard, the ferryman, was an involuntary 
listener, and after listening to the speaker's flow of .logic and eloquence 
until his pent-up admiration and enthusiasm could be controlled no longer, 
he gave vent to his feelings in ''rapturous applause," and rushed forward to 
congratulate Mr. W. upon his soul-stirring address. It is needless to say, 
that, though approaching the finale of his speech, it was not fully com- 
pleted that day nor the next in consequence of Mr. Hard's interruption, 
and the subsequent act in the drama. The joke was too good to keep, 
and Hard opened the bag, or rather his mouth, and let the secret 
out.. Mr. B. J. Gray, the editor of the Whig newspaper, the Express, 
got hold of it, and Hard, having a good memory, repeated it to that 



262 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COTJNTY. 

gentleman, who noted ir down. That night the Express office was illum- 
inated and Mr. Wentvvorth's speech to the trees put in type, and long 
before the Democratic meeting appointed for the next day had assembled, 
extras of the Express containing this speech were issued, and scat- 
tered broadcast througliout Rockford, thus forestalling the public mind, 
and stealing the speaker's thunder. The originality, poetry and eloquence 
of the speech were gone, and what little of it Mr. Wentworth did deliver, 
fell vapid upon the ears of his listeners. Knowing the cause and appreciat- 
ing the awkwardness of the situation, the speaker finally abandoned the 
line of tlie stolen speech, and branched off in an entirely different line of 
argumcTit, and, rising to the dignity of the occasion, made one of the best 
political speeches (from a Democratic stand-point) ever delivered in Winne- 
bago County. 

After having been once beaten for the office of Clerk of the Circuit 
Court of Hamilton County, Ohio, and for President in 1836, General Har- 
rison was elected in 1840, but lived to fill the office but one month. Of all 
the presidents before or since his time, Van Buren was the only one who 
left his salary as president intact and untouched until the expii-ation of his 
term (March, 1841), when he drew the entire amount, $100,000 in gold, and 
retired to Kinder hook. In after years he became the leader and candidate 
of the Free Soil party for president. 

PKAIRIE BANDITS AND OUTLAWRY, 

As the immigration increased, a few bad and dishonest characters fol- 
lowed, and scattered themselves about among the people in different parts 
of the county. Up to 1840-1 only one crime of a serious nature (and of 
that mention has already been made), so far as the records show, had been 
committed. But from this time for several years forward, the honest people 
seem to have been at the mercy of the outlaws and desperadoes. This gang 
of cut-throats, however, was not confined to Winnebago County alone, but 
was spread broadcast over the country, while they had communication with 
like characters in all the Western and Southwestern states and territories. 
The honest, industrious part of the community had been attracted here by 
the advantages the country offered for procuring homes and the accumula- 
tion of sufficient wealth to provide against want in declining years. The 
blacklegs followed, on the same principle that "where the carcass is, there 
will be gathered the buzzards also." Another consideration with them, 
perhaps, was the scarcity of jails and prisons, the unorganized condition of 
society, the absence of civil law, and consequently the comparative ease with 
which they might escape detection, or at least punishment by imprison- 
ment, etc. For several years after the first settlement of Winnebago 
County, the nearest jail was at Galena, and that was only an apology for a 
prison. It is related that on one occasion an evil doer was sentenced to 
jail for some offense, and that he was taken to the Galena jail and locked up. 
The sheriff started home, but had scarcely left the shadow of the jail, before 
his prisoner managed to get out, and when the sheriff arrived at Rockford, 
his late prisoner was among the first to greet his return. In those days the 
facilities for administering justice were necessarily incomplete, the courts 
l)ut imperfectly organized, while the resources from which to derive revenue 
to pay officers of law, were very limited. Most of the people who had set- 
tled here brought but little of this world's goods with them, but depended 
on their own strong arms and industry and the resources of nature to sup- 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 263 

ply tliem with the necessaries of life. All these things were understood 
and considered by the black-legs and their allies, and were just so many 
arguments to induce them to choose this as a held for their operations. 
The sparse settlements, absence of thickly traveled roads and the long dis- 
tances between houses, oflered favorable opportunities for transferring stolen 
horses from one section to another. Extending from Wisconsin down 
through Illinois into Missouri and Arkansas, there was unquestionably a 
line of horse thieves, along which stolen horses were almost continaously 
passing. This line had convenient stations, and the stations were in charge 
of men, who, to all outward appearances were honest, hard-working set- 
tlers. Under this arrangement a horse stolen at either end of the line, or 
anywhere in its vicinity in the interior, for that matter, could be passed 
from one agent to another, and no one of the agents be absent from his 
home or business for more than a few hours at a time. And thus, for years, 
they could remain unsuspected. But these operations grew bolder and 
bolder. Horse after horse would be stolen and spirited away, no one knew 
where or how. Robbery after robbery occurred throughout the country, 
and every once in a while a mangled corpse would be found in some unin- 
habifed wood. Counterfeit money was flooding the country, but no clue to 
the authors of these crimes could be obtained. Ogle County, particularly, 
seemed to be a favorite and chosen field for the operations of these outlaws, 
but they extended into Winnebago as well. At last they became too com- 
mon for longer endurance. Patience ceased to be a virtue; and hope that 
such things would die out as the country advanced in population and im- 
provements, grew sick, and determined desperation seized upon the minds 
of men, and they resolved if there were no laws that would protect them 
against the ravages of thieves, roljbers and counterfeiters, that they would 
protect themselves. It was a desperate resolve, and desperately and bloodily 
executed. 

It may not be amiss in this connection to state, that, as subsequent 
events proved, some of the gang of villains, to whose operations reference 
has just been made, had so conducted themselves before the public that they 
had been clothed with positions of trust. This is particularly true as to Lee 
County. About the year 1835 or 1836 there came to Inlet Grove, in 
that county, Adolphus Bliss and his wife, Hannah, and two other men 
named Dewey and West. These parties were the first to settle in that 
part of the county, and from the close intimacy that existed be- 
tween them, they came to be known to the later settlers as 
" Bliss, Dewey, West & Co," They had each settled on gov- 
ernment land, and to the casual passer-by seemed to be intent on 
making farms and -earning an honest living. But time and events proved 
otherwise. Bliss had built a log house, which was known all along the 
Rock River valley as the " Log Tavern." On a board in front of the house 
painted in large black letters, was this inscription — " Travellers' Home." 
To many a land hunter in those days that sign was a welcome sight, and 
many a family and individual sojourned there longer than they would have 
done had they known the true character of the proprietors. Later events 
showed that this " Log Tavern " was a rendezvous for counterfeiters, or, at 
least, a distributing point for their currency and coin, especially the latter. 
Making change is quite a business in its way with hotel keepers, and, as 
most people know, change is sometimes hard to get. But "Aunt Hannah," 
the wife of Bliss, was never " short," and never allowed herself to become 



264 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

SO, for she had the means of always making the supply eqnal to the demand, 
for, as subsequently shown, she kept no less than five sets of bogus dies 
sewed up in her feather bed. jSTow, for the other ])arties: Dewey was 
Bliss' nearest neighl)or on the one hand, and "West on the other, the last ol 
whom eventually turned traitor, and revealed the secrets of "Bliss, Dewey, 
West c^ Co."' As the settlement in that neighborhood increased, Dewey 
was elected justice of the peace, and West was chosen constable. When- 
ever their funds began to run low, all that was necessary to replenish their 
exchequer was to call on Aunt Hannah, and officially demand the dies, and 
their demands were never resisted — -for such resistance would have been a 
criminal breach of the law! Whenever an attempt was made to arrest a 
villain. Justice Dewey would inform his comrades of the facts, then issue a 
warrant and place it in the hands of Constable West for ■service,who, knowing 
in which direction the outlaw had gone, would start out in hot haste in a 
directly opposite direction, and, of course, always return his warrant en- 
dorsed "not found." For years, the firm of "Bliss, Dewey, Westct Co." 
boldly prosecuted this kind of business. At last, however, their true char- 
acters were unmasked, and Bliss and Dewey were arrested, tried, convicted 
and sent to the states prison at Alton, West appearing against them as a 
witness on the part of the people that he and they had so long outraged and 
plundered. 

From 1837-8 to 1844-5, when the gang was finally broken up — some 
of them killed by the "regulators," some arrested and sent to the peniten- 
tiary, and the others driven from the state — horse stealing was carried on 
in a wholesale manner. Two men named Birch and Sutton seem to have 
been trusty leaders of the gang, and to them was confided tlie duty of run- 
ning horses from Wisconsin to Missouri, and from Missouri to Wisconsin. 
These fellows would come up from the south and southwest with stolen 
horses, and, unless in fear of immediate pursuit, would sometimes leave 
them with Dewey, West & Sawyer, at Inlet Grove; Bridge, Driscoll & Co., 
at Washington Grove; or Oliver ^fe Co., at Rockford, and so on to the end 
of the line. These parties would dispose of them as emergencies or neces- 
sities required. This brings our history back to Winnebago county. 

Charles Oliver,. of whom mention was made in the last preceding para- 
graph, was a man of pleasing exterior, and, as is sometimcfs said ot coun- 
terfeit bills "well calculated to deceive." He came here in 1836, when 
Haight's old Rockford House was in the zenith of its glory, where he 
became a permanent and popular b(jarder, "a hale fellow well met," but 
Avho, as was afterwards proven in court, was the head center and ring leader 
of the gang of outlaws that infested this part of tlie country for so many 
years. But notwithstanding all this, he came near being foisted on to the 
Rockford community as a justice of the peace, the particulars of which we 
glean from Mr. James B. Martyn, an early settler of Winnebago county, 
but now of Belvidere, and from whose memory we have heretofore quoted. 
Says this authority: "Oliver was a man of some means, his father telling me 
that he had started Charles out in the world with $4,000, hoping that he 
would do well. An election for a justice of the peace coming on some time 
aftor young Oliver's arrival, he was chosen as a candidate on the one side, 
and myself (Martyn) on the other. The election was closely contested, and 
the polls did not close until 10 o'clock at night. In those days, so long as 
a vote was ofiered every ten minutes, the polls were kept open ; and in this 
instance the friends of the respective candidates were so anxious and deter- 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 265 

mined that tliej never quit the polls until every voter in the precinct had 
been br()no;lit out, and was known to have cast his ballot. Oliver was beaten 
by a small majority." 

Up to 1841 no decisive measures had been inaugurated to rid the country 
of* the presence of the villains that had apparent control of everything. 
The laws could not be enforced with any degree of efficiency. If arrested, 
tried and found sufficiently guilty to hold them to bail (in bailable offenses) 
there were no jails sufficiently secure to hold them, and even if there had 
been, there were members of the gang abundantly able to offer any amount 
of bail required, and thus it came about that the ranks of the outlaws were 
iKiver thinned out by the imprisonment of any of the members of the 
unworthy fraternity. In April, of this year, however, fifteen honest, sturdy, 
fearless and determined men who had been victims to the predatory raids of 
the outlaws, held a meeting in a log school house at White Rock, for con- 
sultation. These fifteen men represented a large district of county upon 
which the gang had so long preyed unmolested. Some of them were native 
born Americans — ^some were Canadians, and some were Scotchmen, but all 
were resolute and determined. Without entering into details, suffice it to 
say that that meeting, after fully and carefully reviewing the situation and 
the repeated outrages to which the commiinity had been subjected, and 
recognizing the fact, as it seemed to them, that law, justice and its execu- 
tives were inadequate to the protection of the people and the arrest and 
punishment of the outlaws, they entered into a solemn compact with each 
other to rid the county of the desperadoes by which it was infested. The 
course resolved upon was to visit every known or suspected person, and 
notify them to leave the county within a given length of time, and that if 
they did not comply, they would be summarily and severely dealt with — 
stripped and lashed until they would promise to comply with the decision 
and demands of the " Regulators." To the accomplishment of this work 
the Ogle County Regulators solemnly pledged themselves or to die in the 
attempt. The work was soon commenced. From fifteen, their number 
soon increased to scores and hundreds. Their first victim was a man whom 
it was charged had been the means of having a neighbor's horse stolen. 
He was taken out of his house and ordered to strip, which order he obeyed. 
His hands were tied behind his back, when he was given thirty-six lashes 
with a raw hide, well applied, the blood following every stroke. He stood 
the ordeal, said an eye witness, without flinching, and when the terrible 
work was ended, he remarked: " Now, as your rage is satisfied, and to prove 
that I am an honest man, I will join your company." He became a mem- 
l»er, although it was almost certainly known that before this castigation his 
life had not been one of irreproachable honesty. Their next victim was a 
man who had once been a Baptist preacher in the east, but had long since 
fallen from his high estate. He was notified to leave the country, which he 
agreed to do, but after leaving him, it seems that a part of the " regulators 
returned to his house, took him. out, tied him to a burr oak tree, and gave 
him ninety-six lashes. 

Once started, the organization spread, and soon extended into Boone, 
McHenry and Winnebago counties, and, says the authority from which we 
quote, " had a reg flag been hoisted during the night over every house the 
inmates of which sympathized with the regulators, the people, when they 
awoke, would have suj)posed the whole county had the small-pox." The 
friends and comrades of the men who had been whipped and ordered to 



266 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

leave the country were fearfully enraged and swore eternal and bloody ven- 
geance. Eighty of them assembled in the barn of one of their number, 
where their plans were laid and preparations made to visit White Rock and 
murder every man, wonian and child in that hamlet. Tiiat they absolutely 
started on that bloody mission is susceptible of proof, but on the way they 
met another member of the gang, a little cooler headed than the masses, 
who, learning the terrible object of their raid, implored them to desist from 
the undertaking, and was finally successful in prevailing upon them to dis- 
perse to their homes. The plans, however, of the desperadoes had been 
overheard, and intelligence of the threatened massacre carried to White 
Rock, where preparations were at once made by the people to defend their 
homes and their lives as dearly as the emergency of the occasion required. 
Fortunately the attack did not come, and the bloody work was averted. 

Soon after this, Mr. S. Wellington, who liad been elected Captain of 
the Regulators, resigned, and John Campbell, a Scotchman and a devout 
Presbyterian, was chosen as his successor. Within two weeks after his 
election, he received a letter from William Driscoll filled with most direful 
threats— not only threatening Campbell's life, but the life of every one who 
dared to oppose their murderous, thieving operations. The only efl:ect of 
this letter was to add fuel to the already kindled flame, and in directing the 
rage of the entire community against the Driscolls. Soon after the receipt 
ot this letttr by Mr. Campbell, one hundred and ninety-six of the Regula- 
tors assembled together and marched to the residence of the Driscolls, in 
South Grove. On approaching the place, they discovered a number of ruf- 
fians armed to the teeth, as if inviting the attack. When within a half a 
mile of the house, they halted to complete arrangements for the assault. 
There it was determined that one of the number should go forward and beard 
the lion in his den. While preparing to draw lots as to who should under- 
take this supposed death-ride, a young man, who afterwards became one ot 
Rockford's best known citizens, volunteered to undertake the mission, and 
immediately started. As he neared the house, the door flew open, and 
nearly a score of rufiians, all armed with pistols, dashed out and made for 
the woods. The old man Driscoll mounted a fast horse and was soon beyond 
pursuit. One man remained behind, and he informed the two hundred 
determined men that Driscoll had gone to Sycamore to muster his forces, 
and that they would return in two hours to tight them. Nothing daunted, 
the Regulators dismounted and threw themselves upon the ground to await 
the coming of Driscoll's army. 

At three o'clock in the afternoon Driscoll returned, but instead of 
bringing his threatened company of confederates he brought Sherift" Wal- 
rodd. Squire Mayo, and the Probate Judge, Lovell, of Delvalb County. 
These gentlemen in(]uired the nature of the strange gathering, in answer to 
which Mr. Campbell, as leader of the citizens, made a decided and eflective 
answer, every word of which fell with powerful force against Driscoll and 
his confederates. He not only told why they were there, and for what pur- 
pose they had come, but what they intended to do. He told of crimes the 
DriscoUs had committed — how William Driscoll and another man had 
robbed, and some said murdered, a peddlar and secreted the plunder in a 
barn, and that in a day or two afterwards Driscoll had gone in the dead of 
night and stolen the goods from his confederate, thereby "making himself 
the meanest thief on the face of God's earth." The DriscoUs btood by 
livid with rage, and gnashed their teeth as Campbell told^of their dark deeds. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 269 

When Campbell had finished, the three gentlemen from DeKalb who 
had come over with Driscoll abandoned them, and told the citizens that any 
time they needed help to carry out their purpose to call on Sycamore, from 
whence they could rely on at least one hundred good and willing men. 

The Driscolls were then notified to leave the state, and were allowed to 
name the day when they would depart. They fixed the time at twenty 
days. Soon after the citizens dispersed to their homes. 

The Driscolls did not leave the state, nor did they make preparations 
to leave. On the^ontrary, they continued in their evil ways, and if possi- 
ble became bolderand more defiant than ever. In less than ten days after 
the events narrated above, a meeting of the outlaws and desperadoes was 
held on the farm of a man named William Bridge, at Lafayette Grove, 
where the murder of Campbell was planned, and Bridge and David Driscoll 
detailed to the ati-ocious work. They were sworn to waylay Campbell, and 
not to leave him until he was a corpse. 

SuJiday, June 27, 1841, the bloody deed was accomplished. Campbell 
and his family had gone to church, several miles [distant, in the morning. 
On their return in the afternoon, he stopped at his barn to care for his 
horses. This care discharged, he started from the barn towards his house, 
when he was confronted by Bridge and Driscoll, the former of whom asked 
him some question, and before he could answer it Driscoll raised his gun 
and shot him through the heart, and Campbell fell to the earth a corpse. 
Their oath had been kept. 

JN'ews of the murder spread like wildfire. Indignation against the 
Driscolls was aroused to fever heat. On Monday, the 2Sth, the remains of 
Campbell w^ere buried. After the funeral, the excitement and indignation 
against the perpetrators and instigators of the bloody crime broke out afresh. 
The very air was filled with threats of vengeance against them, and nothing 
but the lives of the murderous gang would pay the penalty. News of the 
terrible crime had been carried to Sycamore, Oregon and Rockford, and 
help in the work of extenuation demanded, and it was given. Monday 
afternoon Rockford was more like a deserted village than a bustling, busy 
little village. Every man that could go, went — all determined to avenge 
Campbell's death. The arrest of William Driscoll was made by Rockford 
men. Men from Oregon, headed by the Sheriff, had arrested old man 
Driscoll and lodged him in the Ogle county jail. Bridge and David Dris- 
coll could not be found. They had escaped the vigilance of an outraged 
people, and fled no one knew whither. Tuesday morning, the 29th, "the 
Oregon people heard that the citizens of Rockford had William Driscoll a 
prisoner at Lafayette Grove, and the old man was immediately taken from 
the jail, a rope put around his neck, by which he was dragged after the in- 
furiated populace to the ferry, where they crossed to the opposite side of the 
rivei-, and by ten o'clock they had joined the Rockford division at Wash- 
ington Grove. By this time the crowd had increased to at least five hun- 
dred men. Three of the Driscolls — the old man, William and Pierce, the 
latter being the youngest of the family — were prisoners. Only the old man 
was manacled. In the centre of one group stood William Driscoll, know- 
ing full well that at last he had been overtaken in his career of crime, and 
that his life was about to pay the penalty. He was about forty-five years of 
age, rather above the average of men in height, heavy set and muscular, 
and would probably have tipped the scales at one hundred and eighty 
pounds. He was a man of strong will and great endurance. Alls features 



270 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

were firm and presented a peculiarly heavy appearance. He was that type 
of man that could face any (U-dinary danger without the least fear, hut here 
were five hundred resolute, determined men to hold him to an account for 
his iiianifdld crimes, the remembrance of which at this moment no doubt 
arose before him like so many spectres. Pierce, his youno^er brother, stood 
near by, and soon the father, dragged along by a rope tied around his neck, 
was placed near them. "This man," says tliose who knew him, "was a 
singular looking specimen of humanity. He wa^ upwards of six feet in 
height, slightly inclined to corpulency, and weighed aU)ut two hundred 
pounds. He was all muscle and .sinew, and every way one of the most 
powerful men in all that crowd of half a thousand men. His face was the 
only repulsive feature about old John Driscoll, which was owing to the loss 
of a part of his nose, which had long before been bitten ofi' in a fight. 
His hair was iron gray and coarse, his eyebrows heavy and shaggy -like, and 
his face smooth." Untrembling and unmoved, he stood motionless in 
the midst of his inquisitors and executioners. 

One of the men standing near by asked the old man how many horses 
he supposed he had stolen during his life of crime and outlawry, to which 
he coolly replied: "I presume I have been the. means of stealing from fifty 
to one hundred," and as he thus answered a momentary smile flashed 
across his features. 

William Driscoll was similarly questioned. He admitted that at one 
of their midnight conclaves he had suggested that Campbell should be 
served as the gang had served a man out in Iowa — killed — but denied all 
knowledge of the murder of John Campbell on the Sunday before. 

About this time Lawyers Latimer and. Jason Marsh arrived from Rock- 
ford, and they were made spokesmen for the part3\ Old man Driscoll, 
carefully guarded, was allowed to step aside for consultation with Marsh, 
to whom he protested that he was innocent. When the time granted for 
this consultation had expired. Marsh announced in a few words that Dris- 
coll had no confession to make, and urged the crowd not to be too hasty in 
the premises, and that time be allowed the men to ])repare tor death. He 
also urged that Pierce Driscoll, the younger, be released, to which the crowd 
assented. 

Latimer, for the people, made a vehement address, saying that nothing 
but blood would palliate the crimes that had been committed, that as long 
as the gang of outlaws were permitted to remain on the earth, no commu- 
nity would be safe from their depredations and crimes. The Driscolls, if 
not the head centers and authors and instigators of the untold robberies and 
murders that had been committed in the country, were at least accomplices, 
and had shared in the plunder. He maintained that the people were justi- 
fied in taking the course they had, that their safety demanded it, that the 
murder of Campbell must be avenged, and that if the actual murdei-ers 
could not he found, those who planned the foul deed must suffer in their 
stead, and concluded by urging the immediate execution of John Driscoll 
and his son, William. 

When Latimer concluded his remarks, the son-in-law of Campbell 
moved that sentence of death be passed upon the two prisoners. The motion 
was submitted to the crowd. Death-like silence prevailed, and the prisoners, 
although calm and motionless, turned deathly pale. When at last the silence 
was broken, tho vote was almost unanimous in favor of immediate execution, 
and the men were told to prej)are to die. The old man was the first to speak, 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 271 

and turning to a by-stander he said: "If you are going to shoot me down, 
for God's sake take this rope from my neck, for it is choking me/' Camp- 
belTs son-in-law untied it. One hour was given them for prayer, and two 
ministers who were present prayed with the condemned men, to one of 
whom it is said William Driseoll confessed that he had murdered no less 
than six men with his own hand. -He prayed for forgiveness and became 
quite penitent. The old man was determined, and held out to the very end 
without uttering the simple prayer, "God have mercy on my soul." 

The hour expired, the moment of execution had come. One hundred 
citizens, t>Tmed with rifles, were formed in two death divisions — fifty were to 
fire upon the old man and fifty upon his son "William. The old man was 
led tVirth first; his eyes were bandaged, and he was made to kneel upon the 
earth. All things in readiness, the word to fire was given, and the old man 
fell to the earth riddled and shattered to pieces with the charges oi fifty 
r'lfies. 

William and Pierce Driseoll witnessed the execution of their father. 
William's fate came next. In the last hour abject fear overcame his former 
boldness, and his hair turned almost white. In a semi-conscious condition 
he was led forth, and in a few minutes his body was riddled by the dis- 
charges from the other fifty rifles, and lay bleeding and quivering by the 
side of his father. 

Pierce Driseoll was told that he would be permitted to take charge of 
the dead bodies of his father and brother, and that teams and help would 
be provided to convey them home and prepared for burial, but the offer was 
declined with the declaration th^t he would have nothing to do with it. 
Sjmdes and shovels were procured and a rude grave was dug on the spot 
where thej^ had been killed, and unwashed and uncoffined, ghastly and gory, 
their bodies were rolled into the one grave together and covered over. 
Three weeks later their bodies were taken up by their friends, washed and 
given a decent burial. 

Unparalleled excitement followed these proceedings. The volunteer 
club scoured the country in every direction to find William Bridge and 
David Driseoll, and Bridge barely made his escape. When the Regulators 
were at his house, he was hidden in an excavation underneath it. When 
the Regulators had gone, he left his home and fled from the State, but sub- 
sequently returned, and was arrested. David Driseoll was arrested some 
years later and tried on the charge of killing Campbell, but was finally 
ac(piitted, when he left the country. 

It is true that this bloody tragedy was enacted in an adjoining county, 
but being so closely allied to Winnebago, and participated in by people from 
this county, that it luiturally forms a part of the history we are writing. 
Many of the participants became wealthy and respected citizens, and there 
is no doubt but what they honestly and conscientiously l)elieved it was the 
only means by which they could rid the country of the outlaws that infested 
it, and thereby protect their lives and their property. But this disposition 
of the Driscolls was not the end. 

People diftered as to the means employed to free the country of the 
presence of the desperadoes, and took sides aceordingl3^ Mr. Ivna])pen, 
editor of the Star^ took strong groumls against the proceedings in the Dris- 
eoll case, and denounced it in strong language. In an editorial under date 
of July 1, 1841, Mr. Knappen said: 

" A short time since we received through the post-office a copy of the 



272 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

proceedings of the Ogle County Lynchers, up to the latest date, embracing 
tlie following resolution: 

" Resolved, That the proceedings of the Volunteer Company be published in the Rock- 
tord newspapers once a mouth. 

" Now, be it kuown to all the world that we have solemnly resolved 
that the proceedings of the Ogle County, or any county volunteer lynch 
company, cannot be justified or encouraged in our columns. The view we 
take of the subject does not permit us to approve the measures and conduct 
of th ■ said company. If two or three hundred citizens are to assume the 
administration of the lynch law in the face and eyes of the laws of the land, 
we shall soon have a fearful state of things, and where, we ask, will it end if 
mob law is to supercede the civil law? If it is tolerated, no man's life or 
property is safe; his neighbor, who may be more popular than himself, will 
possess an easy, ready way to be revenged by misrepresentation and false 
accusation; in short, of what avail are our legislative bodies and their enact- 
ments? We live in a land of laws, and to them it becomes us to resort and 
submit for the punishment and redress as faithful keepers of the laws, and 
thus extend to each other the protection and advantages of the law, and 
repulse every attempt to deprive a fellow citizen of the precious privilege 
granted in all civilized countries — namely, the right to be tried by an 
impartial jury of twelve good men of his county. JBut, perhaps, it will be 
argued by some, that we have in this new conutry no means or proper 
places for securing offenders and breakers of the laws, to which we answer, 
then build them. The time ah-eady spent by three or four hundred men in 
this and Ogle counties, at three or four different times, and from two to four 
days at a time, this season, would have built jails so strong that no man, or 
dozen men on earth, deprived of implements with which to work, and con- 
fined in them, could ever escape, and guard them sufficiently strong by 
armed men outside, to prevent assistance from rescuing them from the arm 
of the law. Would not this course be much more patriotic and creditable 
to the citizens of a civilized and Christianized country, than to resort to the 
administration of mob law by Judge Lynch? Not on us, gentlemen, but 
on your own heads be the responsibility; we wash our hands clear from the 
Blood of Lynch Law.'''' 

In the same number of the Star from which the above is quoted, there 
appeared two communications — one signed Yox Populi, taking strong 
grounds against the action of the Kegulators, pronouncing them a ^^Ban- 
d'ltti^'' etc. This writer says: "Banditti like, after organization, these fiends 
in human shape, commenced traversing the country for plunder — not, per- 
haps, valuable goods, but the liberty and livks of their fellow citizens! 
Every one who happened to fall under the suspicion of one or more of this 
gang, was at once brought beibre their self-constituted tribunal, where there 
was no difficulty in procuring testimony for convicting him of any crime 
named, when he was sentenced, and men appointed to inflict the adjudged 
punishment, which, in the embryo existence of the 'Clan,' generallj^ con- 
sisted in giving the culprit from twenty to three hundred lashes well laid on. 
* * * No one pretends that John and William DriscoU had 
committed murder, nor can they say that they merited the punishment they 
received, even had they been found guilty by an impartial jury of their 
country of the crime alleged by the mob. No: had imimpeachable testi- 
mony been brought to prove them guilty of that for which circumstantial 



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evidence was horribly distorted to convict tliem, the penalty would have 
been but three to live years imprisonment in the penitentiary." This cor- 
respondent also says that "some three weeks since [before the date of his 
letter], John Driscoll was arrested for some misdemeanor, by the 'Lynching 
Club,' and after being threatened with whipping and death unless he 
revealed the names of the horse-thieves and counterfeiters belonging to the 
tril)e, consented to give the names of certain persons suspected by him, 
intimating at the same time that some of the members of the club then 
present would curse the day that the disclosures had been extorted. An 
almost unanimous cry for his release was raised, and he was set at libertv! 
And has it come to this, that in a land of civilization and Christianity, 
blessed with as wholesome a code of laws as man's ingenuity ever invented, < 
a few desperadoes shall rise up and inflict all manner of ])unishment, even 
dp:atu, upon whomsoever they please? Shall all Civil Law be sacriflced and 
trampled in the dust at the shrine of Mobycracy!' Shall the life and prop- 
erty of no one receive any protection from the civil law, but both be sub- 
ject to the nod of an inconsiderate and uncontrollable mob? Shall these 
things he so? Or will the people rise en masse, and assert the laws of the 
land, and enforce the same against the murderers and lynchers? The latter 
course is certaiidy pointed out by justice, and I trust in God that justice 
will be meted out to all who have had a hand in this bloody business." 

The second communication to which reference was made above, was 
signed "B," bore date July 1, 1841, and sustained the action of the Regu- 
lators. It was generally credited to Mr. Latimer, the attorney, who made 
such a violent address on the occasion of the killing of the Driscolls. He 
subsequently removed to Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, where he 
was killed in a street fight with a gambler. 

The Star editorial already quoted, and the communication of Vox 
Populi, only maddened the Regulators the more, and a few nights after the 
paper was issued containing these articles, the office was entered by unknown 
parties and the type in forms and cases "pied" — that is, turned out on the 
floor promiscuously, and the entire office reduced to a pile of ruins. Knap- 
pen's hopes were blasted, and he shortly sold the wreck to John A. Brown, 
who rescued the material from confusion, and the publication of a paper 
called the Pilot commenced. But murders, and robberies and kindred 
crimes did not stop with the killing of the Driscolls and the sacking of the 
Star office. Outrages continued, and the people came to live in almost 
uninte]'ru])ted fear and alarm. JSTo horse owner knew at what hour his 
stables would be plundered or himself murdered. Without entering into 
a detailed specification of the repeated outrages, robberies, etc., we will 
enumerate a few of the boldest in the order of their occurrence: 

On the night of the 18th of September, ISiS, the store of William 
McKinney, in Rockford, was entered and plundered of a trunk containing 
between $700 and $800. A brother of McKinney was sleeping in the 
store, but was awakened by the noise made by the midnight prowlers, and 
attempting to oppose the robber, who called him by name, he was awed into 
silence and non-resistance by a knife that was placed against his breast, the 
thief remarking that he "must have the trunk containing the money, as he 
could not affijrd to run such risks for nothing." He got the trunk and 
escaped, and eluded capture. 

Scarcely had the excitement created by this bold robbery died away, 
when the community was again startled by the perpetration of a bolder one 



274 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

still. This robbery was committed on one of Frink, "Walker & Co.'s four- 
horse mail coaches, about four miles out from Rockford towards Chicago, 
while, as it is stated, the coach was actually in motion and full of passen- 
gers, but was not discovered until the coach arrived at Newbergh. The 
following morning the trunks and baggage were found a few rods from the 
road, broken open and rifled of all their valuables. A newspaper puljlished 
liL're at the time, in speaking of this robbery said: "What renders these 
transactions Still more exciting, is the fact that they are committed by those 
who are perfect scholars in the business movements of the town," No im- 
mediate clue to this last bold robbery was obtained. 

This stage robbery was followed a few weeks later by another one fully 
as daring, in this instance the house of William Mulford, in Guilford 
township, was entered in the night time, andjwhile a ]3arty of the gang stood 
guard over Mr. and Mrs. Mulford, who had gone to bed, the others ran- 
sacked the house, and found about $400, which they carried away. It had 
been rumored that Mulford had received some $15,000 from IS'ew York a 
short time before, and this rumor had reached the ears of the gang. But 
luckily, if such sum had been received, it was so carefully secreted as 
to be beyond discovery by the robbers. The alarm was given next morn- 
ing, and although the country was hunted over for miles, not a track of the 
desperadoes could be found, and in a short time this robbery was almost 
forgotten in the series of depredations that followed — all so perfectly 
planned and carried out, that detection and discovery seemed impossible. 
But argus-eyed Nemesis was on their track. 

The killing of the Driscolls was one stej) made towards ridding the 
country from desperadoes. But many other steps were necessary before 
the work would be fully completed. In the early part of the summer 
of 1845, Charles West, of the firm of Bliss, Dewey, West & Co., 
of whom mention has heretofore been made, became offended at the 
sang. Taking advantage of this circumstance, certain respectable people in 
the immediate neighborhood of the Bliss and Dewey rendezvous, succeeded 
in prevailing upon West to reveal the names of the gang that had been 
operating through this part of the country, and a number of them were soon 
afterwards arrested. Among some of the most prominent and active mem- 
bers of the gang were: Chas. Oliver, Jr., and Wm. McDowell, of Bockford; 
Sutton, alias Fox, Birch, the "boss" thief of the gang, and who was known 
from one end of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to the other by the 
several aliases of Harris, Haynes and Brown ; Bridge, Davis, Thomas Aiken, 
and Baker. Besides, there were a number of others whose names are for- 
forgotten. Among other revelations made by West, was the plan, as well as 
the names of the parties, who robbed McKinney's store, in liockford, and 
Mulford's in Guilford. Oliver, the man who came near being elected to 
the office of justice of the peace, in Rockford, (a fact already mentioned), 
was the local director and manager of the gang. He planned the Mulford 
robbery, and shared the plunder. McDowell, a carpenter, was one of the 
parties that actively participated in that robbery. On the strength of 
. West's testimony, Oliver and McDowell were indicted by a night session of 
the grand jur}^, in June, 1843. The sheriff at that particular time was 
absent. There was no deputy, and the coroner, next in authority to the 
sheriff, was the father-in.lavv of McDowell. This fact rendered him an un- 
safe person to be entrusted with the arrest of Oliver and McDowell. Under 
the law in those days, two justices of the peace could appoint an officer to 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 275 

act in cases of emergency where there was no slieriiF, or in the absence of 
that ollicer; and aetino- nnder tliis h\w, Channcy Burton and Willard 
Wheeler, justices of the peace at thar time, were called up out of bed, and 
Mr. Goodyear A. Sandford, the last preceding sheriff, appointed to arrest 
Oliver and McDowell. By this time, the night was well nigh gone, and as 
the affair had been kept perfectly quiet, their arrest was deferred till the 
next day, when Mr. Sanford took them into custody without difliculty. At 
the same time, Bridge, implicated in the killing of Campbell, who had re- 
turned to Ogle County, was also arrested and brought u]) to the Winnebago 
jail. The news of the arrest of Oliver, McDowell and Bridge rekindled the 
old embers of excitement, and it was determined that no bail ought to be 
offered or accepted for the release of these parties, but that they should be 
held in close custody until they could be tried in the Circuit Court. The 
raui'der of Colonel Davenport a month later, July 4,1845, added fresh fury 
to the excitement of the people, and it is a matter of remark that the same 
fate was not meted to the parties under arrest, that had been meted out to 
the Driscolls; for the finger of suspicion unerringly pointed to Birch and 
Sutton, alias Fox and Davis, members of the gang, as his murderers, but 
better counsels prevailed, and they were left to the courts. 

The trial of Oliver came on August 26, 1845. Among other revela- 
tions. West had stated that Oliver had planned the robbery of Mulford, and 
that although he was not present when the crime was perpetrated, he had 
received a share of the stolen money. This money he exchanged for stolen 
horses. Oliver and McDowell had confided the secrets of the Mulford rob- 
bery to a man named Irving A. Stearns, to whom Oliver had offered some 
of the Mulford money in exchange for a horse. Subsequently Stearns went 
to Michigan, where, for some crime, he was arrested, tried, convicted and 
sentenced to the penitentiary, facts which the reader will please bear 
in mind. 

The trial of Oliver excited the people of Winnebago County as they 
had never been excited before, and as they have seldom been excited since. 
When the case came on, the court house was crowded to its utmost capacity. 
Thomas C. Browne was presiding judge of the district at that time. Jas. 
L. Loop was district attorney, and was assisted in the prosecution by nearly 
the entire legal profession of Rockford — Jason Marsh, James M. Wright, 
Anson S. and Cyrus F. Miller and Thos. D. Bobertson. The prisoner was 
represented by M. P. Sweet, of Freeport, and M. T. Johnson, of Galena. 
Oliver was bold and defiant. The robbery of Mulford had been so carefully 
planned and secretly managed that he felt sure of acquittal. The only wit- 
ness to be feared was Stearns, and he imagined himself secure from his tes- 
timony by reason of his imprisonment in the Michigan penitentiary, never 
suspecting that measures had been taken to secure his pardon, presence and 
appearance in court as a witness against Itim. But Jason Marsh, who, from 
the time of the Mulford robbery, had been actively engaged in working up 
the case and ferreting out the robbers, b^fl accomplished this important end, 
and had Stearns in Rockford when the court came on — a fact unknown to 
the prisoner until Stearns, when his name was called with that of other wit- 
nesses — G. A. Sandford, Jas. B. Martyn, C. H. Spafford, Anson Barnum, 
D. Howell, Dr. Searle, A. Rice and others — appeared at the clerk's desk to 
be sworn. The testimony of Stearns was so direct and conclusive that the 
cross examination failed to weaken it in the least, and Oliver was sentenced 
to the penitentiary for eight years. At the end of ^five years, he was par- 



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doned out and rejoined his wife and family in New York. A few years 
later, he visited Rockford and mingled quite freely with the people among 
whom he had once been so popular, and to some of whom he explained why 
the gang had not robbed more of them. To Goodyear A. Sandford he 
said: "The boys often wanted to go for you (as county treasurer), but I 
wouldn't let them, because you was such a cleveV fellow." McDowell was 
convicted a little later in the course of time, and was also sentenced for 
eight years, but, like his old leader in crime, was pardoned at tlie end of 
five years and went to work as a carpenter at Alton, where he so conducted 
himself as to win the respect of the people, and where he was still living at 
last accounts. Bridge took a change of venue to Ogle County, where he 
was also convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary. After his release, he 
went to Iowa, where, reports say, he fell into his old vices and was finally 
killed by a sherift', whom he was resisting. Mr. Loop, the prosecuting 
attorney, was a young man, and his management of the case for the people 
is still highly praised, and a bright and honorable career as an attorney was 
predicted for him, but he lived only a few years to enjoy the fame he earned 
on that occasion. Of Mr. Marsh it was said, "tees large and liberal might 
have been his to defend Oliver and McDowell, both of whom had accumu- 
lated considerable means, and whose counsel he had previously been, but 
he chose rather to lend his ability and legal knowledge towards freeing the 
country from the presence of the desperadoes and outlaws that had so long- 
infested it." And his efi:brts in that direction were not without reward. 
The conviction of Oliver and McDowell in the Winnebago court, and the 
arrest and conviction, and in some cases, the execution, of the other mem- 
bers of the gang, either frightened their unarrested associates in crime out 
of the country or turned them from their evil ways. 

Of Thomas D. Robertson, another of the Ruckford lawyers who assisted 
in the prosecution, it is said that "though young in years and in the practice 
of his profession, he acquitted himself admirably, fully sustaining the hopes 
of his friends." He is now the president of the Winnebago National Bank. 

The jury before whom Oliver was tried was composed of the following 
named gentlemen- Giles Maybee, Asa Farnsworth, E. C. Tracy, Calvin 
Haskell, Edward Bradley, Asa Crosby, Joshua Heath, Jr., iVlbert Tuttle, 
Phiueas Howes, Harvey Higbee, Geo. Dixon and Andrus Corbin. Of these 
jurors, all are dead but Mr. Howes, who still lives in Rockford. 

FIRST COUNTY BUILDINGS, ETC. 

For the first two or three years either Haight's private residence or 
the Rockford House served as a court house or for the sessions of the 
county commissioncis, etc. Then came the building of a frame house for 
the use of the county, schools, churches, and public meetings, and such other 
occasions as the occurrences of th% time demanded. For the first five years 
these buildings answered very cleverly for the many uses to which they 
were applied, but the rapid increase of population and public business 
demanded something better and more commodious. 

In April, 1843, Daniel S. Ilaight, E. Hubbell, Potter Hollis, H. Holmes, 
Loami Peake, Daniel Howell and John A. Brown, all of the East Side, 
made propositions to the county commissioners to build a court house and 
jail, to cost four thousand doDars. Some preliminary arrangements were 
considered, and the site for the court house and jail selected, but some com- 
plications arose that interfered and prevented the proposition from being 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 279 

consummated. At a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners held on 
the 22d of April, 1843, C. I. Horsman, for himself and others, presented 
the following proposition: 

"That the undersiii-ned citizens of flockford a^ree to erect such build- 
ings as the county commissioners shall direct, and according to such plan 
and finish as the commissioners shall furnish for a court house, county 
offices and jail, the said buildings to be commenced before the first day of 
June next, and the jail to be finished before the first day of January, 1844. 
The remainder of the said building or buildings to be finished bv the first 
day of January, 1844, and to perfect and convey to the county a good title 
to the land on which the same buildings shall stand, to the amount of two 
and a half acres. Provided: The commissioners select the site of the 
buildings on the west side of E,ock Kiver, and to give satisfactory security 
to be filed with the county clerk as soon as the commissioners accept the 
proposition. Signed, George Haskell, Charles I. Horsman, H. W. Loomis, 
M. Burrows, Charles Hall, Thomas D. Robertson, Geo. W. Dewey, David 
D. Ahing, H. R. Maynard, Alden Thomas, S. Skinner, Geo. Barrows, John 
Fisher, D. Harper, D. Dow." 

This proposition was accepted, and entering into bond in the sum of 
$20,000 for the faithful performance of their undertaking, Messrs. Has- 
kell, Horsman, and their associates were paid ten dollars by tiie commis- 
sioners to "bind the bargain," and the contract to build the court house 
was let. 

The site selected for the county buildings is that now occupied. The 
undertaking was completed in good faith, as specified in the proposition. 
The jail served its purpose until 1ST3, when it gave place to the present 
structure, and the court house for just thirty-three years, but at last the 
primitive structure,jwhich bears the date of "1492," is overshadowed by 
the walls of one ol the grandest county buildings in the state. Its style of 
architecture is known as the French Venetian with American treatment. 
But of this magnificent structure, and the terrible catastrophe attending its 
erection, more anon. The stone building in which the county records are 
kept and business transacted was built in 1851. 

The ancient date borne by the old court house — 1492 — is the work of 
one of Rockford's wags, and had its origin in this: The completion of the 
Rockford Central Railroad, running from Rockford to Rochelle, was signal- 
ized by a railroad jubilee — that is to say, the people of Rockford extended 
an invitation to "all the world and the rest of mankind" to come and see 
them on that occasion. Ample preparations were made to entertain their 
guests. The city put on its best. Public and private buildings were hand- 
somely decorated — all but the old court house. Frank Peats was the 
Sheriff, and by virtue of his office had charge of the public buildings. 
Some inquiries were made why the local temple of justice was not deco- 
rated, and Sheriff" Peats was reminded of his duty as a public officer — that 
as it was to be a gala day he should not neglect the opportunity or the 
occasion to dress up the court house in a style becoming the spirit and 
pride of the people of Winnebago County. "Enough said." By trade, 
the Sheriff' was a painter, and procuring a pot, brush and ladder, he erected 
the latter against the front of the old temple, and painted in large black 
figures "1492," representing the year in which Christopher Columbus dis- 
covered America. This inscription has never been erased. It has been the 
. subject of many a hearty laugh to some, and of indignation to others. To 

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280 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

one man in particular, in middle life, in good circumstances, was it a sub- 
ject.of annoyance, to say the least. Some of his friends from the East had 
come to visit him, and, as in duty bound, he was showing them around 
Hockford. During their perambulations, they passed in front of the court 
house. His eyes caught the inscription — 1492. He suddenly stopped, and 
looked. "Why," said he, when he recovered himself sufficiently to find 
his voice, "what is that? What does it mean? 1492? That's the year 
Columbus discovered America. That's outrageously sacriligious. I was 
christened in that building." And such was the fact, and he has not gotten 
over it vet — we don't meau the christening, but the knowledge of the fact 
that a sacriligious hand had so defamed the Winnebago court house. 

ANTE-WAE RECORDS. 

Turning again to the old records of the County Commissioners' Court, 
we come to a document that is not without interest, particularly so as it 
will carry the mind of the reader back to ante-war times — to the time when 
human beings were bought and sold like cattle — when husbands and fathers 
were torn from wives and children, manacled and driven wherever it pleased 
the speculator in human flesh — when children were sold from parents, and 
the separation made as final and irrevocable, and more terrible in torture, 
than if death, the king of terrors, had come and taken them away. But we 
need not dwell on this poisonous plague that once ruled in triumph over 
one part of our common country, for, at last, outraged humanity and 
civilization could endure it no longer, and it was washed out in blood. 

Germanicus Kent was born in Connecticut. When quite a young man 
he went to Virginia, where he remained some years, and then removed to 
Alabama. In those states he made the workings and influences of slavery 
an especial study. In Alabama he became associated in a business way 
with James G. Birney, the first candidate ever nominated to the presidency 
by the Abolition Party. Associated together for a number of years, 
Messrs. Birney and Kent had ample opportunities for investigation and 
interchange of opinions on the one subject — slavery — that was not only 
uppermost in their minds, but afiecting and poisoning almost every com- 
mercial, social and political interest of the country, and they determined to 
quit the section that fostered and protected it the first favorable opportunity 
that offered for disposing of their business interests. The time came; their 
property was disposed of, and they struck out for the north — the home of 
the free — Mr. Birney went to Ohio, and Mr. Kent, as already known, coming 
to Illinois and Winnebago County. 

During the years that Mr. Kent lived in Alabama, he had become 
the owner, by purchase, of a colored boy named Lewis Lemon, for to be 
without the ownership of a slave in any of the Southern States in those days 
was to ostracise one's self from business and social recognition. Mr. Kent 
bought Lewis, when he was seventeen years of age, from Orris D. Lemon, 
a slave dealer, to whom he paid $450 in gold. According to the statement 
of Lewis, he was born in North Carolina, but had been sold from time to 
time, until he passed into the ownership of Lemon and then to Kent. 
When the latter concluded to come to Illinois, Lewis chose between coming 
along and buying his freedom from Mr. Kent, and being sold again into 
the hands of southern slave speculators. At St. Louis, in 1834, while they 
were en route to Galena, Mr. Kent and Lewis entered into an agreement as 
to the price which the latter was to pay for himself in work at $15 per 



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month, the stipulated price being $800, bearing ten per cent, interest — time, 
six years and seven months. Both parties religiously kept the faith of the 
agreement, and in four years and four months, Lewis M^orked his way into 
freedom and independence. At the March meeting, 1842, of the County 
Commissioners' Court, the following document, relating to this transaction, 
was entered of record: 

Be it remembered that at the present term, March, A. D. 1842, of the Couaty of Winne- 
bago, State of Illinois, Lewis Lemon, a free man of coloi-, presented the evidence of his 
being a free man by the following writing of Germanicus Kent, of said county, which being 
duly acknowledged by him, is ordered to be hied and entered on record: 

To all to whom these presents shall come. Greeting: That, whereas the undersigned, Ger- 
manicus Kent, of Rockford, Illinois, did, in the year A. D. 183!), being then a resident of 
the State of Alabama, purchase of Orrin D. Lemon, since deceased, a colored hoj named 
Lewis, then about seventeen years of age, as a slave for life; and whereas, upon the removal 
of the undersigned from said State of Alabama, to said State of Illinois; now this is to cer- 
tify that said Lewis by my removmg him to said State of Illinois, and his residence there 
ever since, did become free and emancipated from all services due to me as a slave, and that he 
is, and hj right ought to be, free forever hereafter. And this is to further certify that said 
Lewis was born a slave of said Orrin D. Lemon, then residing in Wake County (N. C.) from 
whence he removed to Madison County, Alabama, where I purchased said Lewis of him. 
The said Lewis is aged about twenty.seven years ; in person he is five feet, eight inches high, 
well built, rather stout, and weighs about one hundred and seventy pounds ; his features 
are good, dark yellow complexion, open and frank countenance, mouth prominent and 
large lips. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Rockford, Illinois, this 
sixth day of September, A. D. 1839. 

[Seal.] Gekmanicus Kent. 

In presence of W. E. Dunbar and William Hulin. 

State of Illinois, Winnebago County, ss: This day before me, Selden M. Church, 
Clerk of the Countjr Commissioners' Court of the said County, came Germanicus Kent, 
known to me to be the real person described in, and who executed the within instrument of 
writing, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the uses and purposes therein 
expressed. 

Given under my hand and private seal (there being no oflBcial seal provided), at Rock- 
ford, this 11th day of March, A. D. 1842. 

[Seal.] Selden M. Church, 

Clerk County Commissioners' Court, Winnebago Co. 

And it further appearing to the satisfaction of the said Court, that said Lewis Lemon 
has resided in the State of Illinois as a man of color since the month of August, A. D. 1834, 
and that he has demeaued himself as a sober and honest person, this Court doth therefore 
order tliat the clerk ot the Court shall certify under the seal of the Court the facts aforesaid, 
and that said Lewis Lemon is a free person of color, entitled to all rights and immunities 
as such. 

Thus was Lewis Lemon made an independent man. It is the only 
document of record to remind the peoj^le of the county of the former 
existence of slavery, and that one of its victims here found freedom and a 
home. In August, 1877, Lewis Lemon, at the age of about sixty-five 
years, ended his earthly pilgrimage, and was called to meet his kindred who 
had gone before him to the land of the leal. 

PLANK KOADS EIVER IMPROVEMENTS RAILROADS. 

Ten years in the passage of time marks wonderful changes and improve- 
ments in any country— among any people. But in no country, among no 
people, perhaps, did that period of time bring greater changes than to the 
country of the Winnebagoes and the Winnebago people. In the early sum- 
mer of 1835, every soul living in the county could have been comfortably 
seated in a 12x14 cabin. Ten years later settlements had reached to all 
parts of the county. The wild prairies of a decade before had been reduced 
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independence had been laid, and were being successfully carried out. A 
large surplus of farm produce was being raised for which a market abroad 
must be found. There was little demand at home — almost everybody raised 
enough and to spare. Hitherto the only means of transportation was by ox 
or horse teams; the only means of travel by lumbering four-horse stage 
coaches. Something else, something faster and something better was de- 
manded, and the people began to think and plan. A plank road between 
Rockford and Chicago had been discussed. An estimate on the probable 
cost per mile had been made, and was set down at $3,860.37, or an aggre- 
gate of $313,731.29. A convention had also been held at Sterling to con- 
sider the improvement of Rock River so as to make it navagable. In 1843 
a survey was made between Joliet and Aurora to determine if it were pos- 
sible to supply the Illinois and Michigan canal from Fox River. The re- 
port of the surveyors and engineers was highly favorable to the scheme. 
The bed of the Fox River at Aurora was found to be forty feet higher than 
the summit level of the canal, and the report set the people of the Rock 
River valley, especially in the vicinity of Rockford, all agog. 

"Indeed," said the report, "there are but two places on the whole line 
that would require anything like heavy excavation. The deepest cut is 
about fifteen feet, and the distance about twenty rods. The maximum cost 
of a feeder with a tow path, and to answer all purposes of navigation, is 
estimated at $200,000. * * * Should the plan be carried out, but one 
further step remains to be taken. If a favorable route can be found, the 
work will be extended from Aurora to Rockford. The interest of the com- 
pany demands it — the city of Chicago, the farmers of Rock River, the 
mineral region of Wisconsin, and the people of the state, all have an inter- 
est in the undertaking." This undertaking was discussed for a time, but 
like the plank road and kindred schemes was finally abandoned. At last, 
in 1845, the people settled down to the consideration of railroad enter- 
prises, and on the 28th of November of that year the initiatory meeting was 
held to devise ways and means to interest the people in the building of a 
railroad leading to Chicago. Anson S. Miller was chairman, and Selden M. 
Church, secretary, and Hon. M. P. Sweet addressed the meeting. The fol- 
lowing resolutions were adopted: 

Besolvcd, That those counties interested in the construction of a railroad from Galena 
to Chicago be recommended to meet in convention at Rockfock for the purpose of taking 
measures for constructing said road at the earliest possible period. 

Resolved, That said convention meet at the court house in Kockford, January 7, 1846. 

Jason Marsh, T, D. Robertson and William Hulin were appointed a 
committee of correspondence to carry out the spirit of the meeting; and 
Horace Miller, A. C. Gleason, Reuben Barrett, Harvey Gregory, Robert J. 
Cross, Asa Farnsworth, Stephen Mack, Thomas B. Talcott, Simon Petti- 
bone, Guy Hulett, Snyder J. Fletcher, Alonzo Hall, Daniel Baker, E. S. 
Cable, Harvey Woodrufi", Joseph Manchester, George Haskell, Willard 
Wheeler, E. H. Potter, Newton Crawford, J. C. Goodhue, S. M. Church, 
Anson Miller, Jason Marsh, and Thomas D, Robertson, were appointed to 
address the meeting on the importance and necessity of the undertaking. 

In all the counties from Chicago to Galena meetings were held and 
delegates appointed to attend the Rockford Convention. Cook County sent 
Isaac N. Arnold, J. Y. Scammon, J. B. F. Russell, Mark Skinner, Thomas 
Dyer, E. W. Tracy, Jno. Davlin, Stephen F. Gale, Wm. H. Brown, Walter 
L. Newberry, WiUiam E. Jones, Bryan W. Raymond, F. C. Sherman, Wil- 



HI8T0KT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 283 

liam Jones, and Mayor Aup;. Garrett, 16; DeKalb sent 1 delegate; 
McHenry, 15; Eock Co., Wis., 3; Ogle, 80; Boone, 42; Lee, 1; Kane, 15; 
Stephenson, 40; Winnebago, 100; Jo Daviess, 6; total, 319. 

The following named gentlemen were chosen as permanent officers of 
the meeting: President, Thomas Drummond, of Jo Daviess; Yice Presi- 
dents, William H. Brown, of Cook; Joel Walker, of Boone; Spooner 
Ruggles, of Ogle; and Elijah Wilcox, of Kane. Secretaries, T. D. Kobert- 
son, of Winnebago; J. B. F. Knssell, of Cook; and S. P. Hyde, of 
McHenry. 

It is proper to remark in this connection that in 1836 a charter had 
been obtained by New York parties under the name and style of the 
Galena & Chicago Union Kailroad Company, for the purpose of building a 
railroad from Galena to Chicago. This company had also secured a tract 
of 1,000 acres of land on DuPage Kiver, and in 1838 had done some grad- 
ing on the prairie west of Chicago. This much accomplished, the under- 
taking was left in abeyance. Some time in the latter part of 1845, Messrs. 
Ogden and Jones, of Chicago, negotiated with Messrs. Kevins and Matte- 
son, of New York, for the purchase of this charter, and the DuPage land, 
etc., for which they paid $20,000. 

When the Kockford meeting of January 7, 1846, was fully organized, 
Walter L. Newberry, of Cook County, offered the following resolution: 

Resolved, If a satisfactory arrangement can be made with the present holders of the 
stock of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad Company, that the members of this con- 
vention will use all honorable measures to obtain subscriptions to the stock of said company. 

An animated and spirited discussion followed the introduction of this 
resolution, which elicited a full history of the charter, its great powers, and 
the happy results that would follow its purchase, and the completion of the 
road under it, etc., after which the resolution was unanimously adopted. 

Previous to the adoption of this resolution, a committee of one from 
each county had been appointed to draft a series of resolutions expressive 
of the views of the convention on the subject under consideration. That 
committee consisted of the following named gentlemen, to wit: J. Y. 
Scammon, of Cook; George T. Kasson, of McHenry; C. S. Hemsted. of ' 
Jo Daviess; M. G. Dana, of Ogle; James S. Waterman, of DeKalb; W. 
H. Gilman, of Boone; John A. Clark, of Stephenson; A. B. Wells, of 
Kane; S. M. Church, of Winnebago. 

This committee, through its chairman, J. Y. Scammon, submitted the 
following report: 

Resolved, That the wants of the farmers and business men of Northern Illinois, require 
the immediate construction of a railroad from Chicago to Galena ; that the value of farms 
upon the route would be doubled by the construction of the road, and the convenience of 
the inhabitants immeasurably promoted thereby. 

Resolved, That in order to accomplish the object of this convention, it is indispensably 
necessary that the inhabitants and owners of property between Galena and Chicago should 
come forward and subscribe to the stock of the proposed railroad, to the extent of their 
ability ; and that, if each farmer upon the route shall take at least one share of the stock 
($100), the completion of the road would be placed beyond contingency. 

This embraces the history of the beginning of the Illinois railroad 
system, and was the nucleus around which has gathered so many accom- 
plishments of that character — from which have grown similar undertakings, 
until there is scarcely a county or county town in the entire State, that is 
not accessible by railroad communication. 



284 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Several subsequent meetings were held in Rockford, to promote the inter- 
ests of the undertaking, urge subscriptions, etc., at which meetings the mag- 
nitude of the undertaking, and its interests and benefits to the community 
were presented by Messrs. Ogden, John Warner, Charles Walker and others. 
John A. Holland, then residing in Rockford, but now deceased, was an 
active advocate of the enterprise, and largely contributed to its success. 
In 1S48, T. D. Robertson, now of the Winnebago National Bank, Mas 
elected a director of the road, in which capacity he continued to serve until 
the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad interests were consolidated with 
the Chicago and Northwestern, in 1864. He also served as director in that 
Company until July, 1867. 

Aug. 20, 1852, the Galena and Cliicago Union Railroad was completed 
to the east side of Rock river; and to the west side of the river, by the 
erection of the necessary bridge, in August, 1853. 

The next railroad undertaking was the organization of a company to 
I'uild what was first known as the Rockford Central Railroad, intended to 
run from Rockford to Mendota, on the Illinois Central railroad, and to 
extend northward up Rock river to Beloit, Wisconsin, and other points in 
that direction. This company was organized on the 7th of March, 1855, 
with the following officers: 

President, R. P. Lane; Secretary, E. H. Baker; Treasurer, C. H. Spaf- 
ford; Attorney, Jason Marsh; Chief Engineer, R. Ogilby; Consulting 
Engineer, R. B. Mason; Executive Committee, M. Starr, Jason Marsh, D. 
S. Pentield. 

The object of this road was to afford Rockford direct communication 
with the coal fields in the southern part of the State, and the lumber 
districts of Wisconsin. Other enterprises coming on about that time, 
operations were never commenced on this line, other than mere temporary 
surveys. 

The project of building a road over this same route was again revived 
in the spring of 1871, under the name of the Rockford Central R. R., and 
several thousand dollars were expended in grading in Rockford and between 
Rockford and Rochelle, and substantial stone piers for a bridge across Rock 
river, just below the dam, were constructed; but this enterprise also fell 
through for lack of funds and want of confidence in the chiet manager, E. 
F. Hollister. In the summer of 1874, the project was again revived, under 
the management of F. E. Hinkley, of the C. & I. R. R., and under his 
manfigement, in 1875 the Rockford division of the C. & I. R. R. was com- 
pleted and began running between Rockford and Rochelle. The road is a 
valuable auxiliary to Rockford manufacturing interests, as it opens up a 
close communication for that interest with the southwest, by means of the 
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R., in whose interests the C. & I. R. R. 
is largely operated. 

The third railroad enterprise inaugurated by the Rockford people, was 
the Rockford and Kenosha line. A company to build this road was organ- 
ized in November, 1856, and the following named gentlemen chosen as 
oflicers : 

President, C. H. Spafford; Yice President, R. P. Lane; Secretary, E. 
H. Baker; Treasurer, A. C. Spatford; Executive Committee, J. Bond. J. 
M. Capron, R. P. Lane, D. S. Penfield, Seeley Perry. 

hi March, 1857, the contract for the construction of this road from 
Rockford to Harvard was awarded. Beyond Harvard to Kenosha the road 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 285 

was under a different management, and governed by a charter granted by 
the legislature of Wisconsin. Although work was commenced on this road 
in the early spring of 1857, its progress was slow, and in the fall of that 
year, in consequence of the financial revulsions that paralyzed all industries 
for the time, work was almost entirely suspended. In August, 1858, the 
company had become so crippled,- that they found it necessary to apply to 
the City Council for a loan of the city credit to the amount of $50,000, 
which was granted by a vote of the people by a majority of five hundred. 
This is the only instance in the history of liockford, where the credit of 
the city was loaned in aid of a railroad, and from the results that followed 
this experiment, it will pi'obably be the last. 

In JSovember, 185!), the road was completed beween Kockford and 
Harvard, and on the 21st of that month an excursion train arrived from 
Chicago, bringing a number of guests from that city and intervening 
points, and a grand banquet was held at the Holland House, the same 
evening, in honor of the completion of the undertaking. The completion of 
this road opened a competing line between Rockford and Chicago, under 
the management of the Chicago and lISTortliwestern railway company, by 
which the new road has continued to be operated. Until the last named- 
road obtained control of the Galena and Chicago Union, the benefits of this 
competition to Rockford interests were very marked, the rivalry became very 
sharp, and at one time, passenger fare between Rockford and Chicago was 
reduced to one dollar, 

AGRICULTURAL. 

The first Agricultural Society of Winnebago County was organized 
April 13, 1841, with the following officers: 

President — Dr. George Haskell; Vice President — Robert J. Cross; 
Secretary — George W. Lee ; Directors — Horace Miller, Richard Montague, 
I. M. Johnson, James S. Norton, N. Crawford, I. IST. Cunningham and 
•Jonathan Wei don. 

July 5th an adjourned meeting of the Society was held, when an 
address was delivered by the president, after which the following resolu- 
tions were passed, and an amended constitution adopted: 

''Resolved, That this Society tender their thanks to the president for 
his address, and that Jason Marsh, James S. Norton and Jonathan Weldon 
be a committee to confer with the president and request a copy of his 
address for publication. 

"2. That this Society regard with great interest the dissemination of 
useful agricultural information among the farmers of this region ol country; . 
and would therefore recommend the Union Agriculturalist to the people 
of this county, as a paper adapted to their wants, and which promises to 
be of important service to the cause of agriculture in Illinois. 

"8. That as the soil and the rolling character of the lands in Winne- 
bago County render this district one of the most eligible in the West for 
wool-growing — that from past experience in raising sheep among us, it is 
found" that they are less liable to disease than in most other sections of our 
country, this Society regards the growing of wool as among the most cer- 
tain, easy and profitable productions; one which, when the home market 
shall be supplied, can be transported to a distant market for a small per- 
centage of its value; and theretore we would earnestly recommend persons 
from abroad who contemplate remoying to this region, and our own farmers, 



286 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COIJNTT. 

to embark in the growing of wool as a profitable and certain sonrce of 
wealth, 

"The annual meeting of the Society and Cattle Show will be on the 
second Wednesday in October, when premiums will be given on the follow- 
ing articles. The amount of the premiums will be governed by the funds 
of the Society on hand at that time. "Where nothing more substantial is 
awarded, a certificate will be given." 

The preuiium list was a small affair, only occupying forty-six lines 
(newspaper measure) of minion type. Seven premiums were ollered on 
horses, six on cattle, four on hogs, two on sheep, one for the best cultivated 
ten, acres of land, taking into account the condition of the land and. the 
amount of the crop; for the best twenty-five ^pounds of butter, for the best 
cheese weighing fifteen pounds and over, "for the best ten yards of Hannel 
manufactured in the county, for the best fifty "skeins of silk manufactured 
in the county, and for the best ten pounds of beet sugar manufactured in 
the county." 

The announcement further added: "Premiums may be given for other 
articles not specified in the list, which may be presented at the fair, and 
which may be considered worthy of a premium. * * * ^g 
the great object of the Society is im^^rovement, it is hoped all who have 
anything wort/iy of exhibition will present it at the Cattle S/iow.'''' 

September 13th, the quarterly meeting -of the Executive Officer* of the 
Society was held, when the following resolutions were adopted 

'■'■Resolved, That the annual fairs be held at Rockford alternately, on 
the east and west side of the river, commencing the present season on the 
east side." 

'■'■Resolved, That all the available funds of the society be distributed in 
premiums on the day of the cattle show, and that the premiums be paid in 
agricultural publications." 

'■'■Resolved, That George Haskell, J. Weldon, and George W. Lee, be a 
committee to prepare a code of By-Laws for the society." 

'■^Resolved, That with a view of extending the benefits of the Winne- 
bago Agricultural Society, of enlisting the combined efforts of the farmers 
of this county in sustaining the society, J. Weldon be appointed our agent 
to obtain members of the society, and to collect the moneys for the same, 
which shall be devoted to the payment of the premiums at the ensuing cattle 
show." 

'■'Resolved, That the society meet at two o'clock p. m. on the 13tli day 
of October, and form a procession under the direction of Jason Marsh, 
Esq., Marshal of the day, and march to the place appointed for the delivery 
of the address." 

'■'•Resolved, That D. S. Haight, Dr. Goodhue, and C. I. Horsman, be a 
committee of jwrangements to prepare a place for a show, and to make all 
the necessary preparations for exhibitions, rent a room for the delivery of 
an address, and for facilitating the passage over the ferry." 

I. K. Cunningham, J. W'eldon, and Lebbeus Wilson, were appointed a 
committee on horses; Milton Kilbourne, Horace Miller, and Samuel Hayes, 
on cattle: Isaac M. Johnson, J. S. JSr()rton, and Ezra S. Cable, on sheep; 
0. I. Horsman, Alonzo Carey, and Jason Marsh, on cultivated lands; B. T. 
Lee, Peter B. Johnson, D. S. Haight, P. H. Watson, and James B. Martyn, 
on hogs; H. Leach, Henry ^Thurston, and W. E. Dunbar, on domestic 
articles. 




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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 289 

According to the Rockford Pilot, of the 21st of October, the show was 
considered a brilliant success, being "generally attended by our farmers, 
and many persons of distinction from the neighboring counties appeared as 
spectators and participants." 

"The various committees met at 11 o'clock a. m. and proceeded to the 
grove adjoining the village (east side) where they made their examinations." 
Tiie society had nothing but rail pens for the accommodation of stock. 
While the committees "were examining the stock, "the exhibition ot domes- 
tic articles was open at the hall of the Rc>ckford House. By two o'clock, 
the several committees had completed the duties assigned them, and under 
the direction of Jason Marsh, marshal of the da3% the spectators and exhib- 
itors were formed in procession, and marched to the court house, where a 
large number of ladies and gentlemen had already assembled, and where 
the address was to be delivered. The meeting was opened with praj^er, by 
Kev. Mr. Potter, and the address delivered by Dr. J. C. Goodhue, which 
was listened to with great attention and interest. The address was both 
practical and illustrati\'^, and contained just the lessons which, if put in 
practice by our farmers, would secure happier results to their agricultural 
labors. He dwelt with great effect and eloquence upon the bright pros- 
pects which await- the farmers of this fertile valley, and with a just severity 
upon their laxity in not introducing the strict principles of mental econ- 
omy into their agricultural occupations, and presented a practical knowledge 
of his subject, which showed that he had not studied alone in the school 
Esculapius." 

Bj five o'clock the premiums had all been awarded, and the people 
"homeward bound." 

Premiums were awarded as follows: 

Hors^es. — Best stallion, J. S. Norton; best three years' old stallion, 
Samuel Brown; best two years' old stallion, Adam Keith; best broodmare. 
H. P. Reddington; best yearling colt, L. O. Wallem; best two years' old 
colt, Samuel Brown. 

CattU. — Best bull, of any age, B. T. Lee, for his "Duke of Wellington," 
imported with his dam on the ship "Splendid," Captain Proal, from Liver- 
pool, in 1836; best two years' old bull (three fourths Durham), J. S. 
Norton; second best same, Jared Ilickox; best cow, of any age, with calf 
ten months' old, sired by "Duke of Wellington," Horace Miller; best 
heifer under two years, Horace Miller; best heifer calf, P. H. Watson. 

Sheep. — Best buck, Charles Richings. No ewes were shown. 

Hogs. — Best boar (thorough bred Berkshire), Horace Miller; second 
best same, Wilson, Byron, Ogle County; best sow (Irish graziers), J. S. 
Norton; two best pigs, Willard Wheeler and Spaiford Marsh. 

Domestic Articles. — Cheese, Milton Kilbourne; butter, John Straw; 
silk, Asa Crosby; cocoons, superior quality, exhibited by Messrs. Morgan 
and Horsman and Dr. Haskell; China tree corn, C. L Horsman; Baden 
same, D. S. Haight; White Dent same, J. Paul; round pink-eyed potatoes, 
H. Enoch. 

Fruit. — Messrs. Morgan and Horsman exhibited some beautiful speci- 
mens of Isabella grapes. 

The Misses Paul, five straw bonnets and one hat of superior manufac- 
ture. Isaac Harrod showed a spinning wheel of good quality. 

And this is the report entire of the first Agricultural Fair held in 
Northern Illinois. 



290 fflSTOKT OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

The second annual Cattle Show and Fair of the "Winnebago County 
Agricultural Society" was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 11th and 
12th days of October, 1842, and, according to the Pilot and the Prairie 
Farmer of those days, was a most gratifying success. The premium list 
was much larger and embraced a much wider range than the previous one. 
Of this fair, the Pilot of October 13tli, the day after the fair, said: 

"The weather was beautiful, as if ordered expressly foi- the occasion. 
The attendance was large, and the show of stock, etc., highly creditable to the 
enterpriseof the farming community. -^ * * Yesterday was really a grand 
gala day, and will be remembered with pleasure by us, who, in all probability, 
have looked for the last time upon a gathering of the people of this section 
of the country. A goodly sight it was, indeed. The farmer was tho^re, in 
his independence, as the foundation of all; the mechanic was there in his 
pride of genius, showing the power ot mind in the apj^lication of bodily 
power to accomplish results. The women were there — 

" ' The glow of whose presence was warmer 
Thaa the sunniest juice of the wine.' 

"At 12 o'clock M., the Congregational Church was crowded by a con- 
course of citizens, and an address deliv^ered by Anson S. Miller, Esq., that, 
though the speaker was sutfering from recent illness, was such a masterly 
elfort that it was requested for publication. Mr. Miller spoke without 
notes, yet he was so thoroughly impressed with his subject that his elo- 
quence commanded the undivided attention of his large and intelligent 
audience for more than an hour. After the address, the throng of people 
were formed in procession and marched out to the grove west of town, 
where a most elegant free dinner was provided, and to which everybody 
was invited. The tables were tastefully arranged, and supplied with the 
choicest viands the country afforded." 

This society kept up its organization and annual exhibitions for several 
years, when it went down under the pressure of the times. In 1852, another 
organization was accomplished, and out of which the present proud, enter- 
prising, influential and well-managed Winnebago Agricultural Society has 
grown. The present society was organized under a general law of the 
Legislature, passed in January, 1855, and becoming operative in February 
following. The first officers of the new society were: 

President — H. P. Sloan, of Winnebago; Vice President — H. Starkey, 
of Cherry Yalley; Treasurer — H. E.. Enoch, of Kockford; Secretary, 
R. Ogilby, of Rockford; Corresponding Secretary — E. W, Blaisdell, of 
Kockford; Recording Secretary — Thomas Y. Kirkpatrick; Directors — R. 
J. Cross, Koscoe; Milton Kilbourne, Rockford; Lewis O. Owen, Owen; R, 
H. Saunders, Fecatonica; Horace Miller, New Milford. A few years later 
the number of Directors was increased to six, and the time of holding the 
annual business meetings, election of officers, etc., changed from January to 
February. 

Until 1858, the society held its exhibitions on leased or rented grounds. 
Its buildings and other accommodations were temporary and poor. Its 
floral hall was a huge canvas tent, and its rental to other counties was one 
of its sources of revenue — Boone County at one time paying fifty dollars 
for its use for their fair. In 1858, the society purchased of C. I. Horsman, 
for $600 per acre, twelve acres of ground, since when other purchases were 
made, increasing the grounds to twenty-two acres. Immediately after the 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 291 

first purchase from Horsman, permanent improvements were commenced, 
and have been continued from time to time, until now the Winnebago 
Fair grounds are the most complete and convenient in the state. In Feb- 
ruary List (1877), the real estate and improvements were valued at $40.- 
976.67. The indebtedness was $7,979.27, leaving the assets of the society* 
at $32,997.40 above its liabilities. 

The present officers of the society are: President — H. "W. Carpenter, 
Eockford; Vice President — John Lake, Rockford; Secretary — ^Henry P. 
Kimball, Rockford;- Treasurer — G. A. Sanford, Rockford; Directors — 
Lawrence McDonald, Seward; Lucien B. Williams, Harrison; James R. 
Bartlett, ISTew Milford; John Smith, Harlem; A. E. Cutter, Rockford; 
Selden M. Church, Rockford; and E. S. Bartholomew, ex-officio. 

In 1875, Mr. Henry P. Kimball, the secretary of the society for seven- 
teen years, by authority and consent of the Board of Directors, extended 
an invitation to Jefferson Davis to be present at the annual exhibition in 
September, and deliver the annual address. This invitation and its accept- 
ance stirred up such o. furore of excitement among the people of JMorthern 
Illinois as to induce Mr. Davis to withdraw his acceptance. The corre- 
spondence thus necessitated became a matter of national notoriety, and as 
such is made to form a part of the history we are writing, and is therefore 
included. 

MR. Kimball's letter of invitation. 

Rockford, Winnebago Co., III. } 
July 1st, 1875. )' 

Hon. .Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Southern Confederacy, Memphis, Ten- 
nessee: — In behalf of the Oflicial Board of the WinnebagoCouuty Agricultural Association, 
I have the honor to invite you to deliver its Annual Address, September 16th of the cur- 
rent year. As a partial remuneration for your . services and incidental expenses, 1 
herewith offer you the sum of Five Hundred dollars. I also guarantee you a con- 
vention of forty thousand of the representatives of the industry, culture and progress of 
the great Northwest, who will receive you with courteous civility, unless, indeed, I 
have greatly misinterpreted the clemency, thospitality and Christian magnanimity of 
our people. 

The wisdom, propriety and justice of my invitation are established upon the immuta- 
ble principles of our holy Christianity and the diviner qualities of our humanity. 

Ten long years of political feuds and sectional antagonisms have passed away since 
our victorious Armies furled their battle-flags, and with triumphal marches and crowned 
with garlands of victory, passed through the Gates of our National Capitol to their Northern 
homes. 

Gradually have the jealousies and animosities engendered by so severe a contest 
died away. The South, by the most bitter and unparalleled reverses, has been com- 
pelled to accept the verdict of our invincible arms. Struggling in her weakness and des- 
titution to rebuild the ruined palaces of her Industry, and develop her natural resources 
by free and intelligent labor, she stretches forth her arms of hospitality and welcome, 
and appeals for assistance to the capital and philanthropy of tlie North. She opens the 
gates of her borders to the East and the West; and to the very men, who, by the con- 
tinued agitation of the Emancipation Measures, precipitated the conflict, she tenders 
the olive branch of peace and strews their advent with flowers. 

The Government, by the prerogatives of its high tribunals, has long ago adjusted the 
measures of reconstructioii and the rights of citizenship. It beccmies no part of the duty 
of a private citizen, in the exercise of a spirit of revenge, to interfere with the enactments 
of Congress, or the judgments of our Supreme Court. To our Sovereign States, 
united under the constitution and protection of the General Government, the highest in- 
centives are now presented, in view of the grand posibilities of our nation's future des- 
tiny, to cultivate amity and fellowship with each other, and, by friendly intercourse and 
commercial exchange, to co-operate to re-establish our former Union. 

Underlying my invitation to your excellency, is a higher significance than what 
may be involved in a mere business engagement. It is my spl/it and purpose to recog- 
nize the accomplishments of genius and the qualities of brilliant statesmenship, wherever 
existing, whatever may have been the errors and misjudgments of the past. 



292 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Hoping that you will honor our Association with an early acceptance, and, person- 
ally, desiring that a beneficent Providence may crown your advancing j^ears with peace, 
honor and prosperity, 

I have the honor to remain. 

Yours truly 
* Henky p. Kimbell, 

Sec. Winnebago County Ag. Soc. 

MR. DAVIS' LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. 

Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 5, 1875. 

H. P. Kimball, Secretary, &c. — Bear Sir: Yours of the 1st inst. has been re- 
ceived, and I have the honor to accept the invitation to address the patrons of the Industrial 
Association of Winnebago County at their meeting in September next, and, unless pre- 
vented by some unforeseen cause, will be with you on the 14th proximo, the commence- 
ment day of your exposition. 

Your previous letter on the same subject would have been replied to but for the un- 
certainty which existed then and until several days past as to the probability of arranging 
some business matters so as to permit my absence at the time specified. 

I have long desired to revisit your county and witoess the wonderful development 
which has been made since I left it. It was then a wilderness, occupied by savages. The 
courteous invitation extended to me is therefore doubly welcome. 

With cordial thanks to your associates and to yourself, I am respectfully and truly 
yours, 

Jefferson Davis. 

In the time of the Indian trouble throiiiS;h this country Jeif. Davis, 
with other men of that day and generation, helped subdue them. Later, 
however, he became the representative man and leader in the attempt to 
establisli an independent confederacy out of the slave States, and, although 
unsuccessful, the horrors of the war that followed were not forgotten. 
When his promised attendance was announced, the memories of war times 
were kindled anew in the loyal heart, and a cry of opposition was raised 
that was soon borne to the ears of the Confederate chieftain, giving him to 
know that his presence would be offensive almost beyond toleration. In 
giving shape to this opposition the G. L. JS"evins Post, G. A. E., of Rock- 
ford, were the lirst to move, and caused to be issued the following protest : 

" Whereas, We learn, with regret, that Jefferson Davis has been in- 
vited bv the Board of Directors of the Winnebago xigricultural Society to 
deliver the annual address at our county fair; and whereas we look upon it 
as an insult to the loyal citizens of Winnebago County to invite the arch- 
traitor, Jeff. Davis, to address the relatives and surviving friends of thir- 
teen thousand men murdered at Andersonville alone, by his orders, 

^'I^esolved, That while as an organization we have nothing to do with 
politics, yet, as loyal citizens and former soldiers, we feel it our duty to 
speak in behalf of the memory of our fallen comrades, who are no longer 
able to speak for themselves. 

" 2. That we protest against the action of the Board of Directors, and 
pledge ourselves that we will not attend the fair, nor contribute anything 
toward making it a success, if the Board of Directors persist in bringing 
forward this arch-traitor and coward. 

" 3. That these resolutions be signed by the members of this Post, and 
published in the county papers." 

This protest was signed by one hundred and twenty-six members of 
the Post, and a printed copy thereof forwarded to Mr. Davis, upon the re- 
ceipt of which he addressed to Mr. Kimball the following 



HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 293 

LETTER OF REVOCATION. 

Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1875. 

Hy. p. Kimball, Secretary Winnebago County Agricultural Society, Rock- 
ford, III. — Dear Sir: I, yesterday, sent to you a telegram annouucing my revocation of 
the coaditioned acceptance ot the invitation to address your Association at tlie annual 
meeting in September next. 

The long period that has elapsed since the receipt of your first letter, and the consid- 
erate courtesy which has marked your correspondence, makes it a dut^^ to the Board and to 
myself that a sutHcieut explanation should be given of this change of purpose. 

Three objects mainly induced me to accept the invitation: First, the hope that per- 
sonal intercourse might remove some of the prejudices which had been generated b}^ par- 
tisan fictions, and nurtured by individual and sectional hate. Anxious now, as iu former 
years, to promote the interest of our great Valley of the Mississippi, and believing that, 
with mutual confidence and co-intelligence, much could be done for their advancement, I 
only delayed my acceptance of your invitation until it became reasonable that it could 
be met. 

The productive capacity of the JSTorthwest needs for its development cheaper and 
safer transportation to the markets of the Southwest, and also to those of foreign countries. 
In England, especially, earnest attention has been directed for several years past to a more 
direct and economical trade with the Mississippi Valley. In this connection there was a 
desire to confer with the patrons of husbandry in your rich and prosperous section. To 
discuss with them the questions involved in securing better means of transporting your 
farm products to the most favorable markets, and of providing agencies which should in- 
sure larger returns to the producer, and, by such conference, to learn the views of our men 
of the family of the Mississippi Valley A family the chief interest of all the members of 
which is agriculture, but cultivators of such various crops as to make the trade among 
themselves extensive and lucrative, while it stamps upon each and all the same interest and 
the same policy as their foreign trade. 

To render such a conference efl'ectual, there must needs be a disposition to attend to 
the subject under consideration, surely not a purpose to smother it by the interposition of 
matters having no just relation to it. 

The second object was to recognize the courtesy of your Board, and I was encour- 
aged to believe that your reception of me would be beneficial, rather than injurious, to 
your Association. This was the more supposable beause several other agricultural socie- 
ties of Illinois had, in like manner, invited me to address their annual meetings. 

Yesterday, I received a printed paper, being the protest of a number of your fellow- 
countrymen against the action of your Board in their invitation to me to make the annual 
address at the county meeting. Thereupon I sent to you the telegram withdrawing my ac- 
ceptance of the invitation, under the conviction that it would not be useful nor agreeable to 
participate iu the meeting, and I now hope that neither your Association nor the Directors 
will sutter harm by the delay in procuring an orator, or by the correspondence which has 
caused it. 

The third object was to gratify a wish, long entertained, to see in its cultivated dress 
a country known by me as a trackless wilderness; but, that being merely a personal gratifi- 
cation, it may be indulged at my convenience, or postponed indefinitely. I can well be- 
lieve that the cause which has changed my purpose was unforeseen by you, as by me, and 
you may be assured that I feel no dissatisfaction toward the Directors or yourself, and have 
suffered no personal " embarrassment " from the event. As the invitation was unexpected, 
and only accepted as the expression of general good will, so my only regret is the loss of 
opportunity to promote a public interest with which the welfare of your community is 
identified. 

Again expressing the hope that neither the Directors nor yourself may sufi'er injury or 
annoyance, and thanking you for the kindness and consideration you have manifested, I 
am respectfully yours, Jefferson Davis. 

Whatever may be said about the policy of extending the invitation to 
Mr. Davis, it had the eifect to advertise the Winnebago exhibition for 1875 
as no society was ever advertised before, and probably never will be again. 
The controversies it engendered were not confined to Winnebago County, 
or the State of Illinois. It spread all over the country, and at St. Louis 
grew so furious as to end in a challenge to mortal comlDat between two ed- 
itors of St. Louis papers — Colonel Emory S. Foster, of the Journal, and 
Major John N. Edwards, of the Dispatch. Major Edwards had been a 
member of Jo Shelby's famous rebel brigade from the time it was organ- 
ized until the war closed, after which, with a large number of his comrades, 



294 SISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COITNTY. 

he sought exile in Mexico, rather than to surrender with the remainder of 
the rebel army, and remained absent for a period of two or three years, but 
linally returned to St. Louis. When the protest of the jSTevins Post, G. A. 
R., reached St. Louis, Edwards made it the subject of a very malignant edi- 
torial article, not only reflecting upon the Illinois soldiers, but upon the 
women of the State as well, intimating very plainly that in many of their 
homes there M'ere pianos and other articles that had been stolen from Jeff. 
Davis' Southern neighbors. Foster had been Colonel of a Federal regi- 
ment during the war, and he at once espoused the cause of the soldiers and 
the women of Illinois, especially those of the Winnebago country, and, through 
the columns of the Journal^ repelled the insinuations of Edwards in a way 
to arouse his old war spirit. He regarded Foster's retort as a personal in- 
sult — a base reflection upon his honor, and at once determined to demand 
redress according to the code duello — in former years a prevailing practice 
of settling personal difiiculties among the Southern chivalry. Foster and 
Edwards dad met on more than one field of battle during the war, and had 
reason to know each other's mettle. Edwards sent a challenge to Foster, 
which was accepted. The details of the necessary arrangements were re- 
ferred to their respective friends. And, as the difficulty had grown out of 
the Winnebago invitation to Jeff. Davis, the fair grounds here were chosen 
as the place where it should be settled. The time fixed was Saturday, Sep- 
tember 4, 1875. On the morning of that day the principals, their seconds, 
a friend or two, a surgeon, and one or two ubiquitous newspaper reporters, 
arrived from Chicago, and took rooms and dinner at the Holland House. 
In the afternoon the terrors of Illinois laws against dueling began to haunt 
them, and the fair grounds were abandoned for a place a little more remote 
from officers of the law. Hacks were engaged, and the belligerents and 
their respective attacJies were driven up toward the Wisconsin State line, 
as far as Brown's Creek, in Owen, where they halted, a little before 5 
o'clock. A spot was selected a short distance off the main road, the dis- 
tance agreed upon, staked ofl", and positions chosen. Both men were cool, 
calm and collected — Foster all the while smoking a cigar. Time was soon 
called, and the men came to the scratch like old soldiers. At the words 
"one, two, three," there was a simultaneous discharge and report of two 
pistols, but neither one of the combatants were scathed. Edwards wanted 
another trial, but Foster did not. As the challenged party, his honor and 
courage had been vindicated, and he sought nothing else. Shaking hands, 
the parties separated, and started for home — Edwards and his party going 
up through Wisconsin, and Foster and his friends going in another direc- 
tion. And so ended what promised to be a bloody and murderous com- 
bat — that is, if the heroes ( ? ) were in earnest and their weapons loaded with 
balls or cartridges. 

Some time afterwards, Governor Beveridge issued a requisition upon 
the Governor of Missouri for the rendition of Foster and Edwards to the 
authorities of Winnebago County, but for some cause never fully or satis- 
factorily explained to the public, the rendition was never accomplished. 

In 1877, Mr. Kimball invited another representative man of the south 
— Governor Wade Hampton, of South Carolina — to attend the exposition 
and deliver the annual address. While this invitation and its acceptance 
elicited some expressions of disapproval, the dissatisfaction was not so 
general as' in the case of Mr. Davis, and the large audience that greeted 
Governor Hampton's appearance on the Winnebago Fair Grounds, on 



SISTOKY OF WINNEiBAGO COUNTY. 295 

Thursday, Sept. 13, 187T, and the marked attention 2:iveu to his address, 
gave evidence that the bitter memories engendered bj the war had well 
nigh died out. As shown by the number of tickets sold that day, 17,000 
persons were in attendance. At the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, 
the time set for the delivery of the address, nearly the whole of this vast 
congregation of people had assembled in front of and around the speaker's 
stand, presenting an audience such as few public men ever addressed. Gov- 
ernor Hampton was introduced by Hon, William Lathrop, Republican 
member of Congress from this district, in a few brief, but well chosen, re- 
marks, and if there had been any doubts entertained as to how the speaker 
would be received, they were quickly dispelled by the hearty demonstra- 
tions of welcome and good-will that greeted him as he appeared at the front 
of the stand. His address was a very happy and felicitious one, and fre- 
quently interrupted by loud applause. 

In a work of this character, the re-production of Governor Hampton's 
address would be out of place, but there were some parts of it so full of 
wisdom, so appropriate to the condition of the times, as to demand preser- 
vation. In that part of it which we quote below, there is a lesson that 
every one may study with profit. Referring to the vast extent of Illinois, 
to what the people of the State had accomplished in times past, and to what 
they might accomplish in time to come, Governor Hampton said : 

" I would like to talk to you, if I had time, of your great State. I 
may not live to see it, but many of you will live to see these fertile valleys 
filled up. A part of your State is called ' E»yj)t.' Why could you not be 
as prosperous as the Egypt of old ? We are told by ancient writers that 
along the Nile there were in a space of ten or twelve thousand square miles 
twenty thousand cities and towns and eight millions of people in them. 
You in. Illinois have over fifty thousand square miles. What would it be 
if your population was in the same proportion ? You have a soil as rich 
as that on the Nile. You have a climate far better, and above all, you are 
peopled by the younger races of the world, and the grandest destiny that 
was ever offered to a people is in your hands. Think what the Mississippi 
Valley is. Think that it reaches from the Blue Mountains on the east' to 
the Rocky Mountains on the west, and that it runs from the tropics to 
where perpetual snow shines in the sunlight. Think of the hundreds of 
millions of people that could be supported here, and then think of the 
glorious destiny that must be yours; and when you think of what may be 
that glorious destiny, forget not what was the destiny of the people 
of Egypt. Rich and cultivated as thej were, with science, educa- 
tion and everything but religion, they have died, leaving only stupendous 
pyramids as burial places for their dead, and the ruins of splendid temples 
that were dedicated to the worship of apes and crocodiles. You have the 
great problem to solve that the people of all times have had to solve. The 
great problem of the relations of labor to capital, the great problem ot the 
relations of people and States to the general government, and that problem 
is made more difficult by the infusion of universal sufirage. But I believe 
that we can solve that question if we devote to it one half the energy that 
we do to material pursuits. We can do it by education; and when I say 
education, I do not mean the mere improving of faculties so that one 
can read and write. I mean the education of the heart and soul, as well as 
the mind. When you have succeeded in doing that, when you will make a 
man learn that all learning is foolishness in the light of God, when you can 



296 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

teach him that, and make him look to God for hfe and freedom, then we 
will be on the high road that leads to peace, prosperitj' and happiness." 

Governor Hampton was followed by Gen. Sam. F. Carey, of Ohio, the 
great Buckeye temperance apostle, a former member of Congress, and the 
greenback candidate for Vice-President in 1876. His speech on this occa- 
sion was one of the best of his life, and well adapted to the times and full 
of progressive ideas. Commencing with the time when he was a boy, wear- 
ing tow-linen shirts — and it made his back itch now to think of them — he 
noted the great improvements that had been made in farm machinery, and 
everything else that renders the American people the wonder, admiration 
and envy of the rest of the civilized world for their great achievements in 
the arts, sciences and all else that makes a people' proud, prosperous and 
happy. Full of sound, practical sense, happily illustrated by humorous 
anecdotes of the prejudices entertained by the people of the not very long 
ago against temperance, the common-school system, the railroad, the tele- 
graph, and kindred enterprises, particularly in some parts of the south, 
He'kept his vast audience enchained by his eloquence for nearly two hours. 

The hi St agricultural address delivered in the county was rendered 
before the original society — the one organized April 13, 18-11 — by Dr. 
George Haskell, in July of that year. A copy of the address was solicited 
for publication at the time, but for reasons satisfactory to himself, the request 
was not honored. In after years, when Winnebago County and Rockford, 
whose growth he had watched and fostered from their earliest beginnings, 
had attained prosperity and prominence, he removed to Yineland, New 
Jersey, where he died in 1876. A year or two before his death, while 
visiting his daughter, the wife of Henry P. Kimball, Esq., he presented to 
Mr. Kimball the original manuscript of the address referred to, together 
with the correspondence that ensued between him and the committee 
appointed to sohcit it for publication thirty-six years ago, with the request 
that the papers be preserved among the other agricultural records of the 
county. Among the early settlers of the county, a warm and ardent friend 
of the -tillers of the soil, of quick perceptions, a deep thinker and ardently 
attached to agricultural pursuits as the basis of all wealth and prosperity, 
his address of that day is full of merit and as worthy of preservation in the 
history of the county he and his descendants helped to make as any of more 
modern date, and will no doubt be read with great interest. It is herewith 
appended. 

address kead before the agricultukal society of winnebago county, 

July 5, 1841. 

^'■Gentlemen: — As you have requested me to address you on the present 
occasion, I have consented to do so from a sense of duty; not that I feel 
competent to do justice to the subject for the consideration of which we 
have assembleil at this time, but if I can impart any information that will 
benefit my fellow-citizens, or direct their attention to matters in which all 
are deeply interested, I shall feel that my labor has not been in vain. It is 
not the farmer alone who is to be benefited by the formation of agricultural 
societies, and the improvements which such societies may be the means of 
making in the community, but the mechanic, the manufacturer, the mer- 
chant, the professional man, and in fact every member of society, whatever 
may be his condition or calling, is interested in agricultural improvement. 

" The earth everywhere abounds with the elements of human happiness 



'=«?'. 




Sampson George 

(deceased) 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 299 

and comfort. To man has been consigned, bj a beneficent Providence, the 
capacity and dut}^ of cnltivatinf^ the soil, and of rendering those elements 
subservient to our wants and our highest enjoyments. And it has been 
wisely ordained tliat our temporal reward shall be in a measure proportioned 
to the fidelity with which we perform our high duties to ourselves, our 
fellow men and our Creator. The cultivation of the earth was the primitive 
employment of man. It is still the great business among all civilized 
nations, and particularly in our own country, and it must ever remain so, 
as it is alike necessary to our wants, our happiness and our existence as an 
independent people. All other arts and employments which distinguish 
civilized life are dependent upon agriculture for support and existence. If 
the cultivation of the soil were to cease, and the earth to withhold her con- 
tributions, all the arts, trades and professions would fail, the world would 
become a wilderness and man a savage. Where do we find society in its 
most enlightened, refined and improved condition? Take a survey of the 
present condition of this globe, and you will find that nations and people 
are enlightened and prosperous in proportion to the improved state of their 
agriculture, and that the other arts of useful industry prosper or decline as 
this parent art is productive or unproductive. As proof of this I will refer 
you to the history of Egypt, of Greece, Asia Minor, Italy and Spain, which 
in turn have been the granaries, in a measure, of the civilized world, which 
have risen and declined with the condition of their agriculture. While that 
flourished, commerce and the arts flourished among them and they were 
prosperous and powerful. But as the agriculture of those countries declined, 
or was destroyed by the inroads of hostile armies, by the arbitrary sway of 
despotic power, or the corrupting influence of comiiiercial cupidity and 
extravagance, the physical and moral energies of those nations were broken 
down, and they became impotent and servile. Some of their once fairest 
portions have been made desert by the violence of men; commerce and the 
arts have fled to countries where agriculture flourished, and their population 
has degenerated into a miserable set of poor, ignorant, enslaved human 
beings, objects of pity and Christian benevolence. 

" Kow look at those countries where agriculture is most prosperous, 
where the greatest attention is paid to the cultivation and improvement of 
the soil, and there you will find the moral and intellectual condition of the 
people the most elevated, and human rights most respected. Where the 
mental and physical powers are so happily combined and employed on 
objects so useful to themselves and to society as those embraced by agricul- 
tural labor, there is little inducement, little temptation, to immoral habits; 
but there is a strong disposition in the inhabitants to maintain a healthful 
state of morals and preserve in full vigor all the relative and social virtues, 
which constitute the main ingredients in our cup of happiness. Pauperism 
and crime are generally the fruits of indolent habits of body or of mind, 
which agriculture neither encourages nor permits. As productive labor is 
the source of moral healtii to the body politic, it should be honored that it 
may more abound. Agriculture has, and ever must have, an important 
bearing upon our political destinies. The farmers of our country will be 
the last class to be corrupted by the bribes and blandishments of power — 
the last class to part with republican habits, to degenerate under the baleful 
and enervating influences of extravagance, dissipation and fashion. 

"The higher the condition of agricultural improvement, the greater 
will be the intelligence and independence of the agriculturist, and the 



300 HISTORY or WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

stronger his inclination mid his influence in perpetuating the virtues of our 
revohitionary fathers, and in maintaining in their purity the institutions 
which they estabhshed, and defending them from foreign and domestic foes. 
Whether, therefore, we regard agriculture as a necessary branch of industry, 
indispensible to our wants, and adapted to the development and useful 
employment of our physical and mental powei^s, or in its influence upon 
the moral, social and political aspect ot society^ we find in it abundant 
claims to our highest regards and warmest support. 

" It has been said that in fixing on a location for life, the grand requisites 
to comfort are: pure air, good water, and a healthy, fertile soil; yet these 
seem incomplete, at least as regards comfort, without the additi(tn of good 
neighbors — and therefore it is for the interest of everv individual to do 
what he can to improve the condition ot those around him. 

" A man, whatever may be his honest business, is profited by the pros- 
perity of his neighbor, whether tiiat neighbor be a farmer, a ^mechanic, a 
merchant, or engaged in some professional calling. 

"It is a bad trait in the human character, and one which generally de- 
feats its object, but which is, nevertheless, too conspicuous, that many seek 
to elevate themselves by depressing those around them — as if the poverty 
and misfortune of the one added to the virtues and merits of the other. 

"Xot only philanthropy and Christianity, but self-interest enjoin that 
when we have provided comfortably for ourselves and our own, we should 
render all the assistance in our power to our brother who stands in need of 
our aid. The selfish being who lives but for himself may, by amassing 
wealth, enjoy his hour or his day of fancied greatness, but he can never 
realize the pure, the elevated pleasures which flow from a life of active 
benevolence to the human family. 

" Society is in some measure a joint concern, at least so far as relates 
to the producing classes ; the more these earn hj their labor, the greater is 
the accession of substantial wealth to the community. Whatever tends to 
increase and improve the products of the soil serves to auginent the com- 
mon stock and enables the grower to supply the market with more and 
better products, and to buy more liberally of the other classes in return. 

"The merchant, the mechanic, the manufacturer and the professional 
man have all as deep an interest in promoting the improvement of agricul- 
ture and horti6ulture as the farmer and gardener have. The farmer virtu- 
ally provides lor the other classes, and is at the same time their principal 
patron and customer ; and although his labors are too often held to be low 
and menial, by those who cannot and will not appreciate their value, his 
condition affords the best criterion to judge of the welfare of those around 
him. No country can long flourish or preserve its moral and physical 
health whose agriculture is neglected and degraded. Every class of the 
community, therefore, has a deep interest in promoting the improvement of 
the soil, and all should willingly contribute their aid towards enlightening, 
honoring and rewarding those who are honestly employed in its cultivation. 
On the old continent, some men are born to rank and privilege, and others 
are born to ser\ile labor. Arbitrary laws have prescribed, to a great extent, 
a man's condition in life ere the infant breathes the vital air. Arbitrary 
power has perverted the laws of equality which were intended for the human 
family, and has enacted artificial distinctions which industry and genius can 
hardly surmount, nor hereditary raid^ hardly sink below. 

''We know no such distinctions among us. We recognize neither 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 301 

tlie hereditary distinctions conferred by birth nor wealth. In our coun- 
try, merit is the reward of individual effort, and distinction the 
price of intelligence, industry and virtue; and the competition is open to 
all. We are all endowed with natural capacities for improvement, like the 
soil we cultivate; and our reward, like the harvest, will ))e greater or less in 
proportion to the measure of our self-improvemejit. But, as with the rich soil, 
where nature has done most man generally does least, so with the mind ; where 
the expectations from parental aid are the greatest, the offspring seem least 
anxious to exert themselves to fulfil the high obligations imposed upon all. 
Poverty and want are often the strongest stimulents to physical and mental 
exertion; and when a laudable ambition is awakened to excel in any useful 
pursuit, it seldom stops at mediocrity. Adversity more than prosperity is the 
school in which men learn wisdom. There are high responsibilities resting 
on the farmer and mechanic, which should stimulate them to mental and 
moral exertion. They constitute the physical and political strength of our 
country. If they are ignorant, poor and dependent, they are very liable to 
become the tools of demagogues and the corruptors of public morals. If 
they are intelligent and prosperous, they will be exemplary in their habits, 
strong in their influence, and independent and patriotic in the bestowment 
of their suffrages. With these incitements to improvement, and these 
duties and responsibilities before them, the farmer and mechanic have 
abundant cause to put forth their best exertions, to study the principles of 
their business, and to profit by the genius and talents and discoveries of 
others who excel in their respective callings; for however high a man may 
be naturally gifted, or however successfully he may call his physical and 
mental powers into action, he may learn much from the skill and practice 
of others. 

"Agriculture has too generally been considered a business requiring 
mere physical power, with which the principles of natural science had little 
or nothing to do. To plow, to sow, and to gather the crop, has been the 
general routine of farming operations, regardless of the poverty which such 
a practice was inflicting upon the soil. Thus the richest and most produc- 
tive lands of the Atlantic States were rendered almost worthless, and the 
scanty crops, diminishing from year to year, reproached the cultivator for 
his ignorance and ingratitude. But within the last few years, the attention 
of the farmers has been directed to the improvement of the soil, and, having 
called to his aid the light produced by scientiflc investigations and discov- 
eries, he has restoi-ed the soil to its original fertility and realized ample 
compensation for his labors. 

"And are we not practicing as bad a system of husbandry as our fathers 
did in I*^ew England? Our beautiful prairies, with their rich and produc- 
tive soil, have presented inducements for too extensive cultivation. Some 
of our richest lands are already nearly rendered worthless by the slovenly 
manner in which they have been cultivated. The ease with which the first 
and second crop, perhaps, have been obtained, has induced many of our 
farmers to undertake more than they could well perform. The land has 
been but half tilled — the weeds have been permitted to grow and ripen 
their seeds, and the winds, the birds and other operators, have distributed 
them profusely over the land. (Our soil is well adapted to the growth of 
weeds, and under the skillful cultivation of many of our farmers, produces 
an abundant harvest.) Tnough our soil is at present productive, and good 
crops can be obtained without the use of manure, yet without it, the capa- 



302 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

bilities of the soil will be yearly diminisliing. Our lands, rich as they are, 
will be beneiited by the application of niannre, and those who npply all 
they can obtain will be abundantly compensated for their labors. 

^'Probably the most of those whom I now address, have learned by 
their own experience, something of the inconvenience, not to say actual loss, 
they have sustained by half cultivating their land. Let us improve by 
past experience, and attempt no more than we can well accomplish. Let 
us avail ourselves of the labors of others, and profit by their experience and 
improvements. Science and art are now uniting their labors, and are 
deriving mutual aid from each other on the farm, as they have for some 
time been doing in the manufactory and in the shop of the artisan. A 
new era is dawning upon the vision of the farmer; new light is illuming 
his path, and a new interest and new pleasures are urging him on to 
improvement. He begins to study the laws which Providence has ordained 
for the government of improved culture, and he finds in , their application 
to his labors, the means of increasing profits and high intellectual enjoy- 
ment; and the more he studies and is guided by these laws,' the more does 
he become satisfied of his former errors and his comparative limited sphere 
of usefulness. Science is probably capable of rendering more important 
services to husbandry than to any other branch of labor, and presents a 
wider field of useful study to the cultivators of the soil, than to any other 
class of society. 

"One great obstacle to agricultural improvement, is the subordinate 
rank to which this employment Jias been consigned, and to which the farm- 
ers themselves have contributed, by a want of respect for themselves and 
respect for their vocation. The wholesome habits of society have been so 
broken up by the civil and political convulsions of the age and the inordi- 
nate thirst for acquiring wealth and fashionable consequence through specu- 
lations of various kinds, that honest productive labor has been thrown 
entirely into the background, and considered not only ungenteel, but menial 
and servile. Yet he who provides for the wants and comforts of himself 
and family, and renders some service to society at large, by his mental and 
physical industry, performs one of the high duties of life, and will ulti- 
mately be rewarded in the conscious rectitude of his life, by a greater 
measure of substantial happiness, than he who makes millions by fraud and 
speculation, to be squandered in extravagance or wasted in folly by his 
children or grandchildren. 

• "The revolutions constantly taking place in families sufficiently 
admonish us, that it is not the wealth we leave to our children, but the 
industrious and moral habits in which we educate them, that secure to 
them worldly prosperity and the treasure of an approving conscience.. 

"Not content with the gains which are ever the reward of honest and 
prudent industry, and which might be greatly increased by the culture of 
the mind; not content with one of the most independent conditions in 
society, hundreds of farmers have sought other and new employments, and 
some of truly menial character, to get rid of labor, the greatest blessing to 
man, and raise themselves in the imaginary scale of fashionable society; 
and if they cannot participate themselves in this imaginary greatness, and it 
is seldom anything more than imaginary, they are anxious to inflict the evil 
upon their posterity. What class of society have within their reach so many 
of the elements of human enjoyments as the indej^endent tillers of the soil? 
'The farmer,' says Franklin, 'has no need of popular favor; the success of 



HISTORY OK WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 303 

his crops depends only on tlie blessing of God upon his honest industry.' 
If discreetly conducted on the improved principles of husbandry, agricult- 
ure offers the certain means of acquiring wealth, and as rapidly as is con- 
sistent with the pure enjoyments of life, or with the good order and pros- 
perous condition of society. It is the golden mean, secure [alike from the 
temptations of mushroom opulence and the craven sycophancy and depend- 
ence of poverty. 

'' The success of the farmer in producing profitable crops depends, as far 
as human means are concerned, in a great measure upon preparing the soil 
properly for the reception of the seed, in ada]jting the cro]) to the soil, and 
bestowing upon it the necessary culture. A gi'eat obstacle in the way of 
improvement is ignorance of the principles or science of agriculture, and a 
blind adherence to old practices. I wonld not reject a practice that had 
been proved to be useful and important; neither would I adhere to one 
merely because it had been sanctioned by age. But I would prove all 
things, and hold fast that which is good. From the discoveries of science 
and chemistry, as applied to agriculture, we are taught many important 
lessons. Why has such signal success attended the practice of som^e of the 
best informed farmers in our country of alternating their crops? Chemical 
science answers the inquiry. The elementary matters which constitute the 
different kinds of vegetables are similar, and exist in various proportions 
both in the soil and in the products of the soil; and those elements are so 
combined as to furnish food for one species of plants one season, and that 
peculiar kind of food having been exhausted, the same species will not 
flourish on the same soil in successive seasons. Every kind of plant has 
its peculiar food ada]ited to its support, and hence we see the importance of 
a rotation in crops in order to obtain complete success. It is true there 
are some soils e.o abundantly supplied with vegetable matter that they seem 
for a time inexhaustible. I have known fields on the American Bottom, 
which is one of the richest portions of the fertile "West, and even of the 
w^orld, where Indian corn has been raised successfully for more than twenty 
successive years, and yet the crop is abundant, and the capacities of the soil 
do not seem to be diminished. But even that fertile soil may be worn out 
and its stock of vegetable food exhausted under improper cultivation, and a 
change of treatment may be found necessary in order to perpetuate its fer- 
tility. The primitive elements which constitute all animal and vegetable 
substances, combining in various forms and in various proportions, are oxy- 
gen and hydrogen, the constituents of water, nitrogen, which mixed with 
oxygen forms the atmosphere, and carbon. These elementary matters are 
found in all the combinations of matter — in a solid form in animals, vege- 
tables, and rocks. By the interposition of caloric, or the matter of heat, 
they are rendered liquid and gaseous. When they disappear in one form 
they take another — they are never lost, never annihilated. They perform a 
constant routine under the fixed and established laws of nature, for the 
benefit of man and for the order and preservation of the natural world. As 
soon as the animal and vegetable cease to live, a decomposition, or separa- 
tion of their elementary parts, commences, if exposed to the agency of heat, 
air and moisture, and goes on until their organic forms are lost, and their 
elements are mingled with the soil and fitted again to enter into new vege- 
table combinations and become again parts of new and living organic mat- 
ters. Hence we may see the necessity of studying and observing those laws 
of nature which govern to a greater or less extent the whole business of the 



304 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

farm, and which can never be violated with impunity. And, in order to 
study those h^ws to the best advantage, we should avail ourselves of all the 
helps within our reach. We should proiit by the labors and experience of 
others, as they are communicated in the agricultural journals of the d&y. 
Every farmer should by all means take some agricultural paper, and store 
his mind with all that is valuable, and thus have a stock ready for use as 
occasion may require. Individuals have been benefited hundreds of dollars 
by the outlaj^ of one dollar for a publication of this kind^ in consequence of 
the useful information it has given them in the prosecution of their busi- 
ness. And here let me call the attention of this society to the " Union 
Agriculturalist," published monthly at Chicago. Though there are valu- 
able agricultural papers published in other sections of our country, and 
which are most al.ily conducted, and in themselves may be superior to that 
of our own State, yet they are not as well adapted to our peculiar wants as 
one in which the experience of our prairie farmers is imparted for the bene- 
tit of their brethren. The "Union Agriculturalist " is the organ of the 
State Agricultural Society, and is published by the Union Agricultural So- 
ciety, and, with a becoming zeal, we should take hold and help sustain it 
and make it worthy the high destiny of the Prairie State. No one is so 
poor but he may iind some means to raise one dollar a year to pay for such 
a periodical. Better divide his means between that and the political jour- 
nal than to be deprived of its benefits. 

" Thus far, in our county the orchard has not received that attention 
its importance demands. I need not here enumerate the advantages of 
good fruit. A tree that will produce fruit worth one dollar per bushel oc- 
cupies no more ground than a tree whose fruit is beneath the notice of the 
hog. One of the first labors every farmer should perform is to prepare a 
suitable piece of land and plant his orchard, and let that orchard be selected 
from the best improved fruit, and in a very few years he will be abundantly 
compensated for all his labor and expense. 

" Tliere has been much written upon the raising of silk within the last 
few years, and many experiments have been detailed to prove that it may 
be made a profitable auxilliary to farming operations. The Multicalis 
speculation has gone by, and those who are supplied with the tree can make 
the experiment of silk raisinoj for themselves. If it can be made profitable 
in any part of our country, it deserves a fair trial here. 

'• Laboring under the disadvantage of the want of a ready market for 
our surplus produce, we should direct our attention to those aiticles which 
will pay the expense of transportation to a distant market, or which can be 
converted to useful purposes among us. As much as possible, we should 
aim at being independent; we should raise and produce among ourselves 
the most of the necessaries of life. Our farmers must raise the materials, 
and our clothing must be manufactured among us. Where can w^ool be 
raised with greater ease and more profit than on our fine prairies? Let every 
farm be M'ell stocked with good sheep, and all the wool which is not manu- 
factured among us will bear to be transported to a distant market, and bring 
in return those foreign articles which are regarded as necessary, and which 
are draining the country of the little money there is in circulation. Before 
we can be in easy and independent circumstances we must revert the present 
order of things. Instead of sending our money away to procure necessaries 
from abroad, we must not only produce articles to exchange for those neces- 
saries, but have a surplus to convert into funds for other purposes. The 



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imDrovement of cattle and ho^s demands the immediate attention ot even 
farmer Some few individuals have directed their attention to such improve 
ment with laudable zeal, and they will lind themselves abundantly repaid 
for all trouble. Beef and pork will soon become staple articles ot this 
country, and the farmer who would obtain the largest proht troni his beet 
and h'is pork will raise and fatten those animals, which, witli tlie least 
amount of food, will produce the most meat. If a hog ot one breed, at a 
criveu ao-e and with the same amount of food and the same attention, will 
wei-h twice or three times as much as one of a different breed, is it not 
important that our stock should be improved? And besides, the liog whicli 
will wei-h 400, will sell in market more readily lor $4.00 per hundred than 
ll an tShog which weighs 150 or 200 will sell for $2.50 or $3 I will not 
now specify the best breeds of cattle and hogs. It we should have a lair 
next Octolier, which we now contemplate, all will have an opportunity ot 
seeino- and iudgin- for themselves. Such exhibitions are highly important 
as they excite a spirit of emulation, and important results may be expected 
from them when properly conducted. _ _ 

'^Flax is an important article for the farmer to raise; it it can not oe 
manufactured into cloth at present, it will bear transportation, and the 
^ed can be mannfactured into oil among us, and thus save the expense ot 
ending abroad for that important article. A manutactory tor small rope 
would do a good business at once and would tind a ready market tor all that 
rould be produced. Some one should also engage in the manutactnre ot 
starch, and thus save the expense of sending our wheat to the east to be made 
into the article, and then go there to procure our supply ._ 11 sugar can be 
made from the beet profitably anywhere, it deserves a trial here. 1 he ease 
wUh which the beet is raised, and the high price of sugar, offer strong 
inducements to the capitalist to engage in its manntacture 

-1 have thus endeavored to direct your attention to the importance ot 
agricultural improvements; and though this society has ^7;^^^;^^ ^^^^^ 
tions at a time of great pecnniary embarrassments, yet let us not despise 
the day of Bmall things.^ Other societies have commenced under as unfa- 
vorabte circumstancer as this, and they have steadily and persev;.rmg y 
advanced until their salutary influence has been apparent to all. 1 could 
name instances did time permit, but I leave that for the Pf «^\^;., .. .^^ . . 

''The object of this society is a noble one, worthy the philanthiopist 
and the patriot; and though you may not reach the goal of your wishes, 

vour labors will not be lost. i •, 4. *.,. +v>i/i 

^ -The seed which you sow will produce its tens and its twenty told 
though you may not live to gather the harvest. The work of imP^-oy^-ent 
which you began will progress and be fraught with blessings on your chil- 
dren and on your State." 

The correspondence exchanged, concerning the printing of the address, 
was as follows: 

Dr. Geo. Haskell, . • u 1 

Sir.-The undersigned, a committee appointed ^Y ^1- Winnebago^^^^^^^^ 
Society, respectfully solicit of you the favor of a copy «f y'^ini tS tt mX^^^ of pub- 
.said society at their last meeting. We are ^.™' ^1^ f o^"^g ^^^^^^^^^^^ as have the 

lications on the subject of agriculture pains shou be a^ 
merit of givim,^ useful information, or of contamingmatte o in eiest toinc u 
But while we in common with others who were present to heai 5'^"^ 'f ^^'Lr'^ ^spe- 
gratified we think you cannot do the cause of agriculture, so impoitant in itselt, ana esp 



306 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

cially so embodying the leading interest of the West, a greater favor than to allow your 
address to be published, that all who will may read and learn. 

Your Obedient Servants, 

Jason Marsh, "] 
J. Weldon, |- Cominittee. 
J. S. Norton, J 
RocKi'ORD, Aug. 21, 1841. 

To Jason Marsh, \ 

J. Weldon, >• Gommittee Agricultural Society. 
J. S. Norton, ) 

Gentlemen: — Your favor of Aug. 21 is before me, and in reply yovi will permit me to 
say that 1 am not insensible of the flattering notice the society has taken of my address. I 
feel a deep interest in whatever may be calculated to promote the objects of the Agricultural 
Society, but upon mature deliberation I am not yet satisfied that the cause of agriculture will 
be materially benefited by the publication of the addi-ess I read before Ihe society, while so 
many others, more able, are published. I would, therefore, respectfully decline furnishing 
a copy for publication. Yours Respectfully, 

* Geo. Haskell. 

ROCKFORD, Aug. 25, 1841. , 

MUEDER OF SHERIFF JOHN F. TAYLOK. 

After the killing of the Driscolls, the arrest, trial, conviction and 
sentence of Oliver, McDowell and Bridge, in 184:5, as members of the band 
of outlaws that held dominion here for a number of years, the community 
seems to have been peculiarly fortunate in its freedom from outlaws and 
dishonest personages. From the time West and McDowell were sentenced 
until ISTovember, 1856, there was but little of a criminal nature to disturb 
the quiet of the people. What few crimes were committed were, for the 
most part, of a petty character, and confined to that grade of crimes and 
evil-doers that are to be found in all communities. When the "Bandits of 
the Prairie" had been dispersed and banished from the country, the people 
settled down to hard work, giving but little heed to anything but the 
improvement of their farms and the general industries of a new countr}-. 

In the month of November, 1856, however, an event occurred that 
threw the entire county into a fever of excitement, the like of which had 
not been experienced since the cold-blooded murder of John Campbell by 
the Driscolls and Bridge on Sunday, June 27, 1841. This excitement was 
created by the murder of John F. Taylor, Sheriff, by Alfred Countryman, 
and but for the firmness and decision of the more thinking of the citizens 
of Rockford, Countryman would have received the same summary judgment 
and execution that hurried the two Driscolls into eternity. The circumstances 
attending this aftair were as follows: 

On the 11th day of November, 1856, Sheriff Taylor had taken Coun- 
tryman under arrest on the charge of stealing cattle, and was taking him 
to jail. When approaching the jail door. Countryman broke away from 
the Sheriff, jumped over the fence on the Elm street side of the square, and 
lied southward, towards Kent's creek. When at the corner of Elm and 
Church streets, seeing that he was likely to be retaken. Countryman drew 
a pistol from his pocket, turned and fired at Mr. Taylor, who was in close 
pursuit. His aim was good, and Taylor fell to the ground and exj^ired 
almost instantly. The alarm was at once given, and hundreds of citizens 
started in pursuit of Countryman, who kept on towards the grove south of 
Kent's creek, and where he was finally captured. He was brought back to 
town in a wagon in the midst of the most terrible excitement ever witnessed 
in the streets of Rockford, and it was with the utmost difticulty that the 
officers who had him in charge, assisted by some of the more prominent 



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citizens, could prevent the indignant and outraged populace from lynching 
him upon the instant. But to the good name of the people be it said, better 
counsels prevailed, and the law was allowed to take its course. Countryman 
was placed in jail and closely confined, until the February term (1857) of 
the Circuit Court, Judge Benjamin K. Sheldon presiding, when he was 
tried, found guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the" 27th of March 
tollowing. 

The case was called on Monday, February 23d, and the entire afternoon 
was spent in empannelling a jury, which consisted of the following named 
persons: 

Levi Tunks, Howard; Philo C. Watson, Eockford; Anthony M. Felmly, 
Owen; Silas G. Tyler, Rockford; Jacob B. Place, Howard; G. R. Ames, 
Harrison; Allen Rice, Harrison; Charles Works, Guilford; J. W. Jenks, 
Roscoe; Edward Peppers, Howard; J. W. Knapp, Roscoe; S. P. Coller, 
Burritt. 

The 'jury being thus empanelled and sworn, the court adjourned until 
9 o'clock Tuesday morning. The prosecution was conducted by U, D. 
Meacham, State's Attorney, and William Brown, Esq.; the defence by 
Orrin Miller, Jr., and T. J. Turner, Esq, 

The trial was concluded on Thursday afternoon, February 26th, and the, 
case submitted to the jury, who returned a verdict of "gnilty of murder as 
charged in the indictment," when Judge Sheldon proceeded to pass the 
death sentence as follows: 

"Alfred Countryman, you stand convicted of the murder of John F, 
Taylor, \ our crime was attended with very aggravated circumstances. 
Mr, Taylor was the Sheriff of this county — he had arrested you for a felony, 
and was carrying you to the jail, when you broke from his custody and ran; 
he pursued, and as he was about to retake you, you drew forth from a place 
of concealment upon your person a pistol, turned upon and shot him, kill- 
ing him in two or three minutes of time. Continuing your flight, you were 
seen to reload your pistol, to be prepared, it would seem, to take the life of 
the next man who approached to take you. 

"This deed was perpetrated in the public streets of Rockford, in open 
day, in the midst of the host of friends of the deceased, to whom he was en- 
deared by his qualities as a man and his faithful services as an ofiicer, sev- 
eral of whom were eye-witnesses of the scene. It could only have been the 
respect for law, which distinguishes this community, that prevented you 
from being rent in pieces on the spot, by an explosion of popular 
indignation. 

"To shoot down a peaceful officer of justice, in the quiet execution of 
his duty, was a wanton, brutal act, an awful manifestation of an abandoned 
and malignant heart. In the e^^e of the law, no crime is more heinous than 
to slay one of its officers in the discharge of his duty. The law guards with a 
strong arm its officers ^vhen performing its own mandates. Your case is 
a sad instance of the mischief of the barbarous practice of carrying deadly 
weapons. If you had not liad that weapon of death concealed upon your 
person, you might have escaped a murderer's doom. In a well-ordered com- 
munity like this, there is no need, under ordinary circumstances, to carry 
about such weapons of defence, and when carried they are much oftener used 
as the weapon of offence than of defence. 

"The penalty of your high crime is the forfeit of your life — the terrible 
punishment the law inflicts not out of vengeance towards you, but for the 



310 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

protection of human life, to deter men from the commission of the crime of 
murder. 

"I do entreat you to devote your few remaining days on earth to an 
earnest preparation for your future state of existence, upon which you are 
so soon to enter ; delay it not in the hope that you may yet escape punish- 
ment. Your counsel, who have ably defended you and done all that legal 
abiUty could do in your behalf, have made strenuous etibrts to obtain for 
you a new trial, and their zeal may yet lead them to attempt to procure a 
reversal of your seutence. If so. rely not on any hope of success; regard 
your doom as fixed, and act accordingly. 

"Human Tribunals administer justice only, and punish — but you have 
the consolation that mercy and pardon belong to that tribunal on high 
before which you must hereafter answer for your violation ol the divine 
law. By meditation upon your spiritual concerns, and by true repentance 
and contrition of heart, may you become a lit subject of divine mercy, and 
obtain from your final judge forgiveness of your crimes. 

" The sentence of the court is, that you, Alfred Countryman, be taken 
to the jail of this county and detained in close custody until the twenty- 
seventh day of March instant ; that on that day, between the hours of ten 
iu the morning and five in the afternoon, you be taken thence to the place 
of execution in this county, and there be hung by the neck until you are 
dead. And may God have mercy on your soul," 

The place of execution was on what is now the farm of Samuel I. 
Oharct, about two miles west of the city of Rockford, and was the first and 
last (to date, 1877) execution of the death penalty in Winnebago County. 
The execution was jiublic, and thousands of people were present to witness 
it. When life was pronounced extinct, his body was cut down and deliv. 
ered to his friends. 

Alfred Countryman was born in Montgomery County, New York, June 
28, 1830, and was consequently in the twenty-seventh year of his age at the 
time of his execution. His father's family came to Ogle County in 1845-6, 
according to the condemned man's confession or written statement of the 
events of his life, where they were living at the time when Alfred com- 
mitted the crime that forfeited his life. His life does not seem to have 
been a smooth one, but full of changes and shiftings and wanderings from 
one part of the country to another. Some time in the latter part of 1853 
or in the early part of 1854, while working for the railroad company at 
Pecatonica, he made the ac([uaintance of a woman whose home was at 
Hampton, Michigan, to whom he was married by George Arnold, a justice 
of the peace of that town. At the time ol his execution he had two chil- 
dren — a girl and a l)oy — one about two years old, and the other an infant. 

WAK RECCED. 

With the exception of the recurrence of State and National elections 
and the ever-to-be-remembered Senatorial contest between two of America's 
political giants, Lincoln and Douglas, in 1858, there was nothing in the 
history of Winnebago County worthy of especial mention after the execu- 
tion of Countryman until the coming of thegreatand final conflict between 
freedom and slavery, in 1861. Up to that time the people were busily 
engaged in perfecting their plans against the coming of declining years — 
improving their farms, building houses, shops, manufacturing establish- 



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merits, railroads, etc. Crime and criminals, and evil doers, with few ex- 
ceptions, had been banished from the connty, and an era of local tranquility 
and prosperity had been fnlly and successfully inaugurated, so that when 
the electric wires conveyed to them the intelligence that, on Friday, the 
12th day of April, 1801, Fort Sumter, at Charleston, South Carolina, had 
been fired upon by rebels in arms against the government, th-y were startled 
from the contemplation of undertakings nearly completed. When, a day 
later, news was borne along the same wires that Major Anderson had been 
compelled to surrender Fort Sumter, individual enterprises were abandoned, 
at least for the time, and with one purpose the people rallied to a common 
centre to take counsel together, and inaus^urate such measures as miffht 
become necessary to meet the Government's call for volunteers to defend 
and maintain the integrity of the Union. While the people of Charleston 
were holding high revel over the surrender of Fort Sumter, the people of 
Winnebago County wei-e preparing to take part in the measures that were 
sure to be inaugurated to punish their treason. An impromptu meeting 
was called in liockford, and a committee appointed to prepare and issue a 
call for a mass meeting of citizens to consider the exigencies ot the occa- 
sion, and to adopt such measui'es as the times seemed sure to demand. 
That committee issued the following call: 

"union mass meeting." 

'•'Citizens of Winnebago County^ Let us Meet the Issue like MenP' 

"The citizens of W^innebago County, without distinction of party, are 
requested to meet at the court house in Rockford, on Wednesday, April 
21:th, 18()1, at one o'clock p. m., for the purj»ose of holding counsel together 
and adopting such measures as in their judgment the present alarming 
crisis demands, and properly responding to the President in his call for 
support to the General Government. A full attendance from all the towns 
in the county is anxiously desired. — E. F. W. Ellis, S. M. Chuech, L. F. 
Warner, Committee.'''' Dated April 17, 1861. 

Saturday, April 20, 1861, the Rockford Register spoke as follows: 

"patriotism at home." 

"Our city, in common with all other places throughout the North, has 
been the scene of almost continuous excitetiient on the war question during 
the whole week. The prevailing subject and constant theme of conversa- 
tion in all circles, at home as well as on the street, has been the exciting- 
news in connection with the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, 
and the war thus inaugurated. Party lines have for the time been laid 
aside in devotion to the Union, and with few exceptions our Democratic 
citizens, to their honor be it said, join heartily in sustaining the Adminis- 
tration in the crisis thus forced upon the country. It is no time now to 
argue who is right or who is wrong upon the questions of national policy 
which have heretofore created dissensions into parties. One common pur- 
pose should animate all hearts in this hour of our country's peril — that of 
preserving it from irretrievable ruin. We hope we have no Cow Boys in 
Rockford or Winnebago County." 

The mass meeting called for the 24th was an imposing demonstration. 
Every man present and participating in the action of the meeting had, for 



312 , HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

the once, divested himself of political bias, and was governed alone by 
patriotic inipulsos. There was no halting between two opinions — tliere 
was but one expression, but one purpose — "the Union must and shall be 
preserved." Sti'ong resolutions were adopted, and men and money j)ledged 
till the rebellion was conquered, peace restored, and the integrity of the 
Union vindicated. 

But even before this meeting had assembled and taken action in the 
premises, enlistments had commenced, and the organization of several 
companies undertaken, and within a week after the news of the surrender 
of Fort Sumter had been received the Rockford Zouaves had completed 
their organization and tendered their services to the Government. The 
citizens, equally patriotic, in a few hours subscribed and paid in the sum of 
$1,270.49 to purchase the uniform for this company, and with hearts full of 
love for their country and the prayers of the citizens they marched away 
under command of Captain JS^evins, and went into camp at Springtield. 
During the week ending May 4, five other companies were raised, as fol- 
lows: Kockford Zouaves, Company B, Ellis Rifles, Rockford Rifles, a com- 
pany of Dragoons, and a company of Irish citizens. On the 20tli of 
Septembei*, six companies had been raised and officered in Winnebago 
County, and accepted for service as follows: 

Rockford Zouaves, Company A — Captain G. L. Nevins. 

Ilochford Zouaves, Company B — ^Captain Andrus. 

Durand Guards — Captain Whitmeyer. 
Washburn J?//^es— Captain Bird. 

Rockfoi'd Rljl>es — Captain Smith, 

Ellis Rifles— G^i^i^m E. F. W. Ellis. 

Besides these, Captain Austin was raising a cavalry company, Captain 
Boyd's company was nearly full. Lieutenant Ivetcheson was recruiting for 
a Missouri regiment, and Major P. Fiynn was forwarding recruits for Mul- 
ligan's Irish Brigade at St. Louis. 

This uprising of the patriotic men of Winnebago was in the first 
months of the war — the spring and summer of 1861. While the younger 
portion of the community were thus responding to their counti'y's call for 
men to defend and uphold its honor, the older men were no less active in 
providing ways and means to help their boys ofl" to the field of battle. Nor 
were mothers, wives and sisters inactive. They had a duty to discharge and 
they discharged it faithfully. The county authorities, within a very few 
days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, met in special session and appro- 
priated $10,000 to be expended in the equipment of volunteers, and the 
support of the families of such of them as were married. This sum was 
increased by subsequent appropriations for bounties, etc., until very nearly 
$500,000 were paid out for war purposes. In addition, each township pro- 
vided a liberal bounty lund, while private subscriptions were also made 
from time to time, and whenever occasion or necessity demanded. There 
was no penuriousness either in the county authorities or private individ- 
uals. And thus the good work went on from the beginning to the end of 
the war. To every call for volunteers, a ready response was made, and the 
quota assigned to the county promptly filled. 

In Kaufl'man and Burch's Rockford City Directory and County Gazet- 
teer, published in 1869, there is an article under the caption of "Winnebago 
County in the War," from which we make the following statistical extract: 

"Up to October 1, 1863, the quota of the county, according to the 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. ' 313 

enrollment returns made to the Assistant Marshal General's office at 
Springfield, was 2,037 men; the enlistments credited to the county, 1.921, 
leaving the county short, according to this estimate, 116 men. These were 
more than made up, however, by men who had enlisted in the regiments 
raised in other States, and who nad not up to this time been allowed to the 
credit of the county. It was subsequently ascertained that about 325 men 
from this county had enlisted in Wisconsin and Missom-i regiments. 

"In 1864 a new enrollment was made by Halscy G. Clark. Esq., enroll- 
ing officer of the county. This enrollment showed 4,627 persons between 
the age of 20 and 45 years, liable to military duty. 

"The quota of the county, upon this enrollment, under the various calls 
for troops to July 1, 1864, was 2,778, apportioned to the different towns 
and wards of the city as follows: 

No. Enrolled Quota to 
1864. July, 1864. 

Roscoe - 190 124 

Harlem 1H1 88 

Guilford • .130 82 

Cherry Valley 228 134 

New Milford i 136 85 

Owen 172 104 

Rockton ..268 167 

Shirlaad 61 40 

Harrison 80 53 

Burritt _. 201 115 

Winnebago ..213 133 

Seward .198 111 

Lysander 256 159 

Howard 210 129 

Laoua 102 62 

Rockford, outside of the city - -.. .168 104 

City, 1st Ward.- ■'..355 204 

" 2d " 407 233 

" 2d " .437 253 

" 4th " .. 428 250 

" 5th " : 250 148 

Total. ..4,627 2,778 

" This quota was filled on the 30th day of September, 1864, the last 
two men being mustered in on that day. 

" In December, 1864, when the last call for men was made by the 
President, it was resolved by the county authorities to make a new and 
thorough enrollment, it being claimed that the one last made was incorrect, 
and that it reported a greater number of men liable to military duty than 
there really was in the county. Accordingly, in December, 1864, a thor- 
ough canvass of each enrollment district was made, which gave 3,269 per- 
sons liable to draft, a decrease of 1,361 from the previous enrollment. 
Upon this enrollment the last quota of the county was based, amounting to 
398 men. They w^ere divided among the towns and wards of Eockford as 
follows : 

Enrollment, Quota, Jan. 
Dec. 1864. 1st, 1865. 

Roscoe - - --125 16 

Harlem -110 28 

Guilford -- 86 19 

Cherry Valley ....184 29 

New Milford 106 22 

Owen ---153 27 

Rockton -199 27 



314 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Enrollment, Quota, Jan. 
Dec. 1864. Ist, 1865. 

Shiiland --- 50 8 

Harrison... - -- 93 10 

Burritt --.- 166 20 

Winnebago - -- -.200 9 

Seward ..- -175 30 

Lysander. -. - ....229 20 

Howard --.- 171 26 

Laona — - 81 15 

Rockford, outside of city 150 23 

City, 1st Ward _. 169 17 

" 2d " 258 21 

" 3d " 194 11 

" 4th " -- --203 12 

" 5tli " 167 18 

Total 3,269 398 

" The apparent unequal distribution of these quotas to the different 
towns was the cause of much complaint among the county authorities; 
their complaints, however, were of no avail, and the men had to be furn- 
ished as apportioned. This was done by the 15th of April, 1865, the last 
man having been mustered in previous to that date. These, with those 
furnished under fornier calls, made 3,176 of her patriotic citizens who 
risked their lives on Southern battle-fields to sustain the Government. 

"Although the county has within its limits a large number of persons 
of foreign birth, to their credit be it said, but 36 of this number were will- 
ing to shield themselves behind foreign protection papers, and while enjoy- 
ing all the privileges of residents of the United States, refused to assist in 
supporting its Government. They are divided among the towns as follows: 

"Howard, 10; New Milford, 3; Laona, 3; 1st and 2d Wards City, 5; 
3d, 4th and 5th- Wards City, 6; Owen, 1; Rockton, 1; Harlem, 6; Guil- 
ford, 1; total, 36." 

Having thus preserved the patriotic offerings of the people of Winne- 
bago County as a community, there is one other duty that devolves upon 
our pen — that is, to gather the names of the brave men who were so ready 
to forsake home, friends, and the comforts of peaceful avocations, and ofier 
their lives in defense of their country's honor. This is not only a pleasure, 
but it is a duty, not only due to those whom the fate of the war spared to 
return to their homes, but to the memory of those who fell with their faces 
to the enemy — many of whom sleep the last, long sleep in unmarked and 
unknown graves. This Record was well earned, and it is our purpose to 
present the Record as complete as possible, and that it shall embrace the 
names, companies, regiments, terms of enlistments, the battles in which 
they engaged, etc. What more fitting tribute can be ofiered to their sol- 
dier lives ? It will be a wreath of glory encircling every brow, and a mem- 
ento which each and every one of them earned in defense of our country's 
honor, integrity, and unity. Monuments may crumble; cities fall into de- 
cay; the tooth of time leave its impress on all the works of man; but the 
memory of the gallant deeds of the army of the Union in the great war of 
the rebellion, -in which the sons of Winnebago bore so conspicuous a part, 
will live in the minds of men so long as time and civilized governments 
endure. 



Winnebago County War Record. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



Adjt - - Adjutant 

Art ..Artillery 

Col -Colonel 

Capt Captain 

Corpl Corporal 

Comsy Commissary 

com -- commissioned 

cav caval ry 

captd - captured 

disd...:' discharged 



e -- enlisted 

excd exchanged 

inl infantry 

kid killed 

m. o mustered out 

prmtd -. promoted 

pri'ir prisoner 

Regt .- Regiment 

Sergt .Sergeant 

wd wounded 



Sth Infantry, 



Second Assistant Surgeon Clarence M. Spalding, com. 
March 27, 1865. Mustered out May 4, i865. 

Company G. 

Abraham John, e. Dec. 17, 1S63, absent on furlough. 
Barthout Jas. e. Sept. 28, 1S64, absent on furlough. 
Blackburn Jos. e. Dec. 20, 1863, prmt. Corpl., m. o. 

Oct. 5, 1865. 
Carlin M. e. Dec. 19, 1863, m. o. May 4, 1866. 
Thurston John, e. Jan. 20, 1864, m. o. May 4, 1866. 

11th Tnfantr'y. 

The regiment was called into service under proclama- 
tion of the President, April 16, 1861 ; organized at 
Springfield, and mustered into service April 30, i86i,by 
Captain Pope, for three months. 

During this term of service, the regiment was sta- 
tioned at Vill.i Ridge, 111., to June 20th, then removed 
to Bird's Point, Mo., where it remained performing 
garrison and field duty until July 30th, when the regi- 
ment was mustered out, and re-enlisted for three years' 
service. During the three months' term, the lowest 
aggregate w^s. S82, and the highest 933, and at the mus- 
ter out was gi6. 

Upon the re-muster, July 13th, the aggregate was 
2S8. During the months of August, September, Octo- 
ber and November, the regiment was recruited to an 
aggregate of 801. In the meantime were doing garrison 
and field duty, participating in the following expedi- 
tions ; September gth to nth, expedition towards New 
Madrid ; October 6th to nth, to Charleston, Mo.; Nov- 
ember 3d to 12th, to Bloomfield, Mo., via Commerce, 
returning 7na Cape Girardeau ; January 7th and Sth, 
expivdition to Charleston, Mo., skirmished with a por- 
tion of the command of Jeff. Thompson ; January 13th 
to 20th, reconncisance of Columbus, Ky., under Gen. 
Grant ; January 25th to 28th, to Sikestown, Mo ; Feb- 
ruary 2d, embarked on transports for Fort Henry, par- 
ticipating in campaign against that place ; February 
nth, moved towards Fort Donelson ; P'ebruary 12th, 
13th and 14th, occupied in investing that place , 12th, 
heavily engaged with the enemy about five hours, 
losing 329 killed, wounded and missing, out of about 
500 engaged, of whom 72 were killed and 182 wounded ; 
March 4th and 5th, <?« route to Fort Henry ; 5th to 13th, 
en route to Savannah, Tenn., in transports ; 23d to 
25th, en route from Savannah to Pittsburg Landing ; 
April 6th and 7th, engaged in battle of Shiloh, losing 
27 killed and wounded, out of 150 engaged ; April 24th 
to June 4th, participated in siege of Corinth, thence 



marched to Jackson, Tenn., making headquarters there 
to August 2d ; participated in two engagements, July 
ist and 2d, towards Trenton, Tenn.; July 23d to 28th, 
to Lexington, Tenn.; August 2d, moved to Cairo, 111., 
for purpose of recruiting; remained at that point urtil 
August 23 ; thence to Paducah, Ky., remaining there 
until November 20th ; in the meantime engaged in two 
expeditions — August 24th to September i6th, to Clarks- 
ville, Tenn.. I'/flTForts Henry and Donelson — October 
31st to November 13th, expedition to Hopkinsville, 
Ky.; November 20th to 24th, <?« route to Lagrange, 
Tenn., where the regiment reported and was assigned 
to Brigadier General McArthur's Division, Left Wing, 
13th Army i^orps. From this time 10 Jan. i2_, 1863, 
participated in campaign in Northern Mississippi, 
marching via Tallahatchie (where the regiment wab 
engaged in a sharp skirmish) ; from thence to Abbe- 
ville ; thence seven miles below Oxford ; thence to 
Holly Springs, Moscow and Memphis, Tenn. Re- 
mained in Memphis until the 17th, when embarked on 
transport and en route to Young's Point until 24th, re- 
maining there until February nth ; then moved to 
Lake Providence, and assigned to the Seventeenth 
Army Corps, making headquarters there until April 
20tli, participating in expedition to American Bend, 
from March 17th t028th. April 23, 1S63, the One Hun- 
dred and Ninth Illinois Infantry was transferred to the 
Eleventh, 589 being the aggregate gained by the trans- 
fer. April 26th, regiment moved with column to rear 
of Vicksburg, via Richmond, Perkins' Landing, Grand 
Gulf, Raymond and Black River, arriving before the 
works May i8th ; May 19th and 22d, engaged in_ as- 
saults on the enemy's works ; then in the advance siege 
works to July 4th, at time of surr-nder ; the regiment 
losing in the siege and assault i field officer (Colonel 
Garrett Neviusfkilled, 3 line officers wounded, and 40 
men killed and wounded. July 17th, moved with ex- 
pedition to Natchez, Miss., participating in expedition 
to Woodvillf , Miss. October 12th, returned to Vicks- 
burg, Miss., making headquarters there to July 29, 
1864 ; in the meantime engaged in the following expe- 
ditions ; February ist to March 8ih, up Yazoo river to 
Greenwood, Miss., having skin ish at Liverpool 
Heights, February 5th, losing 4 killed and 9 wofnded ; 
action at Yazoo City, March 5th, losing i line officer 
killed, 8 men killed, 24 wounded, and 12 missing ; April 
6th to 2Sth, at Black River Bridge ; May 4th to 21st, 
expedition to Yazoo City, Benton and Vaughn's Sta- 
tion, Miss-, taking prominent part in three important 
skirmishes ; July ist to 7th, with an expedition to Jack- 
son, Miss., under Major General Slocum, eng.iged with 
the enemy three times ; July - 9th, moved to Morganza, 
and was assigned to Nineteenth Army Corps, staying 
there to September 3d ; in the meantime participating 
in an expedition to Clinton, La., August 24th to 29th ; 
September 3d, moved to mouth of White river. Ark.; 



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October 8th, moved to Memphis, Tenn., returning to 
White river October 27th ; November 6th and 7th, ex- 
pedition to Gaine:.' Landing; November 8th, moved to 
JJiivall's Blufr, Ark.; November 30th to December 4th, 
en route to Memphis, Tenn.; December 20th to 31st, 
expedition to Moscow, Tenn.; January ist to 5th, 
en route to Kenner, La.; February 4th to 7th, en route 
to Dauphine Island, via Lake Ponchartrain ; March 
17th to April i2th, engaged in operations against 
Mobile, Ala., marching from Fort Morgan, participat- 
ing in the investment and siege and final capture of 
Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and in the assault on 
the latter. April 12th, marched into and took posses- 
sion of the city of Mobile, staying there until the 27th 
of May, when embarked in transport and moved via 
Lake Ponchartrain to New Orleans ; from thence to 
Alexandria, La., remaining there until June 22d ; 
thence to Baton Rouge, La., to be mustered out of ser- 
vice ; mustered out July 14, 1S65, and left for Spring- 
field, HI., for payment and final discharge. 

Killed in the field and died of wounds 149 

Aggregate three months' service 933 

Aggregate three years' service 1 879 

Field and staff, three years' service 53 

The following General Officers have been in the regi- 
ment : 

Gen. W H. L. Wallace, Gen. T. E. G. Ransom, 
Gen. Smith D. Atkins. 

The following Field Officers of other regiments were 
members of this regiment : 

Col. Hotchkiss, Col. Hopeman, Col. H. H. Dean, 
Col. G. L. Fort, Lieut. Col. McCalb,Maj. S. B. Dean, 
Maj. Widmer. 

Line Officers from this regiment to other regiments, 
thirty-three (33). 

■* Colonel Garrett Nevius, com. Major July 30, 1861. 
Promoted Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 15, 1862. Pro- 
moted Colonel March 16, 1863. Killed in Battle 
near Vicksburg, May 23, 1863. _ 

Adjutant Henry H. Dean, com. First Lieutenant Co. 
D, July 3O1 1861. Promoted Adjutant Oct. 16, 
1862. Term expired July 31, 1864. 

Quartermaster Sergeant Herrington Love, e. as Sergt. 
July 30, 1861 Appointed Q. M. Sergeant Jan. 8, 

1864. Transferred to 46th L V. L Mustered out 
July 8, 1865. 

Commissary Sergeant Jno. W. Bardwell, e. Aug. 10, 

1861. Appointed Com. Sergeant March 26, 1864. 
Discharged Aug. 10, 1864, term expired. 

Company D. 

Captain Wm. D. E. Andrus, com. June 30, 1861. Term 
e.xpired July 31, 1864. 

First Lieutenant Urrin C. Towne, com. Second Lieu- 
tenant July 30, 1861. First Lieutenant Oct. 16, 

1862. ferm expired July 29, 1864. 

First Lieutenant VVm. H. Stalker, e. as private Sept. 
28,1861. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 22, 1864. Pro- 
moted Corporal, Scrgeunt, First Sergeant, then 
Second Lieutenant, July 29, 1864. Promoted First 
Lieutenant July 31,1864. Mustered out July 14, '65. 

Second Lieutenant Aaron Bayles, e. as private Aug. 15, 

1861. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 22, 1864. Promoted 
Corporal, Sergeant, First Sergeant, then Second 
Lieutenant, July 31. 1864. Mustered out July 
14, 1865. 

Sergt. Geo. E. Dolphin, e. July 30, 1861, disd. June Si 

1865, prmt. U. S. C. T. 

Sergt. Samuel T. Beddoes, e. July 30,'6i, trans, to 46th 

L V. L 
Corpl.D.R. Towne,e.Sept.i, 6i,disd.April 30,'62,disab. 
Corpl. Benj. F. Whitcher, e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. Sept. 

I, 1862, as Sergt., wds. 
Corpl. Henry P. Strong, e. Sept. i,'6i, died Jan. 2o,'62. 
Corpl. W. H. A. Duner, e. Sept. 25, 1861, kid. at Don- 

elson, Feb. i6, 1862. 
Corpl. F. J. Houseman, e. Sept. i, '61, m.o. Aug. 21, '65. 
Corpl. Ambrose Stearns, e. Nov. i, 1861, disd. July 26, 

1862, disab. 

Corpl. S. R. Hest, e. July 3o,'6i, disd. Nov. 20, '62, wds. 
Musician F. B. Wakeman, e. July 30, 1861, disd. Mch. 
10, 1863, disab. ' 

Atkins Lewis, e. Sept. i, '61, disd. May 23, '62, disab. 
Abbott Jas. e. Oct. 22, 1861, died April 6, 1862. 



Atkins Wm. e. Sept. i, 1861, disd. Feb. 16, 1863, disab. 
Allen Edw. W. e. Sept. i,'6i, disd. Dec. 29, '62, disab. 
Allen Wm. W, e. Sept. i, '61, disd. Dec. 29, '62, disab. 
Bridgman O. e. Aug. 15, '61, died April 17, 1S62, wds. 
Bourne M. E. e. Aug. 10, '61, disd. Aug. 10, '64, term ex. 
Briggs G. J. e. Aug. 10, '61, disd. Aug. 10 '64, term ex. 
Bookhaut Jas. e. Aug. 10, 1861, trans, to 8th I. V. L 
Bramer Henry, e. Aug. lo, 1861, disd. April 7, 1S64. 
Britt Chas. F. e. Aug. 23, '61, disd. Sept. i, '63, disab. 
Balson Wesley ,e. Oct. 22, '61, disd. Oct. 21, '64, term ex. 
Compton R. A. e. Nov. i, '61, disd. Feb. i, '62, disab. 
Carey Thos. e. Nov. i, '61, died March 15, 1862. 
Crawford Jas. e. Aug. 15, '61, disd. July 20. '62, disab. 
Croley Daniel, e. Oct. 24, 1861, drowned Dec. 9, 1861. 
Coddington A.VV.e. Oct.i4,'6i, disd. Aug. 15, '62, disab. 
Doolittle P. W. e. Sept. 7, 1861, m. o. Dec. 17, 1864. 
Donaldson Jas. B. e. Aug. 15, 1861, died Nov. 17, 1862. 
Darling Geo. W. e. Ncv. 7, 1861, died Feb. 20, 1862. 
Denton D. H. e. Aug. 15, '61, disd. Dec. 29,' 62, disab. 
Darralls F. W. e. Sept. 15, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 
Frick F. e. Aug. 15, '61, m.o. as Corpl. Aug. 22, 1864. 
Fuller Edwin B. e. Sept. 7, '61, disd. Sept. 7, '64, term e.x. / 
Flannery M. e. Oct. 23, 1861, disd. Nov. 7, 1863, wds. 
Gile Wm. A. e. Sept. 7, 1861, died Oct. 13, home on 

furlough. 
Gilbert Geo. W. e. Oct. 2, '61, disd. May 10, '63, disab. 
Gile Geo. W. e. Sept. 7, 1861, m. o. June 28, 1865. 
Hamilton C. A. e. Aug. 10, 1861, died Oct. 7, 1861. 
Hawkinson Chas. e. July 30, '61, disd. Corpl. Aug. 17*64. 
Hudson Wm. e. Aug. 15, '61, disd. Aug. 14, '64, term ex.. 
Harris H. E. e. Aug. 15, '61, disd. Aug. 17, '64, termex. 
Hudson W. J. e. Aug. 15, '61, disd. Aug. 17, '64, term ex. 
John Wm. e. Aug. is, '61, re-enlisted as vet., died June 

15, 1865. 
Kent Wm. T. e. Aug. 10, 1861, disd. May 23, '62, disab. 
Kingsley S. e. Sept. i. 1861, died May 28, 1862. 
Krunney F. e. Sept. i,'6i, died of wds. rec'd Donelson. 
Loop M. M. e. Aug. 15, 1861, disd. Oct. 7, 1862. 
Lathram A. H. e. Sept. i,'6r, disd. March 17, '62, disab. 
Murphy Roger, e. Aug. 10, '61, disd. Aug. 25, '62, disab. 
Murphy John, e. Oct. 4. 1861, died June 8, 1862. 
Murphy Wm. J. e. Oct. 7, '61. disd. Aug. 6, '62, disab. 
Manchester Dennis, e. Sept. s,'6i, kid. at Shiloh, April 

6, 1862. 
Manchester Geo. H. e, Sept. i, 1861, died May 30,1863. 
Mager E. K. e. July 30, 1861, died Feb. 20, 1862, wds. 
Newell F. C. e. Aug.. 15 1861, died Aug. 21, 1863. 
Pelton A. H. e. Aug! 15, 1861, died Oct. 30, 1861. 
Pluiiier S.e. Nov. 7, 1861. disd. May 23, 1863, disab. 
Shank C. C. e. July 30, 1861, m. o. July 29, 1864. 
Stalker Jas. H. e. Sept. 20, '61, disd. Nov. 20, '62,disab. 
Stewart Chas. e. Oct. 12, 1861, disd. May 23, 1862. 
Sullivan Daniel, e. Oct. 24, '61, died April 11, '62, wds. 
Thurston John, e. Oct. 10, '61. re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

22, 1864, trans, to 8th L V. I. 
Thompson Sam. e. Nov. i, 1861, died May 6, 1862. ! 

Trask Julius, e. Aug. 10, '61, disd. May 23, '62, disab. 
Trask M. e. Sept. i, '61, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 5, '63, 

trans, to 46th L V. L 
Town Wm. e. Sept. i, 1861, disd. Aug. 15, 1S62, disab. 
Wheeler Chas. T. e. Sept. i, 1861, disd. Sept. 7, 1864. 
Wilson Wm. M. e. Aug. 15, '61, disd. May 23, '62, disab, 
Westbrook Jas. S. e. Sept. 15, 1861, disd. Sept. 17, 1864. 
Warren John W. o. Sept. i, 1861, died Dec. 24, 1864. 
Webb Miles C. e. Sept. i, i86i, disd. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Warner A. 3. e. Sept. i, i86i, disd. Sept. 7, 1864. 
Wright E. A. e. Sept. i. '61, disd. May 23, '62, disab. 

Daniels F. W. e. Dec. 9,'62,prmt.Corpl. died July 7,'6s. 
Howard Matthews, e. Dec. 8, 1863, trans, to 8th L V. 1. 
John Wm. e. March 9, 1864, died June 15, 1865. 
Thompson A. A. e. Jan. 22, 1864, trans, to non-com- 
missioned staff as Sergt. Major. 

Abraham Jno. e. Dec. 17, '63, trans, to SthLV.LCorpl. 
Blackburn Jos. e. Dec. 22, '63, trans, to 8th L V. L 
Barns Louis, e. Dec. 12, 1863, m. o. Sept. 26, 1865. 
Beggs Paul, e. Aug. 15, 1862, died Aug. 7, 1863. 
Coleman Isaac, e. Aug. 15, 1862, m. o. July 14, 1865. 
Crowell F. B. e. Aug. 15, 1862, kid. at Yazoo City, 

March 5, 1864. 
Jackson Wm. A. e. Dec. 23, '63, trans, to 46th I. V. I. 
Loop M. M. e. Dec. 17, '63, disd. Oct. 30, '64, disab. 
Pitney Levi, e. Dec. i/, '63, absent without leave since 

July 30, 1864. 
Stalker Ewd. B. e. Aug. 14, '62, m.o. Sergt. July 14*65. 
Spicer A. C. disd. Sept. i, 1863, disab. 
Van Needam Tlieo. e. Jan. 4, 1864, trans, to 46th I. V.I. 
Wellington Thos. e. Dec. 24, 1863, trans, to 8th I. V. I. 








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Company G. 

First Lieutenant Edward P. Thomas, e. as First Ser- 
geant Co. D, Sept. I, 1861. Promoted Second 
Lieutenant Feb. 15,1862. Promoted First Lieuten- 
ant Nov. 22, 1862. Term expired Oct. 31, 1864. 

15th Infantry, 

The Fifteenth Regiment Infantry Illinois Volunteers 
was organized at Freeport, Illinois, and mustered into 
the United States service May 24, 1861 — being the first 
regiment organized from the State for the three years' 
service. It then proceeded to Alton, 111., remaining 
there six weeks for instruction. Left Alton for St. 
Charles, Mo., thence, by rail, to Mexico, Mo. Marched 
to Hannibal, Mo., thence, by steamboat, to Jefferson 
Barracks ; then, by rail, to Rollo, Mo. Arrived in 
time to cover Gen. Siegel's retreat from Wilson's Creek; 
thence to Tipton, Mo., and thence joined Gen. Fre- 
mont's army. Marched from there to Springfield, Mo.; 
thence back to Tipton ; then to Sedalia with Gen. 
Pope, and assisted in the capture of 1,300 of the enemy 
a few miles from the latter place ; then marched to Ot- 
terville, Mo., where it went into winter quarters, Dec. 
26, 1861. Remained there until Feb. i, 1862.' Then 
marched to Jefferson City ; thence to St. Louis, by rail ; 
embarked on transports for Fort Donelson, arriving 
there the day of the surrender. 

'I'he regiment was then assigned to the Fourth Di- 
vision, Gen. Hurlbut commanding, and marched to 
Fort Henry. Then embarked on transports for Pitts- 
burg Landing. Participated in the battles of the 6th 
and 7th of April, losing 252 men, killed and wounded. 
Am^ng the former were Lieutenant Colonel E. T. W. 
Ellis, Major Goddard, Capiain- Brownell and Wayne, 
and Lieutenant John W. Puterbaugh. Captain Adam 
Nase, wouiided and taken prisoner. The regiment then 
marched to Corinth, participating in various skirmishes 
and the siege of that place, losing a number of men 
killed and wounded. 

After the evacuation of Corinth, the regiment marched 
to Grand Junction ; thence to Holly Springs, back to 
Grand Junction; thence to Lagrange; thence to Mem- 
phis, arriving there July 21, 1862, and remained there 
until September 6th. Then marched to Bolivar ; thence 
to the Hatchie river, and participated in the battle of 
the Hatchie. Lost' fifty killed and wounded in that en- 
gagement. Then returned to Bolivar ; from thence to 
Lagrange ; thence, with Gen. Grant, down through 
Mississippi to Coffeeville, returning to Lagrange and 
Memphis ; thenc= to Vicksburg, taking an active part 
in the siege of that place. After the surrender of 
Vicksburg, marched with .Sherman to Jackson, Miss.; 
then returned to Vicksburg and embarked for Natchez. 
Marched thence to Kingtton ; returned to Natchez ; 
then to Harrisonburg, La., capturing Fort Beauregard, 
on the Washita river. Returned to Natchez, remained 
there until Nov. 10, 1863. Proceeded to Vicksburg and 
went into winter quarters. Here the regiment re- 
enlisted as veterans, remaining until Feb. i, 1864, when 
it moved with Gen. Sherman through Mississippi. On 
Champion Hills had a severe engagement with rebel 
Carney. Marched to Meridian ; thence south to Enter- 
prise ; thence b,ick to Vicksburg. Was then ordered 
to Illinois on veteran furlough. On expiration of fur- 
lough joined Seventeenth Army Corps and proceeded 
up the Tennessee river to Clifton ; thence to Hunts- 
ville, Ala.; thence to Decatur and Rome, Ga.; thence 
to Kingston, and joined Gen. Sherman's army, march- 
ing on Atlanta. 

At AUatoona Pass the Fifteenth and the Fourteenth 
Infantry were consolidated, and the organization was 
known as the Veteran Battalion Fourteenth and Fif- 
teenth Illinois Infantry Volunteers, and numbering 625 
men. From AUatoona Pass it proceeded to Ackworth, 
and was then assigned to duty, guarding the Chatta- 
nooga and Atlanta Railroad. Whilst engaged in this 
duty, the regiment being scattered along the line of 
road, the rebel Gen. Hood, marching north, struck the 
road at Big Shanty and Ackworth, and captured about 
300 of the command. The remainder retreated to Ma- 
rietta, were mounted and acted as scouts for Gen. Van- 
dever. They were afterwards transferred to Gen. F. 
P. Blair, and marched with Gen. Sherman through 
Georgia. 

After the capture of Savannah, the regiment pro- 
ceeded to Beaufoit, South Carolina; thence to Salka- 

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hatchie river, participating in the various skirmishes in 
that vicinity — Columbia, S. C, Fayetteville, N. C., 
battle of Bentonville — losing a number wounded; 
thence to Goldsboro and Raleigh. At Raleigh, recruits 
sufficient to fill up both regiments were received, ana 
the organization ot the Veteran Battalion discontinued, 
and the Fifteenth reorganized. The campaign of Gen. 
Sherman ended by the surrender of Gen. Johnson. The 
regiment then marched with the army to Washington, 
D. Q,.,via Richmond and Fredericksburg, and partici- 
pated in the grand review at Washiui>ton, May 24, 
1865 ; remained there two weeks. Proceeded, by rail 
and steamboat, to Louisville, Ky.; remained at Louis- 
ville two weeks. The regiment was then detached from 
the Fourth Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, and 
proceeded, by steamer, to St. Louis; from thence to 
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, arriving there July i, 1865. 
Joined the army serving on the Plains. Arrived at Fort 
Kearney, August 14th ; then ordered to return to Fort 
Leavenworth, S,-pt. i, 1S65. where the regiment was 
mustered out the service and placed t?« ro/</t' for .Spring- 
field, 111., for final payment and discharge — having 
served four years and four months. 

Number of miles marched 4299 

Number of miles by rail 2403 

Number of miles by steamer 4310 

Total miles traveled 11 012 

Number of men joined from organization 1963 

Number of men at date of muster-out 640 

Lieutenant Colonel Edward F. Ellis, com. May 14, 

_ 1861. Killed in battle of Pittsburg Landing. 
Adjutant Cyrenus C. Clark, com. First Lieutenant Co. 

C, May 14, 1S61. Promoted Adjutant Sept. 4, 1861. 

Transferred to Staff. 
Quartermaster Sergeant Jacob H. Read, com. Jan. 

I, 1864. Transferred to Field and Staff Veteran 

Battalion. 

Company A. 

Lyman Chas. W. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 24, 1864. 
Teisdale Robt. M. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 24, 1864. 

Company B. 

Cleaver Chas. W. e. May 24, 1861. disd. Feb. 6, 1862, 

worthlessness. 
Dunham Sam'l, e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

I, 1864. See Co. B, Vet. Bat. 
Hartman H. H. e. May 24, '61, disd. Feb. 6, '62, disab. 
Hardy Job E. e. May 24, '61, disd. Aug. 21, '62, disab. 
Rhodes Milton, e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 24, 1864. 
Smith Geo. G. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as vet., m.o. 

May 30, 1865, First Sergeant. 
WestfallChas. H.e. May 24,'6i, trans. Co. I, May 29 '61. 

Vet. Dis. March 27, 1865. 

Briggs D. D. disd. Sept. 13, 1861, disab. 

Eastman E. H. e. May 24, '61, died July 27, '62, wds. 

Garrett John H. e. May 24, '61, disd. Oct. 18, '62, disab. 

Hill F. R. e. May 24, 1861, disab. 

Hardy A. W. e. May 24, '61, disd. June i, '62, disab. 

Company G. 

Captain Holder Brounell, commissioned May 14, 1861. 
Killed at battle Pittsburg Landing. 

Captain Geo. W. Bradley, commissiohed Second Lieu- 
tenant, May 14, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant, 
Sept. 4, 1861. Promoted Captain, April 7, 1862. 
Died May 28, 1863. 

Captain Hampden S. Cottel, e. as Sergt. May 24, 1861. 
Promoted Second Lieutenant, Aug. 21, 1862. Pro- 
moted Captain, May 28, 1863. Mustered out at 
consolidation. 

First Lieutenant Gideon V. Carr, e. as private May 24, 

1861. Promoted First Lieutenant, April 7, 1862. 
Resigned June 2, 1863. 

First Lieutenant Vilroy Q. Paxon, e. as Corporal, May 

24, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant, June 2, 1863. 

Mustered out at consolidation. 
Second Lieutenant Orville T. Andrews, e. as Sergeant, 

May 24, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant, Sept. 

4, 1861. Honorably discharged, Aug. 21, 1863. 
Sergt. Lamar H. Lowe, e. May 24, 1861, diad. Oct. 18, 

1862, disab. 



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Corpl. Wm. H. Lowe, e. May 24, 1861, disd. Aug. 18, 

1862, disab. 
Corpl. Chancy R. Burch, e. May 24, 1861, disd. July 

28, 1S62, disab. 

Brown G. B. e. May 24, i86i,disd. March 31,^63, disab. 
Bowman John A. e. May 24, '61, disd. Oct. 3o,'62,disab. 
Buckley Wm. T. e. May 24, '61, disd. Oct. 30, '62, disab. 
Breen Wm. R. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran, 

March I, 1864, m. o. Sept. 16, 1865. 
Bennett D. W. e. May 24, 1861. 

Bennett Abel H. e. May 24, '61, disd. Aug. 4, '62, disab. 
Battershall F. H. e. May 24, '61, disd. Apl. 28,'62, disab. 
Babcock Geo. W. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Benson James, e. May 24, '61, disd. Aug. 23, '61, disab. 
Baltazer A. G. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Brown Wm. H. e. May 24, '61. kid. Shiloh, Apl. 6, '62. 
Cook Lewis, e. May 24, 1861, died Nov. 8, 1861. 
Crowell F. J. e. May 24, 1861, died Oct. 18, 1S61. 
Cooledge Jas. M. e. May 24. i8bi, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Coughtry Wm. e. May 24, 1861, kid. Shiloh, Apl. 6,'62. 
Coughtry Jas. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Conger John D. e. May 24, '61, disd. Nov. 25, '61, disab. 
Compton John, e. May 24, 1861, died May 18, '62, wds. 
Day D. W. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25. 1864. 
Douglas Wallace, e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Eason Elias J. e. May 24, 1861, disd. June 16. 1861, 

worthlessness. 
Falcon A. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran, Jan. 

I, 1864, m. o. May 30, 1865. 
Horsman Edw. A. e. May 24, '61, disd. July 17, '62, disab. 
Haye Z. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Hart Wm. J. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Hunter David, e. May 24, 1S61, disd. Oct. 8, '61, disab. 
Hambright F. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Hart Peter, e. May 24, 1861, disd. Oct. 18, 1862. 
Hope Walter H. e. May 23, 1861, trans, to Co, C, Vet. 

Bat. 
Hager Patrick, e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 

Johnson Frank, e. May 24, '61, disd. Dec. 16, '62,disab. 
ohn Wesley, e. May 24, 1861, disd. Aug. 21, '62, disab. 
Knapp A. W. e. May 24, 1861, disd. July 23, '62, disab. 
Kilburn Jas. H. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Keel C. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran Jan. i, 

1864, m. o. May 30, 1865. 
King Oscar, e. May 24, 1861, disd. Oct. 15, 1861, disab. 
Keeling Geo. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran 

Jan. I, 1864, m. o. May 30, 1865. 
Lake E. E. e. May 24, 1861, disd. Dec. 4, 1862, disab. 
La Barr Wm. H. H. e. May 24, 1861, kid. by lightning. 

May 25, i86i. 
Liddle Jos. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Merchant Abel L. e. May 24, 1861, died Nov. 15, 1863. 
Marston Geo. W. e. May 24, '61, disd. Aug. 9, '62, disab. 
Merchant D. C. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran 

Jan. I, 1864, kid. July 22, 1864. 
Mahon James, e. May 24, 1861, trans, to Invalid Corps, 

Sept. 26, 1863. 
Needham W. O. c. May 24, j86i. 
Osborn Edgar, e. May 24, 1861, died April 4, 1862. 
Owen Jonathan, e. May 24, '61, disd. Oct. 18, '62,disab. 
Pritchard Asa, e. May 24, i85i, disd. Dec. 16, '62, disab. 
Peterson F. e. May 24, 1861, ra. o. May 25, 1864. 
Royston F. B. e, May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Riddington Chas. H. e. May 24, i86i,m.o. May 25, '64. 
Read Jacob H. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran 

Jan. I, 1864, m. o. May 30, 1865. 
Roth John, e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Spaulding Geo. H. e. May 24, 1861, m, o. May 25, '64. 
Smith Samuel K. e. May 24, i86i, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Starkey W. L. e. May 24, 1861, died July 27, 1862. 
Simpson Chas. H. e. May 24, '61, disd. Oct. 20, '61, 

disab. 
Shores L. D. e. May 24, 1861, disd. Nov. 29, '62, disab. 
Simpson Peter, e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Tyler C. M. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Taylor A. C. e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Vance John E. e. May 24, '61, kid. Shiloh, Apl. 6, '62. 
Wisner H. T. e. May 24, 1861, d1sd.Mch.31, '63,disab. 
Wells Bennett, e. May 24, i86i. 
Willis Frank, e. May 24, 1861, m. o. May 25, 1864. 
Ward R. L. e. May 24, 1861, re-enlisted as veteran 

Jan. I, 1864, died Nov. 18, '64, Andersonville pris. 

Crawford Jacob M. e, Jan. i, 1864, m. o. May 30, 1865. 
Wood Newel P. e. Jan. i, 1864, m. o. May 30, 1865. 
Douglas A. e. Sept. 16, 1861, died May i, 1862, wds. 
LaBarr Chas. G. e. May 28, 1861, died July 5, '62, wds, 
Weld Arthur E. e. Dec. 20, 1863, m. o. May 30, 1865. 



Company F. 

Captain Cyrenus C. Clark, commissioned Feb. 18,1862. 
Died July 15, 1863. 

4:4th Infantry, 

The Forty-fourth was organized in August, 1861, at 
Camp ElUworth, Chicago, under the supervision of 
Col. Chas. Knoblesdorff, and was mustered into seivice 
Sept. 13, and immediately embarked for St. Louis, Mo. 
Thence on 22d to Jefferson City. On 2qth marched to 
Sedalia, and was assigned to Gen. Sigel s famous divi- 
sion. (J)ct. 13th took up line of march for Springfield, 
Mo. The Forty-fourth was too late to participate in 
the battle of Wilson Creek. It then moved to Rolla, 
where it encamped for the winter. Gen. Curtis having 
assumed command, on Feb. 2d the Forty-fourth moved 
toward Springfield, to attack Price's army, but found 
him gone ; pursued him into Arkansas. The two 
armies concentrated their whole strength and met at 
Pea Ridge, where a bloody battle was fought, defeating 
the enemy, and in which the Forty-fourth took a prom- 
inent part. It was also one of the most effective regi- 
ments in the pursuit of the retr<"ating rebels, capturing 
one stand of colors, many prisoners and several pieces 
of artillery. Resumed march April 5 to Forsythe, Mo, 
and Batesville, Ark., where the army was re-organized, 
and the Forty-fourth placed in Col. Osterhaus' brigade. 
It thence proceeded to Cape Girardeau, Mo., and 
thence by steamer to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn . , where it 
arrived May 26th, and proceeded to army then besieg- 
ing Corinth. Two days after arrival, rebels evacuated 
and the Forty-fourth was assigned to Gen. Pope's 
command, and went in pursuit of the fleeing enemy. 

Was in camp at Rienzi, Miss., two months. Cincin- 
nati, Ohio, being threatened, the Brigade, under com- 
mand of Col. Grensel, marched thither, w ere it ar- 
rived Sept. ist, and on the 17th moved, by rail, to 
Louisville. Here the army was again reorganized, and 
the Forty-fourth assigned to the Army of the Ohio, 
under Gen. Buell, and was in the battle of Perrysville, 
Oct. 8th, in a division commanded by Gen. P. H. 
Sheridan. Marched to Crab Orchard and Bowling 
Green, when Gen. Rosecrans assumed command. 

Marched to Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 26. Moved, 
with the army, against Murfreesboro, Tenn., and was 
attached to Second Brigade, Third Division, Twen- 
tieth Army Corps, Col. Shaffer commanding the Brig- 
ade, Gen. Sheridan the Division, and Gen. McCook 
the Corps. 

At Stone River the Forty-fourth lost half its number, 
in killed and wounded. 

June 26, 1863, was engaged at Hoover's Gap, Shelby. 
ville, and Tallahoma, Tenn. Thence it moved to 
Stevrnson and Bridgeport, Ala., and to Chattanooga, 
Tenn., ami took part in the battle of Chickamauga. 
In the battle of Mission Ridge, soon after. Gen. Sheri- 
dan gave the Forty-fourth the praise of placing their 
flag among the very first on the Rebel works. It then 
made a forced march to relieve our army at Knoxville, 
arriving three days after the siege was raised. The 
Twentieth and Twenty-first Corps being consolidated, 
the Forty-fourth was assigned to the Fourth Corps, 
and Gen. F. T. Sherman to the command of Brigade. 

After many marches and hardships the Forty-fourth 
arrived at Chattanooga, Feb. 3, 1864, and, for the first 
time in four months, drew full rations from the Gov- 
ernment. Here the regiment re-enlisted and went 
home on veteran furlough, arriving in Chicago March 
1st, having marched during its term of enlistment over 
5,000 miles. 

April 14th, it arrived at Nashville, and immediately 
marched to Chattanooga, and Irom thence entered on 
the memorable Atlanta campaign, and participated in 
the following skirmishes and engagements : Buzzard 
Roost, Rocky-Faced Mountain, Resaca, Adairsville, 
Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Gulps 
Farm, Chattahoochie River, Peach Tree Creek, At- 
lanta, and Jonesboro. Its movements then were to 
Chattanooga, Tenn., Athens, Ala. , Pulaska, Tenn., 
and from thence gradually fell back on Nashville, 
closely pursued by the enemy, and took a very promi- 
nent part in the battle of Franklin. Thence proceeded, 
via Nashville, to Huntsville, Ala., arriving January 5, 
1865, March 28th, was ordered to Knoxville, thence to 
Blue Springs, Tenn. 

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fourth was ordered to New Orleans, arriving June 22d. 
It then moved, by steamer, to Port Lavaca, Texas, 
where it remained until Sept. 25th, when it was mus- 
tered out and proceeded to Springfield, 111., arriving 
Oct. 15, 1865, and received its final payment and dis- 
charge. 

Major Luther M. Sabine, com. Captain Co. G Aug. 
14, 1861. Promoted Major Oct. i, 1862. Resigned 
Sept. 30, 1862. 

Major Gustavus Freysleben, e. as Sergeant Co. G Aug. 
I, i36i. Promoted Second Lieutenant Feb. 28, 
1862. Promoted Captain Co. A June 27, 1862. 
Promoted Major Sept. 30, 1864. Resigned (as 
Captain) Feb. 24, 1865. 

Major Alonzo W. Clark, e. as First Sergeant Co. G 
Aug. I, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant July 
17, 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant Jan. 25, 1863. 
Promoted Captain Oct. i, 1862. Promoted Major 
May 10, 1865. Resigned (as Captain) July 8, 1865. 

Sergeant Major Edgar I. Davis, e. Aug. i, 1861. Re- 
duced to ranks Co. E Sept. 21, 1863. 

Quarter-Master Sergeant Isaac I. Hicks, e. Aug. i, '61. 

Principal Musician Gottfried Neitzel, e. Aug. 24, 1861. 
Mustered out Jan. 26, 1863. 

Principal Musician James Jory, e. Jan. i, 1864. Mus- 
tered out Sept. 25, 1865. 

Company G. 

Captain Nathan Rnndell, e. as Corporal Aug. i, 1861. 
Re-enlisted as veteran Jan. i, 1864. Promoted 
First Lieutenant Sept. 25, 1864. Promoted Cap- 
tain May 10, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 25, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Randolph D. Hobart, com. Aug. 14, 
1861. Resigned April ig, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Reuben E. Norton, e. as Sergeant 
Aug. I, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant April 
IQ, 1862. Resigned Jan. 25, 1863. 

First Lieutenant Silas B. Merchant, e. as private Aug. 
I, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant Jan. 25, 

1863. Promoted First Lieutenant Oct, i, 1862. 
Resigned Sept. 25, 1864. 

First Lieutenant Hollam R. Smith, e. as private Aug. 
I, 1861. Re-enlisted as veteran. Promoted Ser- 
geant. Promoted First Lieutenant May 10, 1865. 
Mustered out Sept. 25, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Robt. Penman, com. Aug. 14, 1S61. 
Resigned Feb. 28, 1862. 

Second Lieutenant Edgar J. Davis, e. as Sergeant 
- Aug. I, 1861. Promoted Sergeant Major. Pro- 
moted Second Lieutenant Oct. i, 1862. Mustered 
out as Sergeant. 

Corpl. Wm. H. Edgington, e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. May 
26, 1862. 

Corpl. Jas. J. Sloat, e. Aug.i,'6i,disd.Oct.28,'63,disab. 

Corpl. J. B. Jennings, e. Aug. i, '61, m. o. Sept. 8, '64. 

Corpl. C. R. Wells, e. Aug.i, '61, died Jan. 2, '63, wds. 

Musician S. B. Hicks, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as 
vet. Jan. i, 1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 

Wagoner Thos. Penman, ^- •'^"S- 'i 1861. 

Comsy. Sergeant Henry Adams, e. Aug. i, 1861, died 
Oct. 23, 1861. 

Alien Titus, e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. April 23, 1862; 
Aiken John, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 

Attwood Geo. e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. Jan. ig, 1862. 
Abbott Asbury, e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. April 18, 1864. 
Abbott T. J. e. Aug. i, 1861, Vet., m.o. Sept. 25, '65. 
Babcock Floyd, e. Aug. i, 1861, died June 28, 1864. 
Baker C. I>> e. Aug. i, 1861, died Nov. 25, 1863, wds. 
Harsbee Albert, e. Aug. i, i8fii. 
Beeler Chas. e. Aug. i, 1861, killed Dec. 31, 1862. 
Burgat P. e. Aug. i, 1861, trans, to Veteran Reserve 

Corps, April 22, 1864. 
Burgat Andrew, e. Aug. i, 1861, died at Rolla, Mo., 

Dec. 21, 1861. 
Bartlett James, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

I, 1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 
Bartholomew A. e. Aug. i, 1861. 

Colby Henry, e. Aug. i, 1861, died at Keetsville, Mo. 
Crawford Levi L. e. Aug. i, 1861, died at Rolla, Mo., 

Nov. 28, i86i. 
Christian Lewis, e. Aug. i, 1861, killed at Stone River, 

Dec. 31, 1862. 
Colins Theo. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. I 



Coons C. C. e. Aug. i, i86i, trans, to Veteran Reserve 

Corps, April 30, 1864. 
Cowan Robt. e. Aug. i, '61, died at Rolla, Mo., Dec. 

23, i86t. 
Coleman John, e. Aug. i, i86i, disd. Feb. 1862. 
Champlin Joel, e. Aug. i, i86i, died Jan. ig, '63, wds. 
Cummings Jos. e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. Jan. i, 1862. 
Dobson Albert, e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Don Thos. e. Sept. i, 1861, disd. Oct. 9, 1862. 
Furgeson Isaiah, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Jan. I, 1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1863. 
Fisher Henry, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

I, 1864, killed in Georgia. May 17, 1864. 
Fulner Michael, e. Aug. i, 1861, died Feb. 4, '64, wds. 
Gray D. P. e. Aug. i, '61, died at Rolla, Mo., Dec. 28, '61. 
Godding Asa, e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. March, 1862. 
Goodrich M. e. Sept. i, 1S61, died Dec. 21, 1862. 
Gifford A. e. Sept. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, iS6s. 
Hanks Wm. H. e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. Aug. i, 1862. 
Hart Adam, e. Aug. i, 1861, re. enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865, as Sergt, 
Hart Wm. e. Aug. i, 1861. re-enlisted as vet, Jan, i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 
Hubbard Daniel, e. Aug. i, 1861, trans, to V. R. C., 

Aug. I, ^863. 
Handlein Thos. e. Aug. i, 1S61. 

Johnson W. e. Aug. i, '61, died at Rolla, Mo., Nov. 26,'6i. 
Jury James, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet, Jan. i, 

1864, prmt. Principal Musician. 
Knapp Geo. W. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Jan. I, 1864, died June 28, 1864, wds. 
Merchant A. J. e. Aug. i, is6i, re-enlisted as vet, Jan, 

I, 1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 
Mead R. J. e. Aug. i, 1861, died Nov, 30, 1861. 
Makepeace C. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan, 

I, 1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865, as Corpl. 
Murphy John, e, Aug. i, 1861, died Jan. 25, '63, wds. 
Moses Theo. W. e. Aug.i, '61, disd. May 24, '62, Sergt, 
Naurtc Jacob, e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Norton Marcus, e. Sept. i, 1861, 
Porter James, e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Parish Wm. H. e. Aug. i, 1861, trans, to First Mo. Lt. 

Art., April, 1862. 
Rogers Chas. e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Rogers O. C. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan.i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 
Ramsdell N. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet, Jan, i, 

1864, m, o. .Sept. 25, 1865. 
Rising Austin, e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. Oct. 18, 1862, 
Seely Chas. e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Sherman Jas. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan.i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865, as Corpl. 
Shields Thos. A. e. Aug, i, 1861, died at Rolla, Mo,, 

Dec. 22, 1861. 
Sawyer E. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 

1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865, as Sergt. 
Searls Stephen, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enli^ted as vet. Jan, 

I, 1864, m. o. Sept, 25, 1865, as Corpl. 
Streeter W. e. Aug. i, 1861, disd. March, 1862. 
Underbill David, e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Vinton Samuel, e. Aug. i, 1861, died Dec. 31, 1864. 
Vanastein John W. e. Aug. i, 1861, missing in action, 

at Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862. 
Vanbroklin Don, e. Aug. i, i85i. 
Washburne Henry, e. Aug. i, 1861. 
Willmott Geo. e. Aug. i, i85i. 
Wilson Nathan, e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Jan. I, 1864, m. o. July 24, 1865. 
Willie Thos. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet, Jan. i, 

1864, absent at m. o. of regt. 
Young Wm. G. e. Aug. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan, 

I, 1864, died July^ 1864, wds, 
Zorn Philip, e. Aug. i, 1861, died Andersonville Prison 
March 24, 1861. 

Dale Homer T. e. March 23, 1864, m. o. June 22, 1865. 
Huff Wm. e. March 23, 1864, m. o. Sept. 25, 1865. 
Hobart Wm. e. March 21, '64, m.o. .Sept. 25, '65, Corpl, 
Miller Wm. H. e. March 3i,'64,m.o. Sept. 25, '65, Corpl, 
Norton R,'C. e. Mch. 25, '64. prmt. Hospital Steward. 

Company I. 

First Lieutenant Thos. J, Abbott, e. as private Aug. i, 
1861. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 1864. Promoted 
Sergeant, then First Lieutenant, Sept. 15, 1864. 
Mustered out Sept 25, 1865. 



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4:5th Infantry, 

The Washburne Lead Mine Regiment was organized 
at Chicago, 111., Dec. 25, 1861, by Col. John E. Smith, 
and mustered into the United :^tates' service as the 
Forty-fifth lufantry Illinois Volunteers. Jan. 15,1862, 
m:ived to Cairo, 111. February ist* assie;ned to Brigade 
of Col. W. H. L. Wallace, Division of Brig. Gen. Mc- 
Clernand. February 4th, landed beloA- Fort Henrj^on 
the Tennessee, and on the 6th marched into the fort, it 
having been surrendered to the gun-boats. February • 
nth, moved toward Fort Donelson, and during the suc- 
ceeding days bore its part of the suffering and of the 
battle. The flag of the Forty-fifth was the first planted 
on the enemy's works. Loss — 2 killed and 26 wounded. 
March 4th, moved to the Tennessee river, and nth, 
arrived at Savannah. Was engaged in the expedition 
to Pin Hook. March 25th, moved to Pittsburg Land- 
ing, and encamped near Shil. h Church. 

The Forty-fifth took a conspicuous and honorable 
part in the two days' battle of Shiloh, losing 26 killed 
and 199 wounded and missing — nearly one. half of the 
regi'.nent. April 12th, Col. John E. Smith, of the 
Forty-fifth, took command of the Brigade. During 
the seige of Corinth, the regiment was in the P irst Bri- 
gade, I'hird Division, Reserve Army of the Tennessee, 
and bore its full share of the labors and dangers of the 
campaign. June 4th, the regiment was assigned to 
Third Brigade, and moved toward Purdy, fifteen miles. 
On the 5th, marched to Bethel; 7th, to Montezuma, 
and on the 8th to Jackson, Tenn., the enemy flying on 
its approach. 

During the months of June and July, engaged in 
garrison and guard duty. August nth, assigned to 
gnarding railroad, near Toon's Station. On the 31st, 
after much desperate fighting. Companies C and D 
were captured. The remainder of the regiment, con- 
centrating at Toon's Station, were able to resist the at- 
tack of largely outnumbering forces. Loss — 3 killed. 13 
wounded and 43 taken prisoners. September 17th, 
moved to Jackson ; November 2d, to Bolivar, and was 
assigned to First Brigade, Third Division, Right Wing, 
Thirteenth Army Corps. Nov. 3, 1862, marched from 
Bolivar to Van Buren ; 4th, to Lagrange, and were as- 
signed to Provost duty ; 28th, marched to Holly 
Springs ; December 3d, to Waterford ; 4th, to Abbe- 
ville ; 5th, to Oxford, to Yocona river, near Spring 
Dale. ■ 

Communications with the north having been cut off, 
foraged on the country for supplies. December 17th, 
notice received of the promotion of Col. John E, Smith 
to Brigadier General, ranking from November 2gth ; 
December 22d, returned to Oxford ; 24th, m.oved to a 
camp three mil s north of Abbeville, on the Talla- 
hatchie river, where the regiment remained during the 
month. Mustered out July 12, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., 
and arrived at Chicago July 15, 1865, for final payment 
and discharge. 

Colonel Robt. P. Sealey, com. First Lieutenant Co. F. 
Sept. 17. 1861. Promoted Captain Co. G, Nov. i. 
1861. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel June 28, 1863. 
Promoted Colonel Aug. 4, 1863. Honorably dis- 
charged (as Lieut. Col.) Jan. 10, 1865. 

Lieutenant Colonel Melancthon Smith, com. Major 
Oct. 31, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 
29, 1862. Died ofvvounds. 

Lieutenant Colonel Jas. J. Palmer, com. First Lieuten- 
ant Co. F, Dec. 2g, 1861. Promoted Captain April 
8,1862. Promoted Major Jan. 10, 1865. Promoted 
Lieutenant Colonel July 13, 1865. Mustered out 
(as Major) July 12, 1865. 

Adjutant Giles H Bush, com. Jan. 21, 1863. Resigned 
Sept. 22, 1864. Re-entered service as Captain of 
147th Regiment. 

Quartermaster Evans Blake, com. Nov. 25, 1861. Re- 
signed Jan. 31, 1865. 

First Assistant Surgeon Wm. Lyman, com. Second As- 
sistant Surgeon Sept. 5, 1862. Promoted First 
Assistant Surgeon March 21, 1863. Resigned July 
9,1863. 

First Assistant Surgeon John Conant, com. Second 
Assistant Surgeon April 28, 1863 Promoted First 
Assistaut Surgeon July 9, 1863. Resigned Dec. 
26, 1863. 

Commissary Sergerint John Travis, e. Sept. 17, 1861. 
Killed at Fort Donelson Feb. 15, 1862. 

Commissary Sergeant H. M. Thomas, e. April 21,1862. 
Drowned Sept. 29, 1863. 



Commissary Sergeant Geo. A. Sealey, e. Sept. 17, 1861. 

Mustered out July 12, 1865. 
Hospital Steward Wm. M. Lyman, e. Jan. 5, 1864. 

Mustered out July 12, 1865. 
Principal Musician P. W. Copeland, e. Sept. 17, 1861. 

Promoted Prin. Musician Jan. 3, 1864. Mustered 

out July 12, 1865. 

Company B. 

Creesler Alfred, e. Sept. 6, 1861, re-enlisted as vet., 

prmt. Principal Mu^cian. 
Davis W. F. e. Mch. 31, 1864. m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Thomas H. W. e. April 21, 1S62, drowned Sept. 29, '63. 

Company C. 

Corpl. Jas. W. Gear, e. Sept. 2, 1861, disd. July 14, 
1862, wds. 

Beldin Wm. W. e. Sept. 2, i86i, died at Savannah, 

Tenn., May 4^ 1862. 
Casey John, e. Oct. 2, 1861, kid. at Shiloh Apr. 7, '62. 
Webber V. e. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o, July 12, 1865. 
Callaghan Peter, e. Oct. 8, 1864, m. o. July 12, i86<;. 
Ostrander Jerome, e. Feb. 15, 1864, m.o. July 12, 1865. 

Company D. 

Flannigan Francis, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Dec. IQ, 1863, m.o. July 12, 1865. 
Callahan Peter, e Oct. 8, 1864. 
Haveland Chas. H. Sept. 21, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Taylor O. e. Oct. 7, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 

Company F, 

Captain Alfred Johnson, com. Dec. 29, 1861. Died 
April 7, 1862. 

Captain Jos. R. Baxter, e. as Corpl. Sept. 21, 1861. 
Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted First 
Sergeant, then First Lieutenant Dec. 28, 1864. Pro- 
moted Captain July 9, 1865. Mustered out (as 
First Lieutenant) July 12, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Jos. Ludley, e. as Corpl. Nov. 22, 
i86i. Re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 5, 1864. Com. First 
Lieutenant July 9, 1865. Mustered out (Sergeant) 
•July 12, 1865. 

Sergt. Thos. P. Clogston, e. Sept. 30, 1861, disd. at 
Chicago, wds. 

Corpl. L. F. C. Breezier, e. Oct. 17, iS6i, kid. at 
Vicksburg, June 95, 1865. 

Corpl. Emil A. Stahn, e. Oct. 21, 1861, re-enlisted as 
vet. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865, as Sergt. 

Musician Orrin Pettengill, e. Nov. 20, 1861, deserted 
March 16, 1862. 

Allen Daniel M. e. Oct. 9, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865, as Corpl. 
Bassett L. S. i). e. Sept. 30. 1861, died March 15, 1862. 
Baxter Richard, e. Sept. 24, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Beals H. G. e. Nov. 23, 1861, deserted Dec. 27, 1864, 

second desertion. 
Collas Chas. e. Dec. 2, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 5, 

1864, died May 9, 1864. 
Durno Wm. e. Nov. 22, 1861, died at Savannah, Tenn., 

wounds. 
Eckart John, e. Dec. q, 1861, died March 16, 1862. 
Finning Theo. e. Oct. 18, '61, disd. Feb. i, '63, disab. 
Henning Albert, e. Oct. 4, 1861, dropped from rolls, 

Aug. 18, 1862. 
Hildebrand Theo e. Oct. 12, 1861. re-enlisted as vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, died June 18, 1864. 
Holtz H. e. Oct. 7, 61, dropped from rolls Aug. 18, '62. 
Hall Geo. e. Oct. 31, i86t, te-enlisted as vet. Dec. 19, 

1863, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Kane Thos. e. Sept. 25, 1861, dishonorably disd. May 

16, 1862. 
Lord L. r. e. Dec. 16, '61, m. o. Dec. 29, '64, term ex. 
Lindar Edgar T. e. Oct. 17, 1861, dropped from rolls 

Aug. 18, 1862. 
Losk Otto, e. Dec. 2, '61, wounded at Shiloh, disd. 
Lutz Jos. e. March 30, 1864, died April 12, 1865 in the 

field. 
Minning Wm. e. Oct. 7, 1861. 

Monies \lbert, e. Dec. 2, '61, wounded at Shiloh, di=d. 
Packard Chas. E. e. Oct. 30, i86i, died at St. Louis, 

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Primer John M. e. Nov. 14, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Dec. i8, 1863, disd. June 19, 1865. 
Rutzier Henry, e. Oct. 7, 1861, re-enlisled as vet. Dec. 

30, i8$3, m. o. July 12, 1865, as Corpl. 
Robbins Samuel M. e. Nov. 20, 1861, kid. at Shiloh 

April 6, 1862. 
Rolfe John, e. Sept. 27, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 5, 

1S64, died Oct. 26, 1864. 
Rowles H. D. e. Nov. 18, i86i, disd. May 16, 1862. 
Rian Chas. e. Nov. 16, '61, disd. July 24, 1862. disab. 
Shoemaker H.W. e. Oct. 21, '61, disd. Oct. 14, '62, disab. 
Simmons T. J. e. Oct. ig, 1861. 
Stahn E. A. vet. , e. Jan. 5, 1S64, m. o. July 12, 1865, 

as Sergeant. 
Torry Thos. J. e. Oct. 3, 1861, disd. July 7, 1862, wds. 
Walker A. F. e. Oct. 12, 1861, died at Mound City, 

March 8, 1862. 
Ward Lyman vet., e. Jan. s, 1864. m. o. July 12, '65. 
Weichbroeld A. e. Oct. 20, 1861 . 



Company G. 

Captain Syna M. Budlong, e. as First Sergeant Sept. 
17, 1861. Com. Second Lieutenant Dec. i, 1861. 
Promoted First Lieutenant June 1,1862. Promoted 
Captain June 28, 1863. Detached. 

First Lieutenant Dennis W. Griffin, com. Second Lieu- 
tenant Co. K, Sept. 7, 1861. Promoted First Lieu- 
tenant Nov. I, 1S61. Resigned June 1, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Leander Bander, e. as Sergeant Sept. 
17, 1S61. Promoted Sergeant, then Second Lieu- 
tenant June 28, 1S63. Promoted First Lieutenant 
Jan. 21, 1863. Mustered out July 12, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Geo. A. Sealey, e. as private Sept. 

17, 1861. Promoted Commissary Sergeant. Pro- 
moted Second Lieutenant July 9, 1865. Mustered 
out (as Com. Sergt.) July 12. 1865. 

Sergt. Freeman C. Brooks, e. Sept. 17, i86i,disd. Apl. 

24, 1862. disab. 
Sergt. A. H. Peates, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Aug. 7, 

1862, wds. 
Sergt. John D. Blaisdell, e. Sept. 17, i86i, re-enlisted 

as Vet. Jan. 5, 1864, disd. Sept. 26, 1864, disab. 
Corpl. Berkett G. Jennings, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. 

Aug. I, 1862, wds. 
Corpl. D. McNeilage, e. Sept. 17, i36i, kid. at Shiloh, 

• April 7, 1862. 
Corpl. H. L). Merrill, e. Sept. 17, 1861, m. o. Sept. 29, 

1864, term ex. 
Corpl. Bradley M. Flint, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted 

as Vet. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Corpl. Chas. W. Hogedon, e. Sept. 17, 1861, deserted 

April II, 1862. 
Corpl. D. ri. Kingsley, e. Sept. 17, i86i. 
Corpl. A. Houghtaling, e. Sept. 17, '6i. disd. Jan. i9,'63. 
Musician Wm. A. Moore, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Sept. 

18, 1863, disab. 

Musician VVm. H. Tripp, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted 
as Vet. Dec. 19, 1863, m. o. July 12, 1865. 

Anderson W. H. e. Sept. 17, i85i, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865, as Sergt. 
Anderson A. P. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Dec. 19, 1863, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Adams C. e Nov. 6, 1861, disd. Mch. 18, 1863, disab. 
Burch Nathan E. e. Sept, 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Dec. 19. 1863, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Benson Benj. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Dec. 

19, 1863, m. o. July 12, 1865. 

Burd A J. e. Sept. 17, 1861, trans, to Invalid Corps 

Sept. 15, 1863. 
Butterfield E. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Apl. 23, '62, disab. 
BarrosChas. H. e. Sept. 17, 1861, rc-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Bixby Luther (j. e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. July 23, '62, disab. 
Baker E. C. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd May 16, 1862. 
Baker David, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Jan. 

2, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Benham Wm. R. e. Sept. 17, '6i, disd. Aug. ii,'62,wds. 
Bunt Adam A. e. Sept. 17, 1861, m. o. Nov. 9, .1864, 

term ex. 
Birkitt Smith, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Jan. 

4, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Barnes Wm. E. e. Nov. 6, '61, disd. Nov. 10, '62, disab. 
Copeland Jos. A. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Oct. 17, 1863, 

to receive promotion as 2d Lieut, ist Tenn. Art. 
Cline D. M. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. May 2, 1862, disab. 
Campbell John, e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. July 25,'62, -wds. 



Chandler D. C. e. Sept. 17, i86i, re enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Champ Frederick, e. S pt. 17, 1861, died Mch. 10, '62. 
Chandler Isaac S. e. Sept. 17, 18611, disd. May 18, 1862. 
Davis Albert S, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Drake Thomas, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. May 2, '62, disab. 
Davis Wm. G. e. Sept. 17, i86i,disd. May 10, '62, disab. 
Day Lucius S. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Aug. 14, '62, disab. 
Flint Chas P. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Jan. 

5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Follett Geo. L. e. Sept. 17, iS5i, trans, to Vet. Reserve 

Corps, Oct. 29, 1863. 
Goodlandar H. e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. Sept. 22, '62, disab. 
Guiles Milo, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Jan. 

Si 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Gile Thos. M. e. Nov. 6, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Jan. 

5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Hard Giles C. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Sept. 29, 1864, 

term ex. 
Holmes Henry H. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Sept. 29, 1864, 

term ex. 
Henry Geo. e. Sept. 17, 1861, kid. at Shiloh Apl. 6,'62. 
Himes Geo. L. e. Sept. 17, 1861, dishonorably disd. 

June 7, 1862. 
Hayes Wm. H. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Sept. 29, 1862, 

term ex. 
Hallenbeck S. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. in 1862. 
Hallenbeck Geo. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Sept. 29, 1864, 

term ex. 
Johnson Norman F. e. Sept. 17, i86r, re-enlisted as 

Vet. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Lyman D. J. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. Jan. 

2, 1864, m. o. July 31, 1865. 
LaGrange F. W. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 2, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865, as Corpl. 
Lament Thos. J. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. in 1862. 
Lagrange Conrad, e. Sept. 17, i86i,kld. at Shiloh, April 

7, 1862. 
Marchant Lewis, e. Sept. 17, 1861, m. o. Sept. 29, 1864, 

term ex. 
McMillen R. L. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Martin Gustavus, e. Sept. 17, 1861, died at Vicksburg, 

Miss., Sept. 28, 1863. 
Mumby Edw. H. e. Nov. 6, 1861, disd. in 1862. 
Newton Z. M. e. Nov. 6, 1861, died at St. Louis, April 

19, 1862. 
Price Chas. N. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Dec, i2,'62,disab. 
Parker John W. e. Sept. 17, 1S61, re-enlisted as Vet.' 

Jan. 4, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Purdon Geo. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. May 1, '62, disab. 
Passon Wm. H. e. Sept. 17, 1861. re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 4, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Passon H. A. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. July 2, 1862, wds. 
Parent E. F. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Dec. 26, 1863. 
Phelps Silas M. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865, as Corpl. 
Rowley Daniel, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. in 1862, sup- 
posed died. 
Rowley Edwin, e. Sept. 17, i86i, died at Chicago, Jan. 

2, 1862. 
Royce Geo. L. e. Sept. 17, i86i,disd. Jan. i2,'62,disab. 
Ryan Wm. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Aug. i, 1862, disab. 
Richardson R. e. Sept. 17, 1861, re- enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Stearns L. A. e. Sept. 17, i86i, re-enlisted as Vet. Dec. 

19, 1863, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Sutton Edw. e. Sept. 17, 1861, died at St. Louis, April 

.5, 1863. 
Stringer A. e. Sept. 17, 1861, trans, to Invalid Corps, 

Sept. IS, 1863. 
Sovereign Davis A. e. Sept. 17, i86i, disd. Nov. 3, '62, 

disab. 
Travis John, e. Sept. 17, 1861, kid. at Ft. Ponelsnn, 

Feb. 15, 1862. 
Tripp Tompkins, e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. Aug. i, '62, disab. 
Tufts Simeon, e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. April 23, '62, disab. 
Vanston Samuel, e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. May i, '64, disab. 
Watson Edward, e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. Feb. ii,'64.disab. 
Watterson James, e. Sept. 17, 1861, kid. at Shiloh, 

April 6, 1862. 
Webster Hiram, e. Sept. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1S65. 
Welch John, e. Sept. 19, 1861, di^d. Mch. 2i,'63, disab. 
Wilmarth Jos. S. e. Sept..i7, '61, disd. Oct. 27, '62, disab. 
Washburne I, e. Sept. 17, 1861, wounded by accidental 

discharge of gun at battle of Ft. Donelson. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Blaisdell Jno. D. e. Jan. 5, 1864, disd. Sept. 26, 1864, 

Sergeant, disab. 
Lyman Wm. M. e. Jan. 5, 1864. Promoted Hospital 

Steward. 
Fish Daniel W. e. Jan. 4, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Hays Jos. M. e. Jan. 3, 1862, m. o. Jan. 10, 1865. 
Lyman Wm. H. e. Dec. 17, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet. 

Jan. 5, 18*^4, promoted Hospital Stewa'-d. 
Parker Geo. A. e. Feb. 23, i''*63, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Ryan Wm. e. Nov. 27, '63, Vet. recruit, m.o.July 12, '65. 
Ryan John W. e. Jan. 25, 1864, m. o. July 12, 1865. 
Squire J,is. W. e. Jan. 27, 1865, m. o. July 12, 1S65. 
Squire Daniel, e. Feb. 24, 1864, m. o. June 12, 1865. 

i>2cl Infantry. 

The Fifty-Second Infantry Illinois Volunteers was 
organized at Geneva, Kane county, Illinois, in Novem- 
ber, 1861, by Colonel J. G. Wilson, and mustered into 
United States' service November 19th, by Lieutenant 
J. Christopher. 

November 2Sth, moved with 945 men to St. Louis, 
Mo., and went into quarters at Benton Barracks. Here 
Col. Wilson resigned. December 8th, the reglmei.t, 
Lieut. Col. J. S. Wilco.x commanding, moved to St. 
Joseph, Mo. Jan. 16, 1862, moved to Cairo, -ina Pal- 
mi ra, Quincy and Mississippi river. January 24th, 
moved to Smithland. February 7th, T. W. Sweeny 
was commissioned Colonel of the Fifty-second. Feb. 
lo, 1862, embarked for Fort Donelson, and arrived 17th; 
i8th, was sent with prisoners to Chicago. March 7th, 
arrived at .St. Louis. March 13th, left tor Army of the 
Tennessee, and 20th, disembarked at Pittsburg Land- 
ing, and were assigned to Third Brigade, becond Di- 
vision, Col. Sweeny commanding Brigade and Gen. 
Smith the Division. 

The regiment took a prominent part in the battle of 
Shiloh, April 6th and 7th, losing 170 killed, woumJed 
and missing — Major Stark commanding first day and 
Captain Bowen on the second. The regiment was en- 
gaged in the siege of Corinth, May, 1862. Pursued the 
retreating enemy to Booneville, Miss., and returned to 
Corinth, where the regiment remained uniil the battle 
of Corinth, October 3d and 4th. Was heavily engaged 
in this action. Col. Sweeny commanding the regiment — 
the loss being 70 killed and wounded. Pursued the re- 
treating enemy as far as Ruckerville, and returned 12th. 
October 13th, moved to Hatchie river, and returned. 
Dec. g, 1862, moved with an expedition to Alabama. 
Met the enemy near Little Bear cieek, drove him 15 
miles, and returned to Corinth, arriving 14th. Decem- 
ber igth, under command of Lieut. Col. Wilcox, left 
Corinth, with the expedition of G'-n. G. M. Dodge, to 
intercept Forrest. Marched 100 miles, in four and one- 
half days, and returned, weary and foot-sore. Jan. 2, 
1863, moved to Tennessee river, to intercept Forrest, 
as he had already crossed Crump's Landing. Expedi- 
tion returned. January 26th, moved to Hamburg, 
Tenn.; embarked on a little steamer, and on the next 
day, disembarked and returned to Cor'nth. Feb. 25, 
1863, moved. Major Bowen commanding rrgiment. Col. 
Sweeny commanding expedition, to Jacinto, Miss. 
Arrived 27th. Remained until March 4th, when it re- 
turned to Corinth. 

On the 15th of April, Lieut. Col. Wilcox command- 
ing legiment, moved with an expedition ot four Brig- 
ades of Infantry, one of Cavalry, and foiirteen pieces 
of artillery, Brig. Gen. G. M. Dodge commanding, to 
Northern Alabama. Marched to Burnsville on the 15th; 
through luka on the i6th; crossed Bear creek on the 
17th — Col. Cornyn's cavalry skirmishing with the 
enemy. 

April 20th, Col. Sweeny promoted to Brigadier Gen- 
eral. 23d, the whole force advanced, driving the enemy. 
That night lay in line of battle. 24th, moved forward 
and entered iuscumbia, Ala. April 27th, moved to- 
ward Courtland. Met the enemy at Town creek, and 
skirmished till night. 23th, gained possession .if the 
railroad bridge, effected a crossing, and drove the enemy 
three miles, zgth, returned, arriving in Corinth. May 
2, 1863. August i8th, moved to Germantown, and regi- 
ment assigned to guarding railroad. October 29th, 
moved to luka; 31st, bivouacked three and a half miles 
east of luka. November 6th, the whole Left Wing of 
the Sixteenth Corps moved eastward. Arrived at 
Eastport and crossed the Tennessee. November nth, 
arrived at Pulaski, Tenn. Remained, doing provost 
duty. January gth, three-fourths of the regiment hav- 
ing re-enlisted, it was mustered as a veteran organiza- 



tion. Started for Illinois, and arrived at Chicago, 
January 17th. Proceeded to Geneva, Kane county, 
and was furloughed, 20th. February 24th, moved for 
Pulaski, Tenn., under command of Lieut. Col. E. A. 
Bowen, Col. Wilcox hiving resigned. Arrived at Pu- 
laski, 29th. April 29th, in Col. E. W. Rice's Brigade 
(First Brigade), Gen. Sweeny's Division (Second), Left 
Wing, Maj. Gen. G. M. Dodge, Sixteenth Army Corps. 
Moved southward, arriving at Chattanooga, May 2d. 
May 3d, 1864, commenced the Atlanta campaign. The 
regiment participated in the battles of Snake Creek 
Gap, Resaca Lay's Ferry, Rome Cross Roads, Dallas, 
Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, Decatur, July 
22d and 28th, before Atlanta and Jonesboro, and, went 
into camp at East Point. September 26th, 1864, the 
Second Division, Left Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps, 
was transferred to Fourth Division, Fifteenth Army 
Corps, moved to Rome, and, by rail, to Cartersville ; 
and from thence marched to Ailatoona. Arriving too 
late for the battle, it returned to Rome. October nth, 
Lieut. Col. Bowen being mustered out. Major Boyd 
took command. 

The regiment marched with the Division, Brevet 
Major General J. M. Corse commanding, to Savannah, 
Ga. December iSth, the non-veteran officers were 
mustered out, and J. D. Davis, having received a com- 
mission as Lieutenant Colonel, took command of the 
regiment. December 21st, marched into Savannah. 
Jan. 2g, 1865, started on the Carolinas campaign. Was 
present at the battle of Bentonville, and arrived at 
Goldsboro, March 24th. April loth. marched to 
Raleigh. Lay at Morrisville during Johnson's surren- 
der. Marched, via Richmond and Alexandria, and 
was in the grand review at Washington, May 24, 1865. 
June 2d, moved to Louisville, Ky. July 5th, mustered 
out of United States' service. Moved to Camp Doug- 
las, Chicago, 111., and received final payment and dis- 
charge, July 12, 1865. 

Major Wesley Boyd, com. Captain Co. E Nov. 23, 1861. 

Promoted Major March 11, 1863. Term expired 

Dec. 18,1864. 
Adjutant Edward Brainard, com. First Lieutenant Co. 

E Nov. 23, 1861. Promoted Adjutant Sept. 13, 

1862. Killed in battle of Hatchie, Oct. 3, 1862. 

Company E. 

Captain DeWitt C. Hurd, e. as Sergeant, Oct. i, 1861. 
Promoted Second Lieutenant June 7, 1862. Pro- 
moted First Lieutenant Sept. 13, 1862. Promoted 
Captain March 11, 1863. Term expired Dec. 18, '64, 

Captain Alex. H. Hartwell, e. as Sergeant Oct. i, 1861. 
Promoted Captain Nov. 23, 1863. Mustered out 
July 6, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Edward B. Spalding, e. as Sergeant 
Oct. I, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant Sept. 
13, 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant March 11, 

1863. Term expired Dec. 18, 1864. 

First Lieutenant Chas. H. Watson, e. as private Oct. i, 
1861. Re-enlisted as Vet. Dec. 29, 1863. Promoted 
Sergeant then First Lieutenant Nov. 23, 1864. Mus- 
tered out July 6, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Henry C. Barker, com. Nov. 23, 

1861. Resigned June 7, 1862. 

Second Lieutenant Harvey Smith, e. as First Sergeant, 
Oct. I, 1S61. Re-enlisted as Vet. Dec. 2g, 1863. 
Commissioned Second Lieutenant July Si 1865. 
Mustered out as Sergeant July 6, 1865. 

Corpl. Jas. E. Buchan, e. Oct. i. '61, m. o. Nov. 23, '64. 

Billings Thos. C. e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Blakesley N. P. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

4, 1864, died July 15, 1864. 
Busbee Thos. e. Oct. i, x86i, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

2g, 1863, m. o. July 6, 1865, as Sergt. 
Butler James, e, Oct. i, 1861, m. o. Nov. 23, 1864. 
Babcock Elias R. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Beard John, e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Babcock Chas. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

29, 1863, disd. Feb. 10, 1865. 
Connor Jos. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Coyne John, e. Oct. i, 18J1, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 29, 

1863, m o. JuU 6, 1865, as Corpl. 
Chandler Wm. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Cameron Alex. e. Oct. i, 1S61, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

29, 1862, m. o. July 6, 1865, as Corpl. 
Cole C. F. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 29, 

1862, m. o. July 15, 1865. 



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Clark Ewd. e. Oct. i. 1861, m. o. Nov. 23, 1864. 

Dobson Andrew, e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Drake Ewd. P. e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Eddy James, e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Goodin Geo. e. Oct. i, 1861.! 

Gamble Peter, e. Oct. i, 1861, m. o. Nov. 23, 1864. 

Higgins Wm. e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Harper Robert, e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Johnson W. J. e. Oct. i, 1861, m. o. July 6, 1865. 

Judd Benj. e. Oct. t, i86i, re-enlisted as vet. Dsc. 29, 

1863, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Johnson James, e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

29, 1863, m. o. July 6, 1865, as Sergt. 
Johnson R. L. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Kutzer Morris, e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Koch Chas. P. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Leroy Chas. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Lawless Albert, e. Oct. i. 1861. 

Lockwood Jacob, e. Oct. i, 1861, m. o. Nov. 23, 1864. 
Morain Michael, e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Muldoon Patrick, c Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Dec. 29, 1863, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
McCallam Wm. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

29, 1863, m. o. July 15, 1865. 
Murray Chas. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

29, 1863, died Jan. 8, 1864. 
Madigan M. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Morey Edw. F. e. Oct. i, iS6i. 
Ramsdell Winslow, e. Oct. i, I861. 
Rich Luke, e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 29, 

1863, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Rhoades F. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Sayers Henry, e. Oct. i, 1861, m. o. Jan. 6, 1865, to 

date Nov. 23, 1864. 
Simpson Chas. H. e. Oct. i, 1861, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Steel C. W. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Shott Jas. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Tucker Milton, e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Dec. 

29, 1863, m. o. July 6, 1865, as Sergt. 
Tiuman Alfred, e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Van Brocklin A. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Washburn C. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Washburn H. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Williams Wm. e. Oct. i, 1861. 

Barton Robt. e. Oct. i, 1864. 
Frints Sam'l, e. Oct. i, 1864. 
Guiote A. e. Oct. i, 1864. 

Hoople John, e. Feb. i, 1865, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Hickox Geo. T. e. Feb. i, 1865, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Hooker N. P. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Montague H. e. Jan. 30, 1864, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
McNeil Wm. e. Sept. 27, 1864. 
Manderville Chas. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Runyard Robt. e. Feb. i, 1864, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Rogers Thos. H. e. Jan. 22, 1864, m. o. July 6. 1865. 
Sheffield F. B. e. Jan. 4, 1864, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Sheffield E. P. e. Sept. 26, 1864, m. o. June 22, 1865. 
Sheffield W. P. e. Sept. 26, 1864, m. o. July 14, 1865. 
-Tuthill Jacob, e. Jan. 29, 1864, m. o. July 6, 1865. 
Zummer Wm. e. Feb. 22, 1864, died at Rockford, 111., 
June 13, 1865. 

55th Infantry, 

The Fifty-fifth Infantry Illinois Volunteers was or- 
ganized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, 111., and mustered 
into the United States' service Oct. 31, 1861. Nov. 9th 
left Camp Douglas for Alton, 111.; the loth, left for St. 
Louis, by steamer; Jan. 12, 1862, ordered to Paducah, 
Ky., by boat; March -th, embarked on steamer for 
Tennessee River and moved down to Pittsburg Land- 
ing, and was soon in camp, east of Shiloh Church — the 
Fifty-fifth being on the left of the Union line. The 
opening of the battW, Sunday morning, found the regi- 
ment in position, with an effective force of 873 men. 
Col. Stuart was wounded, and nine of the line officers, 
three of whom died of wounds. 102 enlisted men were 
killed and mortally wounded, and 161 wounded and 
taken prisoners. The regiment was with the army in 
advance on Corinth, and at Russell's house. May 17th, 
lost in skirmish, 8 men, 2 killed and 6 wounded. En- 
tered Corinth May 30th; thence westward, along Mem- 
phis & Charleston Railroad. With Sherman's Divis- 
ion, marched into Memphis, July 21st, and remained, 
doing camp duty, until November 25th, when it 
marched, with Sherman's Division, for ihe Tallahat- 
chie River. Was marched back to Memphis, to de- 
scend the Missibsippi River to Vicksburg. Embarked | 



with che expedition, and si.K companies were engaged 
in the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, December 29th, 
losing I Captain killed and i wounded, i enlisted man 
killed and 7 wounded. W;(s present and under fire at 
battle of Arkansas Post, Jan. 10 and 11, 1863. Moved 
from Arkansas Post to Young's Point, La. May 16, 
1863, joined army in rear of Vicksburg, and on 17th, 
was under fire at Champion Hills. Participated in-the 
assaults of 19th and 22d of May, losing Lieut. Levi 
Hill, of Company A, killed; Col. Mahnborg aiid 2 line 
officers wounded, and 4 enlisted men killed and 
33 wounded. During the siege, the regiment lost i 
man killed and 3 wounded. Was present at the sur- 
render, July 4th. July 5th, marched, with Sherman's 
expedition, for Jackson, Miss. Participated in th** 
siege, and lost i officer wounded, i enlisted m'ln killed 
and I wounded. Embarked at Vicksburg for Memphis, 
and moved out with the army, past Corinth, to luka. 
On Oct. 30, 1863, marched from East Point, on the 
Tennessee River, for Chattanooga. November 25th, 
marched with Sherman to the relief of Knoxville, East 
Tenn. Returned and encamped at Bridgeport during 
the winter, and at Larkin's Landing in the spring, at 
which place the regiment veteranized, and returned to 
Illinois on furlough of thirty days. June 27, 1864, par- 
ticipated in assault upon Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., led 
by Capt. Augustine, who was killed on the field. Loss 
of regiment was 2 officers killed and 3 wounded, 13 en- 
listed men killed and 30 wounded. July 22, the regi- 
ment was again engaged, with an effective force of 239 
men, commanded by Capt. F. H. Shaw, and came out 
of engagement with 180 men — i officer killed, 3 enlisted 
men killed, 12 wounded and 17 taken prisoners. In 
the siege of Atlanta, the regiment lost i officer and 6 
enlisted men killed, and 18 wounded. Aug. 31, 1864, 
in battle of Jonesboro, Ga., lost 23 men. In a short 
campaign of but little over two months, the regiment 
lost about one-half its number. Joined in pursuit of 
Hood, through Northern Alabama, and returned to 
Atlanta, Ga., where 162 non-veterans were discharged. 
The regiment lost, near Bentonville, N. C i man 
killed, I wounded and 6 taken prisoners. Marched 
with army, via Richmond, to Washington. Partici- 
pated in the grand review at Washington. Then 
moved to Louisville, Ky. Remained in camp but a 
few weeks, when moved, by steamer, to Little Rock, 
Ark., where it remained until Aug. 14, 1865, when it 
was mustered out of service. Left for Chicago, 111., 
Aug. 19th, and arrived Aug. 22, 1865, where it received 
final payment and discharge. During its term of ser- 
vice the regiment marched 3,374 miles. 

Quartermaster Thaddeus H. Capron, e. as private Co. 
C Sept. 9, 1861. Promoted Quartermaster Ser- 
geant. Promoted Second Lieutenant Co. C Sept. 
4, 1862. Promoted Quartermaster Aug. i, 1863. 
Promoted Assistant Quaitermaster June 20, 1865. 

Company C. 

Captain Rhenodyne A. Bird, com. Oct. 31, 1861. Re- 
signed June 6, 1862. 

Captain Robt. Oliver, e. as Corporal Sept. 9, 1861. 
Promoted Sergeant; First Sergeant; First Lieuten- 
ant Nov. 26, 1862. Promoted Captain Aug. 11, 
1864. Mustered out Aug. 14, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Daniel Mcintosh, com. Oct. 31, 1861. 
Mustered out Nov. 26, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Luther J. Keyes, e. as Corporal Sept. 
9,1861. Re-enlisted as vet. March 31, 1864. Pro- 
moted First Sergeant; then First Lieutenant, Aug. 
II, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 14, 1865. 

First Sergeant Ambrose C. Partch, e. Sept. 9, 1861, 
disd. Aug. 25, 1862, wounds. 

Sergt. Theo. W. Hedges, e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Sergt. John Shields, e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Sergt. A. H. Bowen, e.Sept.9,'6i,disd.Jan.28,'63,disab. 

Corpl. Orville H. Partch, e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Corpl. Wm. H. Speaker, e. Sept. 9, 1861, died at St. 
Louis. Jan. 11, 1862. 

Corpl. John Q. A. Curtis, e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-enlisted 
as vet. Jan. i, 1864, killed July 28, 1864. 

Corpl. Daniel Shields, e. Sept. 9, 1861, disd. Feb. 10, 
1863, disab. 

Corpl. C. N. Bowen, e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Corpl. H. T. Hickok, e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-enlisted as 
vet. March 31, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865. 

Musician H. T. Porter, e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Musician H. A. Hurlbut, e. Sept. 9, '61, prmt. Comsy. 
Sergt. 



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Austin Jos. e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. March 

31, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865, as Corpl. 
Anthony E. e. Sept. 9, 1861. 
Bailey A. W. e. Sept. :o, 1861. 
Broolss O. S. e. Sept. 9, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Barton Gen. D. e. Oct. 16, 1861, deserted Jan. 21, '62. 
Corcoran Edw. e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

■ March 31, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865. as Sergt. 
Chase I. G. W. e. Sept. 9, 1861, disd. Sept. 14, '62. 
Crowder John E. e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Cleveland R. L. e. Sept. 9, '61, m. o. Oct. 31, '64, Corpl. 
Crowell Geo. W. e. Sept. 9,1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

March 31, 1864, killed June 27, 1864. 
Crowell B. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Conner M. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 2, 

1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865, as Sergt. 
Clapp W. e. Oct. 30, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. March 31, 

1864, disd. June 30, 1865. 
Doolutle A. P. e. Oct. 23, i86i. 
Eggeit Aug. e. Sept. 12, 1861. 
Eggert Martin, e. Sept. 12, 1861. 

Frazier Jas. W. e. Sept. g, '61, Corpl., died Mar.5, '63. 
Frazier John, e. Oct. 1 1, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Goodwin Jas. D. e. Oct. 17, 1861. 
Goakey Aug. e. Sept. g, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Mar. 

31, 1865, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865. 
Canning Myron, e. Sept. g, 1861. 
Goodwin E P. e. Sept. g, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

March 31, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865, as Corpl. 
Garner Jas. e. Oct. 2, 1861, m. o, Oct. 31, 1864. 
Gaylord Wm. E. H. e. Oct. 8,' i, disd. Jan. 28,'63,disab. 
Helgerson Nels, e. Sept. 9, i86i, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Halvurson Ola, e. Sept. 9, '61. died at St. Louis, Feb. 3, 63. 
Helgeson Oil, e. Sept. 9, i86i. 

Hanian Robt. A. e. Sept. 9, 1861, killed May 19, 1863. 
Harris Edw. e. Sept. 9, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Johnson Oscar, e. Sept. g, i86i, killed July 28, 1864. 
Joslin H. H. e. Oct. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 

1864, disd. June 30, 1865, as Corpl. 
Johnson Calvin, e. June 23, 1861. 
Johnson Chas. E. e. Sept. g, i86i. 
Kittleson C. e. Sept. 9, '61, died at Durand, 111., May 

22, 1864. 
Knapp N. H. e. Sept. 9, 1861. 

Knudson Ola, e. Sept. 9, i85i, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Mahan M. e. Sept, g. i86i, re-enlisted as vet. 
MeGraw Thos. e. Oct. 2, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Part O. K. e. Aug. 27, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. March 

31, 1864, died Sept. 26, 1864. 
Patterson J. A. e. Oct. 23, 1861. 
Putnam Geo. e. Oct. 16, 1861, died Feb. 11, 1864. 
Riley R. J. e. Sept. g, 1861, m.o. Oct. 31, '64, as Sergt. 
Russell Geo. W. e. Sept. g, '61, m.o. Oct. 31, 64, Corpl. 
Roland John, e. Oct. 2, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Reese N. e. (.)ct. 8, 1861, deserted Nov. 7, 1861. 
Reese J. E. e. Oct. 8, 1861, deserted Nov. 7, 1861. 
Robb P. C. e. Oct. 23, 1861. 
Riley VV. A. V. e. Oct. 17, 1861. 
Reget Henry, e. Sept. 30, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Mar. 

31, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865. 
Raup Chas. e. Oct. 6, 1861. 
Raup Geo. A. e. Oct. i, 1861. 
Snook Wm. e. Oct. 9, 1861, ra. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Simcox Jacob, e. Oct. g, 1861. 
Strawn A. e. Oct. 25, 1861. 
Sullivan D. e. Oct. 8, 1861. 
Turney Chas. G. e; Oct. 8, 1861, disd. Jan. 28, 1863, as 

Sergt., disab 
Woodriug H. e. Sept. 9, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Wilcox R. R. e. Sept. 9, 1861. 
Winchester C. A.e. Sept. 9, 1861. 
Wright Geo. e. Sept. 9, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. March 

31, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865, as Sergt. 
Wright Jas. M. e. Sept. g, 1861, m. o. Oct. 31, 1864. 
Wright Asa S. e. Sept, 9, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 

3, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865, as Sergt. 
Westbrook R. W. e. Sept. 25, 1861. 

Bodine Geo.W.e. Jan. 5,'64, died in Tenn., Feb. I4,'64. 

Bishop Isaac, m. o. May 16, 1865. 

Curtis H. C. e. Dec. 14, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. March 

31, 1865, kid. June 27, 1864. 
Elliott Geo. W. e. Dec. 14, 1861, m. o, Dec. 31, 1864. 
Flint Jas. P. e. Dec. 6, 1861. 

Gookey Thos. e. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. Aug. 14. 1865. 
Pitts Phillijl, Q. Nov. i, 1861, died Feb. 14, 1863. 
Riley Jas. W. e. Dec. i, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Jan. 3, 

1864, m. o. Aug. 14, 1865, as Corpl. 



Company E. 

First Lieutenant Josiah E. Keyes, e. as Sergeant Co. 
C, Sept. g, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant March 
13, 1862. Mustered out Nov. 26, 1862. 

67th Tnfautry (3 mos). 
Company A. 

Captain Chas, B. Hull, com. June 13, 1862. Mustered 
out Oct. 6, 1862. 

First Lieutenant King H. Millikin, com. June 13, 1862. 
Mustered out Sept., 1862. 

Second Lieutenant Judsoii Ellison, com. June 13, 1862. 
Mustered out Sept., 1862. 

Sergt. Jas. H. Reynolds, e. June 2, 1862. 

Sergt. Jno. D. Williamson, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. Geo. Burns, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. Wm. H. Compton, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. L. F. Babcock,e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. Frank Harvey, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. J. A. Phelps, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. F. Wheeler, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. W. B. Cushman, e. June 2, 1862. 

Corpl. Jos. Panell,e. June 2, 1862. 

Musician Calvin Marsh, e. June 2, 1862, prmt. Princi- 
pal Musician. 

Musician Jesse Clark, e. June 2, 1862. 

Avary H. J. e. June 2, 1862. 

Bruce Wm. e. June 2. 1862. 

Burnham Oliver G. e. June 2, 1862. 

Boden James, e. June 2, 1862. 

Beerer E. e. June 2, 1862. 

Bennett Eugene, e. June 2, 1862. 

Burnes Lewis, e. June 2, 1862. 

Bronson A. V. e. June 2, 1862. 

Colburn F. e. June 2, 1862. 

Cram Buel B. e. June 2, 1862. 

Dane Dexter, e. June 2, 1862. 

Dufoe Geo. E. e. June 2, 1862. 

Fanning John, e. June 2, 1862, deserted. 

Ferguson J. A. e. June 2, 1862. 

Fry Chas E. e. June 17, 1862. 

Goncolus lohn F. e. June 2, 1862. 

Goodsell Geo. D. e. June 2, 1862. 

Giett Albert, e. June 2, 1862. 

Hansen L. e. June 2, 1862. 

Holmes Geo. e. June 2, 1862. 

Harvey P. J. e. June 2, 1862. 

Hope Chas. E. e. June 2, 1862. 

Jones Benj. e. June 2, 1862. 

Kesler Aaron, e. June 17, 1862. 

Kessler Thos. e. June 2, 1862. 

King Oscar, e. June 2, 1862. 

Kums Frank, e. June 2, 1862. 

Mulford Edw. e. June 2, 1862. 

Mesler Wm. C. e. June 2, 1862. 

McKay Wm. H. e. June 2, 1862. 

Miller O. e. June 2, 1862. 

Miller Benj. e. June 2, 1862. 

Newton C> llins, e. June 2, 1862. 

Pritchard M. e. June 2, 1862. 

Rittenhouse Amos, e. June 2, 1862. 

Robinson F. e. June 2, 1862. 

Rosecrans Miles, e. June 2, 1862. 

Roberts C. N. e. June 2, 1862. 

Rutledge Jos. e. June 2, 1862. 

Smith P. D. e. June 2, 1862. 

Steers Solon, e. June 2, 1862. 

Squires Wilson, e. June 2, 1862. 

Shumway Roland, e. June 2, 1862. 

Stiles Richard, e. June 2, 1862. 

Trogwood Oscar, e. June 2, 1862. 

Trogwood R. e. June 2, 1862. 

Wood Chas. B. e. June 2, 1862. 

Ward Vernon, e. June 2, 1862. 

Wood Henry, e. June 2, 1862. 

Company C. 

Captain Hiram R. Enoch, commissioned June 13, 1862. 

Mustered out Sept., 1862. 
First Lieutenant Jas. B. Keer, commissioned June 23, 

1862. Mustered out Sept., 1862. 
First Sergt. Chas. W. Steele, e. June 2, 1862, absent 

without leave since Sept. i, i86a, reduced to ranks. 



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Sergt. H. M. Bates, e. June 2, 1862, promoted 2d Lieut. 
Sergt. Jos. G. Tyiord, e. June 2, 1862, sick at m. o. of 

regt. 
Sergt. "H. J. Beales, e. June 2, 1862, reduced to ranks. 
Sergt. John Abraham, e. June 2, 1862. 
Corpl. Jos. Slade, e. June 2, 1862. 
Corpl. Root. Hunt, e. June 2, 1862. 
Corpl. Geo. L. Stearns, e. June 2, 1862, on furlough at 

m. 1'. of regt. 
Corpl. Chas. W. Vaughn, e. June 2, 1862, reduced to 

ranks. 
Corpl. M. I. AUworth, e. June 2, 1862. 
Corpl. L. H . Stoais, e. June 2, 1862. 
Corpl. Geo. F. Steele, e. June 2, 1862, reduced to ranks. 
Musician F. I. Richcrt, e. June 2, 1862. 
Musician E. Washburne, e. June 2, 1862. 
Wagoner Jos. Blackburn, e. june 2, 1862. 

Allen Titus W. e. June 2, 1862, deserted Sept. 14, 

1862 — second desertion. 
Bates Geo. E. e. June 2, 1862, promoted Corpl. 
Beales Samuel, e. June 2, 1862. 
Bridgeman H. e. June 2, 1862. 
Bryan Wm. H, e. June 2, 1862. 
B.air A. I. e. June 2, 1862. 
Corwin O. H. e. June 2, 1862. 
Collins A. e. June 2, 1862. 

Crawford L. L. e. June 2, 1S62. died Sept, 4, 1S62. 
Collins Geo. e. June 2, 1862. 
Cook Peter, e. June 2, 1862. 
Davis O. L. e. June 2, 1862. 
Ebersole John, e. June 2, 1862. 

Eaton Chas. H. e. June 2, 1862, absent without leave. 
Faukner John, e. June 2, 1S62. 
Fitzsimmons Chas. e. June 2, 1862. 
Foltz Harwood, e. June 2, 1862. 
Goodhue W. S. e. June 2, 1862, promoted Corpl., then 

First Sergt. 
Guthrie Horace H. e. June 2, 1862. 
Houseworth Jas. J. e. June 2, 1862. 
Hicks Chas. e. June 2, 1862. 
Hatch A. A. e. June 2, 1862. 
Hunt Wm. J. e. June 2, 1862. 
Halsted S. L. e. June 2, 1862. 
Halsted Jno. F. e. June 2, 1862. 
Howell D. H. e. June 2, 1S62. 

HicUox C. B. e. June 2, 1862. 
Hagar J . W. e. J une 2, 1862. 
Jacobs O. e. June 2, 1862. 

Kerr Wm. e. June 2, 1862. 

Lamont H. e. June 2, 1862. 

Moore E. B. e. June 2, 1862. 

Martin H. D. e. June 2, 1862. 
Martin A. e. June 2, 1862. 

Marshall \. e. June 2, 1862. 

Matthews Wm. H. e. June 2, '62, disd. July 2,'62,disab. 

McAffee Edwin, e. June 2, 1862. 

Miller Wm. H. e. June 2, 1862. 

Mcintosh Henry, e. June 2, 1862. 

Pate Merwin, e. June 2, 1862. 

Perley Benj. e. June 2, 1862. 

Perley F. e. June 2, 1862. 

Ruth Samuel K. e. June 2, 1862. 

Robertson T. e. June 2, 1862, 

Shinn F. M. e. June 2, 1862. 

Shinn Elias B. e. Ju/ie 2, 1862. 

Spencer Jas. W. e. June 2, 1862. 

Spencer Nathan, e. June 2, 1862, promoted Sergt. 

Stimps Jas. e. June 2, 1862. 

Sawyer Willis, e. June 2, 1862, on furlough at m. o. 

Shufeldt A. e. June 2, 1862. 

Swan A. G. e. June 2, 1862. 

Stickney Geo. e. June 2, 1S62. 

Smith H. e. June 2. 1862. 

Thompson Geo. e. June 2, 1862. 

Thompson Henry, e. June 2, 1862. 

Tuttle H. B. e. June 2, 1862. 

Upright Chas. e. June 2, 1862. 

Waller \V m. H. e. June 2, 1862. 

Wells A. S. e. June 2, 1862. 

Wheeler M. e, June 2, 1862. 

74th Infantry, 

Organized at Rockford and mustered into U. S. ser- 
vice Sept. 6, 1862. Companies G and I were from Ogle 
and Stephenson Counties ; all the rest were from Win- 
nebago County. Left Rockford Sept. 27th for Jefl'er- 

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sonville, Ind. Arrived there'Oct. ist, and moved to 
Louisville, Ky., immediately. Assigned to Army of 
the Cumberland, First Brigade, Second Division, under 
Gen. Buell. Moved from Louisville Oct. 7th. and was 
in the battle of Chaplain Hills, Ky., Oct. I3ih ; from 
there to Crab Orchard, Ky., pursuing Bragg, partici- 
piting in many skirmishes. Returned from Lebanon, 
Ky., Oct. 25th ; from there it went to Nashville, Tenn., 
where a re-organizalion was effected, under Gen. Rose- 
crans. Dec. 25th, received marching orders, with 
three d.iys' rations. Participated in the battle of 
Stone River, Dec. 30-31, 1862, and Jan. i, 1863, the 
regiment losing 16 men killed and wounded. Went 
into winter quarters at Camp Little, south of Mur- 
freesboro, and vi'ere engaged in numerous raids in the 
surrounding country. Moved from winter quarters July 
iSth ; was in battle of Liberty Gap, Julv 2olh; one man 
killed; was engaged at Tulahoma, Tenn.; from hereit 
was ordeiedto Winchester, Tenn., where it encamped. 
Moved, Aug. 20th, to Stevenson, Ala. Engaged at 
Chickamauga, Sept.' i8th, 19th and 20th ; lost 3 men. 
The regiment on the latter date was in charge of hos- 
pital and supply trains, arriving in Chattanooga, Tenn., 
55ept. 22. While here it had very short allowances un- 
til Nov. 22d, when they participated in the fiyht of 
Mission Ridge, Nov. 25, their colors beipg the first to 
pass over the rebel lines, capturing a battery of four 
pieces at Bragg's headquarters ; loss to regiment, 6 pri- 
vates. Col. Jason Marsh wounded, Lieut. Col. Kerr 
wounded in the arm. 

Returned to Chattanooga on the 26th, and marched 
to Knoxville, Tenn., to relieve Gen. Burnside, and 
then went into winter quarters about Dec. 15. May 2, 
1864, it joined the main army of the Cumberland at 
Chattanooga, where it arrived on the 3d ; on the 5th 
marched under orders and ivas in the battle of 
Rocky Face, or Buzzard Roost, Ga.; was at Re- 
saca, Ga., May 14th and 15th ; Calhoon, May 
17th; Adairsville, Ga., May iSth ; Dallas, Ga., May 
25th to June 5th ; Lost Mountain, Ga., June 16th ; 
was in the battle at Kenesiw Mountrun, Ga., June 20th 
and June 27th; lost 52 men, 6 commissioned officers, 
Lieut. Col. J. B. Kerr being among the number. Battle 
of Smyrna, Camp Ground, Ga., July 4ih, lost 16 men ; 
was also at Peach Tree Creek, July 20th; Atlanta, July 
22d, and was continually engaged until the battle of 
Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. i, 1S64, and Lovejoy Station, 
Sept. 2d ; then returned to Chattanooga, 1 enn., where 
it was assigned to the army of the Tennessee. En- 
gaged the enemy, Nov. 28th, at Columbia, Tenn.; 
Spnne Hill, Nov. 2gth; Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30th ; 
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15th and i6th, following Hood 
to Huntsville, Ala., fighting him all the time until he 
crossed the Little Tennessee; and then went into winter 
quarters. March 26. 1865, it marched to Bulls Gap, 
'i'enn., to intercept Lee, leaving there April 17th for 
Nashville, Tenn., where the regiment was mustered 
out June 20, 1S65. Returned to Rockford with 157 en- 
listed men and 13 officers. Col. Jason Marsh was at the 
head of the regiment until about January i, 1865, when 
Lieut. Col. Thos. J. Bryan took command. 

Colonel Jason Marsh, commissioned Sept. 4, 1862. Re- 
signed Aug. 24, 1864. 

Colonel Thomas J. Bryan, e. as Sergeant, Co. H, Aug. 
6, 1862. Promoted Captain, Sept. 8, 1862. Pro- 
moted Lieutenant Colonel, Aug. 3, 1864. Promoted 
Colonel, May 10, 1865. Mustered out (as Lieut. 
Col.) June 10, 1865. 

Lieutenant Colonel Jas. B. Keer, commissioned Sept. 
4, 1862. Died of wounds, at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 
3, 1864. 

Major Thos. J. L. Remington, commissioned Captain 
Co. A, Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted RLijor, March 2, 
1863. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Adjutant Andrew M. Potter, e. as First Sergeant, Co. 
K, July 30, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant, 
March 25, 1863. Promoted First Lieutenant, Oct. 
21,1863. Promoted Adjutant, Jan. 7, 1865. Mus- 
tered out June 10, 186^. 

Quartermaster Lewis Williams, commissioned Sept. 4, 
1862. Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1862. 

Quartermaster Jno. H. Nye, commissioned Second 
Lieutenant, Co. D, Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted First 
Lieutenant, March 20, 1863. Promoted Quarter- 
master, May 2, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 

First Assistant Surgeon Henry Strong, commissioned 
Sept. 28, 1862. Resigned March 24, 1863. Re- 
entered the service as Surgeon 90th Regt. 



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Chaplain Timothy B. Taylor, commissioned Captain, 

Co. H, Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted Chaplain, Sept. 

8, 1862. Resigned. 
Sergt. Maj. Rudolphus W. Peake. prmt. First Lieut. 

Co. K. 
Sergt. Maj. William C:iin, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Q. M. Sergt. George E. Dunbar, m. o. June 10, 1865^ 
Comsy. Sergt. Gardner S. Allen, re-tr.msferred to Co. 

D, died Dec. 4, 1862. 
Comsy. Sergt. David Kugg, m, o. June 10, 1865. 
Hospital Steward Ambrose \\ oodruff, trans, to U. S. 

Army. 
Hospital Steward Geo. N. Dickerson, m. O.June lo, 65. 
Prin. Musn. Asher Miller, m. o. March 27, 1863. 
Prin. Musn. Shepard Norcross, m. o. March 26, 1863. 
Prin. Musn. Charles \V. Gerham, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Company A. 

Captain Josiah W. Leffingwell, commissioned First 
Lieutenant, Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted Captain, 
March 2, 1863. Resigned Nov. 16, 1864. 

Captain Sylvester Clement, e. as First Sergeant, Aug. 
6, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant, March g, 
1863. Promoted First Lieutenant, March 2, 1863. 
Promoted Captain, Nov. 16, 1864. Mustered out 
June 10, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Jas. S. Cowan, e. as private. Pro- 
moted Second Lieutenant, March 2, 1863. Pro- 
moted F'irst Lieutenant, Nov. 16, 1864. Mustered 
out June 10, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Alfred Barker, commissioned Sept. 
4, 1862. Resigned March 9, 1863. 

Second Lieutenant Jno. Vance, e. as Sergeant, Aug. 5, 
1862. Mustered out June 10. 1865. Compiissioned 
Second Lieutenant, but not mustered. 

Sergt. William S. Leffingwell, e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to 
Invalid Corps, Nov. 21, 1863. 

Sergt. Norman S. Robinson, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m.o. June 
10, 1865, as private. 

Corpl. James Hunter, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville, 
Tenn., Dec. ■;, 1862. 

Corpl. Robert J. Coulter, e. Aug. 9, 1862, kid. at Ken- 
esaw Mt.. June 27, 1864. 

Corpl. Edward Dufoe, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 10, 
iSe^;, as Sergt. 

Corpl. John N. Smith, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 
1865, as private. 

Corpl. Amasa Hutchins, e. Aug. 5, '62, m.o.May25, 65, 

Corpl. John M. Edes, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Lebanon, 
Ky., Nov. 14, 1862. 

Corpl. William H. Hitchcock, e. Aug. 5, 1862, disd. 
April 2, 1863, wds. 

Musician Richard W. Smith, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. 
March 18, 1863, disab. 

Musician James H. Potter, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 
10, 1865. 

Wagoner Robert Parker, Jr., e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. 
March 18, 1863, disab. 

Atkinson Brown C. e.Aug. o, '62, disd. Feb. i8,'63, disab. 
Atkinson D. E. e. Aug. 6, "^62, disd. Feb. 25, '63, disab. 
Atkinson Geo. P. e. Aug. 6, 1862, missing in action at 

Kenesaw Mt.. Ga., June 27, 1864. 
Anderson Augustus, e. Aug. 15, 1862, m.o. June 10, '65. 
Allen Titus W. e. Aug. 15, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Baker Luke, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Murfreesboro, 

Feb. 6, 1863. 
Barker Reuben G. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865, 

as Corpl. , ^ , 

Black Edward, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 65,Corpl. 
Benjamin David L. e. Aug. 15, 1862, died^ near Mur- 
freesboro, Tenn., Feb. 10, '63, wds. rec'd in action. 
Bird Pierson, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Gallatin, Tenn., 

Jkn. II, 1863. 
Binn Bruce B. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to Invalid Corps, 

March — , 1864. ^ . ... 

Briggs Thomas, e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at Louisville, 

Ky., April 5, 1863. 
Cary J. W. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865, Corpl. 
Clay C. H. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Nov. 5, 1862, disab. 
Clay G. G. e. Aug. 6. 1862. m o. June 10, 1865. 
Cherry John D. e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at St. Louis, 

April 9, 1863. 
Cook Henry, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Dec. 30, 1862. 
Catton George W. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Nov. 13, 1862. ^ 

Christman Henry, e. Aug. 14, 1862, m. o. June 10, 65. 
Chubb Joseph W. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 



Dobson Daniel, e. Aug. 15, 1862, trans, to Invalid 

Corps, Nov. 2o, 1863. 
Dunbar George E. e. Aug. 14, 1862, piomt. Q.M. Sergt. 
Ellis Adam, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died March 4, 1865, wds. 
Ellis H. U, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Oct. 22, 1863, disab. 
Gile Ehas B. e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Gallatin, Tenn., 

Feb. 5, 1862. 
Gillispey James M. e. Aug. 12, 1862, m. o. June 10, 

1865, as Corpl. 
Griffith Thoma , e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Bowling 

Green, Nov. — , 1862. 
Goff John (j. e. Aug. 12, 1862, disd. Sept. 8, '63, disab. 
Halsted Samuel B. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Harris Win. C. e. Aug. 8, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Hastings Gustavus A. e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. June 10, 

1865, as Sergt. 
Hatch D. R. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Dec. — , 1863. 
Henry John Y. e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville 

Tenn., Dec. 17, 1862. 
Holer Matthew, e. Aug. 9, 1862, trans, to V. R. C, 

March 15, 1865. 
Higby Edwin G. e Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Dec. 7, 1S62. 
Hill Lorenzo, e. -'^ug. 15, 1862, disd. Nov. 5, 1862. 
Jenkins John, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. May 25, 1865. 
Jordan Robert, e. Aug. 8, 1862, disd. Feb. 2, '64, disab. 
Kewi-h Wm. D. e. Aug. 12, 1862, trans, to U. S. En- 
gineers, July 27, 1864. 
King Gilbert, e. Aug. 6. 1862, m. o. lune 10, 1865. 
Leffingwell Bird, e.Aug. 6, '62, disd. Mch. 23, '63, disab. 
Martin Clarence, e. Aug. 12. 1862, died at Dallas, Ga., 

May 27. 1864, wds. 
Morgan Theron H. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Morse Samuel N. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

wounded. 
Morris E. G. e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. Mch. 7, '65, wds. 
McCormick Hugh, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., July 11, 1863. 
O'Rourke Matthew, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Parker William, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., July 10, 1863. 
Parker Wm. R. e. Aug. 9, '62, disd. Mch. 9, "63, disab. 
Parkhurst Edmund t'. e. Aug. 5, 1862, disd. May 6, 

1863, wds. 
Phagan Wm. I. e. Aug. g, 1862, deserted Sept. 28, '62. 
Palmer Nathaniel P. e. Aug. 6, 1862, 'disd. Feb. 6, '63. 
Rice Harvey, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Bowling Green, 

Ky., Nov. 23, 1862. 
Riddle Samuel M. e. Aug. 5. 1862, m. o. June 10,1865. 
RofFe Aithur, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 10, '65. Corpl. 
Rogers John, e. Aug. g, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Rummelhart John, e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Ruir.elhart Joseph, e. Aug. 11. '62, m o. June 10, '65. 
Streeter Charles A. e. Aug. 13, 1862, m. o. July 22, '65, 

was pris. 
Sweet Sylvester, e. Aug. 15, 1862, trans, to Invalid 

Corps, Sept. I, 1864. 
Samuel .Smith, e. Aug. 6, 1862, in. o. June 10, 1865. 
xScott Cyrus, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. Jnne 10, '65, wounded. 
Taylor Henry P. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Ufford Andrew W. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to U. S. En- 
gineers, July 27, 1864. 
Urquh.^rt James E. e. Aug. 4, 1862, disd. Feb. — . 1863. 
Vanarsdale Samuel, e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at Lebanon, 

Ky., Oct. 30, 1862. 
Wattles William W. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to Invalid 

Corps, Aug. I, 1863. 
Webster Isaac, e. Aug. 9. 1862, died at Big Shanty, 

Ga., June 30, '64, of wounds received June 27, '64. 
Woodle Allen, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Resaca, Ga., 

May 14, 1864, wds. 

Dell Geo. M. e. Feb. 22, 1865, trans, to 36th I. V. I. 

June 7, 1865. 
Hasicins Amos, e. Feb. 22, 1865, died at Huntsville, 

Ala., March 27, 1865. 
Marshall Alexander, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Urquhart Wm. H. died Dec. 31, 1862, wds. 
Weaver Geo. W. disd. Dec. — , 1^62, disab. 

Company B. 

Captnin David O. Buttolph, commissioned Sept. 4, 1862. 

Killed in battle, June 27, 1864. 
Captain Augustus W. Thompson, commissioned First 

Lieutenant, Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted Captain, 

June 27, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
First Lieutenant Edwin Swift, commissioned Second 

Lieutenant, Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted First Lieu- 



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tenant, June 27, 1864. Honorably discharged (as 

S'^cond Lieut.) May 15, 1865. 
First Sergt. James H. Buttort, wounded at Adairsville, 

Ga., trans, to V. R. C.,disd. April 7, 1865. 
Sergt. Wilson H. Moulton, died at Murfreesboro, May 

4, 1863. 
Serge. James P. Barker, m. o. June to, 1865. 
Sergt. Ed.vard Thomson, trans, to TJ. S. Engineers, 

in 1864. 
Sergt. Edgar Swift, m. o. June 10 1865. 
Corpl. George Rugg, e. Aug. 8, 1862, Sergt., kid. at 

Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864. 
Corpl. Alfred Williams, kid. Kenesaw Mt., June 27,'64. 
Corpl. Benjamin C. Brown, died at Nashville, Tenn., 

Dec. 12, 1S62. 
Corpl. William E. Lowe, .Sergt., missing in action at 

Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1S64. 
Corpl. William Wallace, m. o. July 13, 1865, private. 
Corpl. Frank Flynn, disd. 
Corpl. Henry A. Stebbins, disd. March 17, 1863, as 

private, disab. 
Corpl. Frank Chapman, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Musician Mancinas C. Goucher, disd. Dec. 20, 1864. 
Musician Thomas T. Boyen, died at Nashville, Tenn., 

Dec. 22, 1862. 



Anderson Wm. P. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865, 

was pris. 
Anderson John Y., m. o. June 10. 1865, as Corpl. 
Anderson Chas. e. Aug. 22, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Billick Luman, died at Winchester, Tenn., Auj. 9, '63. 
Billick Alonzo, died at Nashville, Tenn., June 10, '63. 
Billick Hiram, kid. at Kenesaw Mt.. June 27, 1864. 
Brennan Richard H. disd. in 1863, disab. 
Brown Isaiah, e. Aug. 21. 1862, m. o. June 10, 1S65. 
Brennan Jos. S. died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 29, '63. 
Brown Frederick, tr.ins. to Invalid Corps, May 9, '63. 
Cole Alden R. disd. Feb. 6, 1863, disab. 
Chapel Joshua L. e. Aug. 7, 1S62, m. o. May 31, 1865. 
Carpenter Romeo, m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 
Corwin Ezra W. m. o. June 10, 1865, as Sergt. 
Collins Erastus, m. o. June 10, 1S65. 
CuUin Patrick, disd. Sept. 11, 1863. 
Clark Is.iac B. e. Aug. 22, 1862, died at Chattanooga, 

July 8. 1864. 
Canady Joshua, m o. June 10, 1865. 
Daniels Chas. disd. Dec. 27, 1862 disab. 
Davenport Asa A. disd. Feb. 26, 1865. 
Day Wni. G. trans, to U. S. Engineers in 1864. 
Delp Fradlim, trans, to Invalid Corps in 1863. 
Ewell Halb rt, disd. April 27, 1S63, disab. 
Fryman Osca, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Gates Stephen, died at Chattanooga, Sept. 30, 1864. 
Gustavison Calfridrick, m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 
Graham John, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Goucher Wm. M. disd. March 4, 1863, disab. 
Gerricks John R. disd. Jan. 15, 1863, disab. 
Hemphill Lewis L. died at Gallatin.Tenn., Mch.27,'63. 
Hulse Jos. m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Hay Jas. B. died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. i, 1862. 
Henderson Gilson, kid. at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864, 
Hess Erastus W. disd. Feb. 15, 1865. 
Harrell John A. e. Aug. 22, '62, trans. Co. I, Sept. 17, '62. 
Imholz Jos. e. Aug. 22, 1862, wounded at Adairsville, 

Ga., trans, to V. R. C, disd. April 10, 1865. 
Kilburn Ancil D. e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Dec. 19, 1862. 
Kidder Benjamin F. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June io,'6s. 
Kipp David G. m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 
Kenady Fretlerick, trans, to Invalid Corps in 1863. 
Kelley Lewis M. trans, to Invalid Corps in 1864. 
Kinney Jos. trans, to Co. I, Sept. 17, 1862. 
King (",eo. L. m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Lock Horton, e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Valley Head, 

Ala., Sept. 5, 1863. 
Leahy James, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
McGure James C. disd. Dec. 27, 1862, disab. 
Murchant P ter, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
McGuire Daniel, died at Chattanooga, July 4, 1864. 
Miller John B. died at Edgefield, Tenn., Nov. 22, '62. 
Moon Cornelius, deserted Sept. 6, 1862. 
Martin Hugh, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Manuel Geo. D. died at Murfreesboro, June 18, 1863. 
Pettebone Edward D. m o. June 10, 1865. 
Pierce Fred. H. died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 16, '62. 
Powers Saml. E. disd, March 9, 1863, disab. 
Rhinehart Hiram, kid. at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864. 
Rhinehart Jonas, m. o. June 8, 1865. 
Rugg David, prmt. Commissary Sergeant. 



Seaton Wm. L. disd. Aug. 22, 1863, disab. 

Sperry Angus J. m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Smith Ora N. deserted Sept. 6, 1862. 

Sargent Jas. A. m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Shaw Edward S. m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 

Simmons Uriah, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Stevens Chas. M. died at .Murfreesboro.T., Jan. i2,'63. 

Sumner Irvin S. disd. Jan. 6, 1865, disab. 

Swift Rodolphus, kid. at Dallas, Ga., May 30, 1864. 

Tryan Otha J. e. Aug. 21, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 

Walters San 1. m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 

Wells Chester A, disd. March 23, 1863, disab. 

Wyatte Nicholas H. trans, to. U. S. E. in 1864. 

Walters Jas. W. disd. May 24, 1865. 

Worden Heman, disd. May 18. 1863, disab. 

Woodruff Oliver H. dest-rted at Chicago, in 1863" 

Welker Valentine, disd. Dec. 30, 1862, disab. 

Wills Edwin, m. o. June ic, 1865. 

Swift Samuel, e. Dec. 11, 1S63, trans, to 36lh I. V. I. 
June 7, 1865. 

Company C. 

Captain Hampton P. Sloan, com. Sept. 4, 1S62. Re- 
signed April 25, 1863. 

Captain Christopher M. Brazee,com. First Lieutenant 
Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted Captain April 25, 1863. 
Resigned Dec. 1%, 1863. 

Captain John F. Squier, com. Second Lieutenant Sept. 
4,1862. Promoted hirst Lieutenant April 25, 1863. 
Promoted Captain Dec. 14, 1863. Mustered out 
June 10, 1865. 

First Lieutenant HosmerP. Holland, e. as First Ser- 
geant, Aug. 8, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant 
April 25, 1863. Promoted First Lieutenant Dec. 14, 
1863. Resigned Nov. 17, 1864. 

First Lieutenant Alex. H. Beatie, e. as Sergeant, Aug. 
6, 1S62. Promoted First Sergeant then First Lieu- 
tenant Nov. 17, 1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Robt. Simpson, e. as Corporal, Aug. 
6, 1S62. Promoted First Sergeant. Mustered out 
June 10, 1865. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 
but not mustered. 

Sergt. Ezra J. Grippin, e. Aug. 6, '62, m.o. June io,'65. 

Sergt. Bradlord A. Champlin, e. Aug. 7, 1862, kid. at 
Kenesaw Mt., June 27. 1864. 

Sergt. Chas. H. C. Dogwell, e, Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 
10. 1865. 

Corpl. Francis H. Fairman.e.Aug.7,'62, disd. Feb, 19,63. 

Corpl. Robt. Simpson, e. Aug. 6, '62, m.s. June 10, '65, 
as ist Sergt., com. 2d Lieut, but not mustered. 

Corpl. Cyrus Miller, e. Aug. 7. '62, disd. May 29, '65. 

Ccrpl. Saml. W. Washburn, e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd, July 
20, 1863, as private. 

Corpl. David H. Saeia, e. July 30, 1S62, m. o. May 15, 
i86i;, as private. 

Corpl. John A. Holland, e. Aug. 11, '62, m.o. June io,'65. 

Corpl. Thos. P. Treadwell, e.Aug. 7, '62, disd. Jan. 2,'63. 

Corpl. Geo. R. Heigley, e. Aug. 7, 1862, reduced and 
trans, to Miss. Marine Brigade, Feb. 6, 1863. 

Musician Asher G. Miller,e.Aug.7,'62, m.o. June 10, '65. 

Musician Chas. W. Gorham, e, Aug. 7, '62, pimt. Prin- 
cipal Musician. 

Wagoner Lyman Patten, e. Aug 8, '62, trar •!. to 17th I. 
V. C, Sept. 12, 1862. 

Allen Ephraim J. e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. iJec. 7, 1862. 
Allen John, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Dec. 28, 1862. 
Allen Thos. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. June i, 1863. 
Anderson Lewis P. e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to Invalid 

Corps, Jan. 15. 1864. 
Bayles David, e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Brown Humphrey A. e. Aug. 9, '62, trans, to 5th Wis. 

Battery, Nov. 12, 1862. 
Baker Elijah, e. Aug. 7, 1862. m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Carrington Chas. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Jan. 22, 1863. 
Cordiner John, e. Aug. 7, 1862, kid. at Resaca, Ga., 

May 14, 1864. 
Davis Adam H. e. Aug. 11, 1862, disd. March 28, 1863. 
Davis Angus M. e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Davie Hall. e.Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, as Sergt. 
Delliiig Luther, e. Aug. 15, 1862, disd. Jan. i, 1863. 
T)evelin Thos. e.Aug. 9, '62, trans, to U.S.E., July 27, '64. 
Dobson Abram, H. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o, June 10, 1865. 
Dobson Edward, e. Aug. 7, '62, kid. at Kenesaw Mt., 

June 27, 1864. 
Donkersley Jas. H. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June lo, '65. 
Elliott Jno. e. Aug. 3,'62, died at Nashville, Jan.is,'63. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY WAK RECORD. 



Elliott Jos. e. Aug. 3, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Farnham Earl, e. Aug. 5, '62, died at Nashville, Tenn.. 
Dec. 9, 1862. 

Ferguson Duncan H. e. Aug. 7. 1862, m.o June 10, '65. 

Fillmore Cyr\is A. c. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Feb. 7, 1865. 

Gillman Jos. W. e. Aug. 6, 1S62, disd. Feb. 23, 1863. 

Hudson Richmond L. e. July 28, '62, m.o. June 10, '65. 

Hall Jarvis, e.Aug.ii,'62,trans. Inv. Corps, [unei8,'64. 

Hall loshua, e. Aug, 7, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, as C'orpl. 

Hallenbeck AlmariTi, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 10, '65. 

Hallenbeck John H. e. Aug. 9, '62, deserted from Ben- 
ton Barr.icks. 

Heigloy Merritt L. e. Aug. 9, '62, trans, to Inv. Corps^, 
Sept. 30. 1863. 

Heigley Noah D. e. Aug. 9, '62, disd. Nov. 20, '63, or- 
der Col. Mundy. 

Knapp John D. e. Aug. 6, '62, trans, to 5th Wis. Batt. 
Nov. 12, 1862. 

Kellogg Elijah, e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65. Sergt 

Kellogg Washington H. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o June 10, '65 

Lawrence Newton F. e. Aug. 11. 1862, disd. Feb. 14, '63 

Magoon Chas Aug. 9, '62, trans. Inv. Corps, June i8,'64, 

Mandeiville Isaac, e. Aug. 6, 1862, ,m. o. June 10, 1865 

Merchant David O. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m.o. June 10,1865 

Marsh Wallace T. e. Aug. 6. '63, trans, to Inv. Corp^ 
June 16, '63, m.o. Sept. 4, '65, as Sergt. Major V.R.C 

McMaster T. Schuyler, e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to 5th 
Wis. Batt., Nov. 16, 1862. 

Miller Alba, e. Aug. 7 , 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Miller J. Henry, e. Aug. 11, i862,*disd. Feb. 27, 1865. 

Miller Wm. e. Aug. 6, 1862, ni. o. June 10, 1865. 

Mills Maurice 1'. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10. 1865. 

Merchant Geo. W. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to U. S. E., 
Aug. 8, 1864. 

Nelson Chas. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Oliver Jas. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, as Corpl. 

Phelps Wm. R.e.Aug. 6, '62, m.o. June io,'6s, Music'n. 

Robertson Wm. . e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o, June 10. 1865. 

Robison Wm. A. e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at Nashville, 
Tenn., Jan. 11, 1863. 

Rockwell Lucius D. e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. March 16, '63. 

Russell De.\ter, e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 

Rusterholtz Levi, e. Aug. 8, '862, m. o. May 18, 1865. 

Salsbury Jas. L. e. Aug. 9, '62, died at Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., March 14, 1863. 

Sands John, e. Aug 6, '62, trans. V. R. C. Jan. 16, '65. 

Sealv David K. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Feb. 28, 1865. 

Sloan Quincy A. e. Aug. 14, 1862. m. o. June 10. 1865. 

Scott Hiram, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 186=;. 

Smith John D. e. Aug. 4, 1862, disd. April 25, 1865. 

Stevenson Lan'^ing R. e. Aug. i, '62. m. o. June 10, '65. 

Stewart John W. e. Aug. 7, '62, Corpl., kid. at Spring 
Hill,Tean., Nov. 29, 1864. 

Thrall Chauncy T. e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Gallatin, 
Tenn., |an. 18, 1863. 

Titus Addison, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Feb. 26, 1863. 

Treadwell Chas. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Two Samuel, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Twogood Albert, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Titus John, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Underbill Saml. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Warner Geo. W. e. Aug. 15, 1862, disd. Oct. 7, 1863. 

Washburn John l". e. Aug. 8, 1862, disd. March 23, '63. 

White Aaron J.e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 

Woollery Henry W. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Aug. 20, 1863. 

Woollerv John, e, Aug. 5, 1862, trans, to Inv. Corps, 
April 28, 1864. 

Dobson Chas. disd. March 2, 1863. 

Company D. 

Captain Jonathan H. Douglass, com. Sept. 4, 1862. 

Resigned March 20, 1863. 
Captain Robert H. H.uch, com. First Lieutenant Sept. 

4,1862. Promoted Captain March 20, 1863. Mus- 
tered out June 10, 1865. 
First Lieutenant John Beatson, e. as First Sergeant, 

Aug. 7, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant March 

20, 1863. Promoted First Lieutenant May 2, 1864. 

Mustered out June 10, 1865. 
Sergt. Thos. W. Cole, e. July 20, 1862, wounded at 

Resaca, Ga., m.o. June 10, 1865, as ist Sergt. 
Sergt. Wm. C-McCaughey, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. June 

30, 1863, disab. 
Sergt. Omri J. Cummings, e. July 28, '62, disd. Jan. i, 

1863, disab. 
Sergt. lohn G. Morgan, e. Aug.7, '62, m.o. June i,'65. 
Corpl. Rily Van Patten, e. Aug. 18, '62, m. o. May 11, 

1865, as Corpl. 



Corpl. Jas. Crane, e. Aug.8,'62,m.o. June io,'65, Sergt. 

Corpl. Henry Gilchrist, e. luly 27, 1862, died at Nash- 
ville, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1863. 

Corpl. Edgar G. Day, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Louis- 
ville, Ky., Nov. 26. 1862. 

Corpl. Otis G. Sanderson, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 
10, 1865. 

Corpl. Chas. E. Gcodspeed, e. July 24, 1862, m.o. June 
10, 1865, as Musician. 

Corpl. Henry W. Smith, e. Aug. 8, 1862, m.o. April 19, 
1865, as Sergt. disab. 

Corpl. Peter C. Campbell, e. Aug. 6, '62. m. o. June 10, 
1865, as Sergt. 

Musician Shepherd Norcross, e. July 26, 1862, prmt. 
Drum Major. 

Musician Chas. R. Jones, e. July 26, 1862, died at 
Murfreesboro, April 17, 1863. 

Allen Gardner S. e. July 18, 1862, prmt. Com. Sergt,, 

died at Rockford, 111., Dec. 4, 1862. 
Allen Sam'l, e. July 22, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Atwood Hiram, e. July 26, 1862, trans, to U. S. E. 

July 27, 1864. 
Beale Jos. e. Aug. 7, 1862, left sick at Louisville, Oct. 

29, 1862. 
Batsby Sam'l, e. July 23, 1862, died at Knoxville, 

Tenn., Dec. 18, 1863. 
Brainard Jared H. e. Aug. 9, '62, disd. Sept. 16, '63, disab. 
Babcock Almon, e. Aug. 14, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Sergt. 
Bliss Geo. W. e. Aug. 14, 1862, m.o. June 10, 1865. 
Crowley Levi, e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville, Tenn., 

Dec. 21, 1862. 
Corbin Amasa M. e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Feb. 17, 1863. 
Cleveland Geo. C. e. Aug. 6, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Conant Naroy, e. Aug. 7. 1862, trans, to Inv. Corps, 

Aug. 9, 1863. 
Connor Jas. H. e. Aug. 8, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Sergt. 
Cook Wm. e. Aug. 8, '62, disd. Feb. 7, '63, disab. 
Castner David, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Compton Sam'l C. e. Aug. 9, 1862, Corpl., kid. at Mis- 
sion Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863. 
Compton \\ ortman,e.Aug.9,'62, m.o.June 10, "65, Corpl. 
Crane Richard H. e. Aug. 14, 1862, m.o. May 19, 1865. 
Elliott Chas. H. e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to U. S. E. 

July 27, 1864. 
Ferguson Allen M. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. May 24,'65,wds. 
Fox Thaddeus, e. Aug. 8, '62, disd. Oct. 26, '63, disab. 
Guilford Andrew J. e. July 18, 1862, m.o. May 20, '65. 
Gilbert E^lw. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o May 12, i86s. 
Geanonng Wm. W. e. July 25, 1S62, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Giett Wm. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, as Corpl. 
Goldy Benj. D. e. Aug. 7, '62, disd. May 8, '63, disab. 
Gustin John H. e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Reseca, July 

6, 1864, wounds. 
Gilson Wm. e. Aug. 9, iS62,m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Gustin Gto. E. or S. e. Aug. 14. '62, disd. May 15, 1865. 
Hines Elisha W. e July 28, 1862, m. o. June 10, i86s. 
Hurdy Hiram, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Herrick Oakly, e. Aug. 6, '62. disd. Feb. 9, '63, disab. 
Harrod Wm. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. March 15, '63, disab. 
Hall Wm. F. B. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o, June 30, 1865. 
Hecox Lewis, e. Aug. 14, '62, m o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Hopkins Th s. e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at .Nashville, 

Tenn., Dec. 2, 1862. 
Ingalls Harvy, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m.o. June 10, 1865. 
Kervish John, e. Aug. 6,1862, died at Nashville, Tenn., 

hec. 28, 1862. 
Kilburn Edmond B. e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Murfrees- 
boro, Feb. 24, 1863. 
Leahy Jerry, e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to sth Wis. Bat., 

Nov. 13, 1862. 
Luce Jas. G. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Love Thompson W. e. Aug. 8, 1862, died Chattanooga 

July 12, 1864, wds. 
Lillie Francis B. e. Aug. 8,'62, disd. March i, '65, wds. 
Maynard F.dw. C. e.Aug. 7, '62, disd. May 20, '63, disab. 
Milliard Wm. R. e. Aug. 7, '62, disd. May 11, '63, disab. 
Mather Horace F. e..'\ug. 12, '62, disd. Feb. 8, '63, disab. 
Manning Sam'l H. e. Aug. 14, '62, absent sick m.o. regt. 
Manning Isaac D. e. Aug. 14, '62, disd. May 7, '63, disab. 
Pryse David, e. Aug g. 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Pettibone Amos, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Pett t Henry, e. Au?. 7, '62, disd. May 26, '63, disab. 
Rowley Walter, e. July 26, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Ronbeck Azure C. e.Aug. 8, '62, disd. July 13, '63, oisab. 
Rogers Wm. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Russell Hiram J. e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Nashville, 

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Ray Chauncy, e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June io,'65, as Corpl. 
Roush John M. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 22, 1865. 
Saunders Henry, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Smith Gen. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Stilwell Hiram, e. Aug. 7, 1862, kid. at Kene.saw Mt., 

June 27, 1864. 
Steele Aimer C. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Stone \Vm. A. e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to Inv. Corps, 

Sept. 30, 1863. 
Schermerhorn Geo. C. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, 

wounds. 
Strowd Miles, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Seaton Wm. \V. e. Aug, 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Shores Franklin, e. Aug. 8, 1862, trans, to Inv. Corps. 

Sept. I, 1S63. 
Stevens Geo. e. Aug. 8, '62, disd. Dec. 23, '62, disab. 
Stroh Gustavus, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. May 26, 1865. 
.Talbot Henry T. e. Aug. 7, 1862, kid. at Mission Ridge 

Nov. 25, 1863. 
Thompson Otha, e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn.. Jan. 3, 1863. 
VanAlstine Walter, e. Aug.6, '62, dis I.May 6,'63,disab. 
Welch VVm. C. e. Aug. 6, 1862, kid. at Pleasant Hill, 

Ga., May 17, 1864. 
Welch Garner E. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m.o. June 10, 1865. 
Wheat Chas. H. e. Aug. 7. '62, disd. June 13, '63, disab. 
Wheat Geo. T. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 22, '65, wds. 
Webb John H. e. Aug. 8, 1862. Corpl., died at Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn , June 21;, 1864, wds. rec'd at Reseca. 
Welsh Fred'k, e. Aug. 8. 1862, trans, to V. R. C, Jan. 

15, 1865. 
AVarfield Geo. W. e. Aug. 8, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Williams Wm. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, disd. Feb. 27, '63. disab. 
Wemple Edwin H.e. Aug. 8, '62, absent sick at m.o. regt. 
Woodruff Ambrose P. e. Aug. 14, 1862, prmt. Hospital 

Steward. 
Young Walter S. e. July 23, '6z, disd. June 17, '63, disab. 
Young Andrew J. e. Aug. 8, '62, disti. July 29,'63, disab. 

Bedell Lyman P. e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Crangle Henry J. e. March 15, 1865, Irans. to 36th I. 

V. I. June 7, 1865. 
Cunningham Jos. e. Feb 27, 1865, trans, to 36th I.V.I. 

June 7, 1865. 
Fellows Nicholas S. e. Sept. 29,'64, m.o. June 10, '65. 
Goldy B.-nj. D. e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Gustin Whitman E. e. Dec. 25, 1863, died at Reseca, 

June 4, 1864, wds. 
Hardy Rufus, e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Hull Warren W. e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Hardy John D. e. Feb. i, 1865, trans, to 36th I. V. I. 

June 7, 1865. 
Man^on Jas. e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
McCaughey Thcs.M.e Dec. 28, '63, disd. May i8,'65,wds. 
Morgan Josiah, e. Jan. 4, 1864, "trans, to 36th I. V. I. 

June 7, 1865. 
Stroud Martin, disd. Oct. 20, 1864, disab. 
Steel Or inge J. e. Sept. 29, 1864, died at Chattanooga, 

Nov. 5, 1864. 
Sweezy Edw. e. Feb. i, 1865, trans, to 36th I. V. I. 

June 7. 1865. 
Stroud Sylvester, e. April 5, 1865, trans, to 36th I. V.I. 

June 7, 1865. 
Taylor lohn G. e. Sept. 30, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
W6st Horatio, e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. May 15, 1865. 
Warner'Alex. B. e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Company E. 

Captain Elias Casper, com. Sept. 4, 1862. Resigned 
Dec. 4, 1863. 

Captain Alpheus W. Hlakesley, e. as First Sergeant 
Aug. 13, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant Sept. 
4. 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant Dec. 20, 1862. 
Promoted Captain Dec. 4, 186 ,. Mustered out 
June 10, 1S65. 

First Lieutenant Wm. Powell, com. Second Lieuten- 
ant Sept. 4, 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant 
Sept. 4, 1862. Resigned Dec. 20, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Chas. A. Allen, e. as private. Pro- 
moted Sergeant, then First Lieutenant, Dec. 4, 
1863. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Wm. P. Sherman, e. as Sergeant 
Aug. 7, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant Dec. 
20, 1862. Resigned May 7, 1863. 

Second Lieutenant Jas. C. Babbett, e. as Corporal 
Aug. 13, 1862. Promoted First Sergeant, then 
Second Lieutenant, May 7, 1863. Mustered out 
Oct. 29, 1863. 



Second Lieutenant Morgan J. Conradt. e. as private 
Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1865, as First 
Sergeant. Com. Second Lieutenant, but not 
mustered. 

Sergt. Wm. E. Lippitt, e. Aug. 13, 1862, reduced, de- 
serted Nov. I, 1S63. 

Sergt. Jas. McAffee, e. Aug. 13, 1862, disd. Jan. 7, '63, 
disab. 

Sergt. EbenezerP. C.Webster, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. 
Feb. 18, 1863, as private. 

Corpl. Edw. H. Cook, e. Aug. 11, 1862, died at Nash- 
ville, Tenn., March 16, 1863. 

Corpl. Dwight B. Holdridge, e. Aug. 11, 1862, died at 
Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 20, 1863. 

Corpl. Jos. L. Grout, e. Aug. 13, 1862, prmt. Sergt., m. 
o. June 10, 1865, as private. 

Corpl. Lewis T. Sweezey, e Aug. 14, 1862, disd. Jan. 
19, 1S63, disab. 

Corpl. Jas. L. Sherman, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Dec. 29, 

1862, disab. 

Corpl. Bartley F. Butler, e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Feb. 9, 

1863, disab. 

Corpl. Norman Clothier, e. Aug. 9, 1862, private, pa- 
roled prisoner, m. o. June g, 1865. 

Musician Franklin M. Needham. e. Aug. 22, 1862, 
trans to 92d I. V. I. Sept. 4, 1862. 

Bat3s Levi,.e. Aug. 11, 1862, disd. Feb. 22, 1863. 
Brown Elbridge.e. Aug. 11, '62, disd Jan. 27, '63, disab. 
Brown Francis C. e.Aug..i3,'62, disd. Jan. i5,'63, disab. 
Blo>s Wm. R. e. Aug. 13, '62, disd. Feb. 18, '63, disab. 
Brown Franklin, e. Aug. 7, 1S62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Banks Horatio, e. Aug. g, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Banks Reuben, e. Aug. 8, 1862, trans, to Inv. Corps, 

March 16, 1864. 
Braner Augustus, e. Aug. 15. 1862, Coipl., transferred 

to Inv. Corps, May 15, 1864. 
Bacon Chas. e. Aug. 14, 1862, wounded May 14, 1864, 

m. o. |une 3, 1865, as Sergt. 
Crosby John, e. Aug. 11, 1862, disd. Jan. 14, '63, disab. 
Christian John, e. Aug. 11, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Craig William, e. Aug. 13, 1862, died at Chattanooga, 

Dec. 10, 1863, wds. 
Carev Lewis M. e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., April 13, 1865. 
Creller Lafavette, e. Aug. 12, 1862, died at Atlanta, 

Ga., Sept. 26, 1864. 
Cline Davjd M. e. Aug. 14, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Collins Michael, e. Aug. 13, '62, disd. Jan. i5,'63, disab. 
Carman Chauncy, e. Aug. 14. '62, disd. Dec. 4. '63, disab. 
Corey Hiram F. e. Aug. 12, 1862, trans, to V. R. C, 

Jan. 9, 1865. 
Chandler John S. e. Ai g. i', 1862, wounded May 17, 

1864, m o. June 10, 1865, as Sergt. 

Davis John Henry, e. Aiig. 15, '62, disd. Oct. 13, '62, disab. 
Dawson David, e. Aug. 15, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Dillingham Nathaniel, e. Aug. 14, '62, m.o. June 10,05. 
Ewing Cyrus, e. Aug. 14, '62, disd. Mar. 5, '63, disab. 
Franklin Elijah, e. Aug. 13, '62, disd. Feb. 21, '63, disab. 
File William. N. e. Aug. 15, 1862, Corpl., died at Big 

Sha ty, Ga., July 2, 1864, wds. 
Grammon Sidney, e. Aug. 14, '62, disd. Feb. 14, '63, disab. 
Goodier George, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. liAe i, 1865. 
Harley John W. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Henry John W. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Hollem Jones, e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at (_ hattanooga, 

July 8, 1S64, wds. 
Hilton Ellis, e. Aug. 14, 1862, trans, to Invalid Corps, 

July 1,1863. 
Hubbard W Imington J. e. Aug. 14, '62, disd. May 18, 

1863, disab. 
Holdridge Charles H. e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Gallatin, 

Tenn., Feb. 4, 1863. 
Hapgood Howard, e. Aug. 15, '62, deserted Sept., '62. 
Hartwell Peter A. e Aug. 15, 1862, trans, to Invalid 

Corps, Sept. 1, 1863. 
Hardy Frank S. e. Aug. 8, '62, disd. Mar. 19, '65, disab. 
Inman William J. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Jewell John, e. Aug. 13, '62, trans, to Invalid Corps, 

Sept. I, 1863. 
Jarvis Myron H. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 22, 1865. 
Jarvis Harrison, e. Aug. 22, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Jan. 30, 1863. 
Kellner Amos, e. Aug. 15, 1862, disd. Jan., 1863. disab. 
Lovitt Benjamin G. e. Aug. 13, 1862, Sergt., died at 

Marietta, Ga., July 5, 1S64, wds. 
McEwen James, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June io,'6s, Sergt. 
Miles Hiram A. e. Aug. 14, 1862, wounded Dec. i5,'64, 

m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY WAK KECORD. 



Moon Camillus, e. Aug. I4,'62, disd. Feb. 8, '6j, disab. 

Murray \Villi.-im T. e. .-Vug.15,'62, m. O.June 10, 65,wds. 

Multbrd Eli H. e. Aug. 15, 1S62, Corpl., died at Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn., Dec. 10, :S63, wds. 

Presoott Edward, e. .\ug.i2,'62, m.o. June io,'65, wds. 

Peverill William, e. Aug. 14, '62, disd. Mar. is,'63, disab. 

Parish Lawson L. e. Aug. 14 ,'62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Perry Marion L. e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at Nashville, 
Tenn., Feb. 15, 1863. 

Rogers William, e. Aug. 14, 1S62, wounded May 14, 
1S64, m. o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 

Shaw James, e. Aug. 11, 1S62, trans, to ,Inv. Corps. 
Sept. I, 1863. 

Smith Julius -v. e. Aug. ii, 1862, Sergt., wounded 
Nov. 25, 1863. 

Schoonm.iker John. e. Aug.ii,'62,disd.Jan.7,'63. disab. 

Stringer Lewis, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. May iq, 1865- 

Snider Daniel, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, wds. 

Smith James M. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Sheldon Daniel M. e. Aug. 15, '62. m.o. June io.'65, Corpl. 

Tr.ivis David, e. Aug. 11, '62, disd. April 2o,'63, disab. 

Turnbull Adam, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Tilbury George, e. Aug. 14, 1862, died at Big Shanty, 
June 12, 1864, wds. 

Woodworth Henry, e. Aug. 11, 1862, died at Nash- 
ville, Tenn., Dec -4, 1S64. 

Woodruff Levi E. e. Aug. i4,'62,disd.Dec.i8,'62,disab. 

Weaver William, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 

Wilson Philetus A. e. Aug. 9, 1862, trans, to 36th 1. V. 
L, June 7, 1865. 

Williams Nathaniel L. e. Aug. 13, '62, m.o. Ju e io,'65. 

Webster Watson E. e. Aug. 14, '62, disd. Jan. 7. 1863. 

Wheeler Sterling J. e. Aug. 8, 1862, trans, to Pioneer 
Corps, Sept. 6, 1864. 

Zimmerman James T. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65. 

Jewell Leland A. disd. Feb. 5, 1S63, disab. 
Smith Cyrone, m. o. June 10, 1865, as Musician. 
Vanderc6ok William, e. Feb. 27, 1865, trans, to 36th L 

V. L, June 7, 1865. 
Washburn Wm. H. H. disd. Oct. 13, 1862, disab. 

Company F. 

Captain Henry C. Barker, com. Sept. 4, 1862. Killed 

in battle, June 27, 1864. 
First Lieutenant Jerome E. Andrews, com. Sept. 4, 

1862, Resigned Jan. 19, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Ed.vin L. Simpson, e. as Sergeant 
Aug. 5, 1S62. Promoted First Sergeant; then 
First Lieutenant, June 27, 1864. Mustere.i out 
June lo, 1S65. 

Second Lieutenant Jno. Hartwell, e. as private 
Aug. 4, 1862. Mustered out June 10, i8£s, as First 
Sergeant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, but 
not mustered. 

Sergt. Henry Heagle. e. .A.ug. 8, 1862, died at Laverne, 
"Tenn., Feb. 16. 1863, wds. 

Sergt. Rudolphus W. Peake, e. Aug. 5, 1862, promoted 
Sergeant Major. 

Sergt. Charles Buipee, e. Aug. 5, 1862, disd. May 20, 

1863, disab. . 
Corpl. Robert B. Archibald, e. .^ug. 5, 1862, disd. July 

I, '64, to accept promotion in U.S. Colored Troops. 
Corpl. Sylvanus O. Troxell, e. Aug. i, 1862, Sergt., 

killed at Kenesaw Mountain, June 27, 1864. 
Corpl. Floyd Smith, e. July 25, 1862, d.sd. Oct. 29, 

1864, as Sergt., disab. 

Corpl. Amasa Work, e. July 3o,'62,disd.as private,disab. 
Corpl. Jacob N. Hoffman, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. 

June 10, 1865, as Sergt. 
Corpl. George W. Rise, e. Aug. 5, 1862, disd. Nov. 6, 

1863, disab. 
Corpl. George W. Blakely, e. Aug. 14, 1862, disd. Apr. 

10. 1863, disab. 
Musician O. Chauncey Pettingill, e. Aug. 16, '62, died 

June I, 1864, wds. 
Wagoner Edward Kelly, e. Aug. 12, 1862, deserted 

Sept. 4, 1862. 

Andrews J. Newton, e. Aug. 4, 1862, m.o. June 10, '65. 
Anderson Charles, e. Aug. 11. '62, m.o. June 10, Sergt. 
Alexander Lock W. e. Aug. 12, 1862, trans, to U. S. 

Engineers, July 30, 1864. 
-^ixby |. Milton, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Kixby Levi, e. Aug 5, 1862, disd. Feb. 23, '63, disab. 
Brownell Benjamin J. e. Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Feb. 28, 

1863, disab. 
Ballew Christopher, e. Aug. 8, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 



CooHdge Eldridge F. e. Aug.5,'62,m.o.June io,'65, Sgt. 
Crawford Joseph M. e. Aug. 8, '62, deserted Nov.4,'62. 
Christman .\ndrew J. e..'\ug.ii,'62.deserte.l Oct.10,'62. 
Clark Elias, e. Aug. 11, '62, disd. Jan. 28, 63, disab. 
Davis James, e. .Aug. 9, 1862, Corpl., died at Murfrees 

boro, Tenn., Jan, 16, 1863. 
DavidsonR..\ndre\v,e Aug.i4,'62,disd.Deci4.'62,disab. 
Eychawer Kichard, e. Aug. 8, 1862, died at Ander^on- 

ville prison, July 15, 1864, No. of grave, 3.373. 
Erichson Charles C. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. May 24, 1865. 
Fuller Lemuel, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1S65. 
Fislier George W. e. Aug. 8, 1862, killed at Mission 

Ridge, Nov. 5. 1S64. 
Fitzgerald Michael, e. Aug. 11, '62, deserted Mar. 3, '63. 
Goodwin Benjamin, e.Aug.6,'62,disd.Mar.i7,'63,disab. 
Greenbaum Job, e. Aug. 6, '62, deserted Nov. 5, 1863. 
Hallock Hiram, e. Aug. 4, 1862, killed at Dallas, Ga., 

May 28, 1S64. 
Houghtan George W. e. Aug. 9, 1S62, killed at Dallas, 

Ga., INLay 30, 1864. 
Jeckles William O. e. Aug.it,'62, disd.Mar.i5,'63,wds. 
John Daniel T. e. Aug. 5, i8'i2, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
John Cephus D. e. Aug. 5, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Sergt. 
"Johnson Albert, e. Aug. 4, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Jan. 3, 1863. . . • . 

Jones Frank, e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to Mississippi Ma- 
rine Brigade, March 7, 1863. 
Kennedy Henry, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. i, '62. 
Keating Hugh, e. Aug. 4, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Kimball Newell, e. Aiag. 5, 1862, ilied Gallatin, Tenn., 

Feb. 10, 1863. 
Lagrange Robert, e. Aug. 14, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Lawrence Russell B. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Nash- 
ville, Tenn., Nov. 26, 1862. 
Lewis Richard, e. July 22, 1862, taken prisoner, died at 

Savannah, Ga., Sept. 30, 1864. 
Luce Stephen, e. Aug. 29, J862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Aug. 16, 1863. 
Lowe Levi B. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Manson William, e. Aug. 15, 1862, trans, to V. R. C, 

Sept. 30, 1863. 
Mack Erastus, e. Aug. 11, 1862, disd. Dec. 14, 1862. 
Manning Geo. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Feb. 16, 1S63. 
Miles Walter W. e. Aug. 31, 1862, deserted Oct. 15. '62. 
O'Brien Henry, e. Aug. 8, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Patterson John, e. Aug. 6, '62, trans. U.S.E. July 4, '64. 
Rood Homer M. e. July 22. "62, disd. April 6, '63, disab. 
Read Marshall, e. Aug. 11, 1862, deserted Oct. 10, 1862. 
Smith Jas. e. Aug. 9, 18^2, deserted Sept. 4, 1862. _ 
Smith Dan. D. e. Aug. 9, 1862. disd. Sept. 28, '64, disab. 
Sanders Levi S. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Staais Abyrum, e. Aug. i,'62, disd. Dec. 30, '63, disab. 
Thomas Jno. C. c. Aug. 14, 1862, in. o. June 10, 1865. 
Thomas Orville P. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June lo, 1865. 

as Corpl. 
Turner Wm. e. Aug.. 11, 1862, deserted Oct. 15, 1862. 
Woodruff Orlando, e. Aug. ii,'62,disd. Aug.i5,'63,disab. 
Whyciff Wm. e.Aug. 9, 1862, disd. Dec. 30, 1862, disab. 

Company H. 

Captain Theron R. Hurlbut, e. as Sergeant, Aug. 6, 
1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant Feb. i, 1S63. 
Promoted First Lieutenant Nov. 16, 1863. Pro- 
moted Captain Aug. 3, 1864. Mustered out June, 
10, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Samuel Whitmyer, com. Sept. 4, 1862. 
Resigned Feb. i, 1863. 

First Lieutenant Chas. W . Harvey, e. as First Sergeant 
Aug. 6, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant Oct. 10, 

1862. Promoted First Lieutenant Feb. i, 1863. 
Resigned Nov. 16, 1863. 

tirst Lieutenant Alfred W. Randall, e. as Sergeant, 
Ang. 6, 1S62. Promoted First Lieutenant Aug. 3, 
1864. Mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant .Andrew J. Belts, com. Sept. 4, 1862. 
Mustered out Oct. 10, '62, for absence without leave . 

Second Lieutenant Chester A. Weston, e. as private Aug. 
8, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1865, as First Ser- 
geant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant but not 
mustered. 

Sergt. Horace S. Past, e. Aug. 7,'62, died Jan.s'63,wds. 

Corpl. Jno. H. Gettel,e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, 
as Sergt. 

Corpl. Saml. N. Carpenter, e. Aug. 6, '62, disd May 6, 

1863, disab. 

Corpl. Jacob F. Woodring, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. May 
24, 1863, disab. 



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Corpl. Chas. T. Manchester, e. Aug. 9, '62, disd. Feb. 
7, 1863, disab. 

Corpl. \Vm. R. Heuston, e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Jan. 7, 
1863, di.ab. 

Corpl. Jno. R. McKiiiley, e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Chat- 
tanooga, July 21, 1864, wds. 

Corpl. And. N. Kockted,e. Aug. 9,'62,m.o. June io,'65. 

Musician Geo. A. Heard, e. Aug. 6,'62, pimt. Principal 
Musician. 

Music'n Stanley Lockwood,e.Aug.7,'62,m.o.June io,'65. 

Wagoner Asa C. Upham, e. Aug. 7. '62, disd. April 30, 
1863, disab. 

Austin RufuN B.e. Aug. 7, 1862, deserted Oct. 4, 1862. 
Anderson Halvor 0.e.Aug.9,'62,disd.June 18, '63, disab. 
Allen (leo. K. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865, Sergt. 
Butterfield Alvin J. e. Aug. 6, '62, kid. at Stone River, 

Dec. 31, 1862. 
Brown Aseph W.e. Aug. 9,'62, trans. V.R.C. Aug. i, '63. 
Brant Abraham, e. Aug. 11, '62. disd. June i5,'63,disab. 
Chambers )ohn H.e. Aug. 9, '62, trans. V.R.C.Aug.1,'63. 
Clark Jas. e. Aug. 11, '62, m.o. June 10, 1865, as Corpl. 
Drake Rich'd R. e. Aug. 7, '62, captured Feb. 22, '64. 
Dickerson Geo. N.e.Aug.9,'62, prmt. Hospital Stt-ward. 
Duch .rme Geo. E. e. Aug. 9. '62, disd. Dec. 16, '62, disab. 
Evins Alphonso H. e.Aug. 8, '62, disd. Feb. 22, '63, disab. 
Evins Wesley, e. Aug. 9, '62, disd, Feb. 16, 1864, as ist 

Sergt., to accept appointment in U. S. C. T. 
Elliott Wm. J. e. Aug. 11, '62, trans. V.R.C. July 27, '64. 
Goodrich Henry J.e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Chatta- 
nooga. Aug. 14, 1864, wds. 
Hanson Anderson, e. Aug. 11, 1862, died at Nashville, 

1 enn., Feb. 9, 1863. 
Landers Timothy E. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. May 11, 1865. 
Larson Gunder, e. Aug. 11, '62, disd. Feb. 23, '63, disab. 
McMan Patrick, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June io,'65, Corpl. 
Miller Edson.e. Aug. 11, 1862, disd. Feb. 16, 1865, wds. 
Mullin Wm. e. Aug. 11, 1862, deserted Dec. 31, 1863. 
Peck Rich'd R. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. June 5, '64, disab. 
Panley Michael, e.Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Pitcher Benj. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. June 10, 1865, .Sergt. 
Phipps .Saml. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Feb. 26, 1863, disab. 
Paulson Jno. H. e.Aug. 9, '62, disd March 20. '63, disab. 
Putnam Chas.H. e.Aug. ii,'62. disd. Dec. 17, '63, disab. 
Rice Zina, e.Aug. 8, '62, kid. by R.R. accident, Oct. 7, '64. 
Ripley Alvara,e. Aug. 8,1862, died at Nashville, Tenn., 

Dec. 30, 1862. 
Rocksted Jno. N. e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Chattanooga, 

May 29, 1864, wds. 
Reed Edwin S. e. Aug. g, '62, Sergt., trans, to V. R. C. 

Aug., 1863. 
Randall Wm. H. e.Aug. 11, '62, disd. Mch. 8, '63, disab. 
Simcox Curtis, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Sherman Edwin M. e.Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Shay Jno. e. Aug. 9, 1862, trans. V. R. C. Get. i, 1864. 
Turney And. e. Aug. 7,'62, traiis. to V.R.C.IAug.1,'63. 
Thomason Thos. e. Aug. 8, '62, disd. Mch. 2, '63, disab. 
True Jas. R. e. Aug. 7, '62, trans, to V.R.C. July — , '64. 
Vinton Henry, e. Aug. 6, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Vanvalkenburg Henry, e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. Dec. 30, '62, 

disab. 
Webster Minor A. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Weaver Jacob, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. May 27, 1865. 
Wright Franklin G. e. Aug. 7, 186}, died at Gallatin, 

Tenn., Dec. 18, 1862. 

Larson Peter, e. Dec. 3, 1863, m. o. May 29, 1865. 
Petterson Peter A. 'i. Dec, 3, '63, kid. at Kenesaw Mt,, 
June 23, 1864. 

Company K. 

Captain Butler Ward, com. Sept. 4, 1862. Resigned 
March 25, 1863. 

Captain Henry N. Baker, com. First Lieutenant Sept. 
4, 1862. Promoted Captain March ?s, 1863. Re- 
signed Oct. 21, 1863. 

Captain Albert G. Lakin, com. Second Lieutenant 
Sept. 4, 1S62. Promoted First Lieutenant March 
25, 1863. Promoted Captain Oct. 21, 1863. Mus- 
tered out June 10, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Wm. Cain. e. as Sergeant Aug. 4, 
1862. Promoted First Sergeant, Sergeant Major. 
Mustered out June 10, 1865. Com. Second Lieu- 
tenant, but not mu-,tered. 

Sergt. Henry V. Freeman, e.Aug. 6, 186 >, First Sergt., 
disd. Aug. 23, 1863, for promotion in Col'd Regt. 

Sergt. Daniel Hawn, e. Aug. 6, 1862, First Sergt. trans, 
to V. R. C. Sept. 23, 1^64. 

Sergt, Reuben R. Garlick, e. Aug. 6, 1862, kid. in ac- 
tion, Dec. 31, 1862. 



Corpl. Thos. W. Sherratt, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. March 
13, 1863, wds. 

Corpl. Moses. C. Felmy, e. Aug. g, 1862, kid. in action, 
Dec. 30, 1862. 

Corpl. Geo. A. Pardee, e. Aug. 7, 1862, kid. at Galla- 
tin, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1863. 

Corpl. John 15. Gaspares, e. Aug. 5, 1862, kid. inaction 
Dec. 31, 1862. 

Corpl. Lester S. Sweezy, e. -'Vug. 8, 1862, disd. Dec. 15, 

1862, disab. 

Corpl. Horace B. Utter, 'e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 

10, iS^s, a- Sergt. 
Corpl. John M. Brooks, e. Aug. 7, 1862. died at Mur- 

freesboro Feb. 13, 1863. 
Corpl. Edward C. Moffatt, e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 

8, 1865, as private. 
Musician John Lewis, e. Aug. 5, '62, m.o. June 10, '65. 
Musician Asher Miller, e. Aug. 6, '62. prmt. Fife Maj. 
Wagoner Aug. C. Bushnell, e. Aug. 6, 1861, died at 

Huntsville, Ala., Jan 14, 1865. 

Addison Wm. e. Aug. 5, '62, disd. Feb. 4,'63, disab. 
Agnew Wm. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Nov. 19, '62, disab. 
Anderson .\dolph, e. Aug. 7, 1862, kid. in action Dec. 

31, 1862. 
Anderson Wesley B. s. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. Jure io,'65. 
Baird Abel, Jr. e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Gallatin, Tenn., 

Dec. 23, 1S62. 
Bander Judson J. e. Aug. 7,'62, disd. Feb. 18, '63, disab. 
Blake Buel J. e. Aug. 7, 1862, captured at Kenesaw, 

June 27, 1864. 
Bloiiiquest Swen John. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. March 15. 

1863, disab. 

Bordwell Wm. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Brown Arthur P. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Oct. 28, 1864, 

as Sergt., wounds. 
Bryan Richard, e. Aug. 9, 1862, died at Evansville, 

Ind., [an. 8, 1865. 
Brydges Wm. H. e. Aug. 8,1862, disd. for disab., at 

Bowling Green, Ky. 
Burns Thos. e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Nashville, Tenn., 

Jan. 5, 1863. 
Cain Chas. e. Aug. 8, 1862, m. o. June 10. 1865. 
Caswell Frauds H. e.Aug. 7, 1862, died at Richmond, 

Va., Feb. 7. 1863, wds: 
Churchill JohnN. e, Aug. 12, '62,disd. Oct. io,'63, disab. 
Clay Daniel, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. May 23, 1865. 
Clothier Cyrus, e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Cone Chas. M. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to V. R. C, 

March 13, 1865. 
Coons Wm. D. e. Aug. 13, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Cotton Chas. L. e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. July 16, '64, disab. 
Cudner Albert M. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Nov. 19, 1864, 

to accept promotion in 42d Col'd Regt. 
Follett Chas. e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. Feb. 3, '63. disab. 
Follett John, e. Aug. 7, 1862, disd. M. y 10, 1863, disab. 
Foster Milton D. e. Aug. 7, '62, disd. Feb. 21, '63, disab. 
Fountain Horace, e. Aug. 2, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Fraley John M. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 15, 1865. 
Garlick Geo. L. e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. Jan. 19, '63, disab. 
Gorham Chas. e. Aug. 5, 1862, Corpl. died July 28, 

1864, wounds, 

Gould Edmund E. e. Aug. 4, 1862, trans, to U. S. E., 

Aug. 26, 1864. 
Haight Sam'l E. e. Aug. 7, '62, disd. Jan. 17, '63, disab. 
Harris Stephen N. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Jan. 6, 1863. 
Horton Geo. W. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Hyer Wm. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. April 17, 1863, disab. 
Johnson Andrew, e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to V. R. C. 

March 16, 1865. 
Knison Lewis, e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at New Albany, 

Ind., Dec. 23, 1862. 
Mabis Hiram C. e. Aug. 6, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Jan. 15, 1863. 
McComb John H. e. Aug. 7, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
McGookin Arthur, e. Aug. 6, 1862, m.o. June 10, 1865. 
Manderville David, e.Aug. 9,'62, disd. Dec. 15, '62, disab. 
Marske Chas. e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. March i5,'63, disab. 
Marsh Leonard, e. Aug. 5, '62, m. o. June 10, '65, Sergt. 
Martin Aaron H. e. Aug. 9, '62, trans, to V.R.C. in '64. 
Morton Horace W. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m.o. June 10, 1865. 
Parland Jas. e. Aug. 7,'62, m.o. June. 10, '65, 1st Sergt. 
Parmele Marcus S. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, '65. 
Parmele Marius W. e. Aug. 14, 1862, kid. in action, 

Dec. 31, 1862. 
Pels Wm. J. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to V. R.C., in 1863. 
Regan Jas. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865, Coipl. 
Robinson Alba G. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Rothwell Wm. A. e.^Aug. 7,'62,m.o. June io,'6s,Corpl. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY WAR RECORD. 



Ruger Wm. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Rudberg John Z. e. Aug. 6, '62, m.o. May i3,'65,Corpl. 
.SchellengerHenry C.e.Aug.6,'62,disd.April 2,'63,disab. 
Shirratt John H. e. Aug. 7, 1862, Corpl., disd. June 

22, 1864, for promotion in Col'd Regt. 
Smith Robt. G. e. Aug. 6, 1862, m. o. June 10. 1865. 
Sweet Benj. G. e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to. V. R. C. 

Nov. 28, 1863. 
Tanner Henry, e. Aug. 6,'62, m. o. June 10, '65, Corpl. 
Teachout Carlos, e. Aug. 12, '62, disd. Nov. 11 '62,disab. 
Teachout Gilbert, e. Aug. 6, '62, disd. Dec.i i,'62, disab. 
Thoreson John, e. Aug. 8, '62, disd. July 30, '63, disab. 
Ubbing Feidinand.e.Aug. 8, '62, disd. L)ec.i5,'62,disab. 
Vad Edward E. e. Aug. 7, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Jan. 19, 1863. 
Vail John P. e. Aug. 6, '62, trans, to V. R. C. in 1863. 
Walsh Tnos. e. Aug. 2, '62, m. o. June 10, 1865, Corpl. 
Ward Anson, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 10, 1865. 
Weatherly -Alford, e. Aug. 6, 1862, trans, to U. S. E., 

July 27, 1864. 
Willis Wm. A. e. Aug. 6, 1862, disd. Aug. i3,'63,disab. 
Wilmarth Chas. H. e. Aug. 7, 1862, trans, to V. R. C., 

Aug. I, 1863. 
Worthly Edw. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Nashville, 

Tenn., Jan 10, 1863. 
Wortman Wm.H.e.Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 10, '65, Sergt. 
Wood Gustavus H. e.Aug.6,'62, disd. Feb. i8,'63, disab. 

Brown Robt. R. e. Nov. 30, 1863, missing in action at 

Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864. 
Goslin Robt. e. Nov. 30, 1863, trans, to 36th I. V. I., 

June 7, 1865. 
McKay Wm. H. e. Dic. 29, 1863, trans, to 36th I.V. I. 

June 7, 1865 
McKay Jas. E. e. Dec. 29, 1863, died at Chattanooga, 

June 22, 1864. 

Boyce John J. e. Sept. 28, 1864. 

Carman John E. e. Feb. 27, 1865, m. o. May 29, 1865. 

Hussey Josiah, e. Uec. 29, 1863. 

Morehouse Lewis, e. Aug. 31, 1864. 

Ray Marshall, e. March 15, 1865, m. o. June 3, 1865. 

90th Infantry. 

The Ninetieth Infantry Illinois Volunteers was or- 
ganized at Chicago, Illinois, in August, September, 
and October, 1862, by Colonel Timothy O'Meara. 
Moved to Cairo. November 27th, and to Columbus, 
Ky., 30th. P'rom thence proceeded to Lagrange, Ten- 
nessee, where the regiment arrived December 2d. On 
the 4th, ordered to Cold Water, Mississippi, where it 
relieved the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry. On 
the morning of 20th December, a detachment of Second 
Illinois Cavalry arrived at Cold Water, having cut 
their way through Van Dorn's forces, out of Holly 
Springs. Soon after, four companies of One Hundred 
and First Illinois can e in, and were followed by the 
enemy to our lines. The demonstrations made by the 
Ninetieth deterred the enemy from making any severe 
attack, although he was4,oooor 5,ooostrong, and, after 
some skirmishing, he withdrew. The regiment was 
mustered out of service June 6, '865, at Washington, 
D. C, and arrived at Chicago, June 12, 1865, where it 
received final pay and discharge. 

Major Patrick Flynn, com. Captain Co. A, Aug. i. 

1862. Promoted Major, March 6, 1863. Honorably 

discharged. May 15, 1865. 
Commissary Sergeant, Lawrence H. Bracken, com. 

Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out June 6, 1865. 

Company A. 

Captain Jas. Conway, com. First Lieutenant, Aug. i, 
1862. Promoted Captain. Commission canceled. 
Killed in action, Nov. 25, 1863. 

Captain Daniel Corcran.com. Second Lieutenant, Aug. 
I, 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant, March 6, 1863. 
Commission canceled. Promoted Captain March 
6, 1863. Mustered out June 6, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Andrew Phinney,e. as First Sergeant, 
Aug. 5, 1862. Promoted Second Lieutenant, March 
6, 1863. Commission canceled. Com. First Lieu- 
tenant, Nov. 25, 1863. Honorably disd. May 15, '65. 

Sergt. Michael Redmond, e. Aug. 5, 1862, disd. Nov. 
37, 1862. 



Sergt. Chas. Stuart, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865, 
as First Sergt. 

Sergt. M. Hayes, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died March 28, 1864. 

Sergt. Owen Smiih, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died Oct. 11, 1863. 

Corpl. Maurice Kane, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 
20, 1862. 

Corpl. Jos. Whalen, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, '65, 
as Sergt. 

Corpl. J. S. O'Brien, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, '65. 

Corpl. Robert Gubbins, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Mem- 
phi", Oct. II, 1863. 

Corpl. Jos. P. Wnalen, e. Aug. 5, 1862, disd. March i, 
1864, as Sergt., wds. 

Corpl. H. Devine, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Rockford, 
111., Sept. 27, 1863. 

Corpl. M. Lane, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died Sept. 12, 1863. 

Musician R. Listen, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, '65. 

Bracken L. H. e. Aug. 5, 1862. Promoted Com. Sergt. 

m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Burns M., Jr., e. Aug. 5. 1862, deserted Nov. 24, 1862. 
Burke John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 27, 1862. 
Butler Thos. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, '65, Corpl. 
Buckley C. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, '65, Corpl. 
Collighan Jas. Jos. e. Aug. 5, '62, deserted May 31, '64. 
Condon Jas. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 22, 1862. 
Campbell John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. a. June 24, 1864, 

pris. war. 
Cullen Wm. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 26, 1862. 
Conner Eugene, e. Aug. 5, '62, deserted Nov. 26, '62. 
Coiiley Thos. e. Aug. 5, 1862, kid. Dec. 13, 1864. 
Corcoran Patrick, e. Aug. 5, '62, disd. May 16, '65, disab. 
Cronin Patrick, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 16, 1862. 
Dewin M. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 16, 1862. 
Dwirr Martin, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m o. June 6, 1S65. 
Devlin M. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 29, 1862. 
Dowd Dennis, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Doyle Thos. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1805. 
Donahoe Bernard, e. Aug. 5, '62. deserted Jan. 16, '63. 
Devine Henry, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Fitzpatrick Wm. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died in rebel prison, 

Oct. 25, 1864. 
Fitzgerald John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 26, '62. 
Fitzgerald Kich'd, e. Aug. 5, 1862, sick at m. o. 
Fitzgerald Wm. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Gaffeny Patrick, e. Aug. Si 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Galvin John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, kid. Aug. 13, 1864. 
Harrity Neal,e.Aug. 5, '62,111.0. June 24, '65, was pris. 
Heffernan B. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 65, was pris. 
Harrington D. e. Aug. 5, 1862, Corpl., kid. Nov. 75, '64. 
Kirby Patrick, e. Aug. 5, i8t2, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Kearns Thos. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 26, 1862. 
Kane Hugh, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died Nov. 16, 1864. 
Kane Thos. e. Aug. 5. 1862, deserted Nov. 26, 1862. 
Kehoe John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Memphis, Oct. 

12, 1863. 
Lamb Daniel, e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Lafayette, Tenn., 

April 25, 1863. 
Lilas Nicholas, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Lauglmam Thos. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Memphis, 

Oct. II, 1863. 
Londregan John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 26, '62. 
Leahev Wm. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 26. 1862. 
Lane M. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, '65, as Wagoner. 
McGrath Owen, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Melia John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 20, 1862. 
McMahon Hugh, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865, 

as Sergt. 
Murphy Wm. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. 6. June 6, 1865. 
Moore Jas. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m o. June 6, 1865. 
Murphy D. e. Aug. 5, 1862, trans, to Invalid Corps, 

March 10, 1865. 
McGarry Thos. e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Nov. 25, 1862. 
Moran John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, deserted Oct. 10, 1862. 
Murphy Jas. e. Aug. 5, 1862, de>erted June g, 1862. 
McGrath John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
McLau.ghlin Wm. e. Aug. 5, 1862, kid. Nov. 25, 1863. 
McMahon John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
McCarthy Edw. e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6. 1865. 
O'Donnell John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, trans, to Co. G, 48th 

I. V. I. 
O'Neil Francis, e. Aug. 5,1862, disd. Mch. 7,'65,disab. 
Ricely Owen, e. Aug. 5, 1S62, deserted June 9, 1863. 
Smith James, e. Aug. 5, 1865, died Miss., Sept. 21, 63. 
Sullivan John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865., 
Tovey John, e. Aug. 5, 1862, Sergt., absent wounded 

at m. o. of regt. 
Vaughn Dennis, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 
Wood James, e. Aug. 5, 1862, m. o. June 6, 1865. 







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Young Geo. e. Aug. 5, 1862, died at Jackson, Miss., 

July 22, 1863. 
Gray Robert, e. Jan. 24, 1865, trans, to 48th I. V. I. 
Listen Richd. 2d, deserted Sept. i, 1862. 

Idlst Infantry (100 days). 

Adjutant General gives no history. 

Captain King H. Millikin, com. June i6, 1864, Mus- 
tered out Oct. 10, i8b4. 

First Lieutenant Jos. H. Burns, com. June 16, 1864. 
Mustered out Oct. 10, 1864. 

Second Lieutenant Geo. W. Tracy, com. June 16, 1864. 
Mustered out Oct. 10, 1S64. 

Andrews S. A. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Atkinson Jas. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Atkins Walker, e. May 13, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Ashford A. e. May 14, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Bierer E. H. e. May 10,1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Bird Allen T. e. May 17, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Blair J. A. e. May 14, 1S64, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Brewster John H. e. T\Iay 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Bowman Chas. e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Briggs F. F, e. May 13, 1864. m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Corcoran James, e. May 17, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Crawford C. F. A. e. May 17, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Cook Amos, e. May 14, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864, Coipl. 
Collins Thos. e. May 9, 1S64, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Campbell E. A. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Conner Jos. e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Cook Daniel, e. May 15, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Campbell Chester, e. May 18, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Cushman C. W. e. May 8, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Detrick C. B. e. May 10, 1864, m.o. Oct. 10. '64, Sergt. 
Dillon Jno. e. May 13, 1864, m.o. Oct. 10, 1864, Corpl. 
Devondorf L. A. e. May 17, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Dickerson Jas. L. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Davis Sidney, e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. lo, 1864. 
Derwent Chas. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Davis Chas. M. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Dale E. E. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Doolittle Edwin H. e. May 2, 1864, Oct. 10, 1864. 
Dunwell Oliver, e. May 17, 1864, deserted at Elgin, 111. 
Eaton Jas. e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Forsyth Geo. A. e. May 18, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Ford Patrick, e. May 18,1864, m.o. Oct. 10, 1864, Corpl. 
Foote E. H. e. May 17, 1864 m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Fuller E. B. e. May 17. 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Gustin H. W. e. May 18, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Goakey Jos. e. May 16, 1864, m.o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Gable \Vm. e. May 9, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Henry Clayton, e. May 18, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Henry Merritt, e. May 10, 1804, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Higely Noah D. e. May 21, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Hoimquest A. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Helmer Benj. F. e. May 15. '64, died at Columbus, Ky., 

Aug. II, 1864. 
Jones \Vm. H. e. May 17, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Kathen W. e. May 16, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Keyser M. e.May 6, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Kesler Jerry, e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Lyon H. \V. e. May 16, '64, m. o. Oct. 10, '64, Corpl. 
Lightheart M. e. May 15, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Lacy Wm. B. e. May 15, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Lovesee Edwin K. e. May 4, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Lightheart H. J. e. May 15, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Mowatt J. M. e. May 2 '64, m. o. Oct. 10, '64, Corpl. 
Morris Chas. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. to, 1864. 
Madegan Thos. e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Palmer Wm. H. e. May 16, 1864, m. o Oct. 10, 1864. 
Pritchard M. J. e. May 18, '64, m. o. Oct. io,'64, Sergt. 
Post W. W. e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864, Corpl. 
Perry David B. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Pease Warren c. May 15. 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Rowland R. C. e. May 2, 1864, m.o. Oct. 10, '64, Sergt. 
Reid John, e. May 12, 1864, m.o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Riddell Eugene, e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. lo, 1864. 
Reed Loyal W. e. May 10, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Rh' des K. e. May 16, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Ryan John, e. May 12, 1864, deserted. 
Riddell Frank, e. May 12. 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Rogers Hanly, e. May 16, 1864, died at White Rock, 

111., Sept. 10, 1864. 
Rogers Byron, e. May 17, 1864, never mustered in. 
Sabin Melvin, e. May 16, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Stearns Ambrose, e. May 10, '64, m. o. Oct. 10, 64, as 
ist Sergt. 

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Stevens Solomon, e. May 12, '64, m.o. Oct.10,'64, Corpl. 
Snively Owen D. e. May i, 1864, m, o. Oct. 10, 1S64. 
Twogood O. J e. May 5, '64, ni. o. Oct. 10, '64, Sergt. 
Tufts Simeon, e. May 11, m. o. Oct. 10. 1864. 
Upstone Wm.H. e. May 11, '64, m.o. Oct. 10, '64, Corpl. 
VanBrocklin John, e. May 13, 1864, m.o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Warner W. F. e. May 8, 1864, m- o- Oct. 10, 1864. 
Warner C. H. e. May 18, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Werner Geo. e. May 17, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 
Youngman A. M. e. May 11, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1S64. 
Youngman S. W. e. May 16, 1864, m. o. Oct. 10, 1864. 

146t1i Infantry (one year.) 

The One Hundred and Forty-sixth Illinois Volunteers 
was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois, Sept. 18, 1864, 
for one year, and Henry H. Dean' appointed Colonel. 
Companies C and B were ordered to Brighton, Illinois, 
Companies D and H to Quincy, Illinois, and Co. 
F to Jacksonville, Illinois, and were assigned to 
duty guarding drafted men and substitutes. The 
remaining companies were assigned to similar duty at 
Camp Butler, Illinois. On 5th July, 1S65, the regiment 
was mustered out of service at Camp Butler, Illinois. 
Colonel Henry H. Dean, com. Captain Co. B,Sept. 17, 

1864. Promoted Colonel, Sept. 20, 1864. Mustered 

out July 8, 1865. 
Quartermaster Gideon V. Carr, com. Sept. 20, 1864. 

Died at Quincy, 111., April 21, 1865. 
Sergeant Major Abraham M. Manny, com. Aug. 29, 

1864. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Principal Musician Ascher Miller, com. Aug. 29, 1864. 
Mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Company B. 

Captain Frank M. Needham, com. Frst Lieutenant, 
Sept. 17, 1864. Promoted Captain, Sept. 20, 1864. 
Mustered out July 8, 1865. 

First lieutenant Dennis W. Grippen, com. Second 
Lieutenant, Sept. 17, 1864. Promoted First Lieu- 
tenant, Sept. 20, 1864. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Jno. Barsby, e. as First Sergeant, 
Aug. 29, 1864. Promoted Second Lieutenant, Sept. 
20, 1864. Mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Sergt. N. M. Ackerly, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 

1865, as First Sergt. 

Sergt. E. L. Cochran, e. Aug. 29, 1S64, mo. July 8, '65. 
Sergt. Gen. L. Stickney, e. Aug. 29, '64, m.o. July 8, '65. 
Corpl. Chas. H. Bird5ell,e. Aug. 29, '64, m.o. July 8. '65. 
Corpl. Roger B. Murphy, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 

8, 1865. 
Corpl. Robt. F. Dutton. e. Aug. 29, '64, mo. July 8,'6s. 
Corpl. R. Peck, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Corpl. Wm. D. Garrett, e. Aug. 29, '64, m.o. July 8, '65. 
Corpl. H. E. Hudson, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m .0. July 8, '65. 
Corpl. Wm. Atkins, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65. 
Musician Ande Norcross, e. Aug. 29,'64 , m.o. July 8,'65. 

Abbott K. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865, Corpl. 
Bayless D. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865, sub. 
Baker Edw. F. e. Aug 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Brown Morris, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Brink John H.e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 17, 1865. 
Brown Geo. W. e. Aug. 29, '64, m. o. J uly 8, 1865, sub. 
Baker S. F. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Briggs B. W. e. Aug. 29, 1864 m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Bulkley A. e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 17, 1865, disab. 
Beecher E. W. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Barnes Carson, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Butler Wallace, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. Jul 8, 1S65. 
Bergstresser R. M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 16, '65. 
Bayies Wm. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865, sub. 
Chandler W. S. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. June 8, 1865. 
Costello John, e. Aug. 29, 1S64, m. o. July S, 1865. 
Clogan N. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Cregan M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Cassidy Geo. e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 15, 1865. 
Chase S. A. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Clark Ino. M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Chandler A. F. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Cochran Jno. W. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Cardwell Jas. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Davis H. A. e. Aug. 29, 1864^ m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Dennison Uriah, e. Aug. 29, 1864, died at Alton, 111., 

April 15, 1865. 
Drake Jasper, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 



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Duffy Tlios. F. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Dillon \Vm. e. Aug. 29, 1864, "^- °- Ju'j' 8, 1865. 
Drake Edw. P. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Frazier P.itrick, e Aug. 29, 1864, deserted Sept. 25, '64 
Glacken Jas. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Goodwin M. O. e. Aug. 29. 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Goddard D. J. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1864. 
Garloclc Jno. e. Aug. 29, 1864, di>d. June 13, 1865. 
Greenw."ilt A. e. Aug. 29, '64, m. o. July 8. 1865, .sub. 
Gunsoles Jas. H. e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 15, 1865. 
Garrett B. F. e. Aug. 29, 1864, ni. o. July 8, '65, Sergt. 
Hart Geo. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July S, 1865. 
Holt G. W. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Hager Orson, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Hallowell Geo. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Higiley H. H. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, i8-,5. 
Hopkins A. A. e. Aug. 29, 1864, ^^- o. July 8, 1865. 
Haddeman H. e. Au^. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Hill Harman, e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 17, '65, disab. 
Judd C. C. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Johnson T. L. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Johnson R. M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. luly 8, 1865. 
Jilsoii John C. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
James Geo. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. Oct. 8, 1865, sub. 
Johnson Cha.-.. H. e. Aug. 29. 1864, m.o. Oct. 8, '65, sub 
King J. P. e. Aug. 29, 1864, ra. o. Oct. 8, 1865. 
Lillie J. N. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. Oct. 8, 1865. 
Latie S. B. e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 17, 1865, disab. 
Miles W. e. Aug 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Norton \Vm. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Needles Geo. E. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Owen Julius, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Patterson J. L. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Peterson J. P. e. Aug. 29, 1S64, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Plattner H. M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Peck Jno. I. e. Aug. 29, 1864, disd. June 17, '65, disab. 
Roberts J. \V. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Robertson S. F. e. Aug. 29, '64, m. o. July 8, '65. 
Rourke L. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Russell E. S. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m.o. July 8, 1865, sub. 
Steele C. W. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Sweet Geo. W. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1S65. 
Steele Geo. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Smith H. C. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Sanders Wm. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Shea James, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Smith Geo. H. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, '65, sub. 
Stillson A. L. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865, sub. 
Smith O. F. e. Aug. 29, 1804, m. o. July 8, 1865, sub. 
Turney M. J. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Turney D. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Vanston Samuel, e. Aug. 29, '64, m. o. July 8, '65, Corpl. 
Wheeler V. M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1S65. 
Wheeler Wm. E. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Wheeler M. |. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Wright M. V. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 

Company E. 

Musician Jos. W. Graham, e. Sept. 9, 1S64, killed Oct. 
9, 1864, by Sergt. Jas. Frost, at Chicago, III. 

Allen John H. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Ames H. B. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Brulin E. G. e. Sept. 9, 1864, m. o. July 8. 1865. 
Cleveland Jas. e. Sept. 9, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Carter Amos, e. Sept. 9, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Hanson Walter, e, Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Jewell L. A. e. Sept. 8, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1863. 
Larsons Lars, e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Millard C. S. e. Sept. 8, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Tuthill Isaac W. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Tynan M. e. Aug. 29, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Tynan John,e. Aug. 27, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 

147th Infantry (one year). 

The One Hundred and Forty-seventh Infantry 
Illinois Volunteers was orgmized at Camp Fry, 111., 
by Col. Hiram F. Sickles, and mustered in for cne 
year, on the i8th and i9ih cf February, 1865. On the 
2ist of February, moved, via Louisville, Ky., to Nash- 
ville, Tenn., arriving 25th. On the 28tli, moved to 
Chattanooga, and thence to Dalton, Ga., Col. Sickles 
commanding post. On March 13th, went en expedi- 
tion to Mill Creek, on Cleveland road, and broke up a 
nest of guerrillas. On 20th, under command of Major 
Bush, went on an expedition to Spring Place. March 



15th, the regiment was assigned to First Brigade, Sec- 
ond Division, Army of the Cumbeiland, Brig. Gen. H. 
M. Judah commanding. On March 28th, went on an 
expedition to Ringgo'd. On April 23d, moved to 
Pullen's Ferry, on Coosawatchie River, and had several 
skirmishes with the enemy, killing Major Edmeston, 
their commander, and several officers and men. On 
May 2d, the regiment moved to Reseca, Ga., and were 
engaged in repairing the railroad. On May 12th Wof- 
ford, commanding rebel forces in Northern Georgia, 
surrendered his forces to Gen. Judah. May 14th, Col. 
Sickles took command of the Brigade. Marched to 
Calhoun, June 26th, and July 27th, moved to Marietta. 
From tlience, ordered to MacoM, Ga.. and to Albany, 
Ga., arriving July 31st. October 16th, brigade organ- 
ization dissolved. October 23th, ordered to Hawkins- 
ville, Ga. November 25th, the regiment was ordered 
to Savannah, Ga., z'/'rt Macon, Atlanta and Augusta, 
where it remained, Itecember 31st, 1865. Mustered 
out January 20th, 1866, at Savannah, Ga., and ordered 
to Springfield, 111., where it received final pay and dis- 
charge. 

Lieutenant Colonel Giles H. Bush, com. Captain Co. 
A, Feb. 18, 1865. Promoted Major Feb. 20, 1865. 
Promoted Lieutenant Colonel July 13, 1865. Mus- 
tered out Jan 24, 1866. 

Company A. 

Captain Jas. H. Reynolds, com. First Lieutenant Feb. 
18, 1865. Promoted Captain March 13, 1865. Mus- 
tered out Jan. 20, 1866. 

First Lieutenant E. B. Day, com. Second Lieutenant 
Feb. 18, 1865. Promoted First Lieutenant March 
13, 1865. Mustered out Jan. 20, 1866. 

Second Lieutenant Smith T. Harding, e. as First Ser- 
geant Feb. 4, 1865. Prfimoted Second Lieutenant 
March 13, 1865. Absent, sick at muster-out of 
of Regiment. 

Sergt. Judson A. Ellison, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 
1866, as First Sergt. 

Sergt. Geo. S. Rice, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. May 16,1865. 

Sergt. Geo. Brown, e. Feb. 4, 1865. m.o. Jan. 20, 1866. 

Sergt. Thos. R. Heald, e. Feb. 4,'65, m. o. Jan. 20, '66, 
as private. 

Corpl. B. Swarthout, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, '66, 
as Sergt. 

Corpl. Rainbow Charles, e. Feb. 4, '65, m.o. Jan. 20, '66. 

Corpl. Wm. Phillips, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, '66. 

Corpl. N.C. Haven, e. Feb. 4, '65, m.o. Jan. 20, '66, Sergt. 

Corpl. Wm. B. r.rown,e. Feb. 4, '64, m. o. Jan. 20, '66. 

Corpl. S. L. Austin, e. Feb. 4, 1865, prmt. Com. Sergt. 

Corpl. Geo. Thayer, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, '66. 

Corpl. R. S. Tucker, e. Feb. 4. 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, '66. 

Musician Wm. E. Jayne, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 
1866, as private. 

Musician Stephen Norcross, e. Feb. 4, 1865, prmt. 
Principal Musician. 

Wagoner Sam'l Tuttle, e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. May 17, '65. 

Alverson H. B. e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Jan. 20, '66, Corpl. 
Austin John B. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Ashford Alfred, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m.o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Ashford Albert, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m.o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Burch Clinton, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Bristol L. D. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Brown Eli, e. Feb. 4, 1865. m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Bambo John. e. Feb. 4, 1S65, ni. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Bush Giles H. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Chamberlain Albert, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, '66. 
Countryman I. J. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Crosley F. L. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Corcoran Jas. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 2 >, 1866. 
Cushman Wm. G. e. teb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Cushman Chas. W. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Carr Geo. N. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Collins M. e. Feb 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20 1866. 
Davis Sidney, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Dobson Thos. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20 1S66. 
Dame Geo. E. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Dicker-on J. L. e. Feb. 4, i86s, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866, 
Earley \V. J. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 26, 1866. 
Evans Geo. e. Feb. 4, :865, m. o. Jan. 26, 1866. 
Fitzsimmons C. H. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 26, 1866. 
Ford Royal F. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Oct. 30, 1865. 
Fairgrieve Jas. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. May 16. 1865. 
Fisher J:is. M. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Gleason S. E. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Giddings Jas. D. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 



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Graves Thos. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. '•. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Gubbins Wm. e. Feb. 4, 1S65, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Gilman John R. e. Feb. 4, 1865, deserted Feb. 20, 1865. 
Grimmuit Thos. e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Jan. 2o,'66, Corpl. 
Gray Albert, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Gnimmon 'ieo. H. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Oct. 21, 1865. 
Higgins Timothy, e. Feb. 4, 1865. m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Heald I. S. e. Feb. 4, 1S65, m. o. Jan. 20. 1866. 
Hiuginbotham Thos. e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Ian. 20, '66 
Hali Robt. H. e. Feb. 4, i86s, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Malagas Henry, e. Feb. 4, 1S65, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Ingersoll Chas. H. e. Feb. 4, 1875, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Jones Wm. e. Feb. 4, 1865. m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Johnson John C. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Jones Benj. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Kesler Jeremiih, e. Feb. 9, 1865, m. o. Jan 20, 1860. 
Kellner Amos. e. Feb. 4, 1865 m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Ken edy Guy T. e. Feb. 5, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Levitt John,e. Feb. 4, ]865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Lamont David, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Lake Geo. W. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Leffingwell Bird, e. Feb. 4, '65, m.o. Jan. 20, '66. Corpl. 
Lipp tt L. C. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Ian. 20, 1866. 
Lighthart John H. e. Feb. 4, 1862. ni. o. Jan. 20, 1865. 
Liiihthart Henry, e. Feb. 4, 1862, m.o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Luther Wm. H. e. Feb. 4, 1866, m. o. Jan. to. 1866. 
Monks Wm. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. g. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Murphv A. e. Feb. 4, 1S65, m. o. May. 17, 1865. 
Montcrieff David, e. Feb. 4, 1865, disd. Sept. 15,1865. 
McNeles Andrew, e. F"eb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan 20. 1866. 
Maynard H. H. e. Feb. 5, 1865, sick at m. o. of regt. 
Norcross I. M. e. Feb. 4, '65, m.o. Jan. 20, '65, Music'n. 
Obiatt John S. e. Feb. 4, 1865. absent sick at m. o. 
Patterson Jas. H. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Putnam Hosea B. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m.o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
PamuU E. C. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Pearson Chas. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Post W W. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866, Corpl. 
Pearson H. L. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Powers Alonzo, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, i865. 
Rhodes F, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Steere D. R. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Spurr Rufus, e. Feb. 5, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Scherer Edw. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. fan. 20, 1S66. 
Soverin John R. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Tiffany Wm. A. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Timmins Thos. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Turner Wm. H. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20. 1865. 
Upston Henry, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Wilson Wm. B. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m, o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Wood Guy, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 
Williams John, e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Jan. 20, 1866. 

153(1 InfaiitY'y (one year.) 

The One Hundred and Fifty third Infantry Illinois 
Volunteers was organized at Camp Fry, Illinois, by 
Colonel Stephen Bronson, and was mustered in Feb- 
ruary 27, 1865, for one year. On March 4th, moved, bv 
rail, 2iia Louisville and Nashville, to Tullahoma, re- 
porting to i\>ajor General Millroy. The regiment was 
a.ssigned to the Second Brigade, Defenses of Nashville 
and Chattanooga Railroad. Brevet Brigadier General 
Dudley commanding Brigade. In the latter part of 
March, Major Wilson, with three companies, went on 
a campaign into Alabama and returned. On July ist, 
moved, via Nashville and Louisville, to Memphis, 
Tennessee, and was assigned to the command of Brevet 
Major General A. L. Chetlain. Was mustered out 
September 15, 1S65, and moved to Springfield, Illinois, 
and September 24th, received final pay and discharge. 
Colonel Bronson received appointment as Brevet Briga- 
dier General. 
Second Assistant Surgeon Amos Scott, com. May 27, 

1865. Mustered out Sept. 21, 1865.. 
Principal Musician A. M. Thompson, e. Feb. 14, 1865, 

m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 

Company A. 

Corpl. Chas. C. Coon, e. Feb. 16, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 
1865, as Sergt. 

PRIVATES. 

Brown Horace, e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Beattie Daniel, e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Ballard Benj. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Aug. 25, 1865. 



Benton Geo. e. Feb. 4, '65, on furlough since Aug. 25, '65. 
Clay C. M. e. Feb. 16, 1865, m. o. Oct. 16, i86s. 
Dana Jos. C. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, TS65. 
Fackiele H. C. e. Feb. i*, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Hobson Robt. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. July 20, 1865. 
Myers Uriah, e. Feb. 2, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Newton A. J. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Rhodes Henry, e. Feb. 2, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Swiverly lacob. e. Feb. 20, 1865, ra. o. Sept. 21, 186!;. 
Shaw R. R. e. Feb. 2. 1865, m.o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Towsley M. D.e. Feb. 6, 1865, sick at m. o. 
Turner H. H. e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. Sept. 21, '65, Sergt. 
Toal A. H. e. Feb. 16, 1865, ni. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Trowbridge H. H. e. Feb. i, 1865. m. o. Sept. 21,1865. 
Waddell Walter, e. Feb. 6, 1865, died July 15, 1865. 
Zilley Wm. C. e. Feb. 16, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 

Company C. 

First Lieutenant Michael J. Dunne, com. Feb. 27, 1865. 

Mustered out Sept. 21, 1865. 
Biesterfield Henry, e. Feb. 18, 1865, m. o. Aug. 12, '65. 

Company F, 

Bishop Albert, e. Feb. 22, 1865, deserted Feb. 26, i86>!. 
Gordon Charles, e. Feb. 22, 1865, deserted Feb. 26, 186";. 

Company G. 

Captain Jonathan E. Brnwn, com. Feb. 27, 1865. M'us- 

tered out Sept. 21, 1865. 
First Lif:utenant Alanson Fairham, com. Feb. 27, 1865. 

Mustered out Sept. 21, 1865. 
Second Lieutenant Fernando C. Brown, com. Feb. 27, 

1865. Mustered out Sept. 21, 1865. 
First Sergt. Wm. T. Noll, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Sept. 

21, 1865. 
Se.gt. Jos. W. Gilman, e. Feb. 14, '65, m.o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Sergt. Chas. H. Stephens, e. F b. 4, 1865, m. o. Sept. 

21, 1865. 
Corpl. A. Wortman, e. Feb. 4. 1865, m. o. May 25, 1865. 
Cor])!. Edw. A. Hartley, e. Feb. 4, 1865, sick at m. o. 
Corpl. Geo. Gilbert, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Torpl. Wm. M . Newkirk, e. Feb. 4, '65, m.o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Corpl. H. F. Stewart, e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Corpl. R. R. Dowd, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Musician A. M. Thompson, e. Feb. 14, 1865, promoted 

Drum Major. 
Musician T. V. Dowd, e. Feb. 14, '65, m.o. Sept. 21, '65. 

Bates A. N. e. Feb. 28, 1865. m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Banks Ambrose, e. Feb. 8, 1865, m. o Sept. 21, 1865. 
Burton Chester, e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Bennett Horace, e. Feb. 7,1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Bander Geo. M. e. Feb. 14, 1865. m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Cormnny Henrv, e. Feb. 17, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Cole Alfred, e. Feb. 18, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Cross A. B. e. Feb. 14, i86^, m. o. Aug. 18, 186:;. 
Dwan James, e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. ^ 
Fountain James M. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Fassett Louis, e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Flynn John, e. Feb. 14, 186^, sick at m. o. of regt. 
Garner John. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. Aug. 30, 1865. 
Granger A. E. e. Feb. 4. 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Carver M. M. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. June 8, 1865. 
Hewett Fdw. e. Feb. 4, 1865. m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Hebard Henry, e. Feb. 28, 186s, m. o. Sept. 21. 1865. 
Keys Fred. e. Feb. 8, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Makeaney Wm. H. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, '65. 
Morrill Dan. e. F»b. 8, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Matheson A. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. June i, 1865. 
Medbery Jos. N. e. Feb. 18, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Putnam M. K. e. Feb. 14, 1865, onsick furlough at m.o. 
Price Wm. e. Feb. 22, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Pitts Harris, e. Feb. 14, 1865, sick at m. o. 
Rittenhouse Amos, e.Feb. 8,'65,on sick furlough atm.o. 
Randall Wm. H. e. Feb. 14. 1865, m.o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Simpson Chas. H. e. Feb. 22, 1S65, m.o. Sept. 22, 1865. 
Shumway R. e. Feb. 4, 1865, m. o. July 26, 1865. 
Shane Jno. H. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Seaton Wm. S. e. Feb. 7, 1866, m. o. Sept. 21, 1865. 
Scott Amos, e. Feb. 28, 1865, prmt. Assistant Surgeon. 
Todd Geo. e. Feb. 8, 1865, sick at m. o. 
Whipple B. T. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. June 8, 1865. 

Company I. 

First Lieutenant Philip Carr, com. Feb. 27, 1865. Re- 
signed June 7, 1865. 



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First Lieutenant Jacob T. Glenn, com. Second Lieu- 
tenant Feb. 27, 1865. Promoted First Lieutenant 
June 22, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 21, 1865. 

Miscellaneous Infantry, 

I7th Infantry. 

Major Frank F. Pests, com. Captain Co. B, July 3, 

1861. Promoted Major April 25, 1862. Term ex- 
pired June 18, 1864. 

22d Infantry. 

Second Lieutenant Edward I\I. McCarty, e. as private, 
June 25, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant Jan. 
24, 1862. Resigned June 13, 1862. 

23d Consolidated Infantry. 

First Lieutenant Everitt H. P.ierer, com. March 24, 

1865. Mustered out July 24, 1865. 
Sergt. Dewitt C. Harris, e. Mch. 2, '65, m.o. July 24,'6s. 
Sergt. Eustice C. Parker.e. Mch. 2, '65, m.o. July 24, '65. 
Corpl. Jno.VV.Northcraft,e. Mch. 2, '65, m.o. July iq,'65. 
Hecker Jas. G. e. March 2, 1865, m. o. July 19, 1865. 
King Ira A. e. Mirch 2, 1865, m. o. June 12, 1865. 
Smith Robt. F. e. i\larch 2, 1865, m.o. July 24, 1865. 

25th Infantry. 

Surgeon Jos. Blount, com. Jan. 15, 1862, Resigned Dec. 

II, 1863. 
Surgeon Inter S. Clark, com. First Assistant Surgeon, 

March i, 1863. Promoted Surgeon Dec. 11, 1863. 

Term e.vpired Sept. 5, 1864. 

26th Infantry. 

Mcintosh Wm. a. Aug.ii;,'62, disd. Apl.i6,'6s, term ex. 
Messinger Jer. e. Jan. i, '64, m.o. July 2o,'65, as Sergt. 

28th Consolidated Infantry. 

Wyatt Wm. e. Dec. 4, 1863, m. o. March 15, 1866. 

33d Infantry. 

Catlin F. A. e. Aug. 21, 1861, re-enlisted as vet., m. o. 

Nov. 24, i86s. 
Crocker C. M. r, Aug. 21, '61, disd. Aug. 19, '64, disab. 
Corwin W. F. i. Aug. 21, i85i, m. o. Jan. i, 1863. 
Mur ay F. M. e. Aug. 21, '61, died at home, Dec. 8, '63. 
Whitney H. A. e. Aug. 21, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. m. 

o. Nov. 24, 1865, as Sergt. 

39th Infantry. 

Nasson Adam C- e. Nov. 19, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 
Jan. I, 1864, disd. Jan. 16, 1865. 

42d Infantry. 

Chaplain G. L. S. Staff, com. July 22, 1861. Resigned 
Sept. IS, 1864. 

54th Infantry. 

Davidson Daniel, e. March i, 1865, m. o. Oct. 15. 1865. 
Renow Wm. F. e. March i, 1865, m. o. Oct. 15, 1865. 
Winter Jas. B. e. March i, 1865, m. o. Oct. 15, 1865. 

55th Infantry. 

Captain Nicholas Augasen, e. Oct. 8, i86i. Promoted 
Corporal, then Second Lieutenant Co. H.July i, 

1862. Promoted Captain Feb. 9, 1863. Mustered 
out June 17, 1865. 

64th Infantry. 

Second Lieutenant Geo. A. Caine, com. Dec, 16, 1861. 
Resigned Sept. 3, 1862. 

64th Infantry. 

Wright Richard, e. Sept. 14, '61, deserted April 14, '62. 



65th Infantry (Three Months). 

Heryin Wm. e. March 31, 1864, m. o. July 13, 1865. 
McLean Locklin, e. March 31, 1864, m. o. July 13, '65. 
Shephard Ewd. e. March 31, 1S64, m. o. July 13, 1865. 



Surgeon Azro E. 
signed Aug. 7 



108th Infantry. 

Goodwin, coiii. Feb. 28, 



I32d Infantry (100 Days). 

Quartermaster Hiram R. Enoch, com. May 4, 1864, 

m. o. Oct. 17, 1864. 
Corpl. Henry E. Hurd, e. May 17, '64, m.o. Oct. 17, '64. 
Corpl. Wm. A. Miller, e.May 19, 1864, m.o. Oct. 17, '64. 
Wagoner Hiram H. Hurd, e.Mayi7,'64, m.o.Oct.17,'64. 

134th Infantry. 

Sergt. H. S. Quackenbush, e. May 20, 1864, m. o. Oct. 

25, 1864, as ist Sergt. 
Garland Edwin, e. May 12, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
Corpl. Wm. P. Brown, e. Mav 16, '64, m.o. Oct. 25, '64. 
Andrews Dexter, e. May 14, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
J)ame Geo. E. e. May 26, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
Farnum F. L. e. May 14, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
Fitzsimmons C. H. e. May 14, '64, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
Gerber Henry, e. May 11, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
Moore Clement, e. May 20, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 
Torrey David, e. May 14, 1864, m. o. Oct. 25, 1864. 

140th Infantry (100 Days). 

First Sergt. O'Car L. Davis, e. April 28, 1864, m. o. 

Oct. 29, 1864. 
Corpl. W. F. Sawyer, e. May 20, 1864, Oct. 29, 1864. 
Paddock S. D. e. April 28, 1864, m. o. Oct. 29, 1864. 
Thorn A. C. e. May 20, 1864, m. o. Oct. 29, 1864. 

I42d Infantry (100 Days). 

Mealio Aug. W. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864. 
Merrill W. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 26. 1864. 
Monteith J. D. S. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864. 
Murdaugh Thos. e. May i, 1864, died at Chicago, 

Oct. 9, 1864. 
Shields Jos. W. e. May 2, 1864, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864. 
Smith Jacob, e. May 24, 1864, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864. 
Wilson Chas. M. e. May 20, 1864, m. o. Oct. 26, 1864. 

I5lst Infantry (One Year). 

Second Asst. Surg. Frederick Cole, com. March 13, 
1865, m. o. Jan. 24, 1866. 

I52d Infantry (One Year). 

First Asst. Surg. Edward P. Catlin, com. Feb. 25, '65, 
m. o. Sept. II, 1865. 

154th Infantry (One Year). 

Lier.t. Col. Moses C. Brown, com. Feb. 22, 1865, dis- 
honorably dismissed May 18, 1S65. 

156th Infantry (One Year). 

Kelly John, e. Feb. 24, 1865, deserted March 14, 1865. 

Keele Wm. e. March 2, 1865, m. o. Sept. 20, 1865. 

Mount Josiah H. e. March 2, 1S65, m. o. Sept. 20, '65. 

Mount James H. e. March 2, 1865, m. o. Sept. 20, '65. 

Mooney Jas. C. e. March 2, 1865, m. o. Sept. 20, 1865. 

William Levi M. e. March 2, 1865, sick at m. o. legt. 

First Lieutenant Jabez Jennings, e. Feb. 28, 1865, 
com. Second Lieutenant, but not mustered. Mus- 
tered out Sept. 20, 1865, as First Sergeant. 

Second Lieutenant B. G. Jennings, e. Feb. 28, 1865. 
Promoted Second Lieutenant June 28, 1865. Mus- 
tered out Sept. 20, 1865. 

Corpl. A. C. Thorne, e. Feb. 28, '65, m. o. Sept. 28, '65. 

Corpl. Enoch Marchant, e. Feb.28,'65, m.o. Sept. 28, '65. 

Corpl. T. G. Holcomb, e. Feb. 28, '65, m.o. Sept. 28, '65. 

Lane E. F. e. Feb. 28, 1865, m. o. Sept. 28, 1865. 

Zimmer Jacob S. e. teb. 28, 1865, m. c. Aug. 25, 1865. 

Zimmer Wm. W. e. Feb. 28, 1865, m. o. Sept. 20, 1865 

Corpl. Chas, Thomas, e. Feb. 27, '65, m.o. Sept, 2o,'65 



WINNEBAGO COUNTY WAB RECORD. 



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8th Cavalry. 



The 8th Cavalry was organized at St. Charles, Sept., 
i86i,byCol. J. F. Farnsworth. October, moved to 
Washington, D. C, and operated in Virginia, and was 
in many engagements, inchiding Manasas, battles of 
Peninsula, Antietam, etc , etc. Was in advance of 
Army of Potomac in fall of 1862. Loss, 29 killed ; 71 
wounded ; 20 missing. During the campaign of 186 j, 
was in some 25 enijagements and skirmishes. Loss, 2^ 
killed; 115 wounded; and 57 missing. Was muUered 
out at Benton Barracks, Mo., July 17, 1865. 

' Company A. 

Bucker Geo. W. e. Nov. 6, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Cheeney H. W. e. Jan. t6, 1864, m. o. June 20, 1865. 
Harr J>>hn, e. Dec. 9, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
McManus Chas. e. Nov. 30, 1863, m.o. July 17, 1865. 
Milligan John J. e. Jan. 22, 1S64, trans, to Co. H, m.o. 
Aug. 7, 1865. 

Company B. 

Andrew Andre, e. Hct. 3, 1864, m.o. July 17, 1865. 
Atwood Hiram, e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Allison Jas. B. e. Dec. 5, '63, disd. May 18, i865,disab. 
Bruner Jos. e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o July 17, 1865. 
Collins Geo. e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1805. 
Coop Peter, e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Chase John, e. Oct. 3, 1864. m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Egaleston Wm. e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Gillespie Jas. e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Hatch A. e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17. 1865. 
Johnson Chas e. Aug. 3, 1864, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Kent E. e. Feb. g, 1865, m. o. July 8, 1865. 
Ludwig Christian, e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Morse Job, e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Montgomery John. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m. o. July 17,1865. 
Peterson Perry W. e. Sept. 23, 1864, m.o. June 21, '65. 
Wiley John M. e. Jan. 5, 1864, m.o. July 17, '65, Corpl. 
Wright Chas. P. e. Oct. 3, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Wood Jas. e. Oct. 3, 1S64, m. o. July 17, 1865. 

Company E. 

First Lieutenant Amasa E. Dana, com. Second Lieu- 
tenant Sept. 10, 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant 
Dec. 5, 1862. Resigned July 4, 1864. 

Company F. 

First Lieutenant Edward S. Smith, com. Sept. 18,1861. 
Resigned. 

Thatcher Wm. H. e. Oct. 1,1861, re-enlisted as vet. 
Nov. 30,'63, died at Washington, D.C., Mch.12,'64. 

Company L. 

Captain Amasa E. Dana, com. Firt Lieutenant Sept. 
18, 1861. Promoted Captain Jan. 8, 1862. Re- 
signed July 5, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Aaron W. Runkle, com. Second Lieu- 
tenant Sept. 18, 1864. Promoted First Lieutenant 
Dec. 18, 1864. Drowned June 28, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Austin C. Lowry, e. as First Ser- 
geant Aug. 31, i86i. Promoted Second Lieutenant 
Jan. 8, 1862. Resigned July 15, 1862. 

Second Lieutenant Benj. F. Lee, e. as private. Pro- 
moted Sergeant, then Second Lieutenant, Dec. 28, 
1864. Mustered out July 17, 1865. 

Sergt. Job Trenholm, e. Sept. 16, 1861, disd. Nov. 7, 
1861, disab. 

Corpl. J. E. Richardson, e. Sept. 17, 1861, Sergt., disd. 
Sept. 18, 1863. for promotion in col'd regt. 

Corpl. Levi Obidere, e. Sept. 17, i86i,disd. Oct. 6, '62. 

Corpl. Chauncy Consulus, e. Sept. 12, 1861, re-enlisted 
as vet. Nov. 30, 1863, m.o. July 17, 1865, Sergt. 

Bugler Jas. H. Ewing, e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. Sept. 26, 
1864, term ex. 

Aikens Henry, e. Sept. 7, 1861. re-enlisted as vet. Nov. 

30, 1863, m.o. July 17, 1865, as Corpl. 
Bealzler Peter, e. Sept. 14, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. Nov. 

30, 1863, m.o. July 17, 1865, as blacksmith. 
Calkins Frank, e. Aug. 30, 1861, m. o. Sept. 28, 1865. 
Dunham Chas. L. e. Sept. 12, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Nov. 30, 1S63, m. o. July 17, 1865, as blacksmith. 



Davis John E. e. Sept. 16, 1861, deserted Sept. i, 1862. 
Dodge Sam'l S. e. Sept. 17. '61, disd. Aug. 12, '62, wds. 
Evans Jas. e. Sept. 13, 1861, kid. Beyerly Ford, Va., 

June 9, 1863. 
Evans David, e. Sept. 13, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Nov. 30, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865, as Sergt. 
Fish Robt. e. Sept. 16, 1861. died June 21, 1862. 
Fish Geo. e. Sept. 16, 1861, disd. Sept. 26, 1864. 
Force A. C. e. Sept 16, 1861. 
Horton R. C e. Sept. 7, 1861, kid. Culpepper, Va., 

Nov. 8, 1863. 
McLain L. e. Sept. 3, 1861, disd. May 10, 1862. 
Piatt Chas. e. Sept. 17, 1861, disd. May 4, 1862. 
Peasley Jas. J. e. Sept. 17, i86r, re-enlisted as vet. 

Nov. 30, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Sniveley Wm. R. e. Sept, 17, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Nov. 30, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 

Armsby Jas. K. e. Sept. 30, 1861. 

Archer Geo e. Sept. 30, '61, m.o. Sept. 28, '64, as Sergt. 
Burke Luke, e. Sept. 23. 1861, m. o. Sept. 28, 1864. 
Baird Martin L. e. Sept. 26, 1861, m. o. Sept. 28, 1864. 
Bennett Eugene S. e. Jan. 26, 1864. m. o. July 17,1865. 
Briggs K. J. e. Feb. 26, 1864, died March 15, 1865. 
Case Mahlon, e. Feb. i, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Dunning Geo. e. Sept. 26, 1862, re-enlisted as vet. Nov. 

30, 1863, mo. July 17, 1865. 
Greely Chas. F. e. Sept. 26, 1862, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Hawn Peter, e. Sept. 26, i85i, re-enlisted as vet. Nov. 

30, 1863, m. o. July 1,, 1865. 
Mesick Jacob, e. Nov. 10, 1863, m. o. July 17, '65, vet. 
McConnell Orlando, e. Dec. 21, 1863, m.o. July 17, '65. 
Piatt Augustus, e. Sept. 30, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 

Jan. I, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1S65, as Sergt. 
Packard James H. e. Jan. 26, 1864, m. o. July 17, '65. 
Rumelhart Geo. e. Jan 20, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Steele O. J. e. Sept. 26, 1861, disd. May 4, 1862. 
Strail H. A. e. Sept. 26, 1861, m. o. Sept. 28, 1864. 
Steele Andrew J. e. Sept. 26, 1861, m. o. June 21, '65. 
Welty Calvin, e. Oct. 1, 1862, re-enlistcd as vet. Jan. 

I, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865, as Co. Q. M. Sergt. 
Welty Jeff, e. Jan. 20, 1862. m. o. July 17, 1865. 

Company M. 

Captain John Austin, com. Sept. 18, 1861. Resigned. 
Captain Andrew J. Martin, cum. First Lieutenant 

Sept. 18, i85i. Commissioned Captain March 2, 

1862. Resigned Oct. 24, 1862. 
Captain John Sargent, com. Second Lieutenant Nov. 

1, 1862. Promoted First Lieutenant April 27, '64. 
Promoted Captain July 8, 1864. Mustered out 
July 17, 1865. 

First Lieutenant Elisha Brown, e. as First Sergeant 
Sept. 3, 1861. Promoted First Lieutenant March 

2, 1862. Dishonorably discharged April 27, 1864. 
First Lieutenant Adam C. Fowler, e. as veteran Nov. 

30, 1863. Promoted First Sergeant ; then .Second 
Lieutenant, April 27, 1864. Promoted First Lieu- 
tenant July 8, 1864. Mustered out July 17, 1865. 

Co. Q. M. Sergt. N. H. Putnam, e. Sept. 3, 1861, re- 
enlisted as vet. Jan. i, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 

Sergt. Robt. Van Sickler, e. Sept. 3, 1861, di.sd. April 
17, 1862, disab. 

Sergt. H. M. Skinner, e. Sept. 3, 1861, disd. April 17, 
1862, disab. 

Sergt. Wm. Putnam, e. Sept. 3, 1861, re-enlisted as vet. 
Jan. 1, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865, as Sergt. 

Corpl. Wm. H. Skeel, e. Sept. 17 1861, disd. Dec. 14, 
i86r, disab. 

Collins Chas. e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. Oct. 18, '62, disab. 
Crawford A. E. e. Sept. 17, 1861, vet., m. o. July 17, 

1865, as wagoner. '^ 

Deane S. F. e. S pt.17,'61, vet., m. o. July I7.'65. Sgt. 
Deane Chester H. e. Sept. 17, '61, vet., m. o. July 17, 

1865, as Corpl. 
Fuller E. B. e. Sept. 12, '61, vet., m.o. July 17, '65, Corpl. 
Fader N. e. Sept. 9, 1861, vet., m. o.July 17, '65, Coipl. 
Fisher David A. e. Sept. 3, 1861, m. o. Sept. 28, 1864, 

as ist Sergt. 
John Kimb-r L. e. Sept. 9, 1861, vet., m. o. July 17, 

1865, as ist Sergt. 
John Cephas D. e. Sept. g. '61, disd. Dec 7, '61, disab . 
McCuUoch Isaac, e. Sept. 11, '61, m.o. Sept. 28, '64, Sgt. 
McCasger Tyrus, e. Sept. 3, '61, disd. May, '62, disab. 
Morreli Amos, e. Sept. 3, i86r, disd. in 1863, disab. 
Pickering G. M. e. Sept. 17, 1861, sick at m. o. regt. 
Swan Lyman, e. Sept. 11, '61, disd. Dec. 29, '62, disab. 
Stiles Wm. D. e. Sept. 17, '61, disd. Sept. 26,'62, disab' 



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Taffemire W. e. Sept. 3, 1861, vet., m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Temple Chas. A. e. Sept. 15, '61, disd.Feb.i5,'62.disab. 
Young Alexander, e. Sept. 17, 1861, ni. o. July 17, '65. 
Boyingtoii Robt. e. -Sepi. 23, '61, disd. Mch. 6, '62,Sergt. 

Brown Frederick, e. , m. o. Sept. 28, 1864, Sergt. 

Babcock I'.enj. e. Sept. 23. 1861, disd. Oct. 7, '62,disab. 
Burritt Rufiis H. e. Feb. 3, 181^4, m. o. July 17, 1S65. 
Bryan \Vm. N. e. Dec. 14, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Barber H. E.e. Dec. 3, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865 
Brown Hiram K e. Nov 20, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Barnes Horace, e. Feb. 23, 1864, died June 2, 1864. 
Burdick Henry, e. Sept. 2, 1863, kid. Nov. 11, 1864. 
Bartlett Frank I', e. Sept. 2, 1864, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Clark Jas. M. e. Sept. 25, 1S61, m. o. Sept 28, 1864. 
Crooker Philip, e. Sept. 25, '63, disd. Oct. 18, '62,disab. 
Campbell Frank H. e. .Sept. 21, 1861, re-enlistci.1 as Vet. 
Crooker A. K. e. Sept. 23, 18 i, m. o. Sep:. 28, 1864. 
Capp John F. e. Sept. 20, 1861. disd. in 1863, disab. 
Carson A. I . e. Feb. 1, 1864, Vet., m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Clark Benj. <:. Sept. 5, 1864, m. o. June 22, 1S65. 
Chamberlain Day W. e. Spt. 5, 1864, m. o. June 21, '65. 
Dennison E. A. e. Sept. 25, 1S61, disd. Feb. 28, '— ,disab. 
Davis Wm. H. e. Feb. 8, 1864, disd. May 26, '65, di^ab. 
Easterley H. E. e. Sept. 3, 1864, kid. Nov. 11, 1864. 
Felmy Wm. S. e. Sept. 23, 1861, di^a. in 1862, disab. 
Fuller E. B. e. Feb. 26, 1865, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Goodwin Wm., e. Aug. 24, 1864, m. o. June 21, 1865, 

Blacksmith. 
Hoges Edward, e. Sept. 30, i86i, died in Libby prison. 

Dec. 30, 1863, while prisoner of war. 
Hewlett Luke, m. o. Sept. 28, 1864. 
Hodges Benj. e. Feb. 20, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Hemenway S. S. e. Dec. 2, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Hays Geo. e. Feb. 22, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Hemenway Jacob C. e. Dec. 2, 1863, disd. Sept. 13, 

1864, disab. 

Hewett Samuel, e. Sept. 2, 1S64, ra. o. June 21. 1865. 
Hudson Wm. e. Sept 23, 1864, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Kesler Michael, e. Sept. 20, '61, disd. Feb. 15, '62, disab. 
Knapp Chas. e. Dec. 28, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Kilburn Jas. H. e. Sept. i, 1863, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Luck Christian, e. Sept. 6, 1864, m. o. June 21 1865. 
Mills Geo. e. Sept. 22, 1861, m. o. Wet. 11, 1S65. 
Makepeace Wm. e. Sept. 20, 1861, Vet., m.o.July 17, '65. 
Neimier Henry, e. Sept. 6, 1864, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Preston Chas. W. e. Sept. 22, 1S61, died at Anderson- 

ville prison, March 8, 1864. 
Palmer Chas. e. Dec. 8, 1863, Vet., m. o. July 17, 1865, 

as Corpl. 
Peterson H. e. Feb. 10, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Prescott Chas. e. Jan. 29, 1864, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Page Russell L. e. Sept. 2, 1864, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Redington C. H. e. Sept. i, '64. m. o. June 21, '65, sub. 
Redington D. A. e. Aug. 16, 1864, m. o. June 21, 1865. 
Skinner M. H., disd. in 1861. disab. 
Smith Jos. S. e. Dec. 9, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865, Vet. 
Smith Wm. H. e. Dec. 21, 1863, m. o. July 17, 1865. 
Stile Win. D. e. Dec. 28, 1863. m.o.July 17, 1865. Vet. 
Seaton Willard, e. Dec. 30, 1863, died Fee. 27, 1864. 
Schinimel^fliming F. e. Sept. 6, 1864, m. o. June 21, '65. 
Turkington Saml A. e. Sept. 23, '61, disd. Dec. 4, '62. 
Wilson Jared, e. Sept. 20, 1861, Vet., m. o. July 17, 

1865, as Sergt. 

Wattles Orlando, e. Sept. 2, '64, ra. o. June 21, '65, sub. 

Baker Jno. W. e. Sept. 28, 1864, rejected. 

Dillen Jas. e. Sept. 26, 1864. 

Driver M. e. Sept. 6, 1864. 

Field Thos. R. e. Sept. 26, 1864. 

Fisher Wm. e. Sept. 2, 1864. 

Hays Gilbert, e. Sept. 6, 1864, sub. 

Lombard Thos. e. Sept. 26, 1864. 

Rhoades M. e. Jan. 5, 1864. 

lltJi Cavalry, 

Company I. 

Courson Edwin B. e. Feb. 8, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865, 

as Corpl, 
Courson Jno. R. e. Feb. 8, '65, m o. Sept. 30*65, Corpl. 
Frazer Wm. B. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Hopkins Luther S. e. Veh. 8, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Hoffman A. M. e. Feb. 6. 1865, m. o. May 17, 1865. 
Latham Henry A. e. Feb. 6. 1865, ni. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Levings Thos. G. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Levings Geo. W. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. May. 27, 1865. 
Mohr A. D. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Mayes Ja.^. O. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 



Ogilby Edw. L. e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Rorebeck C. H. e. Feb. 6. 1865. m. o. Sept. 30, 186,. 
Taylor Jas. ^L e. March 3, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Wheeler Frank, e. March 3, 1S65, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 

Company L. 

Atkinson John M. e. Feb. 8, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Bettis Augustus, e. Feb. 8, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865, 
Bryden Jas. W. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Brown S. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Brisigs Frederick, e Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. .Sept. 30, 1865. 
Barker Hiram A. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30. 1865. 
Collins Henry, e. Feb. 7, 18^5 m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Condon M. .\. i. Feb. 27, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30 1865. 
{^ook Samuel, e. Feb. 6, 1865, m. o. .May 18, 1865.' 
Corcoran John e. Feb. 27, 1865, m. n. Sept. 30. 1S65. 
Eastman Samuel, e. Feb. 17, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Gokev Jos. e. Feb. 7, 1B65, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Henry Merritt,e. Feb. 7. 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Martin Horace E. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Moon Theron, e. Feb. 7. 180!;. m. o. May 24, 1865. 
Twogo'^d R. B. e. Feb. 7, 1865, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Wishl u'-n H. C. e. Feb. 7, 1865. m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 
Whalen Daniel, e. Feb. 27, 1865, m. o, Sept. 30, 1865. 

11th Caralry. 

Company M, 

McMillan D. L. e. Feb. 14, 1865, m.o. Sept. io, 1865. 
McRae Martin, e. Feb. 13, 1S65, m. o. Sept. 30, 1865. 

Darville John C. e. Jan. 25, 1865, m.o. May 23, 1865. 
Eaton Jos. e. Jan. 31, 1S65, disd. May 21, 1865. 
Emerson D. F. e. Jan. 31, 1865, disd. May 21, 1865. 
McAvoy Frank, e. Jan. 25, 1865. 
Pitney Wm. J. e. Feb. 13, 1865. 



12th Cavalry. 



Was organized by Col. Aro Voss, in March, 1862, and 
mustered into the United States' service Feb. 1st, and 
proceeded immediately to Virginia and immediately 
participated in several minor engagements, in all of 
which the Twelfth came out victorious. At Harper's 
Ferry, when the pi. ice was entirely surroundeil, the 
Twelfth had permission to cut through the enemy's 
lines, which it did, and surprised and captured 112 
wagons loaded with ammunition and provisions, 100 
beef cattle, and 50 prisoners. The loss of the regiment 
in this brilliant feat was 50 men. The Twelfth was 
constantly on the move, harrassing the enemy and cap- 
turing its trains, and picking up small bands of the 
enemy. It shared in the following battles : Aldie, 
June 20, 1863 ; Upperville, June 22d ; Gettysburg, 
luly ist, 2d, and 3d ; Boonesboro, July 5th ; Burevola, 
July 7th; Funkstown, luly 8th; Williamsport, July 
loth ; Jones' Cross Roads, July nth; Falling Waters, 
July 17th; Chester Gap, July 28th; Rappahannock, Aug. 
3d ; Culpepper C. H., Aug. 24th ; Raccoon Ford, 
Aug. 27th ; Madison C.H., Sept. 12th ; Germania Ford, 
Oct. loth ; Stevensburg, Oct. 13th; and Brentsville, 
Oct. 17th. 

At the close of the campaign of 1S63, the reg ment 
was sent to Chicago, to recruit and reorganize. It im- 
mediately filled to ma.\imum, and on Feb. 9, 1864, left 
for St. Louis, 1,250 strong. It thence moved to New 
Orle.ins, and joined in the Red River expedition. Was 
in action at Alexandria, La., Markville, Yellow Bayou, 
and Morgamzia. Returned to New Orleans June ist ; 
thence to Napoleor.ville, La. In October, marched to 
Baton Rouge. Was moved to Vicksbiirg, Memphis, 
into Arkansas, and through Northern Louisiana, and 
back to Memphis, Feb. 14, 1865, during which time it 
had many encounters with the enemy, doing noble ser- 
vice for its country. Here 120 officers and 200 men left 
the regiment, on account of expiration of service, and 
the regiment was reduced to eight companies. 

The Twelfth continued to do effective service until 
May 29, 1866, when it was mustered out of service. 

Company A. 

Captain Philip E. Fisher, com. First Lieutenant Feb. 
28, 1862, Promoted Captain Sept. 4, 1862. Dis- 
charged for promotion Jan. 27, 1864. 



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First Lieutenant Jos. E.Fisher, c. as private Dec. i, 
1861. Promoted Sergeant, then First Lieutenant, 
Jan. 27, 1864. Term expired Ahirch 2, 1865. 

Second Lieutenant Frederick Blaisdell, e. as First Ser- 
geant Dec. 14, 1861. Promoted Second Lieutenant 
Sept. 4, 1862. Resigned Jan. 2, 1864. 

Sergt. H. B. Woodruflf, e. Nov. 29, i86i, disd. March 
10, 1864, disab. 

Sergt. E. H. Newton, e. Jan. 5, '62, trans. Inv. Corps. 

Sergt. Ashley Alexander, e. Dec. 5, 1861. 

Sergt. Horace Pomeroy, e. Dec. 13, '6i, deserted June 
29, 1862. 

Corpl. Wm. C. Redline,e. Nov. 29, 1861, vet., m. o. 
March i, 1866. 

Corpl. Henry Adams, e. Jan. 8, 1862, vet. 

Corpl. F. Hubar, e. Dec. 4, 1861, vet. 

Corpl. Fred. Repper, e. Dec. 15, i86i,disd. May, 1862. 

Corpl. Edgar Davis, e. Jan. 7, 1862, vet., discharge 
not given. 

■Corpl.A.B.F.Dobbs, e.Dec.g, '61, deserted June 27, '62. 

Bugler H. C. Schermerhorn, e. Feb. iS, 1862, prmt. 
Chief Bugler, m. o. by order War Depc. 

Bugler Henry Harte, e. Dec. 15, 1861. 

Farrier H. M. Blaisdell, e. Dec. 8, '61. disd. Nov., '62. 

Aldrich Alva C. e. Nov. 8, 1861, disd. Feb. 19, 1863. 

Abbott Jas. e. Dec. 26, 1861, vet. 

Be^sy Anson, e. Nov. 13, 1861, deserted June i, 1862. 

Byers John, e. May 29, 1861, m. o. INIarch 17, 1865. 

Collins Wm. e. Jan. 7, 1861, vet., deserted Dec. 5, '65. 

Davis Oliver, e. Feb. 28, 1862. 

Dyer Edw. e. Feb. 28, 1862, disd. March, 1863. 

Gle.ison Jesse A. e. Nov. 8, 1861, deserted June, 1862. 

HoUenbeck T. e. Nov. 16, 1861. 

HoUenbeck Rival, e. Nov. 8, 1861, vet. 

Handhn Franklin, e. Dec. 4, 1861. 

Heald i hos. R. e. Feb. 2, 1862, prmt. veterinary surg. 

Henderson Zina, e. Feb. 28, 1862, disd. March, 1863. 

Kathan N. H. e. Feb. 28, '62, disd. Mar. 10, '64, disab. 

Mo.^her S. V. e. Nov. 8, 1861, disd. May, 1862. 

Mitchell Noah, e. Nov. 16, 1861, died Sept. 4, '62. vv'ds. 

Murry John, e. Jan. i, 1862. 

Perry Geo. W. e. Dec. 21, '61, vet., disd. Oct. 2,'64, 'disab. 

Rodd Wm. e. Jan. 6, 1862, disd. October, 1862. 

Ready Jos. C. e. Jan. 27, '62, vet., deserted July 22, '65. 

Stedsan L). I), e. Dec. 23, 1861, m. o. March 20, 1865, 

term ex. 
Winters Wm. e. Dec. 16, 1861. 
Wyman Chas. L. e. Jan. 8, 1862. 

Atkins Louis, e. Dec. 24, 1861, disd. Aug. 28, 1864. 
Blown Elliott L. e. Dec. 12, 1863, m. o. Alay 29, 1866. 
Cormin Odel H. e. Dec. 12, 1S63, died Oct. 8, 1864. 
Champaign P. e. Aug. 12, 1862. 
Crowel H. C. e. Aug. 9, 1862, m. o. June 16, 1865. 
Campbell Wm. A. e. Dec. 11, '63, deserted July 25, '65. 
Cutler James, e. Dec. 8, 1S63, m. o. May 29, 1866. 
Conger John D. e. Dec. 11, '63, disd. April 13, '65, disab. 

Dean Martin, , disd. Dec. 1S62, disab. 

Davis Isaac F. e. May i, '62, disd. .April 30, '65, disab. 

Dobson (jeo. e. Sept. 26, 1862. 

Dob;ion Thos. e. Sept. 25, 1862. 

Eastman Thos. V. e. Dec. 20, 1863. 

Elliott Merritt, e. Dec. 12, 1863, m. o. May 29, 1866. 

Fisher John L. e. Aug. 12, '62, disd. April 18, '63,di'-ab. 

Griffin Geo. W. e. April 4, '62, died Aug. 18, 1864, wds. 

Griiues Jas. T. e. Aug. 19, 1862, m. o. June 16, 1865. 

Goodwill Silas, e. Aug. 19, 1862. 

Handlin John, e. May 1,62, disd. April 30, '65, term ex. 

Haight W. S. e. Aug. 27,1862, disd. March, 1863, disab. 

Hill Lorenzo, e. Dec. 11, 1863, drowned Dec. 22, 1864. 

Knapp Chas. L. e. March 5, 1863. 

Loun Perry, e. June 16, 1862, died at New Orleans, 

Jan. 5, 1865. 
Lyon Oliver, e. April. 

McClintock Robt. e. Sept. i, m. o. June 16, 1865. 
Nash Chester, e. Aug. i, 1862, m. o. June 16, 1865. 
Patten James, e. Aug. 12, 1862. 

Patten Samuel, e. Aug. 29, 1862, m. o. June 16, 1865. 
Patten Lyman E. e. Aug. 29, 1862, m. o. June 17, 1865. 
Parks )ohn F. e. Nov. 3, 1862, prisoner of war since 

May, 1863, no other record. 
Proudtit A. J. e. June 16, 1862, deserted March, 1863. 
Pittinger Chas. e. Dec. 11, 1863. 
Rose Thos. C. e. Sept. 29, 1864, m. o. June 16, 1865. 
Rogers Oscar, e. Aug. 16, i86i', died April 26, 1864. 
Snare Chas. W. e. Nov. i, 1862, m. o. Oct. 31, 1805. 
Smith C. e. Oct. 30, 1802, deserted Dec. 5, 1865. 
Sanders Thos. e. Dec. 12, '63, disd. July 16, i864,disab. 



Townsend Samuel B. e. Aug.i6, 1862, died Aug.11,'64. 

Tunison David K. e. Nov. i, 1862, m. o. June ifi, 1865. 

Vandyke John C. e. April 25, 1863. 

Ward N. S. e. Aug. 26, 1862. 

Williams Lester W. e. June 23, '62, desertedAug.20, '64 

Company D. 

Boiick L. D. e. Dec. 29, 1863, disd. for disab. 
Fitzgerald Matthew, e. April 6, '63, m. o. April 5, 1866. 
Smith Henry, e. Aprils, 1863. 

Company K. 

Hamlin David P. e. Nov. 21, '63, deserted July 21, 1865. 

12th Cavalry, 

Hamsil Robt. e. Dec. 17, 1863, m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 

Higgenbottom J. e. Dec. 28, '63, deserted Sept, 11, '64. 

Jenkins Frank, e. March 12, 1863. disd. 

Lee Samuel, e. March 12, 1863, deserted. 

Maxwell Thos. e. Dec. 9, 1863, m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 

Neil Thos. e. Dec. 9, 1863. 

Naylor John, e. Dec. 28, 1863. 

Orr F. D. e. Dec. 28, 1863. 

Quackenbush Geo. W. e. Dec. 15, 1S63. 

Randall Jonas M. e. Dec. 29, 1863. 

Yotall Moses, e. Dec. 15, 1863. 

12th Cavali'y (Consolidated.) 

Second Lieutenant Robert Canfield, e. as Corporal. 
Mustered out May 29, 1866, as Sergeant. Com- 
missioned Second Lieutenant, but not mustered. 



17th Cavalry, 



The Seventeenth Cavalry Regiment Illinois Volun- 
teers was organized under special authority from the 
War Department, issued Aug. 12, 1863, to Hon. John 
F. Farnsworth. 'i"he rendezvous w.is established at St. 
Charles, Kane County,' Illinois. By the approval of 
the Governor of the State, the Colonelcy of the Regi- 
ment was offered John L. Beveridge, then Major in the 
Eighth Illinois Cavalry, who assumed the work of re- 
cruitment and organization, and opened the rendezvous 
Nov. 15, 1863. tight companies were mustered in Jan. 
22, 1864. Four other companies were mustered in and 
the organization of the Regiment completed, Feb. 12, 
1864. The Regiment was sent to Jelilerson Barracks, 
Mo., where 1,100 sets of horse equipmer.ts were re- 
ceived. From there it moved to Alton, 111., and re- 
lieved the Thirieenth Illinois Cavalry in guarding the 
Military Prison at that place. 

Early in June following, the First Battalion was or- 
dered to St. Louis, and the Second Battalion followed 
immediately. Both being fully mounted were ordered 
at onci to North Missouri District. The First Battal- 
ion, Lieutenant Colonel Dtmiis J. Hynes commanding, 
proceeded to ^t. Joseph, Mo., where the commanding 
officer reported in person to General Fisk, commanding 
District of North Missouri. The Second Battalion, 
Major Lucius C. Matlack commanding, was assigned 
by General C. B. Fisk to the post ot Glasgow, Mo. 
From this period, for four months, the three battalions 
were separate and remote from each other, and so ex- 
tended were their movements, that it is impossible to 
follow them in this brief sketch. They seem to have 
been all over Missouri after Price's and Jeff. Thompson's 
Guerilla Bands, following them into Kansas and Arkan- 
sas, doing most efficient service. 

Major Philip E. Fisher, com. Jan. 27, 1864. Resigned 
Feb. 18, 1864. 

Company B. 

Corpl. Mat. Decota, e. Nov. 17, 1863, m. o. Dec. 15, 
1865, Farrier. 

Company D. 

Hunt Wm. J. e. Sept. 28, 1864, m. o. July 5, 1865. 
Hunt Robt. e. Sept. 28, 1864, m. o. July 5, 1865. 
Vascoy Van Rennsalaer,e.Sept.28,'t)4, m.o. July 2i,'65. 



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Uompany E. 

Henry Jas. e. Sept. 24, 1864, m. o. July 21, 1865. 
Murray John, e. Oct. 7, 1864, m. o. Oct. 14, 1865. 
Turner J. e. Oct. i, 1864, m. o. Oct. 5, 1865. 
Walze Geo. e. Oct. i, 1864, m. o. Oct. 5, 1865. 

Company F. 

Smith J. R. e. Dec. 29, 1S63, m. o. Nov. 13, 1865. 
Brock Geo. e. Sept. 24, 1864, disd. term expired. 
Isbell H. H. e. Sept. 24, 1864, m. o. May 15, 1865. 
Orr F. D. m. o. Dec. 18, 1865, blacksmith. 



Company H. 



. Resigned 
1863, m. o. 

1863, disd. 



Captain ,Wm. Hebard, com. Jan. 22, iS 

Dec. 9 1864. 
First Sergt. Alvin S. Butler, e. Nov. 

Dec. 15, 1865, Sergt. 
Com. Sergt. Chas. H. Simpson, e. Nov. 

Dec. 24, 1864, Sergt. 
Laird Albert G. e. Dec. 15, '63, m.o. Dec. i5.'65,bugler. 
Young Chas. Hen. y, e. Dec. 12,63, deserted Sept. 22, '65. 
Yo.vall Moses, died May 2, 1864. 

Company K. 

Captain Geo. Stratton, com. Jan. 25, 1864. Resigned 

May 17, 1865. 
Second Liiutenant Albert S. Phelps, e. as Sergeant. 

Promoted Second Lieutenant June 29, 1865. Mus- 
tered out Dec. 22, 1865. 
First Sergt. Sidney G. Smith, e. Dec. 11, 1863, m. o. 

Dec. 22, 1865, Sergt. 
Q. M. Sergt. Wm. Whitbeck, e. Dec. i, 1863, First 

Sergt., disd. for promotion in Col'd Troops. 
Com. Sergt. Egbert Phillips, e. Dec. 30, 1863, m. o. 

Dec. 22, 1865, Co. Q. M. Sergt. 
Sergt. John G. Willis, e. Jan. 4, '64, m.o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Sergt. Frank R. Hill, e. Jan. 2, 1864, disd. tor promo- 
tion in Colored Troops. 
Sergt. Parker D. Smith, e. Dec. 9, 1863, m. o. Dec. 22, 

1865, private. 
Sergt. Edwin C. Carpenter, e. Jan. 2, 1864, m. o. Dec. 

22, 1865, private. 
Corpl. Van Buren DaLee, e. J.in. i, 1864, m. o. Dec. 

22, 1865, private. 
Corpl. Edward Dyer, e. Jan. 4, 1864, m.o. Dec. 22, 

1865, Corpl. 
Blacksmith M. M. Wyllys, e. Dec. 30,1863, shot by 

City Marshal at Ft. Scott, Kan., while trying to 

arrest him. 
Bugler John M. Clark, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Dec. 22, '65. 
Saddler John Taylor,e. Jan., , prmt. Regt. Saddler. 

Allen Jas. M. e. Jan. i, 1864, deserted Sept. 11, 1864. 
Bryden E. P. e. Dec. 25, 1863, m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Babcock B. F. e. Dec. ir, 1863, m.o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Handy Sam'l A. died at Marengo, 111., Feb. 21, 1864. 
Higgenbottom John, deserted Sept. 11, 1864. 
Keeney Don A. m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Morey L. Austin, c. Jan. i, 1864, m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Mill VVm. E. e. Jan. 2, 1864, m.o. Dec. 22. 1865. Sergt. 
Maxwell Thos. e. Dec. 9, 1863, m.o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Matthews H. L. e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Dec. 22, '65, Corpl. 
Moore E. B. e. Jan. 2, 1864, detached m. o. regt 
Orr F. D. trans, to Co. F, m. o. Dec. 18, '65, bl'ksmith. 
Pells Sam'l E. e. Jan. 2, 1864, m.o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Quackingbush Geo. W. m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Randall J. M. m. o. Dec. 22, 1S65. 

Strong J. D. e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Dec. 22, '65, Wagoner. 
Squire VVm. H. e. Jan. i, 1864, m. o. Dec. 22, 1865. 
Wood C. B. Jan. 2, 1864, m. o. Dec. 22, 1865, Sergt. 
Wood Henry G. e. Jan. 2, 1864, m.o. Dec. 22,'65, Sergt. 

Burmore H. H. e. Oct. 6, 1864, m. o. Nov. 8, 1865. 
DeGroff L. e. Oct. 6, 1864, m. o. Oct. 14, 1865. 
Ehrler Adam, e. Oct. i, 1864, m. o. Oct. 14, 1865. 

Company L. 

Neil Thomas, e. Dec. 9, 1863, disd. Jan., 1866. 
Hoover Jacob O. e. Sept. 23, 1864, rejected. 
Seal Peter, e. Sept. 6, 1864, m. o. May 23, 1865. 

Miscellaneous Cavalry, 

2d Cavalry. 

Mack John P. e. Aug. 8, '61, re-enlisted as Vet., Jan. 5, 
1864, m. o. Nov. 22, 1865, as Farrier. 



Prescott Wm. e. Aug. 8, '61, re-enlisted as Vet., Jan. 5, 

1864, m. o. Nov. 22, 1865. 
Taylor Geo. e. Aug. 8, 1861, re-enlisted as Vet., Jan. 5, 

1864, m. o. Nov. 22, 1865, as Sergt. 

14th Cavalry. 

Robbins H. M. e. Oct. 5, 1862, m. o. July 8, 1865, was 
prisoner of war. 

Ijth Cavalry. 

Captain Oscar H. Huntley, com. Captain Co. K, ist 
III. Cav., Dec. 9, 1861. Transferred to this Regi- 
ment. Resigned Dec. 8, 1862. 

First Lieutenant Thos. A. Stevens, com. Frst Lieuten- 
ant Co. K, ist III. Cav., Dec. g, 1S61. Transferred 
to this Regiment. Mustered out at consolidation. 

Second Lieutenant Wm. Hebard, com. Second Lieuten- 
ant Co. K, ist JU. Cav., Dec. 9, 1861. Transferred 
to this Regiment. Mustered out at consolidation. 

1st Artillery, 

Company A. 

Chandler Geo. e. Auar. 31, 1864, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Eaton C. B. e. Sept. 28, 1864, m. o. May 21, i 65. 
Parson F. L. e. Sept. 28, 1864, m. o.. May 21, 1865. 
Rudd A. M. e. Sept. 27, 1S64, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Rockwell Jos. e. Sept. 28, 1864, m. May 21, 1865. 

Company B. 

Anderson John L. e. Jan. 4, 1864, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Burns Geo. B. e. Dec. 23, 1863. m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Crampton F. e. Dec. 23, 1863, m. o. July lo, 1865. 
Crampton N. e. Dec. 23, 1863, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Cammon F. D. e. Dec. 23, 1863, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Hall Melville, e. Dec. 23, 1863, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Lake L. F. e. Dec. 23, 1863, detached at m. o. of regt. 
Rising H. C. e. Dec. 23, 1863, m. o. July 10, 1865. 
Rudd Henry, e. Jan. 5, 1864, m. o. May 19, 1865. 

Company H. 

Abrahamson John, e. Feb. 25, '62, disd. Oct.7,'62,disab. 

Buckland J. J. e. Jan. 15, 1862, vet., m.o. June 14, 1865, 

Benson Henk, e. Feb. 15, 186.!, vet., m.o. June 14,1865. 

Giefer Henry, e. Jan. 28, 1862. disd. Oct. 20, 1862, disab. 

Johnson John A. e. Jan. 13, 1S62, deserted. 

Oberg P. A. e. Jan. 15, 1862, vet., m. o. June 14, 1865. 

Peter John, e. Feb. 25, 1862, vet., m. o. June 14, 1865. 

Wallburg Lewis, e. Jan. 15, '62, vet. ,m. O.June 14, 1865. 

.Anderson Henry, e. March 4, '62, deserted April 6, '62. 

Linwall Aug. e. March 5, 1S62, deserted. 

Pearson Olof, e. March 5, 1862, disd. Oct. 20, '62, disab. 

Company I. 

McRee James, e. Feb. 3, 1862, disd. Feb. 10, 1863. 
Peters Wm. e. Jan. 9, 1862, vet., m. o. July 26, 1865. 
Ramsdell D. H. e. Jan. 19, '62, vet., m. o. July 26, '65. 
Allen Benj. e. Oct. 4, 1864, m. o. July 26, 1865. 
Smith Anthony, e. March i, 1862, vet., m.o. July 26, '65. 

Atwood H. C. e. Jan. 5, 1864. 
Fentoii S. e. Sept. 28, 1864, rejected. 
Linds H. e. Sept. 28. 

2d Artillery, 

First Assistant Surgeon Giles P. Ransom, com. March 
18, 1862. Resigned Jan. 23, 1863. 

Company G. 

Fiist Lieutenant Wm. C. Whitney, com. Second Lieu- 
tenant Oct. 5, i8bi. Promoted First Lieutenant 
Dec. 31, 1861. Mustered out Feb. 22, 1863. 

Forbes Wm. e. Sept. i, 1861, m. o. Oct, 4, 1864. 

Goold Thos. G. e. Sept. i, 1861, m. o. Oct. 4, 1864. 

Hall Alfred, e. Sept. x, 1861, as vet. m. o. Sept. 4, 1865, 
artificer. 

Holland Chas. e. Sept. i, '61, disd. Jan. 20. 1862, disab. 

Kingsbury Wm. e. Oct. i, '61, disd. July 29, '62, disab. 

Gould G. F. e. Dec. 2.'6i,vet., prmt. Regt. Q. M. Sergt. 

Mclniosh H. e. Jan. 20, 1864, m. o. Sept. 24, 1865. 

Scoonmaker John, e. Jan. 20, 1864, m. o. Sept. 34, 1865. 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 349 

The war ended, peace concluded and the union preserved in its integ- 
rity, those sons of Winnebago who hud volunteered their lives in defense of 
the unity of the government who were spared to seethe triumph of patriot- 
ism over treason, returned to their homes to receive grand ovations of wel- 
come and tributes of honor from friends and neighboi's who had eagerly and 
zealously followed them wherever the fortunes of war directed. Exchanging 
their soldiers' uniform for citizens' dress, they fell back to their old voca- 
tions — on the farm, at the forge, the bench, in the shop, and whatever else 
their hands found to do. Brave men and honorable always; and no class of 
AVinnebago's citizens are entitled to greater respect and consideration than 
the volunteer soldiery, not only because they were soldiers in the hour ot 
the country's peril, but because in their association with their fellow-citizens 
their walk is upright, and their honesty and character without reproach. 

HISTOKICAL RECORD— Continued. 
OLD settlers' association. 

Oh ! a wonclertul stream is the river of Time, 

As it runs througli the realm of tears, 
With a faultless rhythm, and a musical rhyme, 
And a broader sweep, and a surge sublime, 

As it blends in the ocean of years. 

—B. F. Taylor. 

Forty-three years have come and gone since white men began to exercise 
dominion in the Rock River Valley — erst the home of the Winnebagoes 
and their kindred. These years have been full of changes, and the visitor 
of to-day, ignorant of the Past of the county, could scarcely be made to re- 
alize that within these years there has grown up a population of about 
30,000, that, in all the accomplishments and acquirements of life, are as far 
advanced as are the people of the counties of the older States. Schools, 
churches, colleges, palatial-like dwellings, beautiful grounds, large, well-cul- 
tivated and productive farms, as well as cities, towns and busy manufact- 
ories, have grown up and occupy the hunting grounds and camping places 
of the Winnebago tribe of red men, and in every direction there are evi- 
dences of wealth, comfort and luxury. There is but little left of the old 
land-marks. Advanced civilization and the progressive demands of revolv- 
ing years have obliterated all traces of Indian occupancy, until they are only 
remembered in name. 

The beginning of these changes was made in August, 1834, when 
Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake landed their little canoe at the 
mouth of Kent creek. In June of the following year, the entire population 
numbered only eleven persons, but during the remainder of that year, and 
notably during 1S36 and up to 1840, immigration was rapid. All the 
arrivals up to and during the year 1840, are classed as "Old Settlers," and 
as such are recognized by the "Rockford Society ot Early Settlers." When 
the census was taken in 1840, the population had increased to 4,609, while 
the election returns for that year show that a total of 1,114 votes was cast 
for President. [Of these votes, 789 were cast for General Harrison, 321 for 
Martin Van Buren and four for the candidate of the Abolition party.] 

Of the voters and heads of families representing the population of 
1840, many removed from the county to find homes in other states, while 
the spirits of others were called to join the immortal throng gathered 



350 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

around the great white throne in the far-away realms of eternal life and 
light. Others preferred to remain in the homes they commenced in the 
lands of the Wiiinebagoes, and, by the goodness and mercy of God, have 
grown in wealth, wisdom and nsefulness, until in their declining years, they 
are respected and honored patriarchs in the community that owes much of 
its character to the inflnences they established in pioneer times. 

It is not strange that among the pioneer settlers of any new country a 
deep-seated and sincere friendship should spring up, that would grow and 
strengthen with their years. The incidents peculiar to life in a new coun- 
try — the trials and hardships, privations and destitutions — ai'e well calcu- 
lated to test not only the physical powers of endurance, but the moral, 
kindly, generous attributes of manhood and womanhood. They are times 
that try men's souls and bring to the surface all tliat there may be in them 
of either good or bad. As a rule, there is an equality of conditions that 
recognizes no distinctions. All occupy a common level, and as a natural 
consequence, a brotherly and sisterly feeling grows up that is as lasting as 
time, for "a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind." With such a com- 
munity, there is a hospitality, a kindness, a benevolence and a charity un- 
known and unpracticed among the older, richer and more densely popu- 
lated commonwealths. The very nature of their surroundings teaches them 
to "feel each other's woe, to share each other's joy." An injury or a wrong 
may be ignored, but a kindly, generous, charitahle act is never forgotten. 
The luetnory of old associations and kindly deeds is always fresh. Raven 
locks may bleach and whiten ; full, round cheeks sinken and hollow ; the 
tires of intelligence vanish from the organs of vision ; the brow become 
wrinkled with care and age, and the erect form bowed with accumulating 
years, but the true friends of the "long ago" will be remembered as long as 
life and reason endure. 

The surroundings of pioneer life are well calculated to test the "true 
inwardness" of the human heart. As a rule, the men and women who first 
occupy a new country — who go in advance to spy out the land and prepare 
it for the coming of a future people — are bold, fearless, self-reliant and 
industrious. In these respects, no matter from what remote sections or 
countries they may come, there is a similarity of character. In birth, edu- 
cation, religion and language, there may be a vast diflerence, but imbued 
with a common purpose — the founding and building of homes — these dif- 
ferences are soon lost by association, and thus they become one people, ■ 
united by a common . interest, and no matter what changes may come in 
after years, the associations thus formed are never buried out of memory. 

In pioneer life there are always incidents of peculiar interest, not only 
to the pioneers themselves, but which, if properly preserved, would be of 
interest to posterity, and it is a matter to be regretted that the formation 
of "Old Settlers' Associations" has been neglected in so many parts of the 
country. The presence of such associations in all the counties of our 
common country, with well kept records of the more important 
events, such as dates of arrivals, births, marriages, deaths, removals, nativ- 
ity, etc., as any one can readily see, would be the direct means of preserving 
to the literature of the country, the histoiy of every community, that, to 
future generations, would be invaluable as a record of reference, and a 
ready method of settling important questions of conti'oversy. As impor- 
tant as these Associations are admitted to be, their formation has not yet 
become general, and there are many counties in the Western country whose 



HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 351 

early liistory is entirely lost because of such neglect and indifference. Such 
organizations would possess facts and figures that could not be had from 
any other source. Aside from their historic importance, they would serve 
as a means of keeping alive and further cementing old friendships, and 
renewing among the members associations that were necessarily interrupted 
by the innovations of increasing population, cultivating social intercourse, 
and creating a charitable fund for such of their members as were victims of 
misfortune and adversity. 

Actuated by the purposes suggested in the last ])receding paragraph, 
the pioneers of Winnebago County organized a s ;ciety in 1870, that is 
known as the Rockfokd Society of Early Settlers. The first formal 
meeting was held in the City Council rooms, January 10, 1870, when a con- 
stitution and by-laws were adopted, and signed by such of the old settlers 
as were then present. Some other preliminary arrangements were perfected, 
when the Society adjourned until the following Saturday, January loth, 
when the following officers were elected: 

President — Thatcher Blake; Yice President — David S. Pentield; 
Secretary — Duncan Ferguson; Treasurer — A. C. Spafford; Directors — 
John Lake, Thomas D. Robertson, and David D. Ailing. 

At the time of this election twenty-six of the Old Settlers had signed 
the constitution and thus become members of the society. A residence in 
the county of thirty years, and the payment of three dollars as an initiatory 
fee, and one dollar per year as annual dues, are qualifications of member- 
ship. If at any time a further sum is needed for any specific charitable 
purpose, the Board of Directors are clothed with power to levy an assess- 
ment upon the members. The object of the Society is thus defined in 
article two of the constitution: 

''It is designed to be a moral and benevolent association for the pur- 
pose of cultivating social intercourse among its members, and creating a 
fund for charitable purposes in their behaU. To collect and preserve 
information connected with the early settlement and subsequent history of 
Winnebago County; and to perpetuate the memory of those whose sagacity, 
energy and enterprise, induced them to settle here and to encounter the 
toils and privations incident to those who first settle in a new country." 

Article three provides that "this Society shall be composed of those 
male residents who settled in this county previous to the year 1840, and 
who are now residents of the town of Rockford and vicinity. That here- 
after thirty years residence in the town of Rockford or vicinity, will be a 
sufficient qualification for any such settler becoming a member of this 
Society." 

There are now (October, 1877) ninety- two members, whose names, 
date and place of birth, and date of arrival in the county, are given below: 

Thatcher Blake, Turner, Maine, March 16, 1809; August, 1834. 

Ephraim Wyman, June 26, 1809, Lancaster, Mass.; Sept. 20, 1835. 

Chas. Works, Nov. 24, 1803, Westmoreland, N. H.; Feb. 20, 1836. 

Henry W. Loomis, Deckertown, N. J.; May 15, 1836. 

Alonzo Carey, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; March 17, 1836. 

Chas. P. Brady, Dec. 14, 1814, Bucks Co., Pa.; November, 1836. 

Wm. P. Dennis, Ipswich, Mass.; March 14, 1837. 

D. D. Ailing, April 27, 1813, Westfield, ,Conn. ; Oct. 10, 1837. 

John Fitch, April 18, 1804, Groton, Mass.; Nov. 23, 1838. 

John Lake, March 20, 1821, England; Nov. 1, 1837. 



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362 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 

H. H. Silsby, Nov. 1, 1817, Ackworth, N. H.; April 27, 1837. 

Asa W. Weldon, Yarmontli, Mass.; July Jl, 1838. 

Wait Talcott, Connecticut; Oct. 1, 1888. 
\ Thomas D. Robertson, March 4, 1818, Scotland; December, 1838. 
^ E. H. Baker, Ferrisburg, Vt.; Oct. 6, 1838. 

*David S. Fenlield, iVpril 3, 1812, Fittsford, Vt; April 12, 1839. 

S. C. Fuller, Hawksborough, Canada; May 9, 1839. 

James Gilbert, New York City; May 20, 1839. 

Jason Marsh, Woodstock, Vt.; June 22, 1839. 
\\ H. K. Baker, Ferrisburg, Vt.; Oct. 6, 1838. 
\ *Willard Wheeler, Vermont; Oct. 6, 1839. 

Wm. J. Cole, Richmond Co., N. Y.; July 31, 1839. 

Phineas Howes, Sept. 25, 1817, Putnam Co., K Y.; June 26, 1839. 

A. C. Spafford, Adams, I^. Y.; October, 1839. 

Austin Colton, Jan. 30, 1817, Northampton, Mass.; May, 1839. 

Duncan Ferguson, Nov. 15, 1809, Glasgow, Scotland; Nov. 3, 1839. 

Bethuel Houghton, Cheshire Co., N. H.; Nov. 1, 1836. 

*Chas. I. Horsman, Boston, Mass.; Dec. 1, 1836. 

Thos. Jefferson Jewell, Oct. 24, 1816, Genesee Co., N. Y.; Oct. 1, 1838. 

*William Twogood, Rensselaer, N. Y.; July 3. 1837. 

William R. Wheeler, May 31, 1810, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; Sept., 1835. 

Nathaniel Wilder, June 30, 1794, Lancaster, Mass.; March, 1837. 

Isaiah Lyon, Woodstock, Conn.; June, 1838. 

A. I. Enoch, July 24, 1819, Davton, O.; Sept., 1835. 

Homer Denton, Dec. 19, 1812, Otsego Co., N. Y.; May 1, 1837. 

Elias Martin, Oct. 21, 1796, Peacham, Vermont; Jan. 20, 1839 U 

William Jones, May 18, 1811, Monmouth, Wales; June 30, 1837. , kV 

R. K. Town, June 3, 1802, Granville, N. Y. ; June, 1842. , " 

William H. Higbee, June 30, 1826, Shipton, Lower Canad'arOct.,1839. 

Selden M. Church, March 4, 1804, East Holden, Conn.; Nov., 1836. 
N Alfred Hart, March 19, 1797, HuntingtonTSuffblk Co., Long Island, 
N. Y.; June 6, 1839. 

John Spafford, Nov. 26, 1821, Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y.; May, 1839. 

Richard Montague, August 2, 1799, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass.; 
July 1, 1835. 

*Spooner Ruggles, August 1, 1795, Hardwick, Worcester Co., Mass. ; 
Mav 1, 1836. 

' Thomas B, Talcott, April 17, 1806, Tolland Co., Conn.; July 4, 1835. 

William Peters, Sept. 14. 1809, County Antrim, Heland; Oct. 10, 1837. 

Hiram R. Enoch, Jan. 2, 1828, Warren Co., Ohio; May 10, 1836. 

Duncan H. Ferguson, Sept.. 1835, Scotland; Nov. 3, 1839. 

Henry P. Reddington, April 6, 1814, Walpole, N. H.; May, 1836. 

Benjamin Franklin Cunningham, Feb. 3, 1820, Petersborough, N. H.; 
May, 1839. 

Samuel Cunningham, xlugust 15, 1815, Petersborough, N. H.; July 
.11, 1839. 

Goodyear A. Sanford, August 28, 1814, Hamden, Conn.; Aug. 31, 1837. 

James M. Wright. June 1, 1809, Norwich, Mass.; Sept., 1838. 

Ephraim A. Herrick, April 28, 1817, Andover, Mass.; June 6, 1836. 

John H. Thurston, March 8, 1824, Glens Falls, N. Y.; March 12, 1837. 

*Eliphalet Gregory, April 23, 1804, Danbury, Fairlield Co., Conn,; 
June 17, 1835. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 353 

••' Ephraim Snmner, Feb. 9, 1808, Windham, Yermont; Oct. 19, 1835. 

^Jonathan Wilson, Sept. 2, 1795, Yarmouth, Mass.; Feb. 18, 1836. 

Kichard S. Stiles, Aug. 15, 1811, Nelson, N. H.; March 29, 1837. 

Harris Barnura, Sept. 8, 1819, Danbury, Conn.; June 9, 1838. 

Nathaniel Belknap. March 4, 1805, Worcester, Mass.; August, 1838. 

Jesse Blinn, August 9, 1809, Bennington, Yermont; July, 1838. 

Elijah L. Hcrrick, Sept., 1820, Andover, Essex Co., Mass.; May, 1838. 

Asa G. Spalding, August 10,1809; Sheshequin, Bradford Co., Pa.; 
April, 1836. 

Anson S. Miller, Sept. 24, 1810, Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y.; July 15, 1840. 

Daniel Dow, March 16, 1816, Perthshire, Scotland; March, "l841. 

^Michael Burns, Oct. 31, 1818, Ireland; Aug. 10, 1840. 

*Robert J. Cross, Oct. 1, 1803, Newburo:h, ]N. Y.; August, 1835. 

Alfred Hart, Jr., Dec. 13, 1835, Tompkms Co., N. Y.; Sept., 1839. 

Lewis S. Swezey, Aug. 5, 1812, Oneida Co., N. Y.; Sept., 1839. 

*Reuben Barrett, Oct. 1, 1798, Barre, Worcester Co., Mass.; Oct.l, 1839. 

Mowry Brown, Jan. 29, 1814, Burrillville, Providence Co., R. I.; 
April 28, i838. 

Louis Jackson, July 15, 1815, Cecil Co., Maryland; July 28, 1839. 

John Piatt, March'8, 1813, New Haven, Conn.; May 11, 1837. 

*M. H. Regan, Cobourg, Canada West; March 1, 1840. 

Cyrus F. Miller, Feb. 13, 1815, Lee, Oneida Co., N.Y.; April 23, 1841. 

*Henry O. Brown, Aug. 18, 1812, Madison, N. Y.; July, 1840. 

G. Tullock, July 4, 1815,Rothiermaj,Banfi"shire, Scotland; Dec. 1,1841. 

William Halley, June 4, 1818, Fifeshire, Scotland; June 12, 1838. 

Darius Fish, Aug. 30,1800, Washington Co., N. Y.; Sept. 30,1839. 

*John W.Dyer, Aug. 22, 1813, Sto^ckton, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; 
April, 1838. ' 

C. H. Spofford, Jan. 6, 1819, Adams, N. Y.; May 30, 1839. 

Eli Hall, Nov. 5, 1803, Wallingford, Conn.; 1837. 

Levi M. Taft, Nov. 12, 1817, Cortland Co., N. Y.; June 4. 1837. 

Geo. 8. Haskell, Oct. 4, 1838, Rockford, 'Winnebago Co., III., Oct. 
4,._1838. 
^ Hiram Richardson, Aug. 24, 1818, Orange Co., Yermont; Oct. 10, 1837. 

Levi Moulthro'p, March 16, 1841, ISfevn Milford, Winnebago Co., 
111., March 16, 1"841. 

M. H. Trainer, Sept. 30, 1818, Riga Town, Monroe Co., N. Y.; June 25, 
1838. 

J. Taylor, Sept. 13, 1808, Salisbury, Hillsboro Co., N. H.; April, 1836. 

Sylvester Talcott, Oct. 14, 1810, Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y.; Feb. 26,1836. 
^Elijah B.Guilford, April 21,1824, Spencer, Worcester Co., Mass.; 
Oct. 19, 1835. 

James B. Martyn, Dec. 28, 1801, Parish of Provus, County of Corn- 
wall, England; April, 1836. 

Two of the members whose names appear in this list, George S. Has- 



*Since the organizatiou of this Association of Old Settlers, thirteen of them, those 
whose names are marked with an asterisk (*), have passed awav. D. S. Peufield died May 
20, 1873; Willard Wheeler, April 24, 1876; C. I. Horsman, MaVch 2, 1875; William Two- 
good, April 13, 1874; Spooner Rusrixles, March 7, 1874; E. Gregory, February 16, 1876; J. 
Weldon, March 16, 1874; M. Burns, May 16, 1877; R. J. Cross, February 15, 1873; R. 
Barrett, Nov. 30, 1872; M. H. Regan, February 27, 1875; H. O. Brown, February 27, 1875; 
J. W. Dyer, November 11, 1875; George S. Haskell, August 23, 1876; Peter Grimes, Feb- 
ruary 16, 1876. 



354 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 






kell and Levi Monlthrop, were born in the county, but as will be seen by 
reference to article three of the constitution, already quoted, are fully 
entitled to membership. A lar^e majority of the others came here before 
1840, and ha\e seen the wiJd prairies disappearing year b}^ year before the 
well-directed industries of themselves and their followers. Nearly all- of 
those whose names appear in this catalogue are well preserved intellectually 
and physically, and surrounded by all the necessary comforts of life, and in 
their declining years are enal)led to take life easily — to sit beneath their own 
vines and tig trees, and enjoy the accumulations of the industry and econ- 
omy of their pioneer days. 

RIVEE IMPfiOVEMENT. 

For many years the improvement of Rock River so as to render it nav- 
igable was an enterprise that enlisted a good deal of attention from the 
people, not only of AVinnebago, but of all the counties along the banks of 
this beautiful tributary of the Mississippi. In Winnebago, and especially 
among the people of Rockford, a river improvement fever would break out 
every once in a while, meetings would be called, resolutions adopted, com- 
mittees appointed, petitions drafted, signed and forwarded to Congress, 
and great plans inaugurated for this purpose. And indeed, it seems almost 
a pity that after so much time, money and labor spent in this direction, the 
efforts were not rewarded as the people hoped. But then, there i3 this con- 
solation — what they failed to accomplish by these efforts and expenditures 
was at length compensated by damiuing the river, building up large man- 
ufacturing establishments, and securing railway communication with every 
part of the country. 

Failing to obtain assistance Irom the national government to aid in the 
improvement of Rock River, the Legislature of Illinois was invoked, and a 
special law passed by that body, about 1845-6, to enable the people of the 
several counties along the river, from Rock Island to the Wisconsin State 
line, to vote for or against the assessment of a river improvement tax. The 
measure carried in all the counties, a tax was assessed and collected, and 
the work commenced. At Rockford, a part of the money so collected was 
expended in 1846, in attempting to cut a channel through the rapids where 
the dam has since been built. Work was also commenced at Sterling and 
other points, but was linally abandoned. What money remained on hand was 
paid back pro rata to the counties from whicli it had been collected, and 
public attention generally turned to railroad enterprises. Now the river is 
daTTh'd from Milan, near its confluence with the Mississippi, far up into 
Wisconsin. 

EDUCATIONAL. 

The first schools taught in the county were family or subscription 
schools; the first house erected especially for school purposes was built in 
Guildford township, in the spring of 1837, and was a round log structure, 
12x20 feet in size, and in which a school was commenced in May of that year, 
by Miss Charlotte Greggs, of St. Charles, Kane County. The house was 
built and the school sustained by Ave of the settlers: A. R. Dimmick, 

Theopholis Watkins, Powers, Jacob Enoch and Henry Enoch, all of 

whom are now dead. There was neither loft nor ceiling in this school 
house, which stood one and a half miles east of the present school house in 
District No. 1, in that township. The next school was commenced in Rock- 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 355 

ford the same year, by Miss Eunice Brown, wlio subsequently married Mr. 
J. G. Lyon. Her school house was a log cabin on the East Side. About 
the same time, Miss Frances Bradford also commenced a school on the 
West Side. The building she occupied was a small log cabin belonging to 
the late William E. Dunbar, and stood a short distance soutli of the resi- 
dence of S. C. Withson, in South llockford. In 1838, Miss Sarah A. Dan- 
forth taught on the West Side. In lSo9, Miss Wood was a West Side 
teacher. In the winter of 1838-9, James M. Wight taught in a building on 
the corner of Main and Market streets, East Side, on the ground now occu- 
}3ied by the American House. In 183!), Miss Hyde taught in the same 
building. In the same year ('39), Andrus Corbin taught in a house owned 
by himself, on the West Side. But it is unnecessary to continue a detailed 
mention of the names of those who engaged in " teaching the young idea 
how to shoot," in the pioneer days of Rockford or Winnebago County, for 
their name is legion. But it is due alike to them and their patrons to say 
that they all made good records as educators. To name all of those who 
engaged in the honorable profession of teachers from the date of the open- 
ing of the first school, in 1837, to the time when lands became taxable, thus 
enabling the people to sustain free public schools, would be a work of 
supererogation. As the population increased in town and country, schools 
increased in like proportion. As the years increased, and the people in- 
creased in wealth, the old log school houses, with their mud and stick chim- 
neys, puncheon floors, and puncheon seats, greased paper windows, and 
other primitive accommodations, went down before those more in keeping 
with the progressive march ot time. But the old school houses and the old 
teachers are kindlj^ remembered by many of the leading men of the county. 
In them the foundations of usefulness were laid that have enabled many of 
their scholars to go out in the world ana make honorable records among 
the learned men of nations. 

In no one interest of the country have fort}^ years marked such wonder- 
ful and gratifying changes as in the educational. Forty years ago a knowl- 
edge of the higher branches could only be obtained at the colleges of the 
older States — Yale, Harvard, Amherst, Dartmouth and their cotemporaries. 
ISTow, there is not a school in Winnebago County that doesjnot furnish ad- 
vantages almost equal to those offered at the beginning of the last half cen- 
tury by the colleges named. All over the Winnebago prairies neat and 
comfortable school houses are to be seen, while the teachers are proficient 
and competent to impart instruction in any of the branches necessary to 
any of the ordinary pursuits of life. In reality, they are the people's col- 
leges, and no system is dearer to the people than the system that supports 
and maintains them. To make war upon this system would only be making 
war upon our nation's life. 

The following is a statistical exhibit of the school interests, as shown 
by the Superintendent's report for the year ending Sept. 30, 1877 : 

Number of males under 21 years of age, 7,070; number of females do., 
7,287; total, 14,357. Number of males between 6 and 21 years, 4,893; 
females, do., 5,155; total, 10,048. Number of school districts, 130. Num- 
ber of districts having school five months or more, 128; average number of 
months school sustained 7.7. Number of male pupils enrolled, 3,451; 
females, do., 3,549; total number of pupils enrolled, 7,000. Number of 
male teachers employed, 63; females, 221; total number of teachers em- 
ployed, 284. Grand total number of days attendance, 790,677— equal in 



356 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



school time, /. <?., nine months of four weeks each, and live days to a week, 
to 4,392 years and 117 days. Highest wages paid any male teacher, $150; 
do. paid any female teacher, $80; lowest wages paid any male teacher, $25; 
do. paid any female teacher, $13.50; average wages paid male teachers, 
$50.73; do. paid female teachers, $30.31. Total receipts during the year, 
$72,H90.25; expenditures, $55,114.90; leaving a balance on hand of 
$17,575.35. Estimated value of school property, $117,585; apparatus, 
$1,987; libraries, $727. Principal of township fund, $41,077.19; county 
fund, $5,980.06; total of school assets, $167,356.25. JSI umber of applicants 
for certificates examined, 286; number of first-grade certificates issued, 10; 
second grade, do., 195; number of applicants rejected, 81. The number of 
days employed by the Superintendent in visiting schools, was 120; in the 
examination of teachers and office work, 80; total, 200. 

The present County Superintendent of Schools is Mary L. Carpenter, 
who was one of the ten lady superintendents selected in November, 1873. 
December 28-9, 1874, a meeting of the State Association of County Super- 
intendents was held in Chicago. Five of these lady superintendents had 
been appointed to read papers and lead in their discussions. These ap- 
pointments included Mrs. Carpenter, and the manner in which they acquit- 
ted themselves, the ease, grace, fluency and force with which they treated 
the subjects that had been submitted to them, was highly complimented in 
the report of State Superintendent Etter. On the 28-9th of December, 
1875, another meeting of this association was held at Rock Island, when 
Mrs. Carpenter read an essay on the '-Best Method of Bringing Directors 
up to Their Duty," and submitted the following conclusions: "First, bring- 
ing County Superintendents up to their duty. We should be active our- 
selves; never dilatory; prompt to meet all engagements; ready to co-operate 
with school officers in the performance of their duties, thereby inspiring 
them with our enthusiasm. Divide the time in supervision between teach- 
ers and school officers." 

County Associations of School fleers. — This is a movement in which 
Mrs. Carpenter has taken a warm and active interest. A meeting of the 
Association was held at Eockford, Feb. 24, 1876, which was largely 
attended, not only by school officers and teachers, but by citizens; As 
showing the esteem in which Mrs. Carpenter is held, we quote the fol- 
lowing resolution from a series adopted by that meeting : 

''Resolved^ That we, as School Directors of Winnebago County, tender 
to the County Superintendent of Public Schools, our hearty thanks for that 
energy and zeal which she has manifested in the interests of our public 
schools." 

The standing of Mrs. Carpenter, and her efficiency as a superintendent, 
compared with the other superintendents of the State, is unexceptiouably 
good, and is thus complimented by State Superintendent Etter, in a letter 
to H. R. Enoch, Esq., editor of the Pockford Journal: 

'■'■Dear Sir: Yours of September 29th came duly to hand, and in 
reply will say : 

"1st. The reports that have been made to this department by Mrs. M. 
L. Carpenter, the Superintendent of schools of your county, since I have 
assumed the duties of the office, have been correct in every particular. 
Every item of information required has been freely and correctly given. 
The financial statistics balance to a cent, and show ability on her part in 
this work. For the year ending September 30, 1875, only two reports out 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 359 

of the one hundred and two were absolutely correct^ and of these two, Mrs. 
Carpenter^s loas one. ****** 

"2d. So far as I am able to judge from the work I have seen of Mrs. Car- 
penter's, both at Teachers' Institutes and Teachers' Association, I am clearly 
of the opinion that she is well qualified for the position she now holds. I 
consider her one of the best County Superintendents in the State. 

"3d. Iler standing among the leading teachers and with the superin- 
tendents, so far as I know, is high, and slie is regarded as a thorough and 
efficient officer. She has attended three meetings of the Superintendents' 
Association, and has been called upon to read a paper at each one of them. 
Last year she was elected Secretary of the State Teachers' Association, 
which of itself is some evidence of her standing among the class of teachers 
who are members of the Association. 

"Hoping that I have answered your interrogations sufficiently full, I 
remain, Yours truly, 

"S. M. Ettek. 
'■''SupH Public Instruction. 

BIOGRAPHICAL. 

Mrs. Mary L. Carpenter was born in Greenbush, K." Y., in 1839. 
When quite young her parents removed to Rochester, and in one of the 
public schools of that city, she received her early education. She pursued 
a classical course of studj' at tJie Fort Plain Collegiate Institute, graduating 
with much honor at the age of seventeen years. Coming West soon after, 
she taught the village school of Waterloo, Iowa. In 1857 she was married, 
and has since resided in Rockford. Mrs. Carpenter has ever taken an 
active interest in the cause of education, and for several years was a success- 
iul teacher in the public schools of this city. In 18 "3 she was elected 
County Superintendent of Schools, which office she has filled with much 
ability; the 136 schools in the county have been visited by her faithfully; 
she has studied the wants of each, rooting out objectionable methods of 
instruction and introducing new systems. During the past four years she 
has also had charge of the Normal department in the liockford Female 
Seminary. In reports to the State Department of Public Instruction, her 
promptness and correctness have met the flattering approbation of its offi- 
cers. The following we extract trom a letter written by one of the j^romi- 
nent educators in this State: "Tne high culture and great energy which 
Mrs. Carpenter possesses, eminently tit her for the Superintendency. The 
esteem in which she is held by her fellow teachers is shown by her election 
as Secretary of the State Teachers' Association." 

RELIGIOUS INTERESTS 

Have been carefully fostered, not only in the city of Rockford, but in all 
the towns and villages of the county as well as in the country districts. 
In a community so thoroughly alive to educational interests as the people 
of Winnebago have always proved themselves to be, it could not be other- 
wise. The first religious sermon preached on Kent creek (near Rockford) 
was rendered by Rev. Aratus Kent (brother of Germanicus), a Congrega- 
tional minister, of Galena, on the second Sunday of June, 1835, on which 
occasion the log house of Germanicus Kent was converted into a temple of 
worship. Commencing in January, 1876, a local historian furnished the 
Rockford Gazette a series of articles on early events, and among other inci- 

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360 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

dents referred to this meeting. He said : ''The city was more Godly and 
righteous then than it is now, and i;pon this occasion every one came out 
to church. There were no backsliders in those days, and when the minister 
began his prayer on that bright Sabbath morning, he had the entire village 
for an audience. They mustered eleven in all, including three ladies — Mrs. 
Kent, Mrs. Haight and her sister, and eight gentlemen — Germanicus Kent, 
Thatcher Blake, Albert Sanford, Daniel S. Haight, his hired man, and a Mr. 
Vanzandt (Kent's millwright). The sermon was an impressive, though not 
a learned one. Aratus Kent was a thoroughly good man, although not an 
eloquent preacher, and his simple, missionary way of exhortation suited the 
pioneers better than faultless rhetoric. This gentleman died a few years 
ago in Galena." 

This primitive meeting was the beginning of better things — the dawn- 
ing of that religious sentiment that has grown with increasing years, until 
Kockford has become pre-eminently a city, and Winnebago a land, of 
churches and religious light. In the city of Kockford there are eighteen 
church edifices, as follows: *First Methodist Episcopal, First Congrega- 
tional, First Baptist, Emmanuel, Church of the Christian Union, Second 
Congregational, St. James Catholic, Court Street Methodist Episcopal, First 
Presbyterian, Swedish Evangelical Lutheran, Westminster Presbyterian, 
State Street J3aptist, *Third Street Methodist Episcopal, Swedish Methodist 
Episcopal, Woodruff's Addition Methodist Episcopal, South Kockford 
Methodist Episcopal, Disciples, and German Lutheran — 18. 

In the outside districts there are twenty-six church edifices, represent- 
ing as many diflerent religious organizations. They are distributed as 
follows : 

Cherry Valley, 3; New Milford, 3; Harlem, 2; Koscoe, 2; Rockton, 
2; Shirland, 2; Harrison, 2; Owen, 1; Burritt, 2; Durand, 2; Pecatonica, 
2; Winnebago, 3; Seward, 1 — 26. Added to the Kockford churches makes 
a grand total of 44 church edifices in Winnebago County. 

The Kockford church edifices are handsome, substantial buildings, and 
in style and finish well in keeping with the character ol the people by 
whom they were built and by whom they are maintained. The country 
church edifices are for the most part frame buildings, l)ut neat and tasty in 
finish. The_ Scotch Presbyterian church, erected at Argyle during the sum- 
mer of 1877, is one of the best in the country, and its style, architecture 
and finish would do no discredit to aristocratic congregations of large cities. 
This temple ol worship is built of handsomely dressed stone, and will cost 
about $12,000. 

The seed sown by Kev. Aratus Kent, in his brother's log cabin on the 
bank of Kent creek, on the second Sunday in June, 1835, grew and ripened 
into the fullness of a j^lentiful harvest. Until then the stillness of the 
country of the Winnebagoes had never been broken by the voice of prayer 
and praise, unless the songs the birds sang were offered as a tribute to the 
glory of the Great Architect whose hand unfolded these rich prairies and 
reared their grove-covered hill-sides. Since Kev. Aratus Kent preached to 
the Kockford population of eleven persons, all told, a population of 30,000 
has grown up in Winnebago County, who • 

" sing of God, the mighty source 

Of all things, the stupendous force 
On which all things depend ; 



*United in 1877 as the Centennial Church of Kockford. 



ftlSTORT OF WINNEBAGO COIJNTY. 361 

"From whose right arm, beneath whose eyes, 
All period, power, and enterjjrise 

Commence, and reign, and end." 

Methodism was established in the county when the Enochs settled in 
what is now Guilford township, in 1835. Preaching, however, was unknown 
until the followino- June. In the earl}^ part of that month, Rev. Mr. Pills- 
bury, a very prominent Methodist divine in those days, came along in the 
discharge of the duty assigned him by the annual conference, and stopped 
with the family of Henry Enoch, the fatlier of Abraham I. and Hiram E,., 
now well known and j^romincnt business men of liockford. Four o'clock 
p. m. was set for preaching, and the neighbors (what few there were) noti- 
Hed. Abraham 1. and Pichard H. Enoch were hauling rails to fence their 
broken grounds, and their father was building the fence as the rails were 
delivered. When four o'clock came the teams were turned out to graze on 
the prairie, and the family assembled for worship. Style and fashion and 
dress were not so elaborate in those days as at present, and it may be readily 
assumed that that first Methodist meeting was a rather primitive affair in 
all its cliaracteristics, but it will be casting no reflection on the Methodism 
of the present to remark that a more earnest meeting, of any kind, was 
never held on any parf of the Winnebago prairies. If the congregation was 
small and plainly dressed, as compared with the present, what they lacked 
in numbers was more than compensated in their zeal and earnestness. 
About early Methodism there was never any half-way work. Every pro- 
fessor and believer gave his whole soul to it, and to the zeal of the founders 
and pioneers of that faith can justly be attributed the great work accom- 
plished through it in later years — the reclamation of untold thousands from 
the paths of sin and moral degradation — the founding of theological schools, 
seminaries and colleges, and the perfecting of that system of work that not 
only challenges the admiration of civilization and intelligence everywhere, 
but which has carried light and hope and peace to multitudes of people 
even in the remotest ends of the earth. Early Methodists never stopped to 
measure the size of church edifices, the heighth of church steeples, to look 
for cushioned pews, to see what their neighbors wore, nor its ministers to 
reckon what field would pay the most in dollars and cents. They only 
sought those fields where the Master's work needed most to be done, and 
thither they went, regardless of all else. And so came Rev. Mr. Pillsbury, 
peace and honor to his memory, to the pioneer home of Henry Enoch in 
June, 1836. 

The sermon of Rev. Pillsbury on that occasion was an earnest and 
devoted one, and the foundation of a society that, in later years, became 
the First M. E. Church of Rockford, being organized at the house 
of Henry Enoch, in August, 1830, with five members: Samuel Gregory and 
wife, Daniel Beers and wife, and Mary Enoch, the wife of Henry Enoch. 
Rev. William Royal was the first regular pastor or circuit rider. Thus were 
the seeds of Methodism planted in Winnebago County. The first preacher 
(Rev. Mr. Pillsbury) and probably the second (Rev. Mr. Royal), Henry and 
Mary Enoch and Mrs. Samuel Gregory, have gone 

Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soul — 

But their works live after them a monument to their memory. 



362 HISTOET OF WINNEBAGO COTTNTir. 

A. I. Enoch, who was present at the first sermon, related to the writer 
that, after preaching, the entire congregation, tlie preacher inchided, remained 
to supper at the invitation of his mother. Aside from the eight members 
of Henry Enoch's family, only two otliers — Mrs. Jacob Enoch and another 
lady whose name is forgotten — were present, making a congregation of ten 
persons to listen to the first Methodist sermon preached in Winnebago 
Coimty. There are now, perhaps, half as many thousand, as there were then 
individual, members of this branch of the Christian church. 

THE NEW COURT HOUSE. 

The first county business was transacted in a private residence on the 
East Side. The first Circuit Court was held in Haight's Rockfurd Hotel, 
also on the East Side, and the first court-house was also erected on that side, 
but in April, 1843, the County Commissioners entered into a contract with 
Gr. Haskell, Charles I. Horsman, H. W. Loomis, M. Burns, Charles Hah, 
Thomas D. Eobertson, G. W. Dewey, D. D. Ailing, H. R. Mavnard, Dr. A. 
Thomas, Skinner G. Barrows, J. Fisher, D. Harper and D. Dow, for the 
erection of the old frame court-house building on the public or county 
square on the West side — the old building that is now overshadowed by the 
finely finished and towering walls of the grandest court-house in the State. 
The one whose front bears the figures " 1492," was completed and accepted 
by the county authorities, in jS'ovember, 1844. Then it was considered a 
model of excellence and convenience, and the pride and credit of the county. 
In the fall and winter of 1845-6, one Julius P. Bolivar McCabe (that's the 
way he wrote his name) compiled a history of Winnebago County, and 
among other things gave a description of this new temple of justice. As 
the subject of his description will soon be torn away, we will preserve its 
memory in these pages as Julius P. Bolivar McCabe saw it: 

"The court-house stands on State street, on the west side of the river. 
It is a handsome and well finished frame building of one story, measuring 
about 56 feet hmg, 35 feet wide, and 17 feet high. It is crowned with a 
magnificent and well proportioned cupola, which rises 15 feet above the roof 
of the buildiug. The front is finished with a tastefully executed pediment, 
supported by four fiuted columns, and forming a portico which projects 
nine feet from the body of the building, and having a wing on either side, 
in which the county offices are held.* The court room measures 54x32 feet; 
9 feet of the building in the rear of the bench being partitioned ofi' into the 
jury rooms. Two rows o± slips, made in the style of those erected in. 
churches, fill up the portion of the court-house without the bar, and are 
capable of accommodating 300 persons. The whole of this edifice, including 
the pediment and columns, is built in the Grecian Doric order of architec- 
ture, and speaks much for the skill of the architects, Messrs. Beattie and 
Harper, both citizens of Rockford." 

But grand as it may have been considered thirty-three years ago (the 
date of its completion), it had to give way before increasing population, 
wealth, and public business, and at the February session, 1875, of the 
Board of Supervisors, Messrs. Duncan Ferguson, C. A. Hemenway, A. 
Haines, F. E. Latham, and A. C. Gleason, members of the Board, were ap- 
pointed a committee to examine and report to the Board what kind of a 
Court House would be suitable for this county. Monday, April 19, 1875, 
this committee reported as follows: . 

In IbSl a stone building was erected near tliis building, into which the county records 
were removed, and in which all the county business has since been transacted. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



363 



" That we have examined the court-houses at Janesville, Wis., and at 
Freeport, Macomb and Princeton, in Illinois, and got such information as 
we considered essential to enable us to arrive at a correct decision as to the 
size, materials, general construction, and probable cost of such a court- 
house as will be required by this county. That accompanying are sketches 
of the ground-plans of the offices, court room, etc., on the first and second 
floors of said buildings, and a detailed statement of the same as we found 
them, and what we thought necessary in reference to each of them. After 
making the said examinations, and fully considering the matter given in 
charge to us, we have unanimously come to the conclusion that a court- 
house nearly similar to the one in Freeport, with the alterations men- 
tioned in our detailed statements, constructed of like materials, both ex- 
ternally and internally, and of the same or nearly the same kind of work- 
manship, would in our opinion be such a court-house as is required by 
this county. 

" In reference to the manner of raising the sum that would be required 
for building such a house, we may suppose that the amount necessary for 
building it will be raised by tax in four years in equal amounts (that being 
the longest time that any of the counties referred to took to pay for the 
same). It is probable that the taxes would be raised for the first three 
years in nearly sufficient amounts to meet the outlay, as it is likely that the 
house would not be finished until the third year, and there would then be 
no difficulty in the county borrowing what money they needed at 8 per 
cent, to pay for finishing the building, should money be as plenty then as 
it has been for the past two years. 

" Accompanying this report is a statement showing the proportion of 
tax that each town in the county would have to raise, to make the sum of 
$104,000 in tour equal annual payments, on the basis of the assessment of 
1874, as fixed by the State Board of Equalization, and adding to said valu- 
ations the proportion of railroad taxes to which they were entitled. 

" Respectfully submitted : Duncan Ferguson, C. A. Hemenway, A. 
Haines, F. E. Latham, A. C. Gleason, Committee." 

TaUe showing the amount that each town in the county would have to pay to make up 
%100fiOO in one year, and also hy dividing it into four years; assuming as a basis the 
valuation fixed by the State Board on the assessment of 1874, and assigning to each town, as 
near as may be, its share of the railroad tax. 



TOWN. 


Valuation as 

fixed by State 

Board— 1874. 


Am't re- 
quired to 

raise 
135,000. 


Am't re- 
quired to 

raise 
$100,000. 


Rockfoi'd 


$3,509,575 
591,995 
1)84,720 
616,953 
487,J25 
512,041 
483,314 
275,386 
206,401 
529,196 
594.661 
541,302 
332,051 
252,965 
391,537 
493,254 


$8,774 

1,480 

1,462 

1,542 

1,217 

1,280 

1,208 

688 

516 

1,323 

1,487 

1,353 

830 

632 

979 

1,233 


$35,096 


Rockton 


5,920 


Pe'^atonica 


5,847 


Winneba<^o - - 


6,169 


Durand 


4,870 


Cherry Valley 

Roscoe - 


5,120 
4,833 


Harrison 


2,754 


Shirland . - - - 


2,064 


Harlem . ..-- 


5,292 


Guilford - 


5,947 


Seward. . — -- 

New Milford - 


5,413 
3,320 




2,529 


Burritt - - - - 


3,915 


Owen - - 


4,933 






Total 


$10,402,378 


$26,004 


$104,032 











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364 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

After the reading of the above report, a motion was made to postpone 
the further consideration of the question of building a court-house until 
the next meeting of the Board, which elicited considerable discussion, in 
which most of the members of the Board participated. Finally, at the re- 
quest of Mr. Herring, of Dura'nd, the question was laid over for one day. 
On Wednesday, the 21st of April, the question again came up, when, on 
motion of Mr. Budlong, the report of the committee appointed at the last 
session of this Board, to investigate in relation to building a court-house, 
was adopted, and the committee discharged. 

Mr. Budlong: submitted the following resolution and moved its 
adoption: 

'■'•Resolved^ That the Board of Supervisors appoint Duncan Ferguson 
as chairman, and Anthony Haines, J. B. Merritt and Hugh Mackey, as a 
committee to be known as the Court House Building Committee." 

Mr. Herring moved the following as an amendment to the foregoing 
resolution : 

^''Resolved, That this Board do now appoint a committee consisting of 
five members to be known as a special Court House Building Committee, 
that Duncan Ferguson be one and chairman of that committee, and that he 
as chairman of 'this Boai'd appoint the other four members of it." 

On which the ayes and nays were called, with the following result: 
Ayes — Whittlesey, Hance, Herring, Kowley, Cowles, Hemenway and Der- 
went — 7. JN'ays — j-'erguson, Atkinson, Sweet, Haight, Budlong, Haines, 
Scoville, Smith, Manny, Barnum, Latham, Merritt, Mackey, Kirk, Fabrick 
and Ehoades — -16. Mr. Herring moved to amend the original resolution so 
as to make Mr. Hemenway a member of said committee, and Whittlesey 
seconded said motion, on which the ayes and nays were called, with the fol- 
lowing result: Ayes — Ferguson, Herring, Rowley, Scoville, Smith, Bar- 
num, Latham, Merritt and Whittlesey — 9. Nays— Hance, Cowles, Atkin- 
son, Sweet, Haight, Budlong, Haines, Derwent, Manny, Mackey, Kirk, 
Fabrick and Ehoades — 13. Lost. 

Mr. Herring • then made a motion to adjourn, which was lost by a 
vote of 8 for and 13 against. Then upon a vote being taken upon the orig- 
inal resolution, offered by Mr. Budlong, same was carried. On motion the 
Board adjourned until two o'clock in the afternoon. 

At the afternoon session of the same day, the following resolution was 
adopted : 

" Resolved^ That the Building Committee on the Court House are 
hereby instructed to give notice, by advertising or otherwise, that plans for 
building a court-house in Winnebago County will be received at any time 
previous to the first Monday in July next." 

At the July meeting, on Tuesday, the 13th, the Building Committee 
was instructed by resolution to examine all the plans submitted by com- 
peting architects for the proposed court-house for this county, to select such 
number of said plans as they may think advisable, and lay the same before 
the Board, either for the Board to make a selection, or to take such further 
steps in the matter as they may think the best interests of this county 
require. 

On Wednesday evening, July 15th, the Board adjourned until Monday, 
the 26th, at which session of the Board the Building Committee reported 
that eighteen different plans and specifications had been received from arch- 
itects of Illinois and other States, and that they had given the architects an 



HISTORY OF WINISTEBAGO COUNTY. 365 

opportunity of explaining to tliem all the points to which they (the archi- 
tects) wished to call the committee's attention, and of answering any ques- 
tions the committee wished to submit to them, and that from the eighteen 
plans submitted, they had selected the designs offered by E. E. Myers, of 
Detroit, Mich. ; Henry L. Gay, Cass Chapman, J. C. Cochrane, and Alex- 
ander Kirklaiid, of Chicago; and David S. Dory, as the most likely to meet 
the demands of the contemplated building. Accompanying this report was 
a condensed statement of the most important points "in each of the plans 
submitted. The committee also reported that in the plans rejected they 
had found many points that they could freely recommend, etc. On Friday, 
July 30, 18T5, the Board passed the following resolution: 

'•'Resolved, That the Court House Building Committee of this Board 
be and are hereby instructed to adopt the design or plan submitted by 
Henry L. Gay, Architect, for a court-house for the county of Winnebago, 
to be erected on the Court House Square, in the city of Rockford, on the 
west side of Rock River, when the following conditions and stipulations are 
fully complied with by the said Henry L. Gay, to-wit : That such modifi- 
cations or alterations shall be made in his plans as shall seem to said com- 
mittee necessary and expedient; and that the committee and the said Gav 
shall agree upon the amount that the said alterations shall either increase or 
decrease the sum which the said Gay has stated that this building will cost 
(which sum was $104,000), and provided, further, that one or more respon- 
sible contractors, giving bonds to the county, to the satisfaction of this 
Board, for the erection of the proposed court-house, agreeably to the proposals 
for letting, advertised by said committee, shall agree to do the work of 
erecting and completing the said building within, or very near the estimate 
of the said Gay, and as the same may be agreed to by the committee after 
the proposed alterations in said plans; and should there be no satisfactory 
bid, as above stated, at or near the said sum, tlien the said committee may 
reject the plan of the said Gay, and he shall not be entitled to any compen- 
sation from this County Board, or Building Committee, for any labor or 
expense that he may have incurred in preparing or altering the said plans 
or specifications; and this Board shall have the right to make another selec- 
tion of any of the plans that have been submitted to the Board by compet- 
ing architects; and also provided, that this Board preserve the right of 
appointing a superintendent for the constrnction of the proposed building. 

" And, provided, further, That, when the plans and specifications are 
all completed to the satisfaction of the said Building Committee, that they 
are hereby instructed and directed to advertise in such newspapers as may 
seem to them best, giving at least three weeks' notice, for sealed proposals 
for the erection of the said building, the said proposals to be lodged with 
the clerk of this Board, at such time as shall be specified in the said notice, 
at which time an adjourned meeting of the Board will be held, when the 
said proposals will be opened and examined by the Board, who may then 
award the contract, should they consider it for the interest of the county to 
do so. The notice above referred to shall distinctly set forth that the 
Board reserves the right not to accept the lowest ofier, but may reject any 
and all pi-oposals for the erection of said building. The said bids to be 
accompanied by bonds, to be executed by the party offering to contract for 
the building of said court-house, and by one or more sufiicient sureties, to 
be approved by the Board, in the sum of $100,000 ; that all the stipulations 
and conditions that may be entered into by the proposed contractor with 



366 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

the Board of Supervisors for building said court-house, shall be faithfully 
carried out and complied with by the party contracting. 

"And provided, further, that the amount that would have to be paid to 
Mr. Gay as his commission for plans and speciiications, shall be paid in 
sums in proportion as the work progresses." 

On motion of Mr. Cowles, a resolution was adopted instructing the 
Building committee, that when they advertised for bids for the erection of 
the new court-house, they advertise that they would receive bids on the 
proposition that the exterior walls of the same be built of Rockford stone. 

At the September session (Sept. 14th') the County Clerk was directed 
to levy such rate of tax on the taxable property as would raise a revenue of 
$65,000 for county purposes. A subsequent resohition provided that ''from 
the amount ol county tax which shall be raised under the foregoiug resolu- 
tion, on the taxable property of the several towns of this county, as entered 
on the assessment rolls for 1875, there be appropriated the sum of $30,000, 
to be used in paying part of the expense of the erection of a court-house, in 
the city of Rockford, for said county; and that the said sum be set apart as 
a separate fund, to be known as the Court House Fund, and to be used for 
the purposes above stated, and none other." 

Wednesday, November 24th, the Board went into Committee of the 
Whole to consider the bids for erecting the court-house. At three in the 
afternoon, the committee rose and reported progress, when, on motion of 
Mr. Hemenway, a further consideration of the subject was laid over to an 
adjourned meeting of the Board, to be held at 2 o'clock p. m., on Monday, 
the 6tli of December. 

At that meeting of the Board, Mr. Ferguson presented the bid of E. 
C. Roberts for building the court-house, which was referred to the Building 
Committee, when the Board adjourned until Tuesday morning. 

Tuesday morning Mr. Merritt offered the following resolution which 
was adopted: 

'''Besolved, That the Board does hereby reject all bids or proposals 
made to the Board for the building of a court-house for the county of 
Winnebago, under a resolution of the Board passed at the last July session 
of the Board, and that were lodged with the Clerk of the Board on or pre- 
viously to the 23d of last J^ovember." 

After which the Board adjourned until two o'cloek in the afternoon, 
when Mr. W. D. Richardson presented the following: 

Proposal for the erection of a court-liouse, to he located at Rockford, Winnebago County, III., 
made to the Board of Supervisors, of the County of Winnebago, by William D. Richard- 
son, of Springfield, Sangamon Co., III. Dated at Rockford, Dec. 7, 1815. 

I will furnish all ot the materials and complete the building according to plan and 
specification, using stone for all cornices, balustrades and papier maclie work over entrance 
to front door, for the sum of one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars ($165,0(t0). 

For the above work I propose to use Illinois lime stone of the best quality. 

W. D. Richardson. 

I will deduct from my bid $9,000 for the following items (should your building com- 
mittee require it) : 

For change in foundation - - $2,000 

" " " rear steps - 2,000 

For steam heater ■... 5,000 

I will furnish and put in place all tin and iron pipes required to be built in walls, at 
the above total amount. W. D. Richardson. 

And Mr. Henry L. Gay, architect, submitted the following proposition : 



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HISTORY OF WINITOBAGO COUNTY. 369 

RocKFORD, Dec. 7, 1875. 
Mr. Duncan Ferguson, Chairman of Building Committee: 

I propose to do all architectural work, furnish all drawings, specifications and details 
for 2 per cent, upon a cost of $104,000, and $10 per day and traveling expenses when called 
to Rockford to consult, examine and superintend work upon the proposed new court-house. 

Henry L. Gay, Architect. 

After the reading of these propositions, Mr. Cowles offered the fol.- 
lowing: 

''Resolved, That the building committee be authorized, and are here- 
by directed to accept the bid of W. D. Richardson for the building of the 
court-house in accordance with the plans and specifications of Henry L. 
Gay, architect, with substitution of stone for cornices, etc., in place of iron, 
as provided in his bid, and that they be authorized and directed to enter 
into contract with said W. D. Richardson for the building of the said 
court-house at the price bid, $165,000, to be paid as the work progresses, 
and in the manner provided for in the plans and specifications, until the 
building is completed, when the balance appearing to be due the contractor, 
shall be paid him at par in Winnebago County orders or bonds, bearing 
7 per cent, interest and running not to exceed ten years — at the option of 
the board as to the length of time the bonds shall run, or to pay the cash as 
they may elect. In case the committee think it advisable to reduce the 
cost of the building by not putting in the steam heating, and substituting 
straight steps for rear of building, they are authorized to do so by the 
proper amount for same being agreed upon. 

''The committee are also instructed to provide in the contract that the 
walls of the building may be put up and the building enclosed during the 
season of 1877 so as to be completed in full by the first day of March, 1878, 
and that the county shall not be called upon to pay any faster than in the 
ratio as to time. 

"In case there should be any disagreement as to details in making con- 
tracts with the contractor that are not arranged satisfactorily to the com- 
mittee, then the acceptance of the bids shall be null and void." 

On Monday, March 6, 1876, on motion of Mr. Hemenway, the Board 
adjourned to the City Council rooms where, after the regular order of 
meeting had been disposed of, the following provisional bond, presented by 
Mr W. D. Richardson, was approved and ordered to be spread upon the 
records of the Board: 

"Know all men by these presents, that Mr. William D. Richardson, of 
the city of Springfield, Illinois, as principal, and Thomas S. Ridgway and 
George M. BrinUerhoff, of the same place, as sureties, are held and firmly 
bound unto the county of Winnebago, in the State of Illinois, in the penal 
sum of one hundred thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States, 
to be paid to the said the county ot Winnebago, or its assigns, to which 
payment we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly 
and severally, firmly by these presents. Witness our hands and seals, this 
7th day of December, A. D. 1875. 

"Whereas, the above, William D. Richardson, has entered into con- 
tract bearing even date herewith, with the county of Winnebago above 
mentioned, for the erection of a court-house at Rockford, Illinois, for the 
said county, upon the terms of the character and within the time of said 
contract expressed; and in consideration of the making of said contract, 
the said Richai'dson has agreed to make and deliver to said county, his 
bond with sufficient security, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, 



370 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COITNTT. 

to secure and make certain the full and faithful performance of said con- 
tract, and of each and every provision thereof, on his part; and this instru- 
ment is made and executed and delivered to said county, pursuant to such 
aajreement. 

"Kow the conditions of this obligation are such, that if the said Wil- 
liam D. E.ichardson shall in all things on his part, faithfully keep, observe 
and perform the said contract, and each and every provision thereof, then 
this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force. And it is 
expressly understood and agreed that no change, alteration or modihcation 
of the plans, drawings or specifications in the contract mentioned, or the 
terms of said contract, shall invalidate this bond, but the obligation of this 
bond shall extend to and embrace any such change, alteration or modifica- 
tion, as though the same had been incorporated in the plans, drawings, 
specifications or contract, at and before the execution of this bond. 

"W. D. E.ICHAKDS0N, [seal] 

"Thos. S. Eidgwat, [seal] 
"Geo. M. Bbinkeehoff. [seal]" 

Wednesday, March 8, 1876, the building committee submitted to tlie 
Roard of Supervisors a very elaborate report of their action in the prem- 
ises, setting forth that they had found it to the interest of the county to 
employ an attorney to assist them in preparing a good and sufiicient con- 
tract, that all parties in interest might fully understand their duties and 
responsibilities; that, after a good deal of time spent in the examination 'Ol 
points presented for consideration, a contract had been agreed u]3on, and 
was therewith submitted for the approval or rejection of the Board. That 
it was thought proper that one or more of the committee should go to Joliet 
to see the (juality of the stone intended for the court-house, and A. Haines 
and D. Ferguson, with Mr. Gay, went there on the first of February, and 
met Mr. Kichardson, who pointed out the kind of stone he intended using 
in the building;, a large amount of which he had on hand. The archi- 
tect and committee were satisfied that the stone pointed out would" be 
satisfactory. 

The building committee also reported that they had contracted with 
Stephen Inman for the removal of the old court-house from the site it had 
occupied, so that it should front on Court street, for the sum of )^220, the 
said Iniiian agreeing, on his part, to place the building in good shape for 
occupation by the county by the 8tli of March. That the committee after 
consultation with the architect and builder, had determined to have the 
specifications printed, as a number of copies would be required, and it 
would cost no more to have a few written than it would to have fifty printed. 
The report was signed by Duncan Ferguson, A. Haines, J. B. Merritt, Hugh 
Mackey, F. E. Latham, Committee. 

The following is the contract in brief, the details of which are familiar 
to many of our readers: 

This agreement, made and entered into this 7tli day of December, A. D. 1875, bj' and 
between the county of Winnebago, in the State of Illinois, party of the first part, and Wil- 
liam T). Richardson, of the city of Springfield, in the count}'^ of Sangamon, and State of Illi- 
nois, party of the second part, Witnesseth: 

That said party of the second part, in consideration of the promises and agreements, 
hereinafter expressed, on the part of the partj' of the first part, to be kej)! and performed, 
has, and hereby does promise and agree, to prepare the foundations, furnish all the mate- 
rials, build, erect, and complete, for the party of the first part, a court house, in all respects 
according to the plans, drawings, and specifications therefor, furnished and provided by 



HISTORY OF WIJSrNEBAGO COUNTY. 371 

Henry L. Gay, architect, and the terms of this contract. All of the materials for said build- 
ing, and all the work thereon, shall be done and furnished under the direction of, and to 
the satisfaction and approval of the architect, who may at the time be in charge of said 
work. Said plans, drawings, and specifications, above mentioned, are referred to, and 
made a part of this agreement. That all work performed under this agreement shall be 
first-class mechanical work -ot its kind ; and all materials for and used'in the erection of 
said building, shall be of the best quality and quantity suflicient for the purpose intended. 
That the stone used in the construction of said building (save as in the specifications other- 
wise provided) shall be of the best quality of Illinois limestone, to be taken from the quarry 
of E. S. Walker, or from some other quarry of the same color, and of as good quality. The 
said building shall be completed and finished on or before March 1, 1878, and at tliat time 
ready for delivery to the party of tlie first part. The building shall be inclosed and the 
roof on, on or before December 1, 1876, but the plastering shall not be put on before the 
spring of 1877, and shall be completed on or before Nov. 1, 1877. 

On tlie same day (March 8tli) the Board passed a resolution providing 
as follows: 

" That this Board elect by ballot, some suitable and qualified person, 
to act as superintendent of the building of the court-house for Winnebago 
County. The duties of said superintendent shall be as specified in the con- 
tract and specifications, for building said court-house, and shall be under 
the control of the building committee, and shall be subject to removal at 
any time by the building committee; subject to the approval of the Board. 
Said superintendent to receive for his services, the sum of three dollars per 
day, for the time actually employed. Said superintendent shall not com- 
mence work until the building committee shall direct; the superintendent 
shall only receive pay for such time as they may direct and approve of 
when the work is in progress, and he shall devote his whole time when the 
committee direct." 

i»lr. F. E. Latham was appointed Building Superintendent. 

Yery soon after the comj)letion of these preliminary details, active 
operations were commenced by the contractor, the preparation of the 
ground for the foundation walls and the delivery of the material being first 
in order. On the 28d of June the corner-stone was laid, with <.>reat eclat^ 
and was participated in by the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders of the sur- 
rounding country, Grand Master DeWitt C. Cregier, of the Grand Masonic 
Lodge of the State of Illinois, condticting the ceremonies, ^vhich were wit- 
nessed by thousands of people. On this occasion the Rockford people 
spared no effort to preserve and maintain, and, if possible, to add to their 
already well established reputation for hospitahty and excellence of taste in 
welcoming visitors. Almost every door was thrown open to their invited 
guests, and everybody was invited. The city was handsomely decorated. 
Flags were suspended across the streets, private residences, business houses 
arid public buildings were handsomely festooned with fiowers and ever- 
greens, and every face wore an expression of happiness and pleasure. It 
was the great gala day in the history of Rockford and Winnebago County, 

The new court house building is a model of architectural beauty, and 
is known as the French Venetian, with American treatment. It is 82x113 
feet on the ground, covering an area of 9,266 square feet, and three stories 
high, with the main front on State street. The foundation walls are sunk 
seven feet and six inches in the grotmd below the grade line, and rest on 
footing courses of solid Joliet limestone six feet in width. The lower or 
basement walls are built from eight-inch stone, backed by sixteen-inch 
brick lining, making twenty-four-inch walls. Above this, the wall-stone is 
six inches in tliickness, with fourteen-inch brick backing, making twenty- 
inch walls. [The stone used in the exterior walls was brought from 



372 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Walker's quarry, at Joliet. The brick used previous to the disaster of the 
11th of May, 1877, was from Brown & Gow's kilns, about five miles above 
Rockford. Those used after that disaster were brought from the kilns of 
the Chicago Bridewell.] 

The basement and first story are divided into four sections each, by cor- 
ridors running north and south and east and west. The corridors or halls 
running from the front to tiie rear, are twelve feet in width, and those run- 
ning from east to west, fourteen feet six inches in width. The basement 
story is twelve feet in heighth from floor to ceiling, and is divided into 
rooms for oflices, fire-proof vaults, boiler department, storage room, water 
closet, etc., there being ten rooms and two vaults. 

The first story proper, is 16 feet from floor to ceiling, and is reached 
from the State street entrance by a double flight of stone steps of 21 steps 
each. This story is arranged and divided into rooms for the use of the 
county oflices. The oflices or rooms on the right are assigned to the Clerk 
of the Circuit Court, the general oflice being 21x21 feet, and the room for 
the recording department 13x21 feet. These departments are provided with 
a tire-proof vault 14x32 feet, for the preservation of records. 

The Sherifl''s oflice is in the west side of the building, and immedi- 
ately south of and adjoining the Recorder's oflice, but has no communi- 
cating door therewitli. The entrance to this oflice is by the west corridor. 

The oflices of the County Clerk and Treasurer (in one) and County 
Judge are located on the left of the main entrance. The Clerk and Treas- 
urer's oflice is 21x35 feet, and the room assigned to the County Judge, 12x15. 
These departments are also supplied with a vault 14x32 feet. 

The rooms designed for the use of the County Court and Board of 
Supervisors are on the right and left of the rear or Elm street entrance, are 
22x42 feet each, and are reached by a double flight of stone steps, of 19 steps 
each, from the Elm street side. 

The second story is 35 feet from the floor to the center part of the dome. 
The main part of it is designed for the use of the Circuit Court, and is 72x76 
feet. On the right is the Judge's private room, 12x21 feet; a room for the 
use of the State's Attorney, 15x17 feet, and the grand jury room, 12x21 
feet. On the left the petit jury room, 12x21 feet; a retiring room for mem- 
bers of the bar, 17x21 feet, and a law library room, 12x21 feet. Stairs lead 
to this story from the bisecting corridor in the flrst story. The building is 
lighted by six large French plate glass windows in front and rear, and eight 
on each side. 

A large dome 30x30 feet and 119 feet in height from the ground line 
to the top of the finial, rises over the front entrance. The south side of 
this dome is sapported by two stone piers,* rising to a height of 37 feet, 
seven feet six inches at the base, and three feet six inches at the top. These 
piers are surmounted by two Corinthian iron columns, 18 inches in diam- 
eter, 2^ inches thick, and 23 feet 8 inches in height, on which rests the main 
box girder, weighing five and a half tons, which in turn supports the south 
wall of the dome. 

In a circular panel immediately over the semi-dome, in large raised 
letters is the latin word Lex, meaning law. In the semi-dome, in richly 
carved bas-relief work, are three medallion panels, in which are figures rep- 
resenting Spring, Summer and Autumn. 

*These stone piers were introduced as strengthening supports in the reconstruction of 
he building after the fall of the dome, May 11, 1877. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COITNTY. 373 

Within the dome's pediment, with win^s extended, an exquisitel}^ carved 
American Eagle will look down and out upon State street. A stone tablet 
on one side of the arched entrance will bear the date of the settlement of 
the county, date of organization, date of building of first court-house, do. 
of present court-house and its cost. On the other tablet will be inscribed 
the name of each township and date of its settlement, etc. 

From the 23d of June, 18T6, the day the corner stone was laid, until 
Friday, May 11, 187T, the work progressed without interruption. On that 
day, however, a disaster occurred that not only seriously retarded the jjro- 
gress of the work, but enshrouded the entii-e community in sorrow and 
gloom. About half-past eleven o'clock on that day, while citizens were pur- 
suing their usual avocations, a sudden tremor ran through the air, a strange 
and startling sound rose and spread through the city with a terrible roar, 
and great clouds of dust darkened the horizon. "Before the people had 
time to take a second thought," said the Journal of Saturday, the 12th, 
" the sound swelled to a grinding roar, and all eyes in the vicinity w^ere 
involuntarily directed to the jjlace of doom. First a single stone was seen 
to topple from the apex of the pediment of the main central tower, then the 
sides of the tower crumbled and fell inward, the front pediment leaped into 
the air towards State street; a confused roar — a cloud of whitish-yellow 
smoke — a half dozen men suspended in the air, or clinging to balustrade, or 
ropes, or cornices, or taking the death leap — and then a crush and cloud 
followed by a shudder, and afterwards a hush like that of death. ' Good 
God ! it's the court-house!' ran from lip to lip along the street. Crowds 
hurried to the scene, and drew as near to the ruins as possible. It was dis- 
covered that all but a portion of the front pediment of the main central 
tower, dome, or pavilion, had fallen, mostly down through the middle of the 
building, crushing in its descent much of the inside work of the structure. 
The debris filled the ground front apartment behind the grand entrance, 
the northwest and northeast basement rooms, and the central hallway. The 
boiler which fed the two engines was precipitated from the upper floor to 
the bottom, with the hoisting engine, which was on the same floor. The 
iron girders were twisted like broom wires, and beams, brickwork, sculp- 
tured stones and human bodies were mingled in inextiicable confusion. It 
was known from the first that the loss of life by the disaster must be fearful. 
The shattered building still threatened death to whoever ventured near it, 
and going inside of it under the hanging, riven timbers, and the threaten- 
ing, shattered walls was a thing of hazard. But men soon ventured inside 
and began to overhaul the debris. Soon two men wei-e brought out of the 
main hall on the west side of the building, one with his face badly cut, but 
able to stand and talk, but the other battered, broken and mashed almost 
beyond recognition. Mr. Richardson and Supervisor Latham were on the 
roof when the tower fell. Mr. Kichardson was soon after seen walking on 
the west wall, whence he calmly gave some orders to the men below. 
Both gentlemen reached the ground in safety. How they escaped they 
could not clearly tell. They had but a minute or two before stood upon the 
portion which fell. Going into the building and looking up among the 
broken timbers where the dome had stood, two men were seen up there on 
the horrible perch. When the tower began to crack and tremble, two col- 
ored men and Timothy Flannigan took fearful traj^eze leaps over the front. 
One ol the colored men struck upon a pile of coal dust and escaped with 
but slight injuries. The other colored man caught upon a guy rope and 



374 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

descended safely to tlie ground; but poor Flannigan fell among the rocks 
and died soon after his removal. 

" As soon as possible gangs of men were organized to work among the 
rubbish, in search of the buried victims. Body after body was exhumed 
and removed, some dead and some alive, and others that died upon the grass 
soon after removal. 

"Four horribly mangled corpses were soon laid in the north wing of 
the old court-house. John Peck was taken to the City Hotel with a leg 
broken. Young Mr. John Pipe, the son of the Superintendent, was taken 
out dead and laid in the court-house. Albert Haug, and a colored man, 
with one leg off, and the body of Timothy Flannigan, wei'e also deposited in 
the same place. Mr. Mclnnis was conveyed in a hack to 407 South Fourth 
street, East Side, and another man to the corner of Court and Wall streets, 
South Side. Albert Hollenbeck, a worthy South Side man, was known to 
be dead in the ruins. His little bo.y, who had come up town on hearing the 
dreadful news, inquired for his father. Somebody told him that his father 
was 'all right.' The little fellow went back rejoicing to inform the family, 
and all the time the hubband and parent was crushed and dead beneath the 
ruins. 

" The firemen were soon at the scene, and busily working for the 
recovery of the bodies, under the direction of Chief Lakin. A stream was 
thrown on to the smouldering fire where the engine had fallen, which was soon 
extinguished. The firemen then, by the aid of the ladders, rescued two or 
three men who were clinging to the outer walls of the building, and had 
fortunately not fallen with the tower. Chief Lakin ascended to the second 
floor and extricated Augustus Lucas, engineer of the upper engine, and he 
was conveyed to his home on Court street, where a dislocated hip was 
reduced by Dr. Burns. Doctors Fitch, Yincent, Richings, and others, 
treated the other wounded. 

"7%e Cause. — The cause of this terrible calamity is easily understood 
and explained. The square base of the dome or tower was 80 or 90 feet 
from the ground, and rested in front on the wall over the arched grand 
portal. The rear part of it projected inside the building and was supported 
by two iron-fluted pillars, which rested on two columnar projections behind 
the portal, built of brick. These brick supports crumbled and let down the 
entire rear portion of the tower, which of course caused the destruction of 
the entire dome, some of it falling outward over the front, but the" main 
part pitched over into the interior of the building and demolished much of 
the inside work, some of the flying rocks shooting clear out of the windows 
at the rear of the structure. 

"A fearful responsibility rests upon some one, a responsibility which 
will be rightly placed as time progresses. 

"Crowds from all parts of the city surged in and around the court- 
house, and the police with difiiculty prevented them from interfering with 
the workmen among the debris. All the afternoon they toiled, but the sun 
went down while yet poor Hollenbeck and Haug remained m the ruins. 
The wounded men were all properly cared for, and noiie of them had died 
at nightfall., though it was stated by the physicians that Peck and Harris, at 
the City Hotel, would probably die. 

" The wife of the man killed, Flannigan, while riding to her home on 
Charles street, on her return from the terrible scene of her husband's death, 
fainted and was taken into Thos. Scott's coal office, where she was attended 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 375 

by Dr. Clark, some ladies comins^ to his assistance, as Mrs. Flannigan was 
e7iciente, and fears were entertained from the result of her great agitation, 

" It was a noteworthy circumstance that scarcely a groan, and no out- 
cry escaped the wounded men. They all seemed paralyzed by the terrible 
shock and uttered not a sound. 

"JL Thorough Investigation. — A coronor's jury was impaneled at about 
four o'clock, consisting of the following well-known citizens: Hon. S. M. 
Church, foreman; D. L. Emerson, (ieo. Wilson, W. il. Smith, Thomas 
Butterworth, H. W. Carpenter. A. G. Lowry, J. W. Seccomb, Geo. S. Has- 
kell, G. A. Sanford, John 11. Porter, J. B. Howell. 

" An inquest was held on the four bodies recovered at that time and 
then lying in the old court-house. The jury then adjourned, to meet this 
morning at nine o'clock, at the City Council Rooms. The jury will, if pos- 
sible, ascertain at whose door lies the criminal responsibility for this terri- 
ble disaster. Somebody is to blame for the yaoposed construction of a 
building which was liable to fall at any moment and crush to death those it 
was intended to shelter and protect, and it is the duty of this jury to ascer- 
tain, if possible, who the guilty parties are, and let the censure rest where it 
belongs. 

'"^Killed. — Fred Haug, and A. Hollenbeck, still in ruins; John 
"Warren, A. Haug, John -Pipe, George Gloss, Timothy Flannigan, bodies 
recovered. 

" Wounded. — ^ August Lucas, hip dislocated and cut on the head; Thos. 
Hayes, severe cut on the head; Wm. Mclnnis, slightly; John Peck, leg 
crushed, dangerously wounded; Geo. Smith, slightly; Hugh Eldridge, 
slightly cut in the head; Cicero Dickerson, slightly; Hendrez Beldalil, 
dangerously; Isaac Donelly, slightly; John Donaldson, missing; Frank 
Harris, badly; Linholm, badly. 

"Some of the wounded are in a critical condition. Of the killed, but 
two, Hollenbeck and Flannigan, lived in liockford, the others coming with 
Mr. Richardson from Springlield. 

^''Memorial Service. — At a meeting of the ptistors of the cliurches of 
the city last evening, it was decided to hold public services expressive of the 
Christian sjnnpathy of the citizens of Rockford with the sulferers in the 
late calamity at the new court-house, in the Second Congregational Church, 
to-morrow (Sunday) evening, at 7: 30 p. m. Addresses will be made by 
clergymen and citizens. 

"•At the close of the services, a collection and subscription will be taken 
for the benefit of the lamilies of the killed and injured, as it is understood 
that several of these families will be left in great destitution by the loss of 
husbands and fathers. It is hoped that a generous contribution will be 
received at the services. 

" Thanks for Aid. — Mr. Richardson, the contractor, desires to express 
his profound thanks to the citizens of Rockford for the prompt and timely 
aid rendered him at this dire calamity, in rescuing the wounded, and also 
for the many manifestations of sympathy extended the sulferers. 

''Later. — Saturday morning, 6 o'clock. — -A large gang of hands were 
engaged all night in clearing away the debris, but up to this time neither 
of the remaining bodies have been recovered. This work will be continued 
during the day with an increased force," 

From the Sunday edition. — "■ Many rumors and much gossip have 
circulated among our citizens since the great disaster happened. Of course, 



376 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

the all absorbing question is, "'Who is responsible?" Our yesterday's edi- 
tion gave what we had good reason to think was the truth in reference to 
an alleged difference of opinion between Mr. Richardson and the building 
committee in regard to the strength of the building. The statement which 
we made reflected slightly on the liberality of the Board of Supervisors, 
and intimated that they had perhaps adhered too pertinaciously to the build- 
ing contract. The committee naturally took umbrage to this view, and 
have so expressed themselves to us. The Journal has no intention of do- 
ing the gentlemen injustice, and has taken pains to get an expression of 
views from Messrs. Ferguson and Haines, of the building committee, and 
of the architect, Mr. Gay, as well as of Mr. Richardson. Our reporter met 
Mr. Gay at the court-house, in company with E. B. Sumner, Esq., and was 
introduced by the latter gentleman. The following conversation ensued: 

" Reporter — Mr. Gay, ha\'e you anything to say through the Journal 
in regard to this great calamity ? We should be pleased to give you ample 
oj^portunity for expression in our columns, if you desire to use them. 

" Mr. Gay — I have but just arrived, and until I have secured a thor- 
ough investigation, I prefer to give no expression in regard to the matter. 

" Reporter — Then you intend to have an investigation? 

"Mj-. Gay — I do; as thorough an investigation as possible. Until that 
transpires I am unable to express an opinion regarding the disaster. I am 
willing to bear the revelations of a thorough investigation. What results 
therefrom does not concern me nearly as much as the recovery of these 
dead men from the ruins. My feelings of sorrow for the sad result of the 
calamity are inexpressible. All other considerations aie unimportant to 
me in comparison to this fearful loss of life and suffering. 

" Reporter — Is it true, Mr. Gay, that there has been all along a disa- 
greement between yourself and Mr. Richardson in regard to particulars of 
construction in the building, or its strength? 

" Mr. Gay — No, sir. 

" Reporter — Has not Mr. Richardson intimated to you at sundry times 
that the construction was too weak in parts? 

" Mr. Gay — No, sir — you see I have not been here to examine the 
work since February; and you know how it was then; everything appeared 
all right, so far as I could see. 

" Reporter — Those brick piers, or columns, were the supports of the 
iron pillars above and the inside wall of the pavilion, were they not, and 
were they so designed in the plans and specifications? 

" Mr. Gay — Yes; they were Ihe supports of that portion of the pavil- 
ion, in accordance with the design. 

" Further questioning in regard to the cause of failure of these sup- 
ports was evaded by Mr. Gay, and the conversation was diverted by the ap- 
proach of Mayor Ferguson, chairman of the court-house building com- 
mittee. 

" The Mayor began to reprimand the Journal for its statement regard- 
ing the attitude of the building committee and the Board of Supervisors, 
which our representative took with the meekness usual with the craft. 
Then the following colloquy ensued: 

"Reporter — Mr. Ferguson, it has been reported ' that a difference 
had all along existed between the building committee, representing 
the Board of Supervisors, and the contractor, Mr. Richardson, in regard to 
certain features of the construction, arising from the fact that the con- 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. . 379 

tractor desired certain modifications of the original j)lan so as to make the 
building stronger and better. 

" Mr. Ferguson — There has not a word passed between the contractor 
and ourselves in regard to such a matter — not a solitary word. We have 
not had the least intimation that anything was wrong. We have repeat- 
edly gone over the building with Mr. Richardson, and satisfaction was ex- 
pressed with the nature and progress of the work by all parties. 

" This was the most important part of Mr. Ferguson's statement to us. 
He further stated, also, that nothing would be done about renewing the 
work till a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, which would be called im- 
mediately. When asked if he thought the construction would go on, he 
replied that he could not say for certain. All would depend on the action 
of the Board. 

" Mr. Richardson, when approached, was not at all inclined to talk. 
He said that he was placed in a very trying position, and denied that any 
disagreement had arisen between himself and the Supervisors. 

" From our conversation with all the above mentioned parties, we were 
impressed with the idea that they formed a coterie a good deal more solid than 
fhat fatal brick support of the fallen pavilion; that it would take a very 
pertinacious oyster knife to pry open the shell of 'keep mum' in which they 
had encased themselves. One fact they could not deny. The tower had 
fallen, and eight lives and a heavy cost to the county were the sacrifice. 
There was a defect somewhere. It was a significant fact, too, that Mr. 
Richardson and Mr. Latham had but a moment before tlie catastrophe been 
peering about at the now ruined pavilion. Why did they do it? Mr. La 
tham nearly let tlie cat escape from the bag by his answer to the coroner's 
inquest, when he said that they were looking to^ see wdiether the tower was 
defective or not. 

"It is now quite evident that the blame will be made to rest on the 
nature of the brick in the supports. It is said that they were too soft; and 
that if they had been as hard as ordinary Milwaukee brick, they would have 
been sufficiently strong for the purpose. If that were so, it seems as if 
somebody ought to have known that the l.>rick were too soft. The pending 
investigation will probably bring out the facts in the case; at all events, 
the coroner's jury should sift the matter to the very bottom, so that the 
truth shall be revealed, if possible. Justice to all parties demands nothing 
less. 

"The toilers in the ruins worked like Titans last night among the 
debris in the northwest room and in the hall-way in the rear of that roon), 
under the direction of Tom Force. At a little past twelve their ghastly 
labors were rewarded by the discovery of the bodies of Ilollenbeck and 
Haug, down deep under massive poi'tions of the stone- work. A huge 
stone, about five feet square, lay in a tilted position, one edge resting on ihe 
body of Hollenbeck, Hang's body laying across Hollenbeck's legs. Atop of 
Haug lay a couple of large sculptured stones, of vast weight. Hollenbeck's 
head lay away under the rock above him, and his arm was stretched out 
and pinioned between undiscovered rocks, 'i'o extricate the body of Hol- 
lenbeck, it was necessary to drill through the tilted stone and break a por- 
tion off. Then the body was removed, by separating it from the arm, 
which latter is still under the rock. Hang's body was jammed and doubled 
up beyond semblance of a man, but that of Hollenbeck was in tolerable 
preservation. The bodies were extricated about 5 a. m. Both were depos- 

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380 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

ited in the dead room of the old court-house to await the action of the 
inquest. 

"Harris, who is at the City Hotel, suffered amputation of his leg at 
about 11 o'clock. Dr. Vincent performed the operation, assisted by Drs. 
McAffee, Tibbets, Knight and Hill. The patient is doing well. He lies 
in a state ot stupor, which usually supervenes after amputation. The other 
wounded men are doing as well as could be expected. 

^''Latest. — Lindholm, one of the Swedes injured, died last night at 9 
o'clock, and Peck, at the City Hotel, died this morning at 12:45, thus mak- 
ing nine persons dead from the disaster. One of the limbs of Harris, also 
at the City Hotel, is so badly crushed that the physicians have decided on 
amputation, which will be done this morning. The remaining wounded, so 
far as we have been able to learn at time ot going to press, ure doing well. 

"The Board of Supervisors will be called together in a few days, to 
provide for this unlooked for disaster and new complication. 

. "The funeral of John Peck, the dead man at the City Hotel, will be 
held to-day at 10 o'clock, Rev. D. M. Reed officiating. Two sisters of the 
deceased arrived here from Rochester, Minnesota, this morning. 

"The investigation will be entered upon speedily. The coroner's jury 
have requested Mayor Ferguson to visit Chicago, and he will probably go 
to-night. There he will jorocure the advice of building experts, and arrange 
for a thorough investigation," 

Saturday evening the pastors of the several churches met in consulta- 
tion and arranged to hold memorial services at the Second Congregational 
Church, on Sunday evening, to give expression to the Christian sympathy 
entertained by the citizens of Rockford with the sufferers in the terrible 
disaster. At this meeting, which was a large one, Duncan Ferguson, Esq., 
chairman of the Board of Supervisors, presided. Addresses were made by 
clergymen and citizens, and a collection taken up for the benefit of the 
maimed and wounded, and for the families of the killed — several of the 
families being left in great destitution. It is needless ta add that the 
response was hearty and substantial. 

The inquest and inquiry as to the cause or causes of the disaster was 
commenced on Tuesday, the 15th of May, 1877. A large number of build- 
ing experts and other witnesses were sworn and examined. Among the 
former were Messrs. Gay, the architect; Richardson, the building contractor; 
W. W. Boyington, Augustus Bauer, J. R. Willett, and L. D. Cleveland, the 
four last named gentlemen being Chicago architects of standing and experi- 
ence. Twelve days were spent in this investigation. The testimony was 
very voluminous — too much so to be incorporated in this book, and with an 
explanatory^ article from the Rockford Journal of May 19, and the finding 
of the Coroner's Jury, the subject will be dismissed from these pages. 

The Journal said: "Before entering upon a recital of the evidence 
adduced at the Coroner's inquest in the great court-house c;ise, we will, as 
plainly as possible, explain fhe manner in which the fallen pavilion was 
supported, and why it fell. AH who have seen it are familiar with the 
appearance of the grand central dome or pavilion of the now dishonored 
court-house; how it hung aloft over the grand portal, a thing of marvelous 
grace and beauty; and so absorbed were we all with its growth in symme- 
try and perfection, day by day, that we never stopped to inquire how it 
hung there, or how adequate were its supports. (And it has ]3roved that 
some, whose business it was to think of that, were in a daze, as well.) That 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 381 

marvel of beauty, alas, was no ethereal thing, but had dead weight, pressing 
upon its supports with a ponderability estimated, with a strange variance 
in authorities, from 480 to 840 tons. The front, or north half, of the pavilion 
was supported by the exterior wall of the building, and the arched entrance 
of the facade. The south side of the pavilion hung away over into the 
interior of the building on a line with the wall partitioning the front rooms 
from the vaults next south of them. This south side was supported on two 
iron columns, !22 feet in height, which rested on a columnar section of wall. 

This wall was the regular partitioning wall between the northwest front 
room and a vault in the rear, as before stated, and was 36 feet in height 
from the foundation. It was a hollow wall, with twelve inches of brick on 
one side and eight on the other side of the four inch vacuum. At the point 
where the iron pavilion-supporting pillar stood was a section two feet four 
inches square, and built up solid. A pilaster, or projection on the vault, or 
south side, of four inches, was built up with the wall. This section of the 
wall is what has been familiarly called the "pier," or column, in conversa- 
tion and reports. It is not properly a column or pier at all, but merely a 
section of the wall proper. On \h% top of this section of wall was placed a 
Joliet cap-stone, two feet square; on this an iron plate two inches thick. 
On this pedestal stood the iron column, which reached up to the dome above 
and feebly held back a doom which the unconscious workmen had been 
piling up there for months. The cause of the catastrophe, now, is easily 
reached. The hundreds of tons of weight in the pavilion simply crushed 
the brick support underneath, and the fearful crash came. The brick wall 
was raised its entire height of thirty- six feet without a single bond-stone, 
and though Chicago experts say that if it had been properly constructed it 
would have sustained the superincumbent weight, Messrs. Richardson and 
Pipe say that it was entirely inadequate to support the weight put upon it." 

On Tuesday afternoon, May 29, 1877, the Coroner's Jury returned the 
following verdict: 
State of Illinois, ) 
Winnebago Co. \ ' ' 

An inquisition indented and taken for the people of the State of Illi- 
nois, at the Citv Council Chambers, in the citv of Rockford, in said Winne- 
bago County, on llth, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th,"'l6th, I7th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 
and 22d days of May, A. D. 1877, before me, Judson D. Burns, Coroner of 
said Winnebago County, in the State of Illinois, after viewing the bodies of 
Frederick Ilaug, Albert Haug, Timothy Flannigan, John Pipe, Geo. Gloss, 
John Warren, Almira Hollenbeck, John T. Pick, and Jared F. Harris, then 
and there lying dead, upon the oaths of Selden M. Church, Foreman; H. 
W. Carpenter, Geo. S. Haskell, John R. Porter, G. A. Santord, J. B. 
Howell, Thos. Butterworth, Geo. Wilson, J. W. Seccomb, D. L. Emerson, 
Wm. IT. Smith, A. G. Lowrey, good and lawful men of said Winnebago 
County, who, being duly sworn to inquire upon the part of the people of 
the State of Illinois, into all tha circumstances attending the death of the 
persons aforesaid, whose bodies they have viewed, arid by whom the same 
was produced, and in what manner, and when and where the said dead 
bodies aforesaid came to their death, do say, upon their oaths aforesaid, that 
the said Frederick Haug, Albert Haug, Timothy Flannigan, John Pipe, Geo. 
Gloss, John Warren, Almira Hollenbeck, John T. Pick and Jared T. Harris 
were lying, when found, in the debris of the Court House of Winnebago 
Countv, State of Illinois, said court-house thep being nnder construction 



382 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

and situated in tlie city of Tiockford, west of Kock Hiver, in an enclosure 
known as Court House Square, in the County of Winnebago and State of 
Illinois aforesaid, on the 11th and 12th days of May, A. D. 1877, and that 
the said dead bodies aforesaid, when so found as aforesaid, appeared badly 
mutilated and crushed; and so the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths do say 
that the said Frederick Ilaug, Albert Haug, Timothy Flannigan, John Pipe, 
Geo. Gloss, John Warren, Almira Hollenbeck, John T. Pick and Jared F. 
Harris came to their death aforesaid by the reason of the falling of part of the 
main pavilion of the aforesaid court-house, on Friday, the lltli day of May, 
1877, at the hour of 11:30 a. m., or thereabouts, the above named persons 
killed being mechanics and laborers employed upon and about the aforesaid 
court-house, at the time of the falling. 

THE CAUSE. 

That the cause of said falling is, first, The neglect of Henry L. Gay, 
the architect of the said building, to provide for the great amount of weight 
called for to complete the construction of said building, according to plans 
as designed by him. 

Second, That want of care or prudence on the part of said architect, in 
not giving special specifications and plans for the part or parts of the gen- 
eral plan required or expected to carry the extra weight, in proportion to 
their superficies. 

We find that the Board of Supervisors failed to use that caution in ex- 
amining the plans and specifications that the construction of a building of 
that magnitude would seem to require, and that they acted unwisely in not 
employing a competent architect to superintend the construction of the 
same. And so the jury do find. — Selden M. Church, Hiram W. Carpenter, 
Geo. S. Haskell, John R. Porter, Goodyear A. Sanford, Jas. B. Howell, 
Thos. Butterworth, Geo. Wilson, Jos. W, Seccomb, D. L. Emerson, Wm. 
H, Smith, Andrew G. Lowry. 

The within verdict was made up and signed and delivered to me this 
23d day of May, A. D. 1877. Judson D, Burns, 

Coroner Winnebago County. 

The direful disaster thus disposed of, its cause established, the responsi- 
bility fixed where it belonged, the dead buried and the wounded provided 
for, the Board of Supervisors next turned their attention to the strengthen- 
ing of the building, that a similar calamity might be averted. Messrs, 
William S. Smith, engineer, of Maywood; David S. Doig, architect, Rock- 
ford, and Aaron' Houghton, Durand, were designated as a committee of 
experts to make such changes in the plans as would give the building all 
necessary strength in every part, and to determine the nature and extent of 
the repairs necessary to restore it to such condition as would permit its com- 
pletion. This committee found a number of defects or weak places, for 
which they suggested strengthening remedies, which were adopted and 
carried out. Tliis committee was also instructed to make estimates on the 
cost of restoring the building to its condition previous to its falling, and 
the probable cost of such alterations as they found necessary to be made to 
insure the necessary strength, etc. On the 13th of June this committee 
submitted a report, from which the following figures are extracted: 

Cost of restoring the building - $27,600 

Cost of additions and alterations 18,515 

Total ,,...,,..........^ , $46,115 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 383 

The same date Mr. Richardson proposed to take the court-house as it 
stood, and complete it according to the plans and specifications as altered 
])y the committee of experts, for the additional sum (to the contract price) 
of $46,000, making the whole sum to be paid to him for the Court House, 
when completed, $206,000, it being stipulated in this propositiou that all 
the rubbish and material about the building should belong to him, and that 
he should be allowed to use the same in reconstructing the building so far 
as the building superintendent should approve. On the 14th of June the 
Board of Supervisors voted to accept the proposition of Mr. Richardson, 
and the building commitsee were instructed to enter into the necessary 
contract with him for the faithful fulfillment of his proposition. In con- 
sideration of Mr. Richardson being awarded the rubbish occasioned by the 
falling of the dome, etc., he released all claims that he might have against 
the county for any and all damages, of whatever kind, that he had sustained 
by the disaster. All the details thus completed, work was resumed, and 
has been prosecuted without further interruption. On the ITth of June, 
David S. Doig was appointed building superintendent, in place of F. E. 
Latham, resigned, and to which duty he gave his entire and undivided 
attention. Not a single piece of material was allowed to be put in the 
wall without he had first examined it and found it to be suited every way 
to the place it was designed to occupy, and then put in place under his 
immediate supervision. In this way. and with the adoption of the plans 
matured by the committee of experts for strengthening the building, the 
Winnebago Court House was made one of the strongest in the State. The 
fallen dome was a model of beauty and symmetry, but its supports were too 
weak to sustain its great weight. The design was a grand one, but there is 
no doubt but the architect who designed it became so lost in the contempla- 
tion of the beauty of the model his brain had fashioned, that he overlooked 
the great and necessary element of strength in the supports upon which it 
was calculated to rest. 

Among the alterations proposed by Mr. Richardson, was iron instead 
of wooden rafters for the roof, covered with sheeting boards and tin covering 
(same as in the original), and the under side of the roof to be covered with 
wire cloth and two coats of cement j)lastering. When this building is fully 
completed, it will be a proud and lasting monument to the spirit of the 
people by whom it was built; and only the remembrance of one thing will 
cause them regret as they contemplate its majestic walls, its graceful and 
towering' dome, and its unsurpassed interior arrangement and finish — tlie 
death dimster of May 11, A. D. 1877. The horrors and memories of that 
occasion will live in the minds of men so long as the walls of the building 
endure. 

In closing this chapter, it is but simple justice to the worth and merit 
or Mr. Duncan Ferguson, member and chairman of the Board of Super- 
visors and chairman of the Building Committee from the inception of the 
undertaking, to remark that he spared no eftbrt to secure to the county all 
that was contemplated by the people when they determined to build a court- 
house that would be in' keeping with the M^ealth and importance of the 
county. The duties of such a position could not have been assigned to a 
more prudent, careful and determined gentleman. To him and his asso- 
ciates on the committee, Messrs. A. Haines, F. E. Latham, H. Mackey, 
and J. B. Merritt, from the letting of the contract until April, 1877; and 
A. Haines, J. B. Merritt, J. R. Herring and J. H. Kirk, from April, 1877, 



384 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

tlie people owe enlarged consideration and recognition tor the very 
economic and careful manner in which they have guarded their interests in 
the management of this enterprise, uniniluenced by "rings, " "jobbery," 
or "favoritism." 

THE PRESS. 

The first newspaper established in the county was the Rock River 
Express. Its publication was commenced in the village of Rockford, May 
4, 1840, by B. J. Gray. It was Whig in politics. After being 23ublished 
one year, the press and materials were sold and removed from the place. 

The Rockford Star, Democratic, was started in 1840, by Philander 
Knappen. This paper was run for a little over a year, when it was trans- 
ferred to John A. Brown, and continued under the name of the Rockford 
Pilot. 

Rockford, Pilot., Democratic, was commenced July 22, 1841, by John 
A. Brown. This paper was a successor to the Star, and was pul.'lished till 
October, 1842. During a portion of this time, also a Universalist paper, 
entitled The Better Covenant, William Ronnseviile, editor, was printed at 
the Pilot office. 

Winnehago Forum, Whig, established February, 1843, by J. Ambrose 
Wight, who transferred it in the August following to Austin Colton. The 
title was afterwards changed to Rockford Forum. Mr. Colton continued 
its publisher for nearly eleven years. The establishment was purchased by 
Elijah W. Blaisdell, Jr., in 1854, and the name of the paper was changed 
to Rockford Repnhlican. Mr. Blaisdell subsequently took his brother, 
Tlichard P. Blaisdell, into partnership, l)y whom the paper was published 
until 1862, when it was purchased by Elias 0. Daugherty, and merged into 
the Rockford Register, of which he was the proprietor. 

Rockford Free Press, established in October, 1848, by Henry W. De 
Puy, as a free soil, or "Barnburner" organ. It was published until Feb- 
ruary, 1850, when it was discontinued for want of patronage. 

Rock River Democrat, established in June, 1852, as a Democratic paper, 
by Benjamin Holt, in which David T. Dickson afterwards purchased an 
interest. In 1855, Rhenodyne A. Bird purchased the interest of Mr. Holt. 
The Democrat was published by Messrs. Dickson & Bird until May 1, 1864, 
when it was purchased by Isaiah S. Hyatt, who continued its publication 
until June 12, 1865, when the office was sold to the present Register Com- 
pany. 

Rockford Register, established February, 1855, as a Republican paper, 
by Elias C. Daugherty, who continued its publication until June 12, 1865, 
when the entire establishment, and also the Rock River Demoont office, 
were purchased by a joint stock company, known as the Rockford Register 
Company, by whom it has been published to the present time. 

Rockford Wesleyan Seminary Reporter, a monthly publication, com- 
menced in October, 1857. Only four numbers of this paper were issued. 
It was pul)lished by W. F. Stewart, for the Wesleyan Seminary Company, 

Democratic- Standard, established October 30, 1858, by Springsteen 
& Parks, as a Democratic organ. After three or four weeks, the Standard 
was ])ublished by Henry I*arks, alone, until Feliruary 5, 1859, when David 
G. Croly became pi-oprietor of the establishment. On the 18th of May fol- 
lowing, the proprietorship was changed to D. G. Croly & Co., John H. 
Grove being known as the '"Oo." On the suspension of the News, April 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 385 

30, 1860, and the withdrawal of Mr. Crolj, the publication of the Standard 
was continued by John H. Grove and James S. Ticknor, for a few months, 
wh'U it was sold to James E. and Joseph H. Fox, who established the 
Daily News, Kepublican, issuing the first number on the 10th of Decem- 
ber, 1860. In a few weeks they also commenced the issue of The Weekly 
News. The publication of the News was continued until Sept. 21, 1861, 
when the establishment was sold to Elias C. Daugherty, of the Register^ 
and its further publication ceased. 

Daily News, established by David G. Croly, February 8, 1859. Neu- 
tral in politics. The publication of the News was continued to April 30, 
1860, when it was suspended from a lack of patronage. 

Daily Register, Kepublican, established by Elias C. Dauglierty, June 
1, 1859, but discontinued at the end of three months. Was renewed in 
October, 1877. 

Rock River Mirror, neutral in pc)litics; established September 6, 
1859, by Allen Gibson, by whom it is still published. Printed at the Reg- 
ister office. 

Rockton Gazette, established at Rockton, 1857, by Funk & Phelps. 
Soon after its commencement, Mr. Funk retired, and its publication was 
continued for about a year by K. W. Phelps. Not being well sustained, 
the office and fixtures were removed to Burlington, Wisconsin. 

Pecatonica Independent, established May, 1859, at Pecatonica, by J. 
E. Duncan. Its publication was continued for a little over a year, when the 
office was removed to Darlington, Wisconsin. 

People's Press, Democratic, was established July 25, 1865, by W. P. 
Furey, who published it until May, 1866, when a joint stock company was 
organized, who continued its publication until September 1, 1866, when it 
was discontinued, having met the same fate with many of its predecessors 
— died for want of patronage, 

Winnebago County Chief. Republican, established Nov. 21, 1866, by 
J. P. Irvine, who subsequently admitted as a partner, Hiram R. Enoch. 
This partnership continued till 1870, when Mr, Enoch bought out the in- 
terest of Mr. Irvine, aud changed the name of the paper to that of the 
Rockford Journal, of which he is still the editor and publisher. Mr. 
Enoch is an easy, graceful, bold and independent writer, and, although not 
always popular with the masses because of his political independence and 
his disposition to call things by their right names, the Journal is always 
sought after because of its reliability as a ?i(3?/)6'-paper. Mr. Enoch is a 
careful business man, and has succeeded in placing the Journal on a sub- 
stantial financial basis, and by perseverence and industry has worked his 
way up from a settler's boy in 1835 to his present position, as manager and 
editor of a newspaper whose influence is acknowledged tliroughout the 
country. 

Rockford Gazette, Republican, established November, 1866, by I. S. 
Hyatt, who continued its publication until September, 1867, when it was 
sold to A. E. and W. E. Smith, its present proprietors. 

Words for Jesus, monthly, a religious publication, commenced Octo- 
ber, 1867, by Thos. J. and Hugh Lamont: Printed at the Register office. 

Golden Censer, semi-monthly, a religious paper, John Lemley editor, 
established April, 1868. Printed at the Register office. 

In addition to these, The Spirit Advocate, a monthly issue advocating 
the Spiritual doctrines, was published 1854 aud 1855, printed at the 



386 HISTOET OF WINNEBAGO COUNTT. 

Repuhlicaii o^ce. Dr. George Haskell and Henrj P. Kimball were its 
editors and chief supervisors. 

Leaves from 1^ or est Hill^^ monthly, was published for some time 
during the school year, by the young ladies ot Rockford Female Seminary. 

OFFICIAL RECOED. 

The following is a complete official record of the State Senators, Rep- 
resentatives, Delegates to Constitutional Conventions, Circuit Judges, 
Clerks of the Circuit Courts, County Commissioners, County Justices, 
Clerks of County Court, County Clerks, Judges of Probate, State's Attor- 
neys, Sheriifs, Coroners, Recorders. School Commissioners and Superin- 
tendents, County Treasurers, County Surveyors, Masters in Chancery, and 
Chairmen of the Board of Supervisors, in the order here named, who have 
served the people in these various capacities since the first election, Mon- 
day, Aug. 1, 1836. As a means of ready reference, this record will prove 
invaluable. 

State Senators. — Anson S. Miller, elected 1846: Alfred E. Ames, 
1848; Thos. B. Talcott, 1850; Wait Talcott, 1854; Zenas S. Aplington, 
1858; Cornelius Lansing, 1862 to 1866; A. C. Fuller, 1866; re-elected 
1870, with John Early, under the new constitution of 1870 giving the old 
senatorial districts an additional member. In 1872, Mr. Early was again 
elected, and continued as senatorial representative until his death in August, 
1877. His last term would have expired November, 1878. 

Representatives. — Germanicus Kent, elected 1838; Darius Adams, 
1842; Anson S. MiHer, 1844; Robt. J. Cross, 1846; Wilson H. Crandall, 
1848; Horace Miller, 1850; Abraham I. Enoch, 1852; Wm. Lyman, 1854; 
Wm. Lathrop, 1856; E. W. Blaisdell, Jr., 1858; Alfred E. Hale, 1860; 
Selden M. Church, 1862; Wm. Brown, 1864; Abraham I. Enoch, 1866; 
Ephraim Sumner, 1868; D. E. Adams and Jas. M. Wight, 1870; R.J. 
Cross, D. J. Stewart and Jesse S. Hildrup, 1872. Cross died in 1873; R. 
F. Crawford succeeded to the vacancy. R. F. Crawford, Andrew Ashton, 
and M. K. Avery, 1874; Andrew Ashton, George H. Hollister and John 
Budlong, 1876. 

senatorial and representative districts. 

Previous to 1840, the Districts of which Winnebago County formed a 
part included all the tract of country bounded by a line commencing at the 
northwest corner of the State of Illinois (several miles north and west of 
Galena), and running thence along the Mississippi river to a point far be- 
low Rock Island; tlience easterly across the country to a point from whence 
the line ran north to the southern line of Wisconsin, at the northeost corner 
of Winnebago County, and enclosing the entire Rock River Yalley, in Illi- 
nois, as welf as a large extent ot country below the mouth of Rock river. 
These vast Districts, extending from Dubuque almost to St. Louis, were 
respectively entitled to two representatives and one senator. One of these 
representatives was conceded to Winnebago County as early as 1838 — be- 
fore she had attained the age of two years — as appears by the election of 
Mr. Kent. Under the apportionment of 1840, and before she had arrived at 
the fourth year of her existence, so rapid had been the increase of popula- 
tion that Winnebago alone was made a representative district, and so has 





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continued under all the apportionments since made. She constitutes at 
this time the Fifty-fifth representative district. The counties of AVinne- 
bago and Ogle were made a senatorial district under the apportionment of 
1840; Winnebago, McHenry and Boone, under the new constitution in 
1847; Winnebago, Boone, Ogle and Carroll, under the apportionment of 
1854; and Winnebago, Boone, Mcllenry and Lake, under the apportion- 
ment of 1861, and Winnebago and Boone under the apportionment of 
18T0-1, and is now known as the Ninth District. 

Delegates. — Delegates to the convention of 1847, to frame a new con- 
stitution for the State, Robt. J. Cross and Selden M. Church; delegate to 
convention in 1862, Porter Sheldon; delegate to convention in 1870, R. J. 
Cross. 

Circuit Judges. — Dan Stone of Galena, 1836 to 1841; Thomas C. 
Browne, of Chicago, 1841 to 1847; Jesse B. Thomas, of Chicago, 1847 to 
1848; Hugh T. 'Dickev, of Chicago, 1848 to 1849;' Hugh Henderson, of 
Joliet, lS4y to 1851; Benj. E. Sheldon, of Galena, 1851 to 1870; Wm. M. 
Brown, 1870; *Wm. W. Heaton, of Dixon, July, 1877; Joseph M. Bailey, 
of Freeport, July, 1877. 

Winnebago has belonged to a circuit covering at first a large number 
of counties, and even as lately as 1851, as will be seen, extending from the 
Mississippi to Lake Michigan, but gradually diminishing as population in- 
creased and required more compact districts, until it now only includes the 
three counties of Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Winnebago. 

Clerks of the Circuit Court. — Jas. Mitchell, 1836 to 1846; Jason 
Marsh, 1846 to 1847; Chas. H. Spaiford, 1847 to 1856; Morris B. Derrick, 
1856 to 1860; O. A. Pennoyer, 1860 to 1864; Wm. N. Capwell, 1864 to 
1868; Evans Blake, 1868 to 1876; T. M. Butler, 1876 to 1880. 

County Commissioners. — Thomas B. Talcott, 1836 to 1841; Simon P. 
Doty, 1836 to 1837; William E. Dunbar, 1836 to 1842; Herman B. Potter, 
1837 to 1838; Elijah H.Brown, 1838 to 1840; Ezra S. Cable, 1840 to 
1846; William Huiin, 1841 to 1844; Spencer Post, 1842 to 1848; Samuel 
Cunningham, 1844 to 1847; John M. Hulett, 1846 to 1849; Eichmond L. 
Hudson, 1847 to 1849; Abraham I. Enoch, 1848 to 1849. 

The County Commissioners' Court was abolished by the new constitu- 
tion, and the County Court succeeded it. 

County Justices. — Selden M. Church, judge, 1849 to 1857; Anson S. 
Miller, judge, 1857 to 1865; Abram S. Van Dyke, judge, 1865; Stephen 
Mack, associate justice, 1849 to 1850; David Weld, associate justice, 1849 
to 1853; Henry Putnam, associate justice, 1850 to 1853; Asher Boach, asso- 
ciate justice, 1853 to 1857; Alfred E. Hale, associate justice, 1853 to 1857; 
William E. Weld, associate justice, 1857 to 1865; James A. Wilson, asso- 
ciate justice, 1857 to 1861; Abram S. Van Dyke, associate justice, 1861 to 
1865; John E. Herring, associate justice, 1865; Chandler A. Dunwell, 
associate justice, 1865. 



I 



*By an act of the General Assembly, in force July 1, 1877, the First Judicial Circuit, of 
which Winnebago County formed a part, was consolidated with the Third Circuit, and made 
the Thirteenth Circuit, and an additional judge elected for the new circuit. Under this act, 
Judge Heaton, formerly of the Third Circuit, and Judge Bailey, elected July 1, lb>77, pursuant 
to the provisions of the act, became judges of the Circuit Court of Winnebago County. 



21% 



390 mSTOET OF WINNEBAGO COtTNTT. 

Clerk of the County Coitkt. — William Hulin, 1849. The County 
Court, composed of one county judge and two associate justices, had charge 
of the count}^ business as the successor of the County Commissioners' 
Court, until the organization of the Board of Supervisors in 1850. The 
associate justices then ceased to be members of the County Court, but are 
still elected once in four years, as justices of the peace for the county at 
large. The judge of the County Court is the probate judge for the county, 
and under a law passed in 1854, had jurisdiction in law and chancery until 
1863. 

County Cleeks. — Don Alonzo Spaulding, 1836 to 1837; Nathaniel 
Loomis, 1837 to 1838; Anson Barnum, 1838 to 1840; Selden M. Church, 
1840 to 1847; Benjamin A.Rose, 1847 to 1849; "William Hulin, 1849 to 
April 2, 1855; Duncan Ferguson, :i855 to 1856; E. S. Gaylord, 1856 to 
1867; I. S. Hyatt, 1867 to 1869; B. F. Lee, 1869 to 1877. Candidate for 
re-election, November, 1877. 

Under the old constitution, this officer was clerk of the County Com- 
missioners' Court. Since the fall of 1849, he has been clerk of the County 
Court and of the Board of Supervisors to 1855. A separate clerk of the 
Board of Supervisors has been appointed by the board since 1855, under 
special act of the Legislature. 

Judges of Probate. — Milton Kilburn, 1836 to 1837; Charles I. Hors- 
man, 1837 to 1838; Anson Barnum, 1838 to 1841; John W. Taylor, 1841 
to 1843; Bela Shaw, 1843 to 1849; Selden M. Church, 1849 to 1857; An- 
son S.Miller, 1857 to 1865; Abram S. Yan Dyke, 1865 to 1873. 

Van Dyke resigned during the year 1873, and B. C. Bailey was 
appointed to the vacancy. In November of that year he was elected to the 
office, which he held until the election in November, 1877, when he was a 
candidate for re-election. 

Previous to 1837, a judge of probate was appointed for each county by 
the Legislature. In 1837 the office was made elective, with the title of 
"Probate Justice of the Peace," to be filled by a vote of the people. The 
new constitution brought this court to an end, and transferred its powers 
and duties to the judge of the County Court. 

State's Attorneys.— Shelton L.Hall, 1836 to 1842; Orrin Miller, Jr., 
1851 to 1852; William Brown, 1852 to 1856; U. D. Meacham, 1856 to 1860; 
Smith D. Atkins, 1860 to 1864; F. C. Ingalls 1864 to 1868; D. W. Jack- 
sou, 1868 to 1872; John C. Garver, 1872 to 1876. Garver was re-elected, 
November, 1876, 

There were other persons in the office between 1842 and 1851, but this 
officer being the prosecuting attorney for the circuit, it is only proposed to 
name here such incumbents as resided in the county. 

Sheriffs. — Daniel S. Haight, 1836 to 1838; Isaac N. Cunningham, 
1838 to 1842; Goodyear A. Sanford, 1842 to 1844; Anson Barnum, 1844 
to 1846; Hiram B.'Maynard, 1846 to 1850; Peter B. Johnson, 1850 to 
1852; Kins: H. Milliken, 1852 to 1854; John F. Taylor, 1854 to 1856; 
Samuel I. Church, 1856 to,1858; King H. Milliken, ]858;to 1860; Morris 
J. Upright, 1860 to 1862; Hiram J. Sawjer, 1862 to 1864; James E. Den- 
nis, 1864 to L866; William Courtright, 1866 to 1868; Patrick Flynn, 1868 
to 1872; Frank F. Peats, 1872 to 1876. Elected now to a third term, No- 
vember, 1876. 



HI8T0KY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 391 

Coroners.— Eliphalet Gregory, 1836 to 1838; Cyrus C. Jenks, 1838 to 
1840; Alonzo Piatt, 1840 to 1841; Harvey Gregory, 1841 to 1842; Na- 
thaniel Loomis, 1842 to 1844; Artemas Hitchcock, 1844 to 1850: Isaiah 
Lyon, 1850 to 1852; A. A. Chamberlain, 1852 to 1856; H. T. Mesler, 1856 
to 1858; JoUn Fisher, 1858 to 1860; Giles C. Hard, 1860 to 1861; John 
Fisher, 1861 to 1865; Isaiah Lyon, 1865 to 1866; Halsey G. Clark, 1866 
to 1876; Dr. J. D. Barns, 1876, for four years. 

Recorders.— Daniel H.Whitnev, 1836 to 1837; Harvey W. Bundy, 1837 
to 1839; William E. Dunbar, 1839 to 1843; William Hulin, 1843 to 1849; 
Charles H. Spafford, 1849 to 1856; Morris B. Derrick, 1856 to 1860; Oli- 
ver A. Pennoyer, 1860 to 1864; William IS^. Cap well, 1864 to 1868. 

In 1849, this office ceased to exist as a separate department, being 
united with the circuit clerk's office. 

School Commissioners. — Richard Montague, 1837 to 1839; Herman 
B. Potter, 1839 to 1841; Yolney A. Marsh, 1841 to 1845; Goodyear A. 
Sanford, 1845 to 1847; W. A. Dickerman, 1847 to 1849; C. A. Hunting- 
ton, 1849 to 1857; Hiram H. Waldo, 1857 to 1859; Silas Sweet, 1859 to 
1861; James B. Kerr, 1861 to 1863; Hiram H. Waldo, 1863 to 1865; 
Archibald Andrew, 1865 to 1873. 

During the year 1873, the office became vacant, and E. G. Stiles was 
appointed to fill out tlie unexpired term. In ISTovember, 1873, Mrs. Mary 
L. Carpenter was elected, and filled the office until the ISTovember 
election, 1877. 

County Treasurers.— Robert J. Cross, 1836 to 1839; Samuel D. 
Preston, 1839 to 1843; Ephraim Wyman,1843 to 1846; Hollis H.Holmes, 
1846 to 1819; Duncan Ferguson, 1849 to 1855; Hiram R. Enoch, 18.55 to 
1863; Charles Works, 1863 to 1867; J. E. Richardson, 1867 to 1870. 

Mr. Richardson died while in office, and his brother-in-law, J. G. 
Lyford qualified, gave bond, etc., and filled the office until 1871, when 
Thomas W. Cole was elected, and is still holding the office. 

County Surveyors. — Don Alonzo Spaulding, 1838 to 1839; John 
Emerson, 1839 to 1841; Duncan Ferguson, 1841 to 1855; T. J. L. Rem- 
ington, 1855, and is still serving. 

Masters IN Chancery.— John W. Taylor,. Cyrus F.Miller, William 
Brown, William Lathrop, Edward II. Baker, Horace W. Taylor. 

Supervisors. — Members of the Board of Supervisors are elected in 
April of each year. Following is a list of the chairmen of the several 
Boards since the township organization law went into efifect: David Weld, 
1850; Bela Shaw, 1851; Sylvester Talcott. 1852, 1853; Spencer Post, 
1854; Luman Pettibone, 1855; John R. Herrino^, 1856; David F. Talbot, 
1857,1858: Selden M. Church, 1859-1864; Eli ' F. Roberts, 1865; Selden 
M. Church, 1866; Eli F. Roberts, 1867; Robert J. Cross, 1868-1872; 
Duncan Ferguson, 1873-1877. 

When first organized, in 1850, the Board was composed of one mem- 
ber from each township, making 16 members. In 1853, Rockford was 
given an assistant member. In 1865, a special act of the Legislature pro- 
vided for the election of one member from each ward in the city ot Rock- 
ford, increasing the_,Board to 23 members, 



392 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



DEATH S EECOKD. 



Of the gentlemen who thus served the public in official capacities the 
following have been called to the enjoyment of honors that no people can 
confer, and their spirits surround the throne of Ilim who controls the des- 
tiny of nations: 

Reprefientatives. — (lermanieus Kent, died in Virginia, in 1856; Wil- 
liam H. Crandall, died in Howard township, Oct. 4, 1855; Horace Miller, 
died in Rockford, August 5, 1865; William Lyman, Rockford, December 
10, 1865; Robert J. Cross, Roscoe, March, 1873; Alfred E. Hale, 1873. 

Senators. — Zenos S. Aplington was killed near Corinth during the war 
of the rebellion; Cornelius Lansing, died in 1865; John Early, died in 
August, 1877. 

Constitutional Delegates. — Robert J. Cross, Roscoe, March, 1873. 

Circuit Judges. — Dan. Stone, Thomas C. Brown, died in California; 
Jesse B. Thomas, Hugh T. Dickey, Hugh Henderson. 

Clerks Circuit Court. — James Mitchell, died at Freeport. 

County Commissioners. — William E. Dunbar, died in Rockford, Oc- 
tober 16, 1846; Elijah H. Brown, Stockton, California, August, 1867; Her- 
man B. Potter, Ezra S. Cable, William Hulin, Spencer Post. 

Associate Judges. — Stephen Mack, in Rockton, April 10, 1850 ; David 
Weld, in Seward, May 2, 1859; Asher Beach, in Howard, May 12, 1860; 
Henry Putnam, Alfred E. Hale. 

County Clerks. — Nathaniel Loomis, Rockford, July, 1850; Don 
Alonzo Spaulding, Anson Barnum, William Hulin. 

Prohate Judges. — Milton Kilburn, in Rockford, February 16, 1863; 
Bela Shaw, in Rockford, May 31, 1865 ; C. I. Horsman, Rockford; Anson 
Barnum. 

Sheriffs. — Daniel S. Haiglit, in Texas, about 1860; Isaac N. Cunning- 
ham, in Rockford, December 24, 1865; Hiram R. Maynard, in Rockford, 
April 18, 1857; Peter B. Johnson, in Cherry Yalley, September 20, 1865; 
John F. Taylor, murdered in Rockford by Alfred Countryman, Nov. 11, 
1856; Anson Barnum, William Courtright. 

Coroners. — Alonzo Piatt, in Texas, about 1854; Harvey Gregory, in 
Harlem, February 7, 1849; Nathaniel Loomis, July, 1850; Artemas Hitch- 
cock, in Rockford, October 12, 1865; John Fisher, in Rockford, January 28, 
1865; Eliphalat Gregory, Cyrus Jenks. 

Recorders. — Daniel H. Whitney, died at Belvidere, Boone County, 
1862; William E. Dunbar, October 16, 1846; H. W. Bundy, William 
Hulin. 

School Commissioners. — James B. Kerr, died July 3, 1864, in At- 
lanta, Georgia, from wounds received June 27th, in the battle of Kenesaw 
Mountain, Georgia; he was at that time Lieut. Colonel of the 74th Illinois 
Infantry; H. B. Potter, Silas Sweet. 

County Treasurers. — Samuel D. Preston, in Rockford, February 11, 
1844; Hollis H. Holmes, in Rockford, August 12, 1859; R. J. Cross, Ros- 
coe, March, 1873; J. E. Richardson. 

Chairmen Board of Supervisors. — Robert J. Cross, Roscoe, March, 
1873. Of the other members, an aggregate of nearly 650, elected from 
April 1850 to April 1877, the following is the death list: Rev. William 
Stilwell was chosen Supervisor of Burritt at the April town meeting, 1850, 
but died on the 12th of May following; Mr. Pitkin was elected to fill the 



HI8T0ET OF WUraEBAGO COUNTY. 



393 



vacancy; Alexander McAftee, Harlem, March 24, 1852; Theodore S. 
Powell, Cherry Yalley, September 28, 1854; John J. Rhodes, in Roscoe, 
February 9, 1859; David Weld, Seward, May 2, 1859; Bela Shaw, Eock- 
ford, May 31, 1865; Chauncey Ray, WinneWo, February 16, 1868; He- 
man Hoit, Howard, May 21, 1861; William R. Forsaith," Guilford, acci- 
dently killed April 11, 1868; Asher Spicor, New Milford, 1854; Hiram R. 
Maynard, Rockford, April 18, 1857; Milton Kilburn, Rockford, February 
16, 1863; Daniel H. Smith, Laona, December 12, 1864; James B. John- 
son, Rockford, April 2(», 1863; Lewis W. Owen, of Owen, Jan.lO, 1865. 




394 



HISTOET OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



OFFICIAL VOTE OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY, 1876. 





Presidn't 


Governor 


Lieut. 
Governor 


Secretary 
of ^ 
State. 


Auditor. 


State 
Treasur'r 


Attorn'y 
General. 


TOWNS. 


































a 
* 


S 

6 

293 


OS 

s 

* 

164 


a 
B 

288 


a 
a 
o 

E5 
* 

171 


a 

286 


a 

o 
-a 
H 

168 


O 

293 


* 
166 


291 


o 

a 

* 

167 


en 

291 


o 

a 
* 


Kockford, IstDist- 


290 


170 


167 


Rockford, 2d Dist.. 


601 


164 


604 


162 


602 


162 


599 


158 


606 


160 


603 


161 


604 


160 


Rockford, 3d Dist- 


554 


309 


560 


306 


559 


306 


519 


303 


561 


305 


560 


304 


560 


304 


Rockford, 4tli Dist.. 


518 


176 


525 


168 


524 


171 


467 


170 


535 


160 


522 


172 


523 


172 


New Milford 


155 


25 


155 


25 


155 


25 


154 


25 


155 


25 


155 


25 


155 


25 


Roscoe. .- 


174 
122 
181 


45 
44 
35 


175 
123 
183 


51 
45 
33 


175 
153 
183 


44 
43 
33 


171 
123 
181 


44 
43 
33 


176 
123 
181 


53 
45 
35 


176 
123 
181 


45 
43 
35 


174 
123 
181 


44 


Harlem. - 


43 


Guilford - 


34 


Cherry Valley 


205 


58 


205 


58 


205 


58 


204 


57 


205 


57 


205 


57 


206 


56 


Owen.. - -- 


156 
268 
155 
126 
105 


22 
69 
52 
20 
18 


156 
270 
155 
126 
105 


22 

77 
54 
22 
15 


156 
270 
155 
126 
105 


22 
09 
54 
21 
13 


156 
270 
155 
126 
105 


22 
69 
54 
21 
13 


156 
270 
155 
126 
105 


22 
■ 77 
54 
22 
15 


156 
270 
155 
126 
105 


22 
09 
54 
21 
15 


156 
270 
155 
126 
105 


22 


Rockton 


69 


Seward. 


54 


Harrison 


21 


Shirland 


13 


Burritt 


131 
194 


42 
97 


183 

197 


44 

93 


133 
194 


36 
96 


133 
190 


42 
96 


133 
194 


44 
94 


133 
194 


42 
96 


133 
194 


42 


Winnebago 


96 


Pecatonica 


269 


112 


269 


124 


269 


112 


269 


112 


271 


123 


269 


112 


299 


112 


Durand.. 


209 
92 


58 

57 


19U 
90 

4514 


92 
68 

1623 


197 
90 

4509 


58 
58 

1552 


196 
90 

4394 


58 
58 

1546 


197 
90 

4532 


87 
68 

1614 


197 
90 

4511 


58 
58 

1554 


197 
90 

4512 


58 


Laono. 


58 






Total. 


4505 


156S 


1550 

















Beside the above, Cooper received, for President, in the Second District, 2; Third Dis- 
trict, 3; Rockton, 9; Pecatonica, 13; Durand, 15; Cherry Valley, 9 ; Harlem, 2; Burritt, 4; 
Harrison, 1 ; Shirland, 2; Seward, 1 ; Laona, 9. Total, 70. Smith received, in Third District, 
4; Fourth, 2; Rockton, 5; Harrison, 2. Total, 13. 

For Governor, Simpson received, Third District, 3; Rockton, 5; Roscoe, 1; Owen, 2. 
Total, 11 Allen, New Milford, 2. Total, 2. 

For Lieutenant-Governor, Pickerell received. Second District, 2; Third District, 2; 
Rockton, 8 ; Pecatonica, 12 ; Durand, 28 ; Roscoe, 8 ; Burritt, 2 ; Harrison, 1 ; Shirland, 2 ; 
Laona, 10. Total, 75. McCormick, Third District, 4; Fourth, 1; Rockton, 3; Roscoe, 1, 
Harrison, 2. Total, 13. French, 2. Total, 2. 

For Secretary of State, Hooton received, Third District, 2 ; Fourth, 3 ; Pecatonica, 6 ; 
Durand, 12; Winnebago, 28; Harlem, 8; Guilford, 2; Harrison, 2; Shirland, 1; Seward, 2; 
Laona, 10. Total, 76. Lamont, First District, 6 ; Second, 7 ; Third, 46 ; Fourth, 60 ; Rockton, 
7 ; Roscoe, 10 ; Guilford, 1 ; New Milford, 1 ; Harlem, 2. Total, 140. Robinson, New Mil- 
ford, 2. Total, 2. 

For State Auditor, Hoofstiller received, Third District, 3 ; Rockton, 5 ; Harrison, 2 ; 
Total, 10. Wallace, New Milford, 2. Total, 2. 

For State Treasurer, Aspern received. Second District, 2 ; Third, 3 ; Rockton, 8 ; Peca- 
tonica, 12; Durand, 28; Roscoe, 8; Harlem, 2; Burritt, 2; Harrison, 2; Guilford, 2; Laona, 
10. Total, 78. Van Dorn, Third District, 4; Fourth, 1; Rockton, 5; Harrison, 2. Total, 
12. Petteugall, 2. Total, 2. 

For Attorney-General, Coy received, Second District, 2; Third, 3; Rockton, 8; Peca- 
tonica, 12; Durand, 28; Roscoe, 8; Harlem, 2; Burritt, 2; Harrison, 1; Guilford, 2; Laona, 
10. Total, 78. Copp, Third District, 4 ; Fourth, 1 ; Rockton, 5 ; Roscoe, 3 ; Harrison, 2. 
Total, 15. Snyder, 2. Total, 2. 

* Democrat. f Republican. 



HISTORY OF WINKEBAGO COTTNTY. 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



A TABULAE STATEMENT 

Showing the Totals of Personal and Real Property of "Winnebago 
County, for the year 1877. 

Compiled from the Tax Dwplicate of the Count]) Clerk. 



PERSONAL PROPERTY. 



Horses of ail ages 

Cattle of all ages 

Mules and Asses of all ages .--- 

Sheep of all ages 

Hogs of all ages 

Steam Engines, including Boilers^ 

Fire or Burglar-Proof Safes 

Billiard, Pigeon Hole, Bagatelle or other similar Tables. 

Carriages and Wagons of whatsoever kind 

Watches and Clocks 

Sewing or Knitting Machines 

Piano Fortes 

Melodeons and Organs 

Annuities and Royalties 

Patent Rights 

Steamboats, etc _ 

Merchandise 

Material and Manufactured Articles 

Manufacturers' Tools, Implements and Machinery 

Agricultural Tools, Implements and Machinery 

Gold and Silver Plate and Plated Ware 

Diamonds and Jewelry 

Moneys of Banks, Bankers, Brokers, etc 

Credits of Banks, Bankers, Brokers, etc . 

Moneys of other than Bankers, etc 

Credits of other than Bankers, etc. 

Bonds and Stocks 

Shares of Capital Stock of Companies not of this State.. 

Property of Corporations not before enumerated _ 

Property of Saloons and Eating Bouses 

Household and Office Furniture 

Investments in Real Estate and Improvements thereon.. 

All other Personal Property 

Shares of Stock of State or National Banks 



Total Value of Personal Property. 



RAILROAD PROPERTY. 



Personal Property 

Lands, in acres 

Lots 



LANDS. 



10,258 

25,191 

19G 

11,673 

28,156 

17 

82 

20 

4,706 

2,861 

2,586 

434 

523 



Improved Lands, in acres* . . 
Unimproved Lands, in acres. 



TOWN AND CITY LOTS. 



Improved Town and City Lots 

Unimproved Town and City Lots. 



Total Value op All Property as Assessed. 



299,765 
22,451 



5,762 

1,783 



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$33 60 

8 66 

37 4J 

1 01 

2 36 
250 00 

49 23 
60 00 
22 08 
5 44 
10 21 
66 00 
24 29 



25 60 
71 50 



17 70 
10 90 



389 45 
40 70 






$344,636 

218,272 

7,331 

11,799 

66,459 

4,250 

4,037 

1,200 

103,925 

15,575 

26,401 

28,644 

12,707 

1,600 

2,935 

75 

337,781 

101,956 

55,945 

62,555 

4,057 

630 

21,281 

52,625 

147,795 

655,115 

2,325 

580 

25 

345 

247,588 

1.530 

73,063 

239,600 



$2,854,642 



2,130 

1,075 
715 



5,306,684 
244,968 



2,244,046 
72,579 



$10,726,839 



♦Acres of Wheat, 6,669; of Corn, 80,522; of Oats, 41.914; of Meadow, 30,481; of other Field Products, 
17,232; of Inclosed Pasture, 62,615; of Orchard, 2,713; of Wood Land, 26,057. 




ROCKFORD 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 399 



ROCKFORD. 

The histoiy of this city and the County of Winnebago arc so closely 
interwoven that it is somewhat difficult to draw a line of distinction between 
them. It was here the first settlement was made, in 1834, the lirst stores 
and trading places opened, here the first Post-office was established, and, in 
fact, it was here the county commenced. From here the settlements 
extended outward to the different sections of what is now Winnebago 
County. To attempt a separate and distinct history of Rockford would be 
to recapitulate or repeat in a great measure what has already been written; 
hence, with a few refei'ences to some minor subjects, we will pass to a review 
of the manufacturing enterprises and industries that have been built up, 
and that are in successful operation at Rocktord. 

In the fall of 1834, Germanicus Kent extended an invitation to a num- 
ber of his Southern friends to join his colony at Midway^ a name he 
seems to have given to the settlement commenced by himself and Mr. 
Blake. Tliis name, it is to be supposed, was suggested by the fact that it 
just about half way between Chicago and Galena. By the Indians the 
place was known as Rock ford — a name suggested to them by nature. At 
or near the site of the present dam, there was a solid rock bottom, where 
the water was generally shallow enough in ordinary seasons to affi)rd easy 
crossing with their ponies, and was therefore known to them as the Rock 
ford. And just here it will not be out ot place to remark that Indians, of 
whatever tribe, always name an object — no matter what it may be — -after 
that of which it most reminds them on first sight. Several of the states of 
the American Union bear Indian names, as, for instance, Alabama, Arkan- 
sas, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Massachusetts, etc. The significance ol 
these names will be found in the first pages of this book, and will be of 
great convenience to the reader. Tradition tells us that when the Southern 
Indians first beheld the territory of Alabama it was blooming with flowers, 
and so delighted them that their chiefs exclaimed, "Al-a-bam-a," meaning 
"Here we rest." And so on, ad injin'du7n. Wherever the Indians have 
roved, they left names far more appropriate and suggestive than any ever 
bestowed by their pale-faced followers. But to return to Rockford. 

Among other old neighbors and acquaintances in Alabama to whom 
Mr. Kent wrote was Mr. James B. Martyn. In that letter, in directing 
Mr. Martyn how to reach Midway, Mr. Kent said: 

•'At Galena, call on my brother. From Galena go directly east until 
you come to and cross Apple River, thence turn in a south-easterly course 
to Plumb River, and from there to Cherry Grove. There leave some tim- 
ber on your left, and a small grove on your right (afterwards known as 
Twelve Mile Grove), and then keep on until you strike Rock River, from 
which a blind path will guide you to Midway." 

This was all the guide Mr. Martyn had, but it conducted him to Mid- 
way, which name, late in 1835, was abandoned for Rockford. 

In October, 1837, a post-office was established, and Daniel S. Haight 
was appointed Post Master. Previous to this time, the settlers received 
their mail either at Galena or Chicago — more generally at the latter place. 
The first mail bag received at Rockford was unaccompanied by a key, and 
consequently could not be opened, and was sent back. The second week in 

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400 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COtTNTT. 

October, 1835, another bag of mail matter came along, this time all right. 
It was opened by Giles 0. Hard, who assisted Post Master Haight in dis- 
tributing the mail. In a short time after this important event in the his- 
tory of Kockford, Post Master Haight built a 10x12 frame building on 
Main street, a few rods south of "^State street, which served as a post-office 
for some time. In those days the mail was often so small that Haight's 
pocket would have served just as well for a post-office as a 10x12 building. 
Put not so now, as will be shown a little further along. Up to J anuary, 1838, 
the mail was carried on horseback. The first of that month, however, a 
line of four-horse coaches was established on the road between Chicago and 
Galena, by which the mail was carried until the steam cars on the Galena 
and Chicago Union Railroad drove the four-horse stage coaches to other 
routes. 

Just "forty years ago" the Rockford mail was carried in a single mail 
bag on h'-rseback. The post-office was a 10x12 frame building. October, 1877, 
the post-office business required a room 32x90 feet, the services of six 
clerks, 2,700 boxes, besides a large general delivery. Seven mails arrive 
and depart daily; of newspapers, live four-bushel sacks are daily received. 
The daily average of letters, postal cards, newspapers, etc., sent out is equal 
to 3,242 23ieces, or 1,833,330 pieces per year; of letters and postal cards 
per year, 676,920 ; registered letters sent out per year, 2,600 ; money orders 
issued, $78,000 per year; money orders paid, $130,000. 

Pet ween the east and west sides of the river in early days there was 
some rivalry, and the respective sides were sometimes known as "Ilaight- 
ville" and "Kentville."'' For some time Don Alonzo Spaulding, who was 
Government surveyor, and who also had a small stock of goods for Indian 
trade, cast his fortunes with Kent and Plake, on the West Side, but finally 
moved over to Ilaightville, much to the joy and gratification of the Ilaight- 
villians. Mr. Dunbar, also a West Sider, went over about the same time. 
These were considered valuable and influential accessions to that side of the 
river, and new plans were undertaken in the interests- of East Rockford, the 
settlers but little foreseeing the fact that neither side of the river could 
monopolize the great commercial interests that nature intended should 
grow up at "Midway." 

In January, 1836, Mr. Kent employed Mr. Spaulding to establish two 
or three streets parallel with the river on the West Side. Says Mr. Spauld- 
ing in speaking of this survey: "There were j)robably ten or twelve blocks, 
the corners of which were defined by stakes. In the spring of 1836, sev- 
eral persons interested in the east side of the river wished me to lay ofi" 
the beginning of their town. After making a preliminary examination, I 
found that I could not make the front street, or street next the river, on 
the most suitable ground and have the cross streets correspond with the 
streets on the west side of the river. I then examined what I had done on 
the west side of the river, and found that they could be changed so as to 
conform to the east side, and as there had been no improvement made 
that would be affected by the small change necessary to make, so that the 
streets on both sides of the river would harmonize as though there had 
been no river dividing the town, I talked with Mr. Kent about it, and ex- 
plained to him what i conceived to be an advantage to both sides of the 

*State street takes its name from the state road leading from Cliicago to Galena, which 

was established in , enters Rockford on the east, and runs nearly directly west through 

the city. 



HI8T0EY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 401 

river. Mr. Kent was unwilling to comply with my wishes, and thfit accounts 
for the awkward appearance of the streets on each side of the river — if 
extended across they would strike the side of a block instead of the street." 

Gradually, however, the rivalry gave way, and when the people came 
to know that the very elements of nature had conspired to establish the 
site for the building of manufactories on the West Side, the rivalry gave 
way altogether, and the rival interests joined hands in one grand purpose to 
make Rockford what it has become — a grand mantifacturing center. But 
experience was necessary to bring the people up to a complete realization 
of what nature intended. 

In the spring of 1844 the Rockford Hydraulic Company was organ- 
ized, and the erection of a dam commenced. The site selected was in the 
upper part of the town, nearly opposite the Kenosha depot. The dam was 
built of timber, brush, stone, and gravel, and its construction completed 
under the supervision o\ C. C. Coburn, a gentleman of some notoriety as a 
dam builder, of Wisconsin. A purchase was made by the company of a 
large tract of timber on the east side, and about all the available teams in 
the village and its surroundings were engaged, fiat boats built and brought 
into requisition to furnish the stone and gravel, which were excavated prin- 
cipally from the west bank of the river, above where the dam was built. 
Rapid progress was made in its construction, and by the following spring 
the structure was said to be completed. 

Simultaneous with the construction of the dam work was, progressing 
on the race on the east side, which extended from the dam a distance of 
two blocks below State street. While this work was in progress, companies 
were being formed for manufacturing purposes, and buildings began to be 
erected. First on the works was a saw mill, close to the dam, put up by 
Messrs. L. B. Gregory and A. C. Spalford, under the firm name of Gregory 
& Spafiford. Next on the race, and just at the end of the bridge, on State 
street, a grist mill was built by Mr. Nettleton, who deserves the reputation 
of being the '' pioneer miller of Rockford." ISText below this mill was a 
woolen factory, or fulling mill, which was built and conducted by Mr. J. B. 
Howell. Below this factory, and at the terminus of the race, was another 
saw mill in successful operation, owned and conducted by Messrs. Wheeler 
& Lyon. 

This was about the extent of manufactures on the East Side. The com- 
pany then directed its enterprise to the West Side, and accordingly a very 
wide race was laid out, with a temporary terminus on Mulberry street, one 
block north of State, and sufficiently far from the river to admit of the 
erection of factory buildings between. The work on this was prosecuted 
with like energy, and successfully carried out, and a third saw mill built at 
the bulk-head, close to the dam, by Messrs. Robertson & Holland, and near 
by the terminus of the race, the first foundry and machine shop was built 
and conducted by Ethan Clark, the remains of which still bid defiance to 
time — one-half of the old stone Iniilding remaining just north of the city 
bridge, as the last monument of the former water works. 

Scarcely had the dam been pronounced finished when it was discovered 
by its continued settling and leakage, that more timber was necessary to 
raise the head or stop the leakage, and the company began to look around 
for more material. Rockford at that time presented the appearance of a 
young city in a beautiful forest, so splendidly was it shaded with lovely 
young native trees. But nature must succumb to art, and for the purpose 



402 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

of filling up the successive breaches in the dam, the embryo city was de- 
spoiled of its native ornaments until scarcely a shrub could be found. The 
company persevered, but the rush of waters was triumphant as each suc- 
cessive spring flood occurred, and the frail structure yielded, leaving not 
only the company, but the entire population, alternating between hope and 
despair, as to manufacturing success, as freshet succeeded freshet. On the 
first day of June, 1850, all the citizens might have been seen lining each 
bank of the river, with sad and dejected countenances, as the fearful ele- 
ment was doing its fatal work, by knocking the props from the frail manu- 
facturing support. The city bridge had, as was supposed, been built with 
the utmost care, and if a modern architect could have seen it, he would 
have been led to suppose that if wooden pins could make anything secure, 
it would be immovable. There it stood; the adversary might twist it; but 
break, or leave its position, it would not for all the freshets in creation. So 
the people reasoned, if the bridge did not. So the freshet, as if in mockery 
of the people's hopes and proud aspirations, having recuperated and recov- 
ered additional force when released from its temporary confinement, came 
madly on. The struggle commenced, and the bridge was conqueror. It 
might have uttered (could it have spoken) the declaration of Fitz James to 
Ehoderick Dhu: 

" Come one, come a]l, this rock shall fly 
From its firm base, as soon as I !" 

True, it was rather twisted, and after the encounter resembled, in its 
curvature, a rail fence, and in some places its horizontal position was 
changed to the perpendicular, but it remained as an honored fixture, until 
its successor, the present bridge, took its place, when it was sold in sections 
to the highest bidder. 

On the ]5th of July, 1851, Thomas D. Robertson, John A. liolland, 
R. P. Lane, G. A. Sanford, W. A. Dickerman, S. M. Church, O. Clark, C. 
I. Horsman, John Edwards, J. S. Coleman, John Fisher, William Hulin, 
Isaiah Lyon, M. Starr, C. H. Spafibrd, Lucius Clark, J. J. Town, Henry 
Potwin, H. R. Maynard, Jas. H. Rogers, B, McKenney, John Piatt, Albert 

Sanford, Chas. C. Hope, H. P. Kimljall, Robert Clow, Vanduzen, and 

McCoy, the leading public spirited men of Rockford, associated them- 
selves together under the style of the Rockford Water Power Company, in 
pursuance of the provisions of a general act of the Legislature of Illinois, 
entitled, ''an act for the improvement of Rock River, and for the produc- 
tion of hydraulic power," passed by that body in 1849. Here was com- 
menced the great work that has made the city what it is admitted by all to 
be, the "leading inland manufacturing city of the JSTorthwest." 

In September, 1851, the owners of water and land under the old com- 
pany, entered into an agreement with the new company, whereby the two 
interests were consolidated, and steps were immediately taken for the con- 
struction of a permanent dam,^n the rock bottom of the old ford. In the 
spring of 1853, the dam and race were completed and acce^jted by the com- 
pany. It would make an interesting chapter to note the ups and downs of 
this great enterprise, and the hard work done by the men having it in 
charge since its organization, but the time and space M'ill not permit. 

The length of the dam is between 700 and 800 feet, and, to all appear- 
ances, firm and immovable as the hills. The rains may fall, and the floods 
come, but the dam will not be moved, as it is founded on a rock, and the 
power derived under a six-foot head. In these dusky haunts, four or five 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 403 

hundred men find steady employment and ready pay. Here, industry and 
honesty walk hand in hand. Skill and ingenuity stand steadily by the 
lathe, and the handy smith hammers and shapes the white-hut iron as he 
will. The city of Rockford may be justly proud of these sons of toil, hon- 
est, intelligent, and full of enterprise. To them is owed, in a great meas- 
ure, the growth and prosperity of the city. 

In the general history of the county no mention was made of the 
" Mile Strip " difficulty, from the fact that it more directly concerned liock- 
ford than the county. That contest was the most spirited one known in 
the annals of the county, and as such is here recorded. This strip was lo- 
cated along the eastern line of the county, and had been set off to Winne- 
bago County from the western tier of townships of Boone County when 
that county was organized. When Boone County was fully organized and 
the county machinery in complete working order, the people of that baili- 
wick became ambitious for the acquisition of more territory, and began to 
agitate the question of having the " mile strip " set back to them. Among 
the people of Kockford there were some who also had amlutions to gratify 
— schemes to carry out — and in the "mile strip" they imagined they saw 
the means of accomplishing their purposes. The county seat question of 
Winnebago had not been permanently settled. The people of East Rock- 
ford were naturally opposed to the "set oif," on the ground that the inter- 
ests of the people on that strip were identical with the interests of East 
Rockford, and that consequently their influence would be exerted towards 
securing the permanent location of the county buildings on that side of the 
river. The people of the west side of the river wei*e anxious to foster such 
measures as would secure a majority of the voters in favor of permanently 
locating the county offices and county buildings on the west side. Here 
were three conflicting interests at work — Boone County and East and West 
Rockford. The more the " set off" question was agitated, the hotter grew 
the contest. But the " set off " could not be accomplished without a 
special act of authority from the Legislature. In the meanwhile the set- 
tlers on the strip were the recipients of special attention and innumerable 
visits from their fellow-citizens on their east and on their west. Finally, 
the Legislature of 1843 passed a special act to enable the voters on the strip 
to vote "for " or " against " being set off to Boone County. The 4th day 
of May, 1843, was fixed for the election, and from the passage and approval 
of that act until the result was known, some of the Boone County men 
were among the interested voters, laboring with them, pleading with them, 
arguing with them. And it has been said that some of them even camped 
on the strip and threw out sentinels to watch their natural enemies — the 
Winnebagoes — i. e. the people of Winnebago County who were opposed to 
the scheme. No one who was not an actual settler on the strip was allowed 
a vote, and it may be assumed to be a fact that more hard electioneering 
was done on that occasion than was ever done before or since. But Boone 
County, whether fairly or honestly, was victorious, and carried off bodily — 
some say stole — twenty-four sections of valuable land, capable of support- 
ing a thousand jDCople and increasing their sources of tax revenue many 
thousands of dollars. At that election"95 votes were cast, of which 51 votes 
were '' for " annexation to Boone County and 44 " against," — a majority of 
seven votes in favor of the scheme. 

April 23, 1843, C. I. Horsman, for himself and others, made a propo- 
sition to the County Commissioners for building a court-house, jail and 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



county offices, on the west side, which was accepted, which, with the settle- 
ment of the " Mile Strip" aojitation, permanently fixed the location of the 
county buildings. In 1836, soon after the first election, Messrs. Kent & 
Brinherhoof were licensed by the County Commit^sioners to keep and main- 
tain a ferry at Rockford. The management and ownership of this ferry 
changed hands from time to time, but was kept up until succeeded by a 
bridge, in 1844. In 1843, the Legit^lature passed an act authorizing Daniel 
S. Haiglit, Dr. George Haskell, S. D. Preston, and Charles I. Horsman, to 
build a bridge over Kock River. . The act stipulated that the bridge should 
be built in good workmanlike manner, and to be so " constructed as not to 
interfere with navigation." When that bridge was completed the ferry was 
abandoned, and has been known no more. The old wooden bridge served 
its time faithfully and well. It was a bond of union between the east and 
west sides, but in time had to give way to more modern structures, and is 
now succeeded by a magnificent iron bridge. Thus, little by little, the 
rivalry between ITaightville and Kentville was forced to give way and to 
become one people with a community of interests. 

The first M. E. church society was organized in 1836, with five mem- 
bers, at the- house of Henry Enoch, in Guilford township. But within a 
year or two, the appointment for preaching was removed from Mr. Enoch's 
to Rockford, that the society might receive strength by numbers from 
among the Methodist settlers of Rockford. About 1838 they built a house 
of worship. About the same time the Congregationalists also erected a 
house of worship, on the west side of Church street, one block south from 
the Church ot the Christian Union. These were the first churches built in 
Rockford. 

December, 1836, the first marriage license issued from the clerk's office 
of Winnebago County, by virtue of which Dr. Daniel H. Whitney and 
Miss Sarah Ooswell, of the Belvidere Precinct, were joined together in the 
holy banns of wedlock, by Prof. Setli S. Whitman, also of Belvidere. The 
first marriage entered on the registry is that of Mr. William P. Randall 
and Miss Delia Driscoll, which was solemnized February 13, 1837, by Wm. 
R. Wheeler, a justice of the peace in Kishwaukee precinct. 

February, 1836, Mrs. John B. Long introduced the first female child 
born in the county, which was named Melissa J. The first male child born 
was Ogden Hance, son of Thomas Hance, in what is now Pecatonica town- 
ship. 

During the summer of 1851, a better local or city government was 
deemed necessary to the welfare of the growing town, and in the fall of that 
year preliminary , steps were taken to secure that end; and in pursuance of 
a call signed by Jason Marsh, G. A. Sanford, Willard Wheeler, W. A. Dick- 
erman, Isaiah Lyon, George Wyatt, Newton Crawford, C. I. Horsman, W. 
P. Dennis, Jesse Blinn, and William Hulin, a meeting was held in the 
court-house, Nov. 29, 1851, at which it was decided to submit the (question 
of a city organization to a vote of the people, and at an election held by 
order of the trustees of the town, January 3, 1852, a majority of votes was 
cast in favor of organizing under the general law of 1849, taking the 
Springfield city charter as a basis. 

The first election under the new government took place April 19, 1852, 
the candidates for Mayor being Willard Wheeler and E. H. Potter, the 
election resulting in the choice of the following named officers: 

Mayor — Will^,rd Wheeler, Alderman, 1st ward — Sumner Damon; 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 405 

Alderman, 2d ward — E. H. Potter; Alderman, 3d ward — H. IST. Spalding; 
Alderman -tth ward — C. JST. Andrews. 

The first meeting of the city council was held April 26, 1852, in the 
counting room of E. H. Potter. At this meeting, William Lathrop was 
appointed city clerk. At the second meeting of the council, held on the 
1st of May, the following officers were appointed: 

City Attorney — William Lathrop; Treasurer — H. P. Maynard; 
Assessor — D. Ferguson; Collector — K. H. Milliken; Engineer — D. Fergu- 
son; Street Commissioners — T. Blake. Wm. McKinney. 

At this meeting a resolution was adopted looking to the construction 
of a new city bridge, in the place of the old structure, which had become 
onapidated and rickety from long use and decay. 

Subsequent to the organization of the city government, amendments 
and additions to the charter were made by the Legislature as follows: 

"An act to legalize the incorporation of the city of Pockford, and 
amend the charter of said city," passed Feb. 8, 1853. [Private taws, 1853, 
page 565. 

A special charter was granted to the city by an act entitled "An act to 
amend the charter of the city of Pockford," passed March 4, 1854. [Ses- 
sion laws, 1854, page 103. 

"An act entitled 'An act to amend the charter of the city of Rock- 
ford.' " In force April 26, 1859. [Private laws, 1859, page 255. 

"An act to amend 'An act to amend tlie charter of the city of Pock- 
ford.' " In force Feb. 22, 1861. [Private laws, 1861, page 254. 

The present charter was granted by "An act to reduce the charter of 
the city of Pockford, and the several acts amendatory thereof into one act, 
and to revise and amend the same." In force Feb. 15, 1865. [Private 
laws, 1865, vol. 1, i^age 472. 

Commencing April, 1852, the Mayors in succession have been: Wil- 
lard Wheeler, from April 26, 1852, to April 25, 1853; Hiram P. May- 
nard, from April 25, 1853, to April 22, 1854; Ulysses M. Warner, from 
April 22, 1854, to April 25, 1855; Edward Yaughn, from April 25, 1855, 
to April 29, 1856; James L. Loop, from April 29, 1856, to May 4, 1857; 
William Brown, from May 4, 1857, to Mav 3, 1858; Seely Perry, from May 
3, 1858, to Mav 2. 1859; Charles Williams, from May 2, 1859, to May 2, 
1864; Albert Fowler, from Mav 2, 1864, to May 7, 1866; Edward H. 
Baker from May 7, 1866, to Mav 6, 1867; Albert Fowler, from May 6, 
1867. to May 5, 1868; Edward II. Baker, May 5, 1868; Seymour G. Bron- 
son. May 1, 1868, served under re-election until 1873; Gilbert Woodrufi", 
from Mlay, 1873, to May, 1875; P. H. Tinker, from May, 1875, to May, 
1876; Levi Phoades, from May, 1876, to May, 1877; Duncan Ferguson, 
May, 1877. 

The following named 'gentlemen represented the city government for 
the year 1877: 

Mayor, Duncan Ferguson. Aldermen — 1st Ward, Anthony Haynes; 
2d, Gilbert Woodruff; 3d, George E. King; 4th, E. L. Woodruif; 5th, By- 
ron Graham; 6th, Harris Graham; 7th, S. P. Crawford; Clerk, A. P. 
Wells; Attorney, L. F. Warner; Marshal, Thos. Sully; Assistant do., Jas. 
Dame; Treasurer, Horace Brown; Assessor, Jas. Ferguson; official paper, 
Pockf )rd Journal. 

With the exception of the failure of the Pockford ])eople to make the 
river navigable, all their undertakings have been crowned with success. To 



406 HISTORY OF WIlSrNEBAGO COUNTY. 

them justly belongs the credit of inaugurating the railroad enterprises of 
the State, as it was here the great railroad meeting 'was held, Jan. 7, 184:6, 
at which meeting new life was given to the defunct Galena and Chicago 
Union railroad enterprise, and measures adopted that secured its completion 
in August, 1 852. That undertaking gave a new impetus to the growth of 
the city; and when the present dam was built, thus securing a water power 
of almost unknown capacity, the effect astonished the most sanguine and 
enthusiastic friends of the undertaking, and the half has not yet been told. 
The energies and enterprises of the people have been well directed, and at 
the end of forty-three years from the date of the tirst settlement on Kent 
creek, are crowned with numerous and magnificent banking and business 
houses, schools, seminaries, churches, and manufacturing enterprises, l^t 
would do credit to any people. The products of the manufactories are 
known and find a ready demand wdierever such articles as they manufacture 
are used, and they manufacture almost everything needed by civilized peo- 
ple. Of their achievements and successes in forty-three years, the people 
of Rockford may well be proud. 

With a brief summary of these achievements we close the pages of 
this history, with a hope that ere another forty-three years shall be buried 
beneath the debris of time, another and abler pen will have preserved the 
history and improvements these years will have made. 

THE WATER POWER. 

In the spring of 1844 the Rockford Hydraulic Company was organized 
and a dam built across the river, nearly opposite the gas works, by Mr. C. 
C. Coburn. 

On the east side of the river, the race having been completed in the 
meantime, a saw-mill was erected near the dam, by L. B. Gregory and A. 
C. Spaffbrd. Next below them, and near the end of State street bridge, was 
the grist-mill of Mr. Nettleton, among the first of its kind in the county. 
Still further down, the woolen-mih of J. B. Howell, and then the saw-mill 
of Messrs. Wheeler & Lyon. 

On the west side, a wide race was laid out as far down as Mulberry 
street. Here a third saw-mill was put in operation by Messrs. Robertson 
& Holland, who were leading spirits in the Hydraulic Company. Near the 
termination of the race, Mr. Ethan Clark establislied the first foundry and 
machine shop. 

On the first day of June, 1 850, this dam went out. For a time, the 
bridge just below it was in imminent danger from the flood, but, though 
somewhat damaged, it remained. 

On the fifteenth day of July of the following year (1851), a number of 
the citizens of Rockford (twenty-seven) organized the " Rockford Water 
Power Company," and in September, the owners of the land and water in 
the old organization consolidated with them. A dam of 750 feet was put 
in across the rocky ford from which the city derives its name, and com- 
pleted in the spring of 1853. This dam is the segment of a circle, placed 
diagonally across the river, bending up stream to facilitate the flow of water 
to the races, and to increase its strength. It is a stone and wood structure, 
securely anchored by stay bolts fitted into holes drilled in the rocks which 
are held in place by lead packing. 

At present the 20,000 inches, total capacity.of the water privilege, is prin- 
cipally owned by the manufacturers themselves, who form the Water Power 






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Company, each one being assessed for repairs, in proportion to the number 
of inches he has purchased. Last year the water sold for $12.00 per inch. 

For many years there has been considerable difficult}' experienced dur- 
ing- dry weather, from want of water. At the September meeting of the 
company this year, it was thought best to purchase the water power and 
mills at the foot of the lake or swamp in Wisconsin, known as Lake 
Koshkenong, forty miles up Rock river. This lake covers a large surface 
of ground, that was not surveyed by government when the balance of the 
land was laid out. It is all overflowed in the spring and it has been the 
custom to open the sluice ways at Lidian ford, tive miles below the foot of 
the lake, ' and allow it to drain. It is proposed to change the order and 
allow the lake to fill, to be drawn off during the dry seasons, by this means 
maintaining an abundant supply of water throughout the year. 

In 1875 the Water Power Company at Beloit and Janesville, Wiscon- 
sin, also Rockton and Rockford, Illinois, rented the warer privilege at 
Indian ford for two years, with the right of purchase at the expiration of 
the lease. This has now been effected, at a cost of $15,000, one-fourth of 
which the Rockford Company pay. Considering the mills at Indian ford, 
from which some return may be expected, the investment must be bene- 
ficial to all concerned. 

Last year the cost of water to the user was only $6.00 per hundred 
inches. The massive masonry that is replacing some of the crumbling walls 
of the races, repairs on the dam, and the recent purchase of the reserve 
reservoir in Wisconsin, will increase the assessments this year, but these 
improvements will materially add to the usefulness and permanency of 
the water-power at this place. 

There are forty-one water-wheels that are now using the water 
at this place, representing the varied industries mentioned in the sketch of 
manufacturers, by whose daily revolutions a thousand operatives find em- 
ployment. Should all of these receiv^e the average daily wages of $1.50, it 
would make the modest sum of $39,000 paid out monthly for labor, or 
$468,000 per annum. Officers of the company : A. I. Enoch, President; 
Ralph Emerson, Secretary and Treasurer. 

HOLLY WATER WORKS. 

A number of years ago a company was organized to supply the city of 
Rockford with water, as well as provide for the extinguishment of fires, but 
it never amounted to anything. During the summer of 1874 the matter 
was agitated again, and a favorable vote of the people taken. A committee 
of construction was authorized, who began work upon the present structure 
in the fall of that year, and finished it some time during the winter, at a net 
cost of $34,012.81, including the lots and cost of preparation, building, 
pumping pit, foundations for pumps, fitter, smoke stack, etc. The machin- 
ery, or pumps, which began to pump for general use in March, 1875, cost 
$36,000, or laid down here with all the extras, $37,758.38. The hydrants, 
pipes and laying swell the total cost of all to |236,144.S2. 

In digging for the foundations, a spring of large size was discovered, 
which has been utilized, most of the water ordinarily coming from it, while 
on extraordinary occasions the supply is drawn from the river, near which 
the works are located. 

The Holly system has this distinguishing feature— that, by a set of 
powerful steam pumps, centrally located, and a system of pipes in all the 



410 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

streets, a steam fire engine is placed at every man's door, with a supply of 
water that is practically inexhaustable. A pressure of 45 .pounds per 
square inch is maintained in all the water pipes, the engines running fast or 
slow automatically, as it falls below or exceeds this point. Since the com- 
pletion of the works, no tire has ever spread beyond the building where it 
originated. They are under the supervision of S. T. Holly, Chief Engin- 
eer, and Frank A. Holly, assistant, with two firemen. They give about 
thirty-seven gallons daily to each inhabitant of the city. 

FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

The fire department consists of a hose company in each ward, and one 
hook and ladder company. These were organized by ordinance in January, 
18T6, and within two months were equipped and ready for duty. There 
are three hose houses, one in West Rockford, using the Second Congrega- 
tional church bell for a fire alarm, and in which JN^os. 3, 4 and 7 meet; one in 
South Rockford, having its own fire alarm bell, and in which No. 5 meets; 
one in East Rockford, with its own bell, in which JSTos. 1, 2 and 6, as well 
as the hook and ladder company, meet. Thqre is one hand engine, for use 
in case of the breakage of a main. The depai-tment oflicers are as follows : 

John T. Lakin. chief; Wm. Crotty, first assistant; Frank Conaughy, 
second assistant. No. 1, First Ward — Walter Haime, foreman; meets first 
Monday in each month. No. 2, Second Ward — John N. Hill, foreman; 
meets first Monday in each month. No. 3, Third Ward — P. W. Welch, 
foreman; meets first Tuesday in each month. No. 4, Fourth Ward — Jas. 
Butler, foreman. No. 5, Fifth Ward^-Wm. Holmes, foreman; meets first 
Monday in each month. No. 6, Sixth Ward — Wm. W. Wood, foreman; 
meets first Monday in each month. No. 7, Seventh Ward, W., T. Clark, 
foreman ; meets first Monday in each month. Hook and Ladder Company, 
organized in the fall of 1876; J. E. Ellison, captain. 

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

Miss Eunice Brown, now Mrs. J. G. Lyon, of Rockton Township, 
was the first person who taught a school here. She taught in 1837, in a 
log school house which stood near the residence of Mr. John Early, East 
Side, and afterward on the West Side in several places. Miss Frances 
Bradford taught the same year on the West Side in a log cabin that stood 
near the present residence of S. C. Withrow. From this time, schools 
were taught from year to year, by difierent persons, in many places, until 
the graded schools were adopted, in 1857. The previous year the city was 
divided into two main districts, the river forming the dividing line. In 
each of these, a large, commodious stone building, four stories high, was 
finished in 1857, with a capacity to accommodate 650 pupils, and arranged 
to include all the grades from primary to high school, as well as some of 
the branches of academic education. These buildings cost about $22,000 
each. From time to time, new buildings have been erected according to 
the needs of localities. In 1874-5, tlie South Rockford school was remodeled, 
or rather rebnilt, and an efiicient building for a granimar school prepared. 
Other smaller buildings are scattered over the city, at the present time 
arranged in three divisions, East Rockford, West Rockford, and South 
Rockford, each in charge of a principal, who is subject to the Board of 
Education. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 411 

The course of study embraces a thorough and systematic drill in the 
common branches and the elements of science and literature, including a 
preparatory course for college. 

Board of Education: N. E. Lyman, President; H. W. Carpenter, Dr. 
J. B. Lyman, J. P. Perkins, D. S. Clark; A. P. Wells, clerk. 

Principal No. 1, East Rockford, Henry Freemen; principal iSfo. 2, 
West Pockford, Jas. H. Blodgett; principal, South Pockford, O. F, 
Barbour. - . 

West Rockford. High /S'c'AooZ.— Erected 1856. J. H. Blodgett, A. M., 
principal; Miss M. M. Coleman, first assistant; Miss Emma D. Sears, 
second assistant. 

W. R. HigJi School Building. — J. H. Blodgett, A. M., superintend- 
ent; teachers: Miss Alice M. Dove, grammar department; Miss Nellie 
Gould, ungraded; Miss Ada Linderman, primary; Misslmogene S. Pierce, 
intermediate; number of scholars, 300. 

Chestnut Street School — W. P. J. H, Blodgett, A. M., superintend- 
ent; Miss Maria Upson, principal; teachers: Miss Minnie P. Brouse, inter- 
mediate; Miss Carrie Blake, first primary; Miss Helen Williams, second 
primary; number of scholars, 160. 

Third Wa/d School— We&t State street. J. H. Blodgett, A. M., 
superintendent; teachers: Miss Louisa Pells, grammar department; Miss 
Margaret Conaughy, intermediate; number of scholars, 90. 

■ ^Fourth Ward School— Erected 1874. J. H. Blodgett, A. M., super- 
intendent: Charles Goddard, principal; teachers: Miss Carrie Drew, inter- 
mediate; Miss Ella Brainard, primary; number of scholars, 150. 

East Rockford High School — Henry Freeman, principal; Andrew 
McPherson, first assistant; Miss Lilian Tappan, second assistant; number 
of scholars, 125. 

East Rockford High School Building. — On First avenue. Henry 
Freeman, superintendent; Mrs. L. M. Gauss, principal, Miss Ida J. 
Arnold, assistant, first giammar department; Robert Pew, principal, Miss 
Trephena Carmichael, assistant, second grammar department; Miss Emma 
F. Marsh, principal. Miss Evalyn Chaney, assistant, first intermediate; 
Miss M. A. Russell, principal, Miss Eva Enoch, assistant, second inter- 
mediate; number of scholars, 425. 

First Ward School — North Third street. Henry Freeman, superin- 
tendent; Miss May G. McPherson, principal, Poom D; teachers: Miss 
Lavonia Clark, Poom C ; Miss Annie Coy, Poom B ; Miss S. Keys, Poom 
A; number of scholars, 175. 

Second Ward /S'cAooZ.— Kishwaukee street, E. P. Henry Freeman, 
superintendent; Miss M. E. Briggs, principal, Poom D; teachers: Miss M. 
E. Pettibone, Room C; Miss Teague, Room B: Miss Lizzie Herrick, Room 
A; number of scholars, 200. 

Sixth Ward School — Corner Second avenue and Eighth street. Henry 
Freeman, superintendent; teachers: Mrs. A. L. PichardsDu, principal. 
Room D; Miss Jenet Smith, Room C; Miss Jennie Brumbaugh, Room B; 
Miss Jennie Shepherd, Room A; number of scholars, 200. 

South Rockford School— '^^\\\X\ Winnebago street. Erected 1867. 
O. F. Barbour, principal; teachers: Miss Sarah C. Lander, Room 1; Miss 
Mary M. Gearn, Room 2; Miss Agnes C. Cassidy, Room 3; Miss Martha 
M. Warner, Room 4; Miss Ella L. Jenks, Room 5; Miss Jessie Shepherd, 
Room 6; Miss Ella Moffatt, Room 7; Miss Ellen Blake, Room 8. 



■il2 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

Mockford Business College. — Prof. E. C. A. Becker, manager. Book- 
keeping in all its forms, business practice, practical and ornamental pen- 
manship, arithmetic, telegraphy, short hand, English, French, German, 
Latin, Spanish, and music are taught here. 

AlUs'' Cormnercial College and Institute of Penmansliip. — Organized 
1866. J. H. Cook, proprietor; over Nos. 323 and 325 West Lake street. 

Academic and Classical Institute. — Prof. C. W. Lownshury, princi- 
pal. Established in 1867. Miss Mary E. Foot, assistant teacher academic 
senior department; Geo. E. Smith, assistant commercial and primary 
department. School building, corner Winnebago and West State streets. 

ROCKFOKD FEMALE SEMINARY. 

In 1844, at a convention of the Congregational and Presbyterian cler- 
gymen of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, which assembled 
August 6th, it was decided to found two institutions of learning, one for 
gentlemen, the other for ladies. It was thought best that they should not 
be located at the same place. Subsecjuently the college was iixed at Beloit, 
and the seminary at Rockford, on the pledge of the inhabitants of the latter 
city to contribute $3,500 for a building, and a suitable location. 

A board of trustees was elected, who controlled both institutions. The 
first charter of the seminary bears date Feb. 25, 1847, but business interests 
interfered with the fulfillment of the pledges ot the citizens of Pockford, 
and the matter was delayed for a time. 

In 1849, on the 11th of June, Miss Anna P. Sill, the present principal 
of the seminary, with two assistants, began to teach a select school, whose 
excellence revived the interest in the seminary. Accordingly in 1850, 
$5,000 was pledged by the people of Rockford and vicinity for a building, 
while the ladies gave one thousand more for the purchase of the grounds 
upon which the seminary now stands. Miss Sill's school took the name of 
the Rockford Female Seminary, and was held in an old building on the east 
side of the river, formerly used as a court-house. Here, in September, 
1851, the first class of fifteen passed their examination, a regular collegiate 
course of study having been granted by the charter. 

After the acceptance by the iDoard of trustees of the financial 
pledges of the people of Rockford, in 1850, it was thought best that each 
institution should manage its own afiairs, but a co-operation of the two has 
been preserved by retaining severaFof the same membeis in each board of 
trustees. 

Rev. Aratus Kent, a Presbyterian clergyman, as president of the board 
of trustees, on the 15th day of July, 1852, laid the corner stone of the present 
edifice. He it was to whom the enterprise is most indebted, having 
retained the presidency of the board until his death, in 1869. This build- 
ing, now Middle Hall, was occupied in 1853, and cost $15,000, paid mainly 
by the people of Winnebago County, 

Increased patronage demanded more room. Accordingly, in 1854, 
"Linden Hall" was begun, and completed two years afterward. It was 
named from the residence of one of its j^ew England friends, from which 
place and New York the principal part of the funds were obtained with 
which it was erected. 

In 1866, a third hall, with its connecting corridors, was begun, and fin- 
ished the following year, at a cost of $21,000, secured mainly by donations 
from eastern cities, as well as renewed pledges from Rockford and vicinity. 



HtSTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COTJNTY. 413 

In 1871 " Linden" and Middle Halls were connected by a corridor, at a 

cost of !^4,000, making a continuous brick front of 220 feet, with music and 
recitation rooms, library, labratory, geological cabinet, chapel, dormitory, 
dining-rooms, gymnasium, etc., ah in the best condition for effective work. 
The present curriculum embraces a preparatory, classical and scientific 
course of instruction, while after the first year studies may be selected at the 
option of the student. Miss Anna P. Lill, the principal, is assisted by two 
gentlemen professors and fourteen lady teachers, whose departments are 
suited to the various needs of the pupils. The president of the board of 
trustees is Prof. Joseph Emerson, of Beloit, Wis.; the secretary, Rev. 
Frank P. Woodbury, of Kockford, 111. 

ROCKFOKD PUBLIC LIBEART. 

The importance of such a fruitful means of education is appreciated 
in this county, and soon after the passage of the state law (March 7, 1872), 
authorizing; cities to provide by a tax of one mill on the dollar for their 
establishment and maintenance, the city council of Rockford hastened to 
avail themselves of its privileges. In June of that year, an ordinance was 
passed, establishing a library and reading room for the general public. The 
mayor, S. G. Bronson, appointed the followinof directors: Melancthon 
Starr, Elias Casper, S. C. Withrow, D. S. Clark, Frank P. Woodbury, 
Henry C. Mabie, JSf. C. Thompson, J. G. Knapp, and C. L. Williams, who 
were to hold office for three years, three retiring annually. N. C. Thomp- 
son was elected President, and Elias Casper, Secretary and Treasurer, at the 
first meeting of the Board, on the 24th day of June, 1872. Two commit- 
tees were appointed to select a rooui and prepare an appeal to the citizens 
for assistance to advance the enterprize, whose reports were subsequently 
carried out, by renting an apartment in Wallach's Block, now occupied by 
the Young Men's Christian Association, for $350 per annum, and the free 
distribution of the address as well as its publication in the city papers. 

The reading room was nicely fitted up, and, on the occasion of the 
formal opening, a goodly number of periodicals having been provided, the 
Board called a meeting of the citizens, which was largely attended. On 
this occasion (Tuesday evening, July 2, 1872), $2,000 was subscribed, 
and Miss Mary B. Rankin elected temporary librarian. Among other 
donations at and before this time may be mentioned those of Mrs. W. P. 
Dennis, eighty-six volumes, thirty-eight being bound volumes of "■Harper's 
jSTew Monthly Magazine," from Vorume I to XXXYIII inclusive, and that 
of H. P. Holland, sixty volumes of Universal History. At this time tjie 
library did not contain over two hundred volumes. 

The general management of the rooms was delegated to the executive 
committee appointed at the August meeting of the Board, and the by-laws, 
rules, and regulations were adopted in September, as well as the election of 
the present efficient librarian, Mr. W. L. Rowland, whose appointment bears 
date Sept. 17th, 1872. On the 30th of this month. $2,000 worth of hooks 
were ordered. November of that year found 1,313 books in the library, 
six hundred and seven of which were acquired by donation, the remainder 
by purchase. From this date there was a steady increase in the number of 
volumes until the opening of the library for loaning, Feb. 1st, 1873, when 
there were 2,326 books which had been catalogued in writing, and 91 peri- 



414 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

odicals. At the June meeting of tlie Board (1877), the beginning of the 
library year, the treasurer reported as follows: 

Received ou private subscriptions $1,773.11. 

Unpaid private subscriptions. 2,160.50. 

From fines, delinquent readers 18.00. 

City tax, 1872 2,027.21. 

Delinquent tax not collected. 186.79. 

Total - - $6,115.61. 

Disbursements to date -. 8,520.88. 

In Aug:ust of that year, Mr. Rowland, having associated with himself 
Miss Lizzie J. Williamson, as assistant, prepared an accurate S6-page cata- 
logue of the 8,000 volumes in the library. This was supplemented by 
another in March, 1874, of twenty-four pages, and in April, 1875, by still 
another, of sixty pages, containing in all the titles of 6,000 volumes. 

In July, 1876, the library was transferred to its present commodious 
location over the post office, with the addition of only $150 to its expenses, 
making the annual rent $500. The rooms are finely fitted up, the greater 
proportion of the expense being borne by voluntary subscription. In the 
reading rooms there are four daily papers, thirty-five weeklies, sixteen 
monthlies, and five quarterlies. During the past year it was estimated that 
there were over one hundred thousand persons who visited them, including 
the citizens of the city. At the present time there are in the library 
7,028 volumes in all, whose large circulation is indicative of the reading 
habits of its patrons. 

Present officers: Dr. A. E. Goodwin, President; E. Casper, Yice 
President; O. F. Barbour, Secretary and Treasurer; Wm. L. Kowland, 
Librarian; Miss Lizzie J. Williamson, Assistant. 

CHURCI-IES. 

First Methodist Ejnscopal Church was organized as a class at the 
house of D. S. llaight, in September, 1836, by the Rev. William Royal, 
and numbered five members. Rev. Dr. Arnold was the first preacher in 
charge. In 1845 the present church edifice was erected, and in 1872 and 
1873 the parsonage was built. Number of members, 170. Pastor, Rev. 
H. Crews. T. G. Lawler, Superintendent of Sunday-school. 

Court Street M. E. Church was organized in 1853, with forty mem- 
bers, being originally a part of the First M. E. Church, assuming its pres- 
ent name under the charge of R. F. Read. During the next year, under 
the pastorate of Rev. W. F. Stewart, its present house of worship was 
erected. Number of members, 500; average attendance at Sunday-school, 
325; Superintendent, S. C. Withrow. 

Third Street M. E. Church was organized by Rev. Hooper Crews, in 
1841, with a membership of 80 persons, and their present edifice was erected 
soon after, while Rev. P. Heath was pastor, at a cost of $8,000. In 1866, it 
was remodeled and refitted. Number of members, 230; Rev. W. H. Burns, 
Pastor; average attendance at Sunday-school, 188; Superintendent, W. H. 
Worthington. 

South Bockford M. E. Church was organized March 24, 1864, with 
22 members. It grew out of a Sabbath-school, formed by W. T. Stewart, 
of Court Street M. E. Church, which was begun in 1858. During 1864-5, 
the present' edifice was erected, at a total cost of $14,000. Number of 



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HI8T0KY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 415 

members, 260; Rev. R. S. Cantine, Pastor; average attendance at Siinday- 
scliool, 250; 33 officers and teachers; H. M. Skinner, Asst. Superintendent. 

fSwedish M. E. Church. The first meetings of this church were held 
in tlie Westminster Presbyterian Church, an old building formerly occupied 
by that society. Oct. 22, 1860, Rev. Victor Witting perfected the organi- 
zation, with a list of 12 members. The new edifice was dedicated Oct. 22, 
1876, and cost, with parsonage, about $11,000. Number of members, 140; 
Rev. John Wigrew, Pastor; average attendance at Sunday-school, 100; G. 
A. Johnson, Superintendent. 

First Gonyregational Church. This cliurch was oi-ganized May 5th, 
1837, with eight members. Soon afterward, under the pastorate of Rev. 
John Morrill, a plain frame church was built, and in 1845 another, still 
Larger, of brick, was erected, at a cost of $8,000, where the Church wor- 
shipped twenty-six years. During the years 1870-1, the present edifice was 
built, at a cost of $50,000. Number of members, 755; Rev. Wilder 
Smith, Pastor; average attendance at Sunday-school, 250; Superintendent, 
N. S. Robinson. 

Second C ongregational Church. This church was organized Nov. 7, 
1849, by 42 members, who had obtained their dismissal from the First Coft-- 
gregational Church for the purpose. Rev. Lansing Porter was the first 
pastor. The present church edifice was dedicated in 1858, and in 1871 it 
was practically rebuilt, at an expense of $12,000. Number of members, 
445; present Pastor, Rev. F. P. Woodbury; average attendance at Sunday- 
school, 250; Superintendent, William* A. Talcott. 

First Baptist Church was organized Dec. 22, 1834, with 17 members, 
who began their worship in a small frame building. Rev. Solomon Knapp 
was their first pastor. From 1848 to 1850, services were held in the court- 
house, and during the latter year their present stone building was com- 
pleted. Number of members, 150; Rev. John S. Mabie, Pastor. 

State Street Baptist Church was organized in 1858, with 34 constitu- 
ent members. They worshipped in a small trame building, at the corner 
of Peach and North Fifth streets, for a number of years, erected during 
the pastorate of Rev. E. C. Mitchell, who was called soon after organiza- 
tion. November 18, 1868, their present house of worship was dedicated, 
and cost $30,000. Number of members, 333; Rev. E. K. Chandler, Pas- 
tor; average attendance at Sunday-school, 185; Superintendent, L. A. 
Trowbridge. 

Emanuel Church — Episcopalian. Organized by Rev. Dudley Chase, 
May 4, 1849. The first edifice was dedicated August, 1853, but has been 
enlarged several times since. They are without a pastor at the present 
time. 

First Presbyterian Chttrch. This church was organized in the court- 
house, Feb. 1, 1854, with 35 members, under the pastoral supervision of 
Rev. Hugh A. Brown, a minister sent here by the presbytery. In 1868, 
their present edifice was erected. No pastor at present. Number of mem- 
bers, 200. 

Westminster Preshyterian Church was organized January 3, 1856, 
with 22 members, 14 of whom were from the First Congregational Society. 
Their present house of worship was erected in 1858. Number of mem- 
bers, 174; Rev. John Ritchey, Pastor. 

St. James'' Catholic Church, Rockford, at one time, was at the head of 
the mission that embraced the county of Boone, as well as parts of McHenry 



416 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

and Ogle Counties. The church here was organized bj Rev. Father John 
A. Hampton, in 1850, and two years later it erected a frame structure, in 
which it worshipped seventeen years. Rev. John Dorelan, who was pastor 
from 1860 to 1866, when he died. Number of communicants, -100 fami- 
lies, about 2,000 souls. Present Pastor, Rev. Dr. Thaddeus J. Butler. 
The Sunday-scliool is largely attended. 

Church of the Christian Union. Organized in September, 1870. 
The first services were held Oct. 9, 1870, in Brown's Hall, by the Rev. Dr. 
T. Kerr, and in a few days thereafter 115 signed the roll. Number of 
members, 225 ; Rev. T. Kerr, Pastor. 

Church of the Disciples. Organized February, 1854, with 22 mem- 
bers. Their church edifice was built in 1856, and cost $2,400. Present 
number of members, 60; Sunday-school, about 50. Pastor, L. D. Waldo; 
Superintendent, B. H. Whitmer. 

Swedish Lutheran Church. Rev. E. Carlson, of Chicago, in 1S53 
began to preach to his countrymen in an old school house, on the East Side, 
which stood near the public square. On the 15th of January, 1854, the 
church was organized, with 45 members. A churcli was built, but soon 
became too small, owing to the great tide of immigration, and January 15, 
1870, their present church edifice was dedicated. It cost $25,000. Num- 
ber of communicants, 920; Sunday-school, about 400. Rev. G. Peters is 
Pastor and Superintendent. Connected with this church is a parish school, 
that has an average daily attendance of 60 scholars; C. A. Johnson, 
Principal. 

MANUFACTURES. 

AGEICULTUKAL IMPLEMENTS. 

N. C. Thompson began business at this place in 1859. His principal 
manufactures are: "Badger" hay rake, "Coming's" hay press;' "John P. 
Manny" self-rake, reaper and mower; "Gorham" sulky and walking culti- 
vator; the "Diamond" plows, of all sizes; "Sears'" sulky and gang plows; 
"Richardson's" attachment for inaking at will, a sulky out of an ordinary 
plow; corn-stalk cutters, and "Thompson's" string binder for harvesters, 
that for the last four seasons has been well received. His sales are princi- 
pally in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. He em- 
ploys 175 men, and his productions are favorably known in the localities 
mentioned above. 

Briggs & Enoch, Plow-makers. This firm was established some years 
ago by a Mr. Skinner, the first patentee of the snlky plow, under the name 
of Skinner, Briggs & Mead. Mr. Mead having sold out to Mr. Enoch in 
1866 or 1867, and Mr, Skinner dying in 1872, the business has been sus- 
tained by the above named gentlemen. Their principal productions are 
plows, of all kinds and sizes — riding, walking, gang, and breaking. Their 
sales are made west of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. They employ sixty 
men, and average about fifty plows per day. 

Emerson, Talcott & Co., manufacturers of agricultural implements. 
J. H. Manny invented the combined reaper and mower, and in 1852 formed 
a partnership with Wait Talcott, for their mannfacture. In 1856 or 1857, 
Ralph Emerson came in as a partner, and Mr. Manny died soon after. The 
firm has changed somewhat since their first organization, and recently be- 
came a stuck company, with the above caption. They make hand and horse 





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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 419 

corn-planters, "Ceres," "Star," and "Standard" corn cultivators; riding, walk- 
ing and combined "Standard" broadcast seeder, four sizes; "Economist" 
self-raking reaper; new "Manny" combined self-rake reaper and mower; 
"Acme" mower; besides a variety of smaller articles of iron, among 
which are brackets, hitching posts, etc. Their trade extends east as 
tar as New York, west to California and the Sandwich Islands, and south to 
Texas, the greater proportion being in the Northwest. They employ from 
one to two hundred men. Officers of the company: Ralph Emerson, Presi- 
dent; Daniel Goodlander, Vice President; Wm. A. Talcott, Secretary and 
Treasurer; J. Herva Jones, Superintendent. 

Wm. A. Knowlton, farm machinery; began business here in 1872. 
He makes "Knowlton's" combined and single reaper; "Paddock's" sulky 
hay rake, as well as pne of his own pattern; "Eclipse" riding and walking 
cultivators; "Dexter," and "Dexter, Jr.," walking cultivators; besides do- 
ing general machine and foundry work. His business, from $60,000 to 
$75,000 per annum, is well scattered over the Northwest. His manufactory, 
on Race street, furnishes labor for seventy men. 

Bertrand & Sames began the manufacture of their "Riding Corn Culti- 
vator" at this place in 1860. Their business, of from |15,000 to $30,000 
per year, extends all over the corn growing states. 

John P. Manny, manufacturer of reapers and mowers. In 1848, J . H. 
Manny and his father made the first "header," and in the succeeding year 
manufactured them quite largely, but lost money, the machines being too 
cumbersome and costly for general use. In 1850, J. H. Manny invented 
the combined reaper and mower, which, in after years, brought about the 
law suit with C. H. McCormick, upon which Abraham Lincoln and Edwin 
M. Stanton were employed. It resulted in Mr. Manny's favor. This year, 
defective sickles caused the failure of the machines. J. H. Manny and his 
father becoming bankrupt, J. P. Manny then began their manufacture, and 
in 1852 he made the sickles. The machines were a complete success this 
year, receiving at Geneva, N. Y. (the first public trial when reaping and 
mowing niachin«;s were demonstrated to be economically useful to the gen- 
eral farmer), the first prize as mowers and secojid prize as reapers. Mr. J. 
H. Manny, then upon flattering representations of the "Water Power Co. at 
Rockford, settled in this city and continued the making of reapers with Mr. 
Talcott, J. P. Manny having the contract to furnish the sickles. This he 
continued to do until Mr. jrH. Manny's death, the last of January, or first 
of February, 1856, when he began manufacturing for himself, the two- 
wheeled combined reaper and mower, which he had just patented. A few ' 
years afterward he contracted with N. C. Thompson, for their manufacture, 
the territory west of the Mississippi reverting to him in 1866, and IlUnois 
and Wisconsin in 1877. He makes from 500 to 1,000 machines per 
annum, 

Mr. F. H. Manny began business in this place in 1859, manufacturing 
the "J. H. Manny" reaper, and a fanning mill. Shortly afterward he intro- 
duced the "Manny" seeder, and then a riding corn cultivator. He employs 
about seventy-five men for ten months in the year. His shop is on Race 
street. 

Pumps. — Wells of from fifty to one hundred twenty-five feet in depth 
are common in this country, and necessitated a well-constructed pump. 
W. D. Trahern be2;an this branch of industry in this city in 1862. He 
makes pumps of all kinds at his shops on the corner of Wyman and Mill 

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420 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTT. 

streets. He employs thirty-five men, and distributes his work mostly in 
the Northwest. 

A. W. Woodward also makes pumps for the wholesale trade. He 
began here in December, 1872. A water-wheel governor is also one of 
his leading articles. 

Paper-mills. — Building paper is, in an economical point of view, 
assuming considerable importance. The Kenny Brothers began this indus- 
try at Rockford in 1872. They supply largely several paper box makers in 
!New York, Boston and Philadelphia, with straw board. They have eighteen 
men, and their mill on Hace street has a capacity of from four to five tons 
daily. 

The Pockford Paper Company, of Messrs. Rhoads & Utter, established 
here in 1865, make fine and coarse wrapping papers, which, besides their 
local trade, are sold in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. They 
employ thirty men. 

Flour and Grist Mills. — Of these, there are four. T. Derwent & Son, 
on the West Side, employ seven men, and produce flour in large quantities 
at their mill on Mill street. They have eight run of stone, and the neces- 
sary machinery, including that used in making the "New Process" flour. 

On the East Side, the Forest City Mills of J. Cox & Son, and the 
Reaper City Mills of J. G. Chick, were controlled by the firm of Chick & 
Cox, beginning business here in November, 1871. August 16, 1877, they 
separated. The Forest City Mills employ ten men, producing about 100 
barrels of flour per day, which is principally sold to the citizens of Rock- 
ford and vicinity. The Reaper City Mills have a capacity of 400 barrels 
per day, and, at present, a force of fourteen men. Their sales are princi- 
pally in the North-west. 

The grist-mill of Joseph Rodd was a saw-mill in 1844, owned by Wil- 
lard Wheeler. It became a grist-mill in 1856, when Mr. Rodd purchased 
it, and for a long time was the only mill doing custom work in this part of 
the county. It employs three men, and is managed by T. G. Lawler. 

Rockford Bolt Works. — This firm became a stock company last July, 
having begun business here in 1866. Their sales are local — to the agricul- 
tural implement manufacturers here. Their works are on Race street, and 
furnish labor for thirty-five employees. 

Knitting Factory. — This is indeed a curiositj^ Here are machines 
that knit the whole sock, toe, heel, and all; when one is completed, drop it 
into a receptacle below, and, without stopping, begin another. The propri- 
etors, Messrs. Burson & Nelson, are pioneers in this department, having 
invented and pertected the first successful machine of this kind in the 
United States. They began in 1868, and now employ seventy-five hands, 
who turn out 100 dozen socks per day of all grades. Their business extends 
from Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado. They are also 
makers of the seamless sock knitting ma,chine. 

W. S. Stearns also manufactures hosiery, in the Masonic Block, as well 
as the cotton mill. 

Scroll Saws. — One of the enterprises that started from small begin- 
nings in 1870, is the scroll saw shop of Messrs. W. F. & John Barns. They 
make a number of kinds of foot power saws for amateurs, as well as shop 
work. They have received orders from most of the civilized countries of 
the globe. Their shops in the Emerson building give employment to 
twenty-five men. 



HI8TOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 421 

Extension Rules. — A new industry was originated, November, 1876, 
Mr. E. D. Waterbury, who had patented an extension rule, a very useful 
article, formed a partnership with Mr. E. Smith, for its manufacture. The 
machinery for making was yet to be made — it could not be bought — but 
the inventive minds of the firm were equal to the occasion, and have suc- 
ceeded in this as well, the machine that rivets on the pins that hold the 
brass sides being quite a novelty. Recently Mr. Smith has bought out the 
others, and now controls the business. He employs fifteen men at liis sliop 
in the Emerson building. 

Brushes. — The Rockford Brush Company make everything in this line, 
from a small sash tool to a seven or eight-inch kalsomining brush, including 
scrubbing, horse, shoe, and clothes brushes. The company was organized 
in April, 187T, but enjoy quite a trade. 

Barrels. — O. A. Crandall began the making of this important adjunct 
to the flour producing interests here, in 1865. He employs ten men, who 
turn out annually 45,000 barrels, mostly used here. In this same shop, 
also, Messrs. Crandall & Durham make the " Seamen's "Washer," employing 
four men, who complete about 1,500 of these useful articles yearly, which find 
a sale in the neighboring States. 

Steam Bakery. — The Rockford Steam Bakery was operated for some 
years as a bread making establishment, but in 1872 began the exclusive 
manufacture of crackers, of which they produce about 100 barrels per day 
of all varieties. These are distributed on a parallel west from Rockford to 
Yankton, Dakota. They employ twenty-five men. 

WooLKN Mill. — Dyson & Yan Wie own the only woolen mill in the 
place. This mill began to be used for this purpose in 1864. At present, 
the iirm employ twelve men, who make cassimeres, flannels, yarn, etc. 
Their goods are sold in the Northwest. 

Pattern Making. — In a manufacturing centre like Rockford, pattern 
and model makers are not only desirable, but necessary. For the last year 
there have been about 60 applications to the patent oflice ot the United 
States for patents from citizens of this county. This is indicative of the 
business of model makers here. Messrs. Savage & Love began this class ot 
work in June, 1874. Their shop on Mill street furnishes employment for 
three workmen. They are also general millwrights. 

Wm. Jent also is engaged in the making of models, and pays special 
attention to the building of wood working machinery. He employs twelve 
men in his shop on Mill street. One of his specialties is a machine for 
making barbs for fence wire. 

Wire "Works. — Messrs. Lockwood & Lyman are interested in the 
weaving of wire cloth, beginning here in a small way about four years ago. 
They make screen wire of all kinds, with a power loom, said to be the only 
one in the United States, paper-makers' wire cloth being their specialty. 
Their annual sales of $30,000 are principally made in the Northwest and 
South. They employ twenty men in their shop on Wyman street. 

SpafFord, Parmele & Co. are on the East Side, at the corner of North 
First and Market streets, and are engaged in the same occupation, making 
wire goods of all descriptions. Their sales average about $30,000 annually, 
and are made in California and the Northwest. They employ twenty-seven 
men. 

Foundries, Iron Works, Etc. — The Utter Manufacturing Company, 
successors to Clark and Utter, do a general jobbing business in iron work. 



422 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

making a specialty of mill machinery. They also malve the "Gorham" 
Broad Cast Seeder and Cultivator, as well as a corn cultivator. Their 
works on Race street are the oldest on the water power. They work sixty- 
five men. 

Mr. F. Ward established himself here as a foundryman in 1874. He 
employs fifteen men at his shop, on Wyman and Main streets, making the 
"Boss" Corn Planter as a specialty, the greater part of his work being for 
local trade. 

KocKFORD Malleable Iron Works. — Until a few years ago, it was 
thought that any implement or part of a machine that ought to have extra 
strength must be hammered out of wrought iron. Now malleable iron is 
cast like cast iron, with the exception that the castings are annealed for some 
length of time before they are fit for service. Messrs. D. Forbes & Son, who 
had established a foundry here in 1854, began this branch of the business in 
1864, when there were none like it west of Cincinnati. This industry has 
grown into considerable importance. This firm, under the name of Rock- 
ford Malleable Iron Works, employ fifty men and make plow attachments 
of all descriptions, and other implements of like character. 

RocKFORD Watch Company. — This company was organized March 4, 
1874, with a capital that was shortly afterward increased to $165,000. 
Their factory on South Main street. East Rockford, manufactures twenty 
grades of the "Quick Train" watch. They employ 120 operatives, with a 
monthly pay roll of $6,000. The building is heated by steam and derives 
its power from the same source. Oflicers of the company: Levi Rhodes, 
president; H. W. Price, vice president; H. P. Holland, secretary and 
treasurer. 

Boots and Shoes. — R. Anglemyer manufactures boots and shoes of 
the heavy grades. His shop, near State street, has a capacity of 100 pairs 
of men's, women's, misses' and children's shoes, as well as twenty-four pairs 
of boots, per day. He employs at the present time twelve men. 

Furniture. — The Rockford Union Furniture Company was organized 
as a co-operative association of twenty-five members, Feb. 15, 1876. Their 
capital, $40,000, is divided among twenty-four members at the present time, 
one of their number having sold out. They employ thirty-five men, and 
make bedsteads, bureaus, center and dining tables, and book-cases, which 
are sold in the Northwest. Officers: John Erlander, president; John Pear- 
son, vice president; P. A. Pederson, secretary; Joseph Peters, treasurer; 
Jonas Peters, superintendent. 

Forest City Furniture Company. — Gilbert Woodruff", president; C. H. 
Keith, secretary and treasurer; A. C. Johnson, superintendent. This com- 
pany was organized in October, 1875. They have a capital of $50,000, and 
employ seventy-five men. They make bedsteads, chamber suits and tables. 
Their works and office are at the corner ot Seventh and Rail Road avenues. 

C. G. Burnap, at the water power on Main street, makes a specialty of 
book-cases, as well as finishing offices, churches, etc. He employs five 
men, and began this branch a year ago last April. 

Brewers. — The Rockford Brewery, J. Peacock proprietor, was estab- 
lished in 1849. At present it furnishes labor for five men, but with a 
double force, can make 5.000 barrels of ale and beer annually. Location, 
North Main street. East Rockford. 

Fisher's Brewery began work in 1868. It employs four or five men, 
and averages sixteen barrels per day. 



HISTORY OF WnSTNBBAGO COTTNTT. 423 

John W. Diamond, 822 South Main street, and the Oak Grove Brew- 
ery, Beloit Road, are also engaged in tliis occnpsttion. 

Cotton Mills. — Graham & Company, manufacturers of grain bags, 
batting, twine, hosiery, etc., began business in this city in 1865. They 
employ 150 operatives. Their sales last year, which aggregated $250,000, 
were principally made in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. 

Oat Meal Mills. — This industry was organized Sept. 14, 1872, by A. 
M. Johnston & Co. They manufecture from 25,000 to 30,000 barrels of 
oat meal yearly, which is sold in all the larger cities of the United States, 
with an occasional shipment to Great Britain. They have fourteen hands. 

Planing Mills. — Of these, there are three principal ones — T. J. Der- 
went, who also makes sash, doors and blinds, and J. F. Landus (estate), 
next to Briggs & Enoch ; both on the water power. Geo. Bradley, 303 and 
305 South Main street, who uses steam. 

Tanneries.— Messrs. Munthe & Haegg, tanners of buckskins, furs, 
and string leather; also manufacturers of gloves, mittens, etc. They began 
operations here in October, 1875. They employ five men, and have re- 
cently moved into the building owned by H. W. Price. 

iless & Stone are also tanners of harness, calf, kip and upper leather 
This establishment was built by Geo. D. Edson, in 1859, and was owned 
and operated by several parfies for a number of years as a chemical tan- 
nery, until the present firm ado])ted the old fashion oak process. They em- 
plov six men, and make their sales in the Northwest. 

" Wagons and Carriages.— Anton Neumister, No. 119 North Main 
street, East Rockford. 

August Neumister, No. 212 and 214 East State street. 

John Thoreson, No. 320 and 322 South Main street. 

Ford & Fellows, No. 113, 115 and 117 North Main street. 

Reeves & Dunphy, No. 513 West State street. 

Childs & Merrick, South Main street; and several others. 

Paper Box Manufacturers.— Shurer & Cammond, No. 327 East 
State street. 

Lime Kiln.— R. A. Shepherd, No. 920 Horsman street. 

Distillery.— Freeman Graham, No. 1310 South Main street, East 
Rockford. 

Cigars.— E. A. Gardner, No. 414 East State street.' 

E. C. Bvers, No. 213 West State street. 

Electro Vapor Baths.— Dr. G. W. Bro^^m, No. Ill West State street. 

Miscellaneous.— West's Enamel Carriage-Top Dressing has become 
quite popular. Mr. L. M. West, inventor, began the business in 1863, and 
now does a wholesale trade principally, making 100 gallons daily, at $4.50 
per gallon. , 

G. A. Shoudy, soap and candles, bought out, in 1869, J. H. Morrill, 
who opened this"^ business here in 1857. Mr. Shoudy has increased the 
capacity of the works until they are worth $15,000. He makes hard, sott, 
and toilet soaps, employing from ten to twelve men for the purpose. 

Rockford Gas-Light and Coke Co.— Mr. T. Butterworth bought 
out this company in 1856 or '7, and has continued the business ever since. 
He makes 10,000,000 feet per year; 8,000,000 to private consumers, and 
2,000,000 for the street lamps, of which there are 161. 

Rockford Insurance Company.— Organized December 22, 1866. Be- 
gan work January 1, 1867, Capital, $100,000. Insures dwellings and tarm 



424 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

property only. Its business is confined to the Northwest. They employ 
fifteen persons in their office, in the Second National Bank building. 
Officers of the company — S. M. Church, President; Wm. Watson, Sec'y. 

Forest City Insueance Company^ — Organized August 13, 18T4. 
Chartered capital, $500,000. This company also insures dwellings and 
farm property only. Business in the Northwest. Officers of the com- 
pany — Gilbert Woodruff, President; C. W. Sheldon, Sec'y. 

RocKFOED Museujne. — Dr. E. C. Dunn is proprietor of this collection. 
It contains a variety of instructive objects of interest, being especially rich 
in coins, guns, and works of Chinese art. It also has the tablet taken from 
a mound near here, an engraving of which appears elsewhere in these pages. 

LODGES, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. 
masonic. 

KocKFOBD Lodge, No. 102. — Organized Feb. 13, A. D. 1851, under 
a dispensation from C. G. T. Taylor, Grand Master, the following members 
constituting its first membership: Alfred E. Ames. W. M. ; William Ly- 
man, S. W. ; Henry Carpenter, J. W. ; Charles Spafford, Treas. ; Wm. Hu- 
lin, Secy; Edward H. Baker, S. D.; Ansel Kenfield, J. D.; John Fraley, 
Chaplain; Jas. P. Burns, Tyler; Wm. F. Ward, Jesse Blinn, Buel G. 
Wheeler. This lodge was constituted under its present charter November 
26, 1851. Present officers— Seely Perry, W. M.; John S.Johnston, S. 
W.; H. H. Stone, J. W.; E. B. Perry, treas.; J. B. Nash, Secy. Number 
of members, 175. Meets the first and third Thursday evenings of each 
month. 

Star in the East Lodge, No. 166. — Present number of members, 
135. This lodge was organized February 12, 1855, under a dispensation 
from James L. Anderson, Grand Master, the following brethren consti- 
tuting its first officers and members, viz: E. F. W. Ellis, W. M. ; E, H. 
Cotton, S. W.; Wm. M. Bowdoin, J. W.; Wm. Hulin, Secv. and Treas.; S. 
G. Chellis, S. D.; Jos. K. Smith, J. D.; Jos. Burns, Tyler; C. I. Hors- 
man, B. G. Wheeler and G. W. Reynolds, Stewards; John A. Holland, 
Charles H. Richings, Dexter G. Clark, Adam McClure, Holder Brownell. 
The lodge was constituted under its present charter October 3, 1855. Pres- 
ent officers— B. A. Webber, W. M.; W. L. Nevius, S. W.; W. E. Der- 
went, J. W. ; Samuel Norton, Treas.; Andrew M. Ross, Secy. Number of 
members, 162. Meets the first and third Friday evenings of each month. 

E. F. W. Ellis Lodge, U. D.— Hall, No. 124 South Main street, west 
side. Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursdays of each month. 
This Lodge was organized Dec. 10, 1868, under a dispensation from Har- 
mon G. Reynolds, Grand Master, the following bi-ethren constituting its 
officers and members, viz: Seymour G. Bronson, W. M.; George M. Smith, 
S. W. ; Joseph W. Seccomb, J. W.; Edward K. Conkling, Sec; Joseph 
Burns, Treas. ; Evans Blake, S. D. ; John Segar, J. D. ; William Yan Ar- 
nara and Calvin Ford, Stewards; Adam S. Lake, Tyler; C. L. Robinson, 
J. Henry Burns, Henry S. Warner, John R. Porter, S. G. Burroughs, E. 
W. Beattie, E. B. Sears, N. A. Walker, Jas. H. Reynolds, Samuel M. Jones, 
C. O. Upton, J. G. Knapp, Charles Pannell, Julius Gerber, Wm. Ashworth, 
Hugh Ross, John W. Bingham, H. P. Stockton, G. W. Reynolds, Reuben 
Wood, C. I. Horsman, C. H. iRichings, Henry Richings, J. L. Parker, 
Eliphaz Smith, Horace Chandler, Geo. W. Rohr, Wm. G. Cushman, D. D. 
Ailing, William Dyson, Horace Brown. Present officers : John T. Laldn, 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 425 

W. M.; J. C. Garvin, S. W.; David Turkenkopp, J. W.; Joseph Burns, 
Treas. ; Julius Gerber, Sec. Number of members, 105. 

Winnebago Chaptee, No. 24. — Hall, No. 124 South Main street, west 
side. Regular meetings, first and third Tuesdays of each month. This 
Chapter was organized Dec. 12, 1854, under a dispensation from Louis 
Watson, Grand High Priest, the following constituting its first oflScers 
and members, viz: A. Clark, H. P.; Chauncey Eay, K.; W. F. Parrish, S.; 
H. Miltimore, Sec; John A. Holland, L. P. Pettibone, R. H. Cotton, Ab- 
ram Morgan, G. D. Palmer, Ansel Kenfield. The Chapter was constituted 
under its present charter, Dec. 18, 1855. Present oflBcers: Frank H. Austin, 
H. P.; C. A. Kitchen, K.; Walter Van Alstine, S.; E. K. Conklin, Sec; 
Wm. Van Arnam, Treas. Number ot members, 185. 

SiNNissippi Council, No. 30. — Hall, No. 124 South Main street, west 
side. Present number of members fifty. This Council was organized 
Sept. 24, 1866, the following constitutina; its first officers and members, 
viz: S. G. Bronson, T. I. G. M.; J. R. Porter, Dep.; E. K. Conklin, P. C; 
E. B. Perry, C. G. ; Wm. Van Arnam, Treas. ; Sam'l E. Burroughs, Re- 
corder; D. D. Ailing, Steward; Wm. Nichols, Sentinel; W. D. E. Andrus, 
H. H. Dean, G. D. Palmer, J. Lakin, D. Goodlander, Geo. S. Haskell, M. 
D. Chamberlain, W. T. Smithett, J. Friedman. 

Crusader Commandery, No. IT, K. T. — Asylum No. 124 South Main 
street. Organized under dispensation Aug. 28, 1865, with Wm. T. 
Smithett, E. C; Geo. S. Haskell, G.; Wm. W. Wood, Capt. Guard. 
Formally instituted Nov. 6, 1865, with the following officers and members: 
W. D. E. Andrus, E. C; S. W. Stone, G.; H. H. Daen, C. G.; F. L. Yin- 
cent, P.; J. R. Porter, S. W.; I. S. Hyatt, J.W.; D. D. Ailing, Treas.; E. 
W. Beattie, Recorder: Geo. S. Haskell, Standard B. ; Geo Mentzer, Sword 
B.; R. S. Norman, Warden; Wm. Nicholas, C. G.; W. T. Smithett, G. D. 
Palmer, J. Lakin, E. K. Conkling, T. H. Dearborn, Allen Marshall. Pres- 
ent officers — R. E, Bailey, E. C; C. L. Robinson, G.; James H. Manny, 
C. G.; 1. S. Montgomery, P.; C. A. Sanborn, S. W.; J. P. Perkins, J. W.; 
J. P. Seargent, Treas.; F. D. Emerson, Recorder. Number of members, 
114. Meets in Masonic Hall, the first and third Wednesday evenings of 
each month. 

ODD-FELLOWSHIP. 

Winnebago Lodge, No. 31, I. O. O. F. — The charter of Winnebago 
Lodge, No. 31, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Rockford, was 
issued by George W. Woodward, Grand Master of the State of Illinois, in 
1847, to the following named charter members, viz: Selden M. Bronson, 
Ansel Kenfield, Dewitt Clinton Briggs, Frederick H. Maxwell and Rev. 
Nathaniel P. Heath. The lodge was instituted by Past Grand Master S. S. 
Jones, on Wednesday evening, August 11, A. D. 1847, the place of meet- 
ing being in Horsman's block, West Side. The first officers of the lodge 
were— F. H. Maxwell, N. G.; D. C. Briggs, V. G.; C. I. Horsman, War- 
den; Wm. R. Hazard, O.G.; S. M. Bronson, Secy; S. H. Hundson, Treas.; 
Wm. McKenney, 1. G. Present officers — Thomas Butterworth, N. G.: G. 
W.Norton, Y. G. ; Dr. L. L. Bunt, R. S. ; E. C. Roberts, P. S. ; W. L. Prouty, 
P. S. Number of members, 95. Meets everv Mondav evening. 

Social Lodge, No. 140, I. O. O. F.— Instituted Feb. 6, 1854. Offi- 
cers—Thomas W. Jones, N. G.; Geo. Pratt, Y. G.; Thomas Real, Treas.; 
H. W. Tebitts, Secy. Number of members, 71. Meets every Friday 
evening. 



426 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGK) COUNTY. 

Daughters of Rebecca, I. O. O. F., Anchor Lodge, No. 84. — Insti- 
tuted April 26, 1875. Officers— H. R. Wells, N. G.; Mrs. Consinn, 

Y. G.; Mrs. E. J. Turner, Secy; Mrs. J. Beal, Treas. Number of mem- 
bers, 79. Meets the third Saturday of each month, alternately, in Winne- 
bago and Social Lodge halls. 

RocKFORD Encampment, No. 44, L O. O. F. — The dispensation for 
this encampment was granted by Most Worthy Grand Patriarch Chas. 
Trumbull, Aug. 5, 1857, to the following Patriarchs as charter members: 
James Fleming, J. H. Clark, Hugh Strickland, Enos. C. Clark, G. A. 
Stiles, Jos. Schloss, and Robt. Smith, and was instituted by Deputy Grand 
Patriarch A. E. Jenner, Aug. 26, A. D. 1857. Present officers: L. A. 
Weyburn, C. P.; Henry Cox, S. W.; A. S. Atchley, H. P.; E. A. Roberts, 
Scribe; W. A. Prouty, Treas. Number of members, 75. Meets the sec- 
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. 

Arthur Lodge, No. 31, Knights of Pythias. — Instituted June 2U, 
1872. Officers: Frank W. Gerould, C. C; W. H. McCutchin, Y. C; C. 
H. Wolsey, K. R. & S.; A. S. Atchley, M. of E. Number of members, 
63. Meets the second, fourth and fifth Wednesday evenings in each 
month. 

PATRIOTIC order OF SONS OF AMERICA. 

Washington Camp, No. 1. — Organized June 6, 1876. Officers: S. F. 
Weyburn, P. P.; John H. Warren, Pres.; Solomon Lane, Y. P.; Lorenzo 
Bunt, M. of F. & C; Paul L. Mayo, R. S.; Geo. W. Sherer, Treas.; 
Joseph Bacharach, F. S. Number of members, 40. Meets the first 
and third Thursday evenings of each month 

Washington Camp, No. 3. — Organized July 3, 1877. Officers: Frank 
W. Gerould, Pres.; John Hamilton, Y. P.; Frank Noble, M. of F. & C; 
Charles Penfield, Sec; Arthur H. Frost, F. S.; E. B. Perry, Treas. Num- 
ber of members, 39. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of 
each month. 

ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN. 

SiNissippi Lodge, No. 35, A. O. U. W. — Organized January, 1877. 
Officers: D. A. Elmore, P. M. W.; J. T. Savage, M. W.; F. Lockwood, G. 
F.; John Elliott, O.; Jerry Barnes, Recorder; D. K. Harmes, F.; Fred 
Mutimer, R. Number of members. 37. Meets every Thursday evening. 

Forest City Lodge, No. 12, A. O. U. W.— Instituted April, 1876. 
Officers: L. A. Weyburn, P. M. W.; J. B. Lockwood, M. W.; David Mit- 
chell, G. F.; J. W. Bartlett, O.; Lewis Lake, Recorder; J. D. Burns, F. 
Number of members, 60. Meets every Wednesday evening. 

Reaper City Lodge, No. 36, A. O. U. W.— Organized March, 1877. 
Officers: R. H. Ross, P. M. W.; Dr. H. C. Gill, M. W.; J. B. Medler, G. 
F.; J. E. Yan Demark, O.; A. E. Bunt, Recorder; G. W. Yestal, F.; 
Thomas Emmet. R. Number of members, 41. Meets every Tuesday 
evening. 

Skandia Lodge, No. 54, A. O. U. W.— Organized April, 1877. Offi- 
cers: C. A. Lungren, P. M. W.; S. F. Weyburn, M. W.; C. A. Johnson, 
G.; C. A. Lundquist, O.; Dr. L. F. Foot, Recorder; Wm. Kerr, F._; John 
Landain, R. Number of members, 40. Meets every Tuesday evening. 

temperance organizations. 
RocKFORD Temperance Alliance. — Organized February, 1875. Pres- 
ent officers: James La Mont, President; several Yice Presidents; F. L. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO OOTTNTT. 429 

Passon, Secretary; C. L. Williams, Treasurer. Number of members, 800. 
Meets the first Thursday evenina; of each month. 

RocKFORD Reform Club. — Organized Oct. 15, 1875. Officers: James 
Regan, President; Dr. B. J. Kellogg, Yice President; Frank H. Kelley. Sec- 
retary. Number of members, 130. 

Spafford Lodge, No. 500, I. O. of Gr. T. — Organized February 19, 1876. 
Present officers: E. C. Coppins, W. C. T.; Alice McKinley, W'Y. T.; F. 
F. Follet, ^Y. S.; W. A. Robley, W. F. S.; Mrs. — Colson, W. T. Number 
of members, 15. Meets every Tuesday evening. 

Excelsior Lodge, No. 709, I. O. of 6. T.--South Rockford. Organ- 
ized Jan. 16, 1866. Officers: W. L. Calkins, W. C. T.; Mrs. Margaret 
Gould, W. Y. T.; A. Patterson, W. R. S.; A. S. Waddle, W. F. S. Number 
of members, 65. Meets every Tuesday evening. 

Forest City Temple of Honor, No. 2. — Oro-anized Nov. 8. 1876. 
Officers: S. Lane, W. C. T.; W. H. C. Miller, W. Y. T.; Frank Kelly, W. 
R.; E. C. Coppins, W. F. R.; James Alberts, W. T. Number of members, 
40. Meets every Monday evening. 

Woman's Temperance Union. — Organized March 27, 1874. Officers: 
Mrs. John Backus, President; several Yice Presidents; Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, 
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Malancthon Starr, Recording Secretary; 
Mrs. S. B. Wilkins, Treasurer. Number of members, 120. Meets Thurs- 
day afternoons. 

St. James Total Abstinence Society. — Organized April 2, 1873. Offi- 
cers: W. J. Johnson, President; Thomas Weldon, Yice President; Thomas 
McGrath, R. S.; Arthur McKneely, C. S.; P. H. Walsh, Treasurer. Num- 
ber of members, 100. Meets the first Wednesday evening of each month, 
and the third Sunday afternoon. 

MISCELLANEODS. 

Rockford "Burns" Club. — Organized Nov. 5, 1858. Officers: D. 
H, Ferguson. President; Wm. McGregor, Yice President; John Micklcjohn, 
Secretary; Archibald Smith, Treasurer; Geo. Wilson, Librarian. Number of 
member's, about 60. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of 
each month. 

Grand Army of the Republic, G. L. Nevius Post, No. 1. — Organ - 
Oct. 10, 1866. Present officers : T. G. Lawler, P. C; J. B. Nash, S.Y. C; 
H. L. Wilmott, J. Y. C; T. W. Cole, Q. M.; David LaMott, Adjt. Num- 
ber of members, 175. Meets the second and third Monday evenings in 
each month. 

Rockford Rifles, Co. B, 3d Regt. I. S. G.— Organized July 10, 1876. 
Military officers: T. G. Lawler, Captain; H. N. Starr, First Lieutenant; T. 
W.Gerould, Second Lieutenant. Civil officers: T. G. Lawler, President; J. 
C. Garner, Yice President; C. C.Jones, Secretary; Chandler Starr, Treas- 
urer. Number of members, 81. Meets every Friday evening. 

Y. M. C. A.— Organized Mav 19, 1876. Their rooms are in Wallace's 
Block. Officers: H. L. Tupper, President; L. A. Trowbridge, E. P.Thomas, 
Yice Presidents; C. E. Sheldon, Secretary and Treasurer. Meets Monday 
evenings, and Sundays at 5 p. m. 

Rockford Germania Gesang Yerein.— A German singing club. L 
Bacharach, President; C. Henry, Yice President; T. Radecker, Secretary; 
Philip Minsinger, Treasurer; August Dedrickson, Leader. Number of 
members, 40. Meets the first Tuesday evening of each month. 



430 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

WINNEBAGO. 

This township, one of the best in the county for general agricultural 
purposes, is bounded on the north by the town of Burritt, east by the town 
of Rockford, south by the town of Byron (Ogle County), and west by the 
town of Seward, and contains an area of 21,089 97-100 acres of land. The 
first settler was David Adams Holt, who settled here in 1835, making his 
claim on Section 34. 

What may seem a little singular, the first death and the first birth 
occurred in the family of the first settler in the township. Harriet Holt, 
now deceased, was born in June, 1836, and her father, David Adams Holt, 
died July 13, 1839. It was also in the house of this first settler the first 
school was taught. 

William Holt came some time during 1836, and settled on Section 26. 
He was a man of great physical powers of endurance, and every way a good 
man, and one who took an active part in the dissemination of religious 
truths among the people of that early day, being a consistent and devoted 
member of the Methodist church. Another brother, Elijah Holt, also came 
the following year, 1837, and settled on Section 35. Like his brother Wil- 
liam, Elijah was a man of strong religious convictions, and to the Holt 
brothers, perhaps, may be attributed, in a great measure, the founding of 
that deep-seated and permanent moral influence that has always p]-evailed 
in this township. 

In 1838, Alby Briggs, also from J^ew York, settled on Section 33. In 
1839, Duty Hudson and two of his brothers, Kichard L. and Horace, came 
in and settled on the same section (33) with Briggs. To Duty Hudson is 
due t"he honor of opening the first public house in the township, which was 
known from Chicago to Galena, in fact in all parts of the country from 
which travelers to this part of the country came, as the "Buck Horn Tav- 
ern." It was made a station in the stage route between Chicago and 
Galena, and was generally known as Westfield Corners. It was the first 
post-oflice established in this part of the county, and when it was estab- 
lished. Duty Hudson was appointed Post Master. It is now inarked on the 
map as Elida. The first store in the township was also opened at West- 
field Corners, by Albert Wilson, in 1853. It was a small grocery store, and 
carried on with limited means. 

The Hudsons were men of great force of character and influence, and 
are credited by their fellow citizens and neighbors with giving shape and 
character to the public undertakings of their town. Richard L. Hudson 
served as C^ounty Commissioner two years, being elected in August, 1847. 

In 1844 Alonzo Hall came here from London, Canada West, and 
settled on Section 34. Subsequently he purchased 1,500 acres of land, and 
engaged largely in agricultural pursuits. At one time he had 600 acres 
under cultivation, and at another time, between 1846-9, he had in his pas- 
tures 1,500 sheep. In 1849 he raised 300 acres of wheat, but it became 
badly injured by rust, which so discouraged him that he abandoned wheat 
growing. In 1850, together with some of his friends, he made an overland 
trip to California, where he died, Nov. 21, of that year. John Burch, 
another Canadian, settled on Section 32, in 1839. John Burch, Jr., came at 
the same time. The senior Burch was another man of religious convic- 
tions and practices, and was a class leader in the first M. E. church society 
organized in the township, In 1845, Demos W. Grippen came in from New 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 431 

York, and settled on Section 31. When the war of tlie rebellion came on, 
he was an old man, but he made himself look young, enlisted in the armv 
without bounty, served his time, and again enlisted. David Vanston came 
from Canada West in 1839, and settled on Section 30, and always exercised 
a liealthy and beneficial influence in religious and political circles. He was 
a generous and hospitable citizen, and strangers and neighbors always found 
a warm welcome at his table and at his fireside. David C. Lewis came here 
from Michigan, in 1845, and commenced life among the Winnebago set- 
tlers by working for fifty cents per day. Afterwards he worked at his 
trade, that of carpenter, and subsequently moved into the village of Win- 
nebago, and probably did more in the way of building, to improve the 
town, than any one man. 

This embraces a list of the early and more influential citizens of the 
township, as we have been enabled to gather them. There are, no doubt, 
many qthers equally worthy of special mention, but their names are not 
recorded on the paper so kindly submitted for the benefit of this book. 

The county of Winnebago was organized under an act of the Legisla- 
ture, January, 1836. An election for county oflicers was held on the first 
Monday in August of the same year, which was the first day of that month. 
On Wednesday, the 3d, the first meeting of the Board of County Commis- 
sioners was held. Amon.g the first business of the Board was the establish- 
ment of the boundary lines of precincts for election and other municipal 
purposes. Seven precincts were thus established, among which was Rock- 
ford, which was made to include township 26, range 11, east of the fourth 
principal meridian, and township 44 and the south half of township 45, 
ranges 1 and 2, east of the third principal meridian, embracing all of the 
present towns of Winnebago and' Guilford, the most of Rockford, and the 
south half of Owen and Harlem. July 9, 1839, the County Commissioners 
ordered that ''all of town 26, north of range 11, east of the third principal 
meridian, except the north tier of sections of said township, together with 
sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 in town 43 north, range 1 east of the third principal 
meridian, and section 31 in town 44, range 1 east, should be detached from 
the Rockford and Kishwaukee precincts, and erected into a separate pre- 
cinct, to be known as La Prairie." Edward Warren, Asa Weldon and John 
Emmerson were appointed to be judges of elections, and the house of David 
A. Holt designated as the place where the elections should be held. The 
first election was held the first Monday of August following. As shown 
by the old poll-book, on file in the county clerk's ofiice, Asa Weldon did 
not appear as one of the three judges appointed in the Commissioners' 
order erecting the precinct, and Elijali Holt was chosen to the vacancy, and 
Andrew Malcolm and Abram E. Palmer were chosen as clerks of the elec- 
tion. Fourteen votes were polled, and thirteen candidates voted for. Ed- 
ward Warren and Abrara 'E. Palmer were candidates for justices of the 
peace; the former received 13 votes, and the latter received 10 votes, and 
Francis A. Stowell received 13 votes for constable. These were the first 
precinct oflicers elected in La Prairie. 

July 6, 1843, Joseph Folsom and others, petitioned the Board of 
County Commissioners for authority to change the voting place from 
Holt's to Duty Hudson's, at Westfield Corners (now Elida), and to change 
the name of the precinct from La Prairie to Westfield. The prayer of the 
petitioners was granted, and a corresponding order entered upon the Com- 
missioners' journal of proceedings. August 7, 1843, the first election was 



432 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTT. 

held after the change. Duty Hudson and Elijah Holt were judges, and 
Daniel C Howell and J. C. Fuller were the clerks. Twenty-seven votes 
were polled at this election, and twenty-six candidates were voted for. Of 
the twenty-six candidates voted for, four of the number were elected justices 
of the peace — Matthias Davis, D. C. Howell, Elijah Holt and John Burch. 
In August, 1847. another election for justices of the peace was held, when 
Alonzo Hall was elected to succeed Elijah Holt, and Reuben Alworth, who 
came to be called the "Ragged Justice," was elected to succeed John Burch, 
Sr. Hall had no opposition, but Rev. James Hodge was pitched against 
Alworth. The election of the latter was a surprise both to himself and the 
voters of the precinct at the time, on account of his strong, outspoken 
Democratic sentiments. A large majority of the voters were Whigs, and 
how Alworth succeeded to the election with such strong odds against him, 
was a mystery that has never been solved. It was one of those political 
marvels past all finding out. 

February, 1849, the General Assembly passed an act to enable the 
people of the State to vote "for" or "against" the adoption of the township 
organization system at the fall election of that year — 1849. In the north- 
ern part of the State the township plan was generally adopted, hut in most 
counties in the southern part of the State the old system of county manage- 
ment by a board of county commissioners, still preyails. The emancipation 
from the old order of management, involved many details and changes of 
names of precincts or voting places, the establishment of new voting places, 
etc. In carrying out the measures necessary to perfect these changes, Messrs. 
Duncan Ferguson, Stephen Mack (who settled among the Winnebago 
Indians in 1829, and married one of their women), and Henry Crandall 
were appointed commissioners to define and establish the township bound- 
aries and also to name them agreeably to the wishes of their respective 
citizens. By some misunderstanding, the name of Elida was given to 
Westfield, under which name it was recorded, and continued to be knoM^n 
until 1855, when the citizens petitioned the proper authorities, and the name 
was changed to Winnebago. 

Elida held its first meeting under the township organization law 
April 2, 1850. Rev. James Hodges was the moderator, and B. F. Upson 
the clerk. The first officers elected were: Supervisor, Chauncy Ray; 
Town Clerk, Joseph L. Bruce; Assessor, Calvin Briggs; Collector, Horace 
Hudson; Commissioners of Highways, Demos W. Grippen, Thomas Hall, 
and Elijah Holt; Justices of the Peace, Reuben Alworth and Benjamin F. 
Ifpson; Constables, William Hartwell and Jos. D. Warren; Overseer of 
the Poor, Alby Briggs. 

A record of the proceedings of the Board of Auditors was read at the 
next regular town meeting, April, 1851, but was not entered on the regis- 
ter; consequently the amount paid for township services is not definitely 
known. The second year the same omission appears, and it is not until 
1854 that any such record Avas entered, when the following exhibit is made: 

Paid Assessor, $16.50; do. Town Clerk, $7.75; do. Auditing Board, 
$6.00; do. Commissioners of Highways, $14.50; total, $44.75. 

The first land purchase made at the Galena Land Oflice was by Henry 
Schoonmaker, who, on the 26th of July, 1841, entered by pre-emption the 
east half of the southwest quarter of section twenty. The same day Joseph 
Folsom entered the west half of the southwest quarter of section twenty- 
eight. The last entries .were made in 1853, 



HISTORY OF WnmEBAGO COUNTT. 433 

The first school was commenced in a part of the house of 'David A. 
Holt, on section thirty-four, op^^osite where W. L. Wright now lives, Aug. 
3, 1839, by Miss Mary Treadwell, who afterwards married Elijah Holt. It 
was a subscription school, and the house in which it was taught is still 
standing. In 1844, a frame school house was erected, by subscription, and 
Miss Treadwell (or rather Mrs. Elijah Holt, for such she had become by 
marriage), was again employed as teacher, at a salary of $2.00 per week, 
and to board herself. Forty scholars were enrolled, and, by this time the 
mother of two small children, she often rocked the cradle and heard lessons 
recited at the same time. 

In 1851, according to the local exhibit from which we quote, the real 
estate valuation of the township was returned at $48,595; personal prop- 
erty, $24,518; total, $73,113. Against this there was an assessment for 
taxes as follows: 

Real E state. —Comity t2iX, $145.76; State, $293.15; Town, $100.44; 
School, $222.19. Total taxes against real estate, $761.54. 

Personal E date.— Gowntj tax, $73.61; State, $147.89; Town, $50.66; 
School, $93.35. Total taxes against personal estate, $365.51. Grand total, 
$1,127.05. 

In 1875 the same local statistics show the following figures: Real es- 
tate valuation, $409,022; town lots, $59,402; personal property, $94,313. 
Total valuation, $562,737. Against this valuation the tax assessment was 
as follows: 

State tax, $1,691.69; County, $3,098.18; Town, $283.14; School, $4,- 
038.24; Road and Bridge, $193.82; Delinquent and Road, |1 10.16; Dog, 
$18.00. Grand total, $9,433.23. 

Recapitulation. — Total valuation of taxable property in 1851, $73,- 
113; do. in 1875, $562,737; increase in twenty-four years, $489,624. State 
tax in 1851, $441.04; do. in 1875, $1,691.69; increase, $1,250.65. County 
tax in 1851, $219.37; do. in 1875, $3,098.18; increase, $2,878.81. Town 
tax in 1851, $151.10; do. in 1875, $283.14; increase, $132.04. School tax 
in 1851, $315.52; do. in 1875, $4,038.24; increase, $3,722.72. Per cent, 
on the dollar in 1851, nearly .0155; do. in 1875, .0168; a difference of 
only .0013. 

In 1875 the number of acres of wheat raised was 1,802; corn, 5,263; 
oats, 2,925; meadow land, 2,294; otlier products, 449; inclosed in pasture, 
3,232; orchards, 262; wood land, 1,222. Total, 17,495. 

May 31, 1851, a terrible hurricane swept through this township — 
striking it near the southwest corner, and, traveling in a northeast direc- 
tion, its course was marked by destruction and desolation. The residence 
of William Burch was torn to atoms, and his wife, Catharine, one daughter 
aged four years, and another one aged twenty-one months, killed by the fly- 
ing timbers. Next the house of Curtis Briggs was unroofed, a house be- 
longing to William Hartwell was blown down, as also that of Deacon 
Alonzo Gorham, and then a house near the present residence of Jacob Hoi- ' 
lenbeck. Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs were picked up and carried for 
miles by it, and then dashed to pieces. Another vein or branch of the de- 
stroying fiend blew down the house of Abraham Sweezy, in the western 
part of the town. Before it struck Winnebago, it swept down a, grout 
house in Seward township, about twenty-five rods from the township line. 
Seeing the monster rushing on toward their house, young Asher Miller and 
his wife sprang to the door to close it, but their united strength was as but 



434 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

a straw. With the door, thej were thrown out into the open air, and Asher 
Miller, senior, after the storm had passed over, was found in the cellar, cov- 
ered with dehris. 

War Record. — Of their patriotism in the years of their country's 
peril — from the spring of 1861 to 1865 — the people of Winnebago town- 
ship, without regard to age, sex, condition, or partisan prejudices, may well 
be proud. July 4, 1861, a great celebration of American Independence 
was held in the village of Winnebago. Melancthon Smith, an attorney of 
prominence of Kockford, was the orator of the day, and in the course of his 
oration said: "More Colonel Ellsworths may be murdered, more Lieuten- 
ant Grebels may fall, but the war must go on." " How little," continues 
the local historian, "did any of us dream when listening to those stirring 
words that they were almost prophetic of the sad death of the speaker him- 
self. Speeches were also made by T. A. C. Beard, and others, and a spirit 
of patriotism aroused that manifested itself in the large number of subse- 
quent enlistments from the town. From that time forward the quota of 
the town was for the most part quickly filled, and it seemed that when the 
74th Regiment was being raised the question was not who could be sent, 
but who could be kept at home." Not more than nine men were hired by 
the town to fill its various quotas, and these were hired almost at the close 
of the war. 

This township raised $3,000, to be expended for war purposes under 
its own supervision, besides paying its full share of county war tax, amount- 
ing, as estimated, to $10,000 more, making in all, $13,000. Besides this 
sum, large amounts were contributed to the Sanitary and Christian Com- 
missions, of which no accounts were kept. And once during the war, 
Amos Miller was sent to the front with a large supply of provisions and 
delicacies for Winnebago's Boys in Blue. In the dark days of the "cruel 
war" — in all the undertakings of the husbands and fathers, the wives and 
mothers and daughters were just as active and self-denying. To recount 
all \X\dit Winnebago people accomplished, would make a respectable volume 
in itself. Their good deeds are too numerous to be recounted in full in a 
work of this character, however gladly we would like to do so, hence 
we can only summarize a few of the most important. 

Miss Tryphena Pettis, now Mrs. Wilcox, of Rockford, left a good posi- 
tion as school teacher, to offer herself and be accepted as a nurse in a small- 
pox hospital at the South. Such devotion to the cause of one's country 
and its suffering heroes, rises above ordinary human nature, and deserves 
to be recorded amon^ the higliest and best deeds of the world's noblest 
women. Mrs. Alba Miller was also at one time a nurse in the hospital at 
Camp Douglas, Chicago, leaving the comforts and pleasures of home, that 
she, too, might contribute to the relief of suffering, languishing soldiers. 
These are the names of two of the noble women of Winnebago; but the 
noblest one is yet to be mentioned. The name of that woman was Mrs. M. 
J. Marchant, afterwards Mrs. M. J. Upright. Of the 150 volunteers con- 
tributed to the army of the Union from Winnebago, she sent ten sons — 
one-fifteenth of the whole number — and only regretted the fact that she had 
not ten more to send! There is, perhaps, not another instance of the kind 
on record in the war history of the world! On being complimented on the 
number of volunteers she had provided for the defence of the Union, she 
replied that if she had known thirty years before that the war was coming, 
she would have had ten more to respond to the country's call! Of such 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 435 

stuff were "Winnebago's women made. Two of these ten sons were killed 
in battle; one returned on sick furlough and died at home, and another 
was wounded and crippled for life. At last accounts Mrs. Upright was 
living in the State of Iowa. 

The 150 men thus furnished the army from this township, were dis- 
tributed to the 15th, 44th, 45th 74th and 92d Illinois infantry, and the 8th 
and 9th Illinois cavalry regiments. Their names will be found in the War 
Record of Winnebago County, which is elsewhere published in this book. 

Winnebago Village. — Joseph D. Warner built the first house on the 
village site. In 1853, the Galena and Chicago Union — now known as the 
Chicago and jS'orthwestern railroad — was completed through Winnebago 
County, and on the 30th day of December, of that year, T. D. Robertson, of 
Rockford, surveyed and platted the village. About the same time a post- 
oflUce was established here, and Warren Shed appointed post-master. Situated 
in as fine an agricultural district as can be found anywhere, it is the centre of 
a good trade, and a depot from which a large amount of grain, stock, etc., is 
annually shipped to Eastern markets, it being estimated that the railroad 
traffic alone amounts to $25,000 ^^early. The population is very nearly 600, 
made up of intelligent, refined and industrious people. In 1853, Albert 
Wilson opened the first general store, which was followed by other trading 
houses and shops of various kinds, until now there are about thirty-five 
business places, whose aggregate yearly transactions amount to $152,528.57. 
The annual shipment of cattle and hogs is set down at 12,000 head, and of 
grain, 35,000 bushels. We append the names of a few of the heaviest deal- 
ers and the yearly aggregate of their respective business transactions, as far 
as reliable data can be had: 

J. B. Alexander, dry goods, $12,000; D, C. Lewis, general store, $10,- 
000: M. M. Swann, general store, $25,000; N. & F. Corl, carriage manu- 
facturers, $5,000; W. E. Canniford, pump manufacturer, $5,450; Jerry 
Jordan, furniture, $2,000; Prescott & Vanston, meat market, $4,000; Grip- 
pen & Mellen, druggists, |6,000; Bert. Cross, livery, $1,600. There are 
others whose business is large, but for want of reliable data, their names are 
omitted, although they are none the less worthy of mention. 

In 1855, the first school. Miss M. Webster, teacher, was taught in Win- 
nebago, in the basement of the M. E. church. In 1858, the first school 
house was built, at a cost of $1,325.00. The present graded school house 
cost $9,200; its current expenses are $2,200 per annum, with an average 
daily attendance of 122. Teachers: James Ellis, Principal; Miss Emma 
Moore, Grammar Dep't; Miss Sarah Weld, Intermediate; Mrs. Lettie Tread- 
well, Primary. 

Churches. — The M. E. Church was organized as a class, with nine 
members, in 1839, by Rev. Mr. Worthinwton, who became the pastor. John 
Buch, Sr., was the class leader. When Rev, Barton Courtwright was pas- 
tor, in 1855, the church at Westfield Corners was built, at a cost of $2,200, 
the society having 100 members. Rev. Barton Courtwright is now pastor 
again. 

The Congregational Church was organized July 11, 1846, with eight 
members. On the 3d day of July, the following year, Rev. James Hodges 
was elected pastor, and remained ten years. Rev. S. P. Sloan was then 
called to the pastorate, and in October, 1854, the "stone church " was dedi- 
cated. Three years afterward it became self-supporting, and during the 
summer of 1867 was rebuilt. Mr, Sloan remained until November, 1870. 



436 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COtTNTY. 

Rev. Henry M. Daniels, from that time to Julj, 1875, and Oct. 1, 1876, 
Rev. Theodore A. Gardner was ordained and has since continued pastor. 
Number of members, 127. Average attendance at Sunday-school, 100. 

The M. E. A¥innebago Church grew out of the class of R. S. Hudson. 
It was organized as a church, with eleven members, in 1855, by Rev. Bar- 
ton Courtwright. Their present church edifice was began in 1854, and com- 
pleted in 1860. Pastor, Rev. A. B. Smart. Number of members, 100. 
Average attendance at Sunday-School, about 70. E. G. Stiles, super- 
intendent. 

The Middle Creek Presbyterian Church was organized in Ogle County, 
June, 1855. Of the sixteen original members, fifteen came from the Pres- 
byterian Church in Rocklord. In 1861 the society moved into this village, 
and in the same year erected a church edifice, at a cost of $3,000. The first 
officers of the church were: Rev. W. P. Carson, pastor; Thomas Meredith 
and Robert Douglass, elders; H. B. Roberts, Robert Bulland, M. Elliott, 
trustees. Present membership, about 165; Sunday-school, 150. Rev. J. 
S. Braddock has been pastor twelve years, and is also superintendent of the 
Sunday-school. 

The Presbyterian Chtirch of Winnebago was organized Aug. 23, 1868, 
with twenty-four members. J. J. Smith and S. C. Grippen were chosen as 
the first elders; and Robert Prescott, C. Coneley and H. B. Roberts, 
trustees. Rev. Joseph Braddock was the pastor from 1868 to 1870; Rev. 
Wm. A. Gay, from 1870 to 1873; Rev. Paul H. Pitkins, trom 1873 to 1875; 
and Rev. John M. Linn, from 1875 to the present. Present membership, 
140; Sunday-school membership, about 125. Superintendent, J. W. God- 
dard. Their present house of worship was built in 1869, at a cost of $4,300. 

The Free Methodist Church of Winnebago was organized, with ten 
members. May 29, 1865. The following year a church costing $3,500 was 
erected. Pastor, C. P. Miller. Number of members, 88 ; average of 
Sunday-school membership, 60. 

The last church organized was by the Adventists, in 1872, with forty- 
three members. The first officers were: C. C. Marston, pastor; — Butman, 
elder; Robt. Spotswood, deacon; J. M. HofiTman and Frank Scott, trustees. 
Present membership, 25. They have no permanent Sunday-school organ- 
ization. 

Thus there are seven distinct church organizations, with a total mem- 
bership of 578, and a Sunday-school membership of 438. Cost of the six 
church edifices, $19,000. Pastors per year, about $5,500. Since the village 
was commenced, in 1853, nearly seventy difiTerent preachers have officiated 
for a longer or shorter period of time. 

LODGES, ETC. 

Winnebago Lodge No. 745, A. F. and A. M. — Organized Oct. 3d, 
1876, with sixteen charter members, as follows: Lyman J. Corbin, John R. 
Wells, Wesley R. Gearhart, Stephen I. Searls, John Tanner, Ambrose K. 
Searls, Robt. Prescott, Daniel M, Sargent, Wm. H. Patton, Jeremiali Jor- 
don, Peter H. Seal, Hezekiah H. Felch, Hiram T. Thorne, Porter J. Law- 
rence, Oliver T. Holcomb, Wm. H. Keith. Present officers: John Tanner, 
W. M.; John R. Wells, S. W.; Ambrose K. Searls, J. W.; Wm. H. Patton, 
Treasurer; Wesley R. Gearhart, Secretary. Number of members, 22. 
Meets the first and third Thursday evenings of each month. 

Winnebago Lodge No. 11, I. O. G. T. — Organized April, 1877, with 
fifteen charter members. Officers: C. H. Jacobs, W. C. T.; Mrs. H. W. 






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HISTOKT OF WINNEBAGO COtlNTT. 43^ 

evening. mem Deis, 45. Meets every Thursday 

Gorham, Steward; Geo. Levin^s, Se^rZll w'^'l % ' "• ^■ 

M. A Miller, Ceres; Mrs. T. cl'w „t "poif ' cwJr""?' ' ^j:?' 
members now, 60. to-?-L<Jmona. Oiiarter members, 27; 

tirous»dofi,fsf;ed^pX rty'°Tb\Ter^- .^'"^?.'"=^ ''^^ «-00 - t"e 
retary; G. H. Mariner, Treasurer ' ""'' ^™'"'" ^l^orth, Seo- 

PECATONICA. 

Su.„™VoTof]?o:S>rf'^^,LVIt„eI1f'="'n1,"'^^^r 

the Sumners), Eliiah Guilford he?, o„^ ^ P' ^^°'b; Guilford (sister to 

called H„,Jon iCetm A^r Z'n. . ^^""""^ ^'"""' ('^"oneously 
the county machin^y nut'in mot on .» '^ T ?'-g'"'i^«d in ls36, and 
lished, to-'wit: ySS Siy» Ck rVZ p-'T'l'f P'T"<"^ ^""'o ^^'''b- 
ford, Bock paver, and Sderept^L^f^f''^''?'''^'''',^'^'^™"!^'*'^. Kock- 
kuown as Peeatonica, Srrand Wt T^e w '^ '''^^"^''iP^ »»w 

This was one o trpreZcL tt^ Hance were chosen as constables, 

holding elections oil tKaf Led ^T i '^'' Commissioners' order by 
anothe? day was'fixed for the e^'if,,f '^-'^^^"^^ «^" ^^e Board, 

failed to elect in August the JLp ^^'TI '^ '^' Precincts that had 
following. A^.^^^st-the time so hxed being the 14th of October 

m Jap qnit^rapidh?' A^'l'rulfthf ^/r^""'''" ''' ^"' '^^ Peeketolika 

1836?' "'^ ^'"""^^ ^"'=<'' «''« ™^ born d„rin| the earfypaftof 

Knap^' **'''' '"''''''' '" '^' '"'^"^"P ™^ '™glit in 1849, by Emmeline 

/^;emton{ca Tilluge was built upon lands first purchased and occupied 

Patrick taaloi.""'" "''" '" ""= ^"'»«» of Peeatonica wa, .Jolm Seanlon, deceased, son of 



440 HISTOKY OF WINNEBAGO COITNTY. 

bj Daniel Reed, Sr., in 1846. Soon after purchase, Mr. Reed settled upon 
it and commenced reducing its wild sward to farm tillage. In 1852, after 
the line of the Galena and Chicago Union, now the Chicago and North- 
western railroad, had been established, and the grading, etc., well under 
way, T. D. Robertson and John A. Holland, of Rockford, appreciating the 
advantages it offered for a i-ailwaj station, being in the heart of a rich and 
rapidly developing agricultural district, bought from Mr. Reed an interest 
in the land, and "laid off" the town, the plot of which was filed and 
entered of record in December of that year. Before this, however, while 
the railroad was building, 'N. F. Maynard built a small house on the west 
side of Main street, a little north of the railroad track, in which he opened 
a small stock of groceries, provisions, etc. That building — the first busi- 
ness house in Pecatonica — is still standing, and is now occupied as a tene- 
ment house. Some time about December, of the same year, Messrs. Reed 
& Smith opened a dry goods store on the opposite side of the street from 
Maynard's grocery. Those two business houses were the only trading 
places known in Pecatonica until after, or at least until about the time the 
railroad was completed, in August, 1853. In the late part of the summer, 
or early fall of 1852, Mr. Reed commenced the erection of the Pecatonica 
Hotel, now kept by James O'Brien, at the corner of Main and Third streets. 
Until after the completion of the railroad, it was occupied as a residence — 
notably so during the winter of 1852-3, when the three Eastman families. 
Dr. B. D.,Samuel C. and Stephen S. Eastman lived there; the latter died in 
March, 1853, his funeral obsequies being the occasion of the first sermon 
preached in the embryo village, hi the summer of 1853, Dr. Eastman 
opened a drug store on the east side of Main street, in the building 
now occupied by R. B. Coleman as a grocery and provision house. 

A short time after the opening of the railroad to public traffic, Sulli- 
van Daniels, Reed's son-in-law, took possession of the hotel building, chris- 
tened it the " Pecatonica House," and opened its doors to the entertainment 
of the traveling public. The first shipment of freight from the Pecatonica 
station, Josiah Stephens, agent, was made September 1, 1853. From that 
time forward, during the period of the Crimean War, and until the finan- 
cial panic of 1857, the growth and prosperity of Pecatonica was wonderful. 
At one time there were twelve to fifteen large dry goods stores in success- 
ful operation. Crops were good. Wheat at that time was the staple pro- 
duction, and commanded two dollars per bushel. Money was plenty, and 
everybody was liapp3\ But the panic came, and failure followed failure, 
and, for the time, Pecatonica's glory departed. Notwithstanding it has 
always been a place of considerable local trade importance, those were its 
palmiest and best days. To enumerate, there are now three large dry 
goods stores; one clothing (exclusively) store; twelve grocery and provis- 
ion stores; three millinery estabhshments; three hardware stores; one boot 
and shoe store; three harness shops; six blacksmith shops; five carriage 
and wagon making shops; two meat markets; two butter houses; one large 
grist mill; one eg^ house; one brewery; one book store; one hotel; five 
carpenter shops; two tailor shops; two drug stores: three dressmaking es- 
tablishments; one steam machine shop; one saw mill; one grain elevator; 
one livery stable; two large turniture establishments; two agricultural im- 
plement warehouses; two jewelry stores; one bank; one lumber yard; one 
tine, large art gallery; two barber shops; three restaurants; one bakery; 
and one good local newspaper, established in December, 1872, by the Colby 



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HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COITNTT, 441 

Brothers, publishers and proprietors: making a total of sev^entj-eight well 
established business houses. Besides these there are a dozen or fifteen 
other shops, such as shoe shops, paint shops, etc., etc., that are well sus- 
tained. 

The Post-Office was established in the fall of 1853, and Tracj Smith 
.'ippointed Post-Master. 

A graded school house of six departments was built in 1862. 

A lumber yard was started in 1854, by Messrs. H. Woodruffs Co. 

The iirst resident carpenter was Abel Walker, who was followed by 
John Morrow, Allen Cross and Stephen Ryan, in 1854. 

In May, 1863, James French succeeded Pierce & Loomis in the lum- 
ber business. 

The village was incorporated, by an act of the Legislature, in 1868-9. 
The Iirst village election was held April 9, 1869. Ojfficers elected: Presi- 
dent, Frank Saulsbury; Trustees, S. Hyan, J. M. Leland, Putnam Perley, 
and J. French: Police Magistrate, Peter Shaffer; Police Constable, Kuel 
"Wells. Present (1877) officers: President, J. L. Hastings; Trustees, Jno. 
Wolven, David Mitchell, J. W. Fisk, J. P, O'Laughlin; Police Magistrate, 
Alexander Campbell; Police Constable, Charles Rogers. 

In 1874, Messrs. E. Sumner and James Holmes constructed a dam 
across the Pecatonica River, a short distance above the village, which is of 
great importance, in a manufacturing point of view, to the country. While 
the dam was being constructed, Messrs. Sumner and Campbell were also 
engaged in the erection of a large four story grist and flouring mill, the 
undertaking costing them about $20,000. If this water power was im- 
proved as it might be improved, Pecatonica would soon gain a hundredfold 
more than was lost by the panic of 1857. The water is lasting, and its 
present capacity could be more than doubled, and a power derived that 
would drive any number of wheels and manufactories. 

While the people of Pecatonica, from 1836 to 1877, were busy in ma- 
turing plans that would insure full coffers and comfortable livings, they 
were not neglectful in proN'iding for the spiritual welfare of an increasing 
population. 

Five church edifices grace the village, to wit: The Methodist, Con- 
g-reo-ational. Universal ist, (jrerman Evano^pljcal, and Swedish Lutheran. 

IT 

The three first named are handsome and commodious structures, and a 
credit not only to the societies that worship in thein, but to the people in 
whose midst they are built. 

The M. E Church was organized in 1853, Revs. Cortright, Barton and 
H. N. Irish taking an active part in the work. The names of only eight 
persons appear as members of the class or society at the date of its or- 
ganization. It now numbers one hundred and twenty. 

The first meetings were held in a small warehouse. Rev. Mr. Irish 
was a resident of Pecatonica, and his house was a regular Methodist hotel 
— a home for every Methodist that came along and claimed his brotherly 
hospitality. The good old man long since was called to join the innumera- 
ble throng around the great white throne. 

The society now worships in an $8,500 church, and is in good condi- 
tion for usefulness. The Sabbath-school numbers about seventy scholars, 
of which Rev. W. H. Haight, the pastor, (second year) is superintendent. 

The Congregational society was organized by Rev. Mr. J ohnson, with 
six members, on the 15th day of February, 1854. The following year 



442 HISTORY .OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

they built a house of worship, at a cost of $3,000. In 1876 this building 
was reconstructed and remodeled, at a cost of $2,700. Up to 1857-8, the 
society had increased to a membership of seventy, but at the present time 
(Oct., 1877,) only numbers about twenty-seven. The Sunday-school is in 
prosperous condition, Putnam Perley, superintendent. Rev. Mr. McCardle 
is tlio present pastor, his pastorate commencing October 1st. 

The Swedish Lutheran Church was organized in 1857, and a church 
edifice built soon after. Their church property is estimated to be worth 
about $1,000. It has 129 communicants, and fifty members of its 
Sunday-school. Rev. J. M. Nelson, pastor; A. Kellner, superintendent of 
Sunday-school. 

The Universalist society was organized in 1859, with seven members, 
by Rev. Dr. R. G. Hamilton, who was for a long time its pastor. The 
church was built in 1862, when there were eighty persons enrolled as mem- 
bers, at a cost of $2,500. It was refitted in 1875, at a cost of $800. At 
present there are forty members. Rev. S. F. Gibbs, pastor. Sunday-school 
membership, titty. John D. Jackson, superintendent. 

The German Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized some two or 
three years since, with a small membership, mostly (we might say wholly) 
non-residents of the place. The pastor. Rev. C. F. Th. Eisseldt, resides at 
Belvidere, 111., and comes to this place every two weeks, to hold services, 
A peculiarity of the Sunday-school held in connection with this church is 
the fact that it is held on Saturday, every other week. 

The Catholic society was organized in 1871-2, with fifty members. 
The number has since increased to about 100. Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan is in 
charge of the work, and although the society has no church building, ser- 
vices are held regularly at the residence of the Priest, at the corner of Reed 
and Fifth streets. Arrangements are now being perfected for the erection 
of a church building. 

LODGES, ETC. 

A. W. Rawson Lodge, No. 145, A. F. and A. M. — Held first meeting 
under dispensation in July, 1854. A charter, ^however, was not granted 
until 1856. The following were the charter members: J. M. Plum, A. S. 
Yan Dyke, J. H. Reed, Hez. Brown, John Morrow, J. E. Cole and S. C. 
Eastman; J. H. Hubbai-d, Grand Master. The present ofiicersof the Lodge 
are H. B. Farwell, G. M.; C. C. Stevens, S. VV^.; E. D. Pettibone, J. W.; 
D. A. Stitseil, Treas.; Benj. D. Perley, Sec. Membership, 43. Meets second 
and fourth Mondays of each month. 

Pecatonica Lodge, JSTo. 173,1. O. O. F. — Organized March 22, 1855, 
and was instituted by Grand Master William Rounsville, in person. The 
charter members, six in number, were as follows: A. L. Gritiin, Charles D. 
Wilcox, William Courtwright, A. W. Butler, A. W. Griflin, W. B. Wilcox 
andG. H. Bush. The Lodge has been, and is now, in a very flourishing 
condition, with upwards of 60 members. Regular weekly meetings every 
Saturdav evening. The present ofiicers of this Lodge are, J. W. Fisk. N. G; 
Wm. a: Colby, V. G.; G. D. Rogers, R. S.; Alex. Campbell, P. S.; C. A. 
Simmons, Treas. 

Eagle Lodge, l^o. 83, A. O. U. W. — Organized June 8, 1877, wud- 
twenty charter members, as follows: S. S. Emery, Z. A. Trull, L. L. Kith 
der, C. N. Marston, L. Goodrich, Wm. Eggleston, M. W. Welles, A. M. 
Felts, Dr. F. A. Jordon, Dr. R. G. Hamilton, Rev. S. F. Gibbs, Jas. Chal- 
mers, Yan. D. Mock, F. M. Graves, C. L. Paynter, J. S. Hulse, Wm. A. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 443 

Colby, H. R. Smith, Dan'l Stockbur^er, and N. F. Cooledge. The Lodge 
meets every Wednesday evening, in their fine new hall in Dixon's Block. 
The present officers are, Z. A. Trull, M. W.; S. F. Gibb, P. M.; Wm. 
Eggleston, G. F.; C. L. Paynter, O.; C. N. Marston, R; S. S. Emery, Ee- 
ceiver; L. L. Kidder, F. The Lodge now has a membeaship of 28, and is 
rapidly increasing in numbers. 



CHERRY VALLEY. 

The township of Cherry Valley was first known 'on the records of the 
county as Butler Precinct. The name was changed to Cherry Valley upon 
the adoption of the township organization law. Its settlement commenced 
in 1836, Joseph P.|Griggs being the first settler of whom direct trace can be 
found. Embracing a good deal of timber, it attracted a liberal share of im- 
migration, as it is a fact that all the pioneers sought the timber districts in 
which to locate their claims, believing that it would be easier to make farms 
by grubbing and clearing the lands than it would be to reduce the prairie 
land to tarm tillage and remunerative returns. But as time advanced, and 
the later settlers were forced out on to the prairies and began to experiment 
upon them, the first settlers were made to realize that they had made a 
somewhat costly mistake by selecting timbered claims. They had been 
pitching brawn and muscle against nature, for all that the prairies needed 
was to be tickled with the plow to make them yield living crops the first 
year, and heavy and remunerative returns the second. 

Where the Chicago & Noi-thwestern Kailway crosses the Kishwaukee 
river, there is a beautiful little valley — a picturesque and romantic basin of 
a mile in width, extending up and down the river, that, in its natural con- 
dition, must have been an attractive resort for the red men whose homes 
were along the banks of that easy and gracefully-curving stream. Even 
now, when dotted over with fields and houses and barns and lowing herds, 
its stillness broken by the hum of mill machinery, and anon by the rumbling 
of long, heavily-laden trains of steam-drawn cars, one cannot help but 
admire its rare beauty, and almost sigh that the work of nature's floracul- 
turalist should have been swept down before the march of the pale faces. In 
this little basin cosily nestles 

The Village of Cherry Valley, with its eight hundred men, women 
and children; three church edifices, a graceful and elegant graded school 
building, about twenty stores and trading places, and numerous shops of 
industry of local merit. Joseph Griggs,* the father of Calvin, Lendon and 
Horace" Griggs, settled on the hill overlooking the village in 1835. The 
site upon which his cabin was erected was not far removed from the ground 
now occupied by the Universalist Church building. His domicile was built 
from poles ^nd thatched with straw or prairie grass. A. C. Gleason came 
soon after Mr. Griggs, and in 1836 Mr. Gleason was joined on the Kish- 
waukee by his brother, Mr. W. Gleason; aud in 183T, S. W. Gleason, a 
third brother, and the present Post Master, also put in an appearance and 
claimed a home '' in this new country." Densley Kiser came in 1836 or 
1837, making five claimants to homes in this valley at the date of Mr. 
Kiser's coming, 

Iq page 236 of the geaeral history, owing to erroneous information, this name was 
written as Joseph P. Briggs. 



444 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

The first school houses were built about 1848-9. About this time the 
building of a railroad from Galena to Chicago began to be agitated and the 
settlers or citizens were urged to take stock in the contemplated road, either 
by subscribing individually as they were able, or by voting a tax. In 1851 
a railroad meeting of the citizens was held in one of these school houses to 
take counsel together and to hear the conditions upon which the embryo 
railroad company would make Cherry Yalley a point. This meeting re- 
solved that no aid would be rendered the undertaking unless upon the ex- 
press condition that it should cross the Kishwaukee at this point. The con- 
ditions were not agreed to by the representatives of the company, while the 
citizens remained equally firm in their conclusions. But the road was built 
and Cherry Valley made a station "all the same." In August, 1852, the 
road was completed from Chicago to the east side of Rock river, and on the 
second day of that month the first passenger train from Chicago to Rock- 
ford, passed over the road. 

As a local trade centre. Cherry Yalley is an important point, and a 
station from which a large quantity of grain, etc., is annually shipped to 
Chicago and other markets. The country around is naturally rich, and 
under thorough and scientific cultivation, is very productive and largely 
remunerative. The people, farmers and villagers, are intelligent, refined 
and eminently social and. hospitable. 

The growing of broom corn is an important industry among the 
farmers. During the present season of 1877, Messrs. Hugh Mackey and 
John Brown cultivated about 300 acres each of this important material, in 
the care and cultivation of which they gave employment to from twenty-five 
to thirty men each. Two broom manufactories are in successful operation. 

The Cherry Yalley Mills of John Fisher (for which the Kishwau- 
kee furnishes the power) do a large custom work, besides manufacturing 
largely for merchant interest. 

Two large elevators, of large capacity and ample facilities, handle and 
ship large quantities of grain. 

The best index to the character of any people is in the architecture and 
finish of their church and school buildings. In Cherry Yalley there are 
three of the former, which are neat and elegant, while their graded school 
house — presenting more the outside appearance of a college than a people's 
school house — is one of the best in Northern Illinois outside of the larger 
towns. It is a brick structure, was built in 1869, at a cost of $18,000. Of 
this building, not only the people by whom it was built, but the people of 
the entire country may justly be proud. School is sustained about nine 
months of the year, and the system of teaching of the most thorough and 
practical order. 

Present Corps of Teachers. — A. Andrew, principal; Miss Mary A. 
Earl, first assistant. Grammar Department. Miss Josephine Hale, Inter- 
mediate. Mrs. Wm. Craig, Primary ^Department. There is an average 
daily attendance of 220 pupils. 

Churches. — The M. E. Church was organized by Rev. H. L. Martin, in 
1854. The same season, their church edifice was built, the builder being 
Mr. — Powell. The society now numbers 108 members. The Sabbath- 
school is the care and pride of the church. Fifty-two scholars are regular 
attendants. D. J. Hussey is the superintendent. 

The Universalist Church edifice was bailt in 1854, under the minis- 
terial supervision of Rev. Simon Park. After a few years of prosperity, by 



HISTORY or WIKNEBAGO COUNTY. 445 

reason of removals from time to time, and a combination of other unfavor- 
able causes, the society became too weak to support a pastor, and as a 
church organization was finally abandoned. The building is now occupied 
by a Swedish religious organization, that has preaching at stated intervals. 
• The Free Will Baptist Church was built in 1874, at a cost of $3,500. 
It has a membership of sixty to seventy. Rev. H. S. Cross is the pastor. 
Their Sabbath-school numbers about sixty scholars. David Case is the 
superintendent. 

Cherry Yalley Lodge, No. 173, A. F. and A. M. — Organized 
under dispensation, June 16, 1855. Charter members: S. C. Gooding, W. 
M.; Horace Hobinson, S. W.; S. H. Holden, J. W.- H. P. Mesler, S. D.; 
C. L. Sabin, J. D.; B. B. Spencer, Secretary; G. S. Barrows, Tyler and 
Treasurer. Chartered by Grand Lodge, Oct. 3, 1855. Present officers; 
Dr. L. M. Van Buren, W. M.; Josiah Manning, S. W.; Selden M. Turner, 
J. W.; Henry Andrus, Treasurer; Jas. H. Potter, Secretary; T. M. Lee, 
S. D.; Wm. Rourke, J. D.; John Brodt, Tyler. 



ROCKTON. 

Among the earliest settlers of this town were Wm. Talcott and sons, 
Thomas, Sylvester, Wait and Henry, some ot whom landed here July 4, 
1835. taking a claim on Section 23. They were attracted by the magnifi- 
cent water power of the Rock river at this point, the flow of water then 
being nearly double the present capacity. This water privilege the Talcotts 
be^n to improve, using it for a saw mill in 1838, and in the following year 
conpleted a grist mill, probably the pioneer of the county. It was soon 
bu5y, grists coming to it even from Fort Winnebago, over 100 miles. 

In the year 1832 the Polish exiles were granted by Congress several 
townships of land for settlement, and Clopeski, one of their number, was 
sent out to locate them. The act specified that no lands upon which set- 
tlers had made a beginning could be taken, and, indeed, Clopeski, who came 
to Rockton, promised the people that he would not select their township. 
He was not faithful to this agreement, and the township was under the 
shadow of this claim until 1844, when the matter was adjusted. The town 
was platted by Talcott and Adams, in 1840, but it was not entered for 
record until May 30, 1844, because of the above claim. The first paper 
mill was erected in 1851, by Mr. T. L. Wright and Mr. Merritt. From 
this beginning, the present manufacturing interests have grown. 

THE WATER POWER 

Is managed much upon the same general plan as the Rockford water power. 
There are 15,000 inches of water, of an eight-foot head, which are divided 
into ninety-six shares. 

The Racine & Mississippi R. R. reached this place Oct. 29, 1856. E. 
L. Stiles was appointed agent, a position he has since maintained. 

In 1836, Sylvester Talcott was appointed Justice of the Peace, and in 
his official capacity, married, it is said, the first couple in the county— Mr. 
Jerry Roberts and Miss Langdon, who now reside in Rockford. 

"On the tenth day of Se]»tember, 1872, Rockton became an incorporated 
town. Town trustees: David Carpenter, president; Aaron Shores, George 
Ellis, J. W. Cowles, Jas. McDonald. 



446 



HISTORY OF WIIO^BAGO COUNTY. 



MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES. 

The jS'orthwestern Paper Mill, originally built b}^ Wright & Merritt, 
passed into a stock company some little time ago. It makes four or five 
tons of paper ev^ry twenty-four hours — in about equal proportion, wrap- 
ping and print. Officers: T. L. Wright, president; W. H. Wells, vice- 
president; J. C, I^ewcomb, secretary and treasurer. It employs forty men. 

The " Enterprise" Paper Mill was originated by Mr. Keems some years 
ago. About a year since, Messrs. Booth, Hinmen ifc Co. rented it. They 
employ ten men, and make wrapping paper, although they will soon run 
their mill on felting for i-oofs, etc. 

The Winnebago Paper Mill was first built in 1853, by a company 
known as Merrill, Young & Co., who ran it two years, when it was sold to 
Bradner, Warren & Co., of Chicago. In 1857 the firm changed to Brad- 
ner, Smith & Co., and recently became a stock company. On the tenth 
day of February, 1876, it burned down, but was rebuilt, and running in 
the November following. The mill averages about three and one-half tons 
of wrapping paper during every twenty-four hours, and employs twenty- 
five men. 

The Rockton Iron Works and Machine Shops employ four men, and 
began here in 1866. They manufacture three sizes of paint mills, and do 
general repairs in iron. The works are carried on by Wideson & Cox, the 
foundry and machine shop being owned and operated separately, by ';heir 
respective owners. 

The mill owned and operated by Messrs. Cowles & Gates was iirst 
erected for an oil mill. About 1857, it was changed to a flouring and grist 
mill. At present it averages 130 barrels of rye flour for every twenty-four 
hours, as well as a large amount of gristing. There is also a cooper shop 
in connection, which works four hands, while the whole force employed 
varies from ten to twelve mea. 

The Rockton Mills are owned by Wheeler & Robinson, and grind up 
a car-load of wheat daily when at work. Just now they have only two men. 

Wm. Webber began to make his patent reaper here in 1866. During 
his busy season he works about six men. 

There are about 1,500 inhabitants in the village, and twenty to twenty- 
five stores. 

The Rockton Weekly Herald issued its first number January 1, 1875. 
E. I, Carr, editor and proprietor, 

SCHOOLS. 

The first school house was erected for the joint uses of worship and 
education, in 1840. The present graded school house was built in 1851, 
and cost $2,000. Average daily attendance, 175. Teachers: Charles 
Kinne, principal; Miss Bell Clement, intermediate; Miss Emma McCon- 
nell, primary. 

CHURCHES. 

The First Congregational Church was organized March 23, 1838, with 
fourteen members, among whom were Deacon Wm. Talcott and family, five 
of whom were constituent members. The first pastor was Rev. Wm. 
Adams. The " Stone Church" was built in 1849 or 18dO, and cost $5,000. 
Present number of members, 65. Rev. H. J. McArthur, pastor. Average 
of Sunday-school attendance, 56; Chauncy Pettibone, Superintendent. 

The Baptist Church was organized in 1852, services being held alter- 



HISTORY OF WESTNEBAGO COUNTY. 449 

nately at Roscoe and Rockton, under the ministerial charge of one pastor, 
Elder James Vaness. Shortly afterward the church was located at Rock- 
ton, and the present churcli edifice dedicated, January 13, 1858. The 
structure cost $2,000. Members at the present time, 100. Pastor, Rev. 
A. Whitman. Average of Sunday-school, 80; E. J. Vaness, Superin- 
tendent. 

The M. E. Church was organized in 1855, by the Rev. H. W. Richnrd- 
son. The present house of worship was begun in 1857, and dedicated in 
1859. It cost $5,000. Present membership, 55. Pastor, Geo. A. Erving. 
Sunday-school average attendance, 65; J. C. Truman, Superintendent. 

LODGES AND SOCIETIES. 

RocKTON Lodge, No. 74, A. F. and A. M. — Organized Jan. 5, 1849, 
with twenty charter members. Officers: John B. Rockwood, W. M.; E. 
L. Styles, S. W. ; Seth Jenkins, J. W. ; Edwin Kingsley, Treas. ; S. S. 
Snider, Secy. Number of members, 47. Meets Friday evening on or be- 
fore the full moon. 

Rock River Lodge, ISTo. 59, I. O. O. F. — Organized 

Officers: E. L. Styles, N. G.; Alex. Marcel, V. G.; C. D. Manning, Secy; 
Byron Freed, Treas. Number of members, 37. Meets every Saturday 
evening. 

Sunbeam Lodge, No. 78, I. O. G. T. — Organized 

Officers: E. L. Styles, W. C. T.; Miss Minnie Comstock, "W. Y. T.; E. 
O. Darling, R. S.;'j. A. Merrill, F. S.; Joseph Forward, Treas. Number 
of members, 34. Meets Tuesday evening. 

RocKTON Temperance Alliance. — Organized in 1874. Officers: 
Chauncy Pettibone, Acting President; Miss Hattie Men ill. Secy. About 
200 members. Meets the third Monday evening of each month. 

Public Library Association. — Organized July 17, 1875. The library 
numbers sixty volumes. J. D. Yaness, President; T. D. Talcott, Yice 
President; S. L. Styles, Secy. 

RocKTON Grange, No. 1012. — Organized in 1874. Rock River Grano-e 
was consolidated with it January 1, 1877. Officers: J. 0. Truman, M.; 
Win. Farmer, O.; Edward Collier, Secy; John Morse, Treas. Number of 
members, 30. Meets Thursday evening before full moon. 



ROSCOE. 



Roscoe is the northeast township of the county, bounded on the north 
by the Wisconsin State line. The first permanent settlement was made in 
the fall of 1835, but some Indian traders had previously erected and occu- 
pied cabins in the grove on Section 32. The remains of the cabins and the 
track made by the wagon train that accompanied General Atkins in his 
campaign against the Black Hawk Indians in June, 1832, were still clearly 
defined when the first settlers came. The maple trees also showed that the 
Indians had tapped them for sugar- tnakiiig purposes. August 3, 1835, R. 
J. Cross, of Coldwater, Mich., and Colonel Yon Hovenburg, with a Potta- 
watomie Indian for a guide, came into the township from Milwaukee. _ Col. 
Yon Hovenburg returned to Michigan; Mr. Cross bought a claim of 
Lavec, an employee of Stephen Mack, upon which he subsequently settled. 
This claim was covered by the grove in the southwest quarter of Section 32. 



450 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

In September of the same year, Elijah H. Brown, James B. Lee and WilHam 
Mead came in from La Porte County, Indiana, and selected claims. Brown 
built a house on the left bank of Rock river, a little above the mouth of the 
north branch of the Kinikiuick, on the northeast quarter of Section 32, 
which, was the first house built in what subsequently became Roscoe town- 
ship. In the winter of 1835-6, Messrs. Brown, Lee, Cross and Logan were 
the only settlers in that part of the county. Mr. Cross had the only horse 
team in the settlement, and it was kept on the road nearly all the time 
when the roads were passable, hauling Hour and groceries from Chicago. 
Mr. Reynolds, of Rolling Prairie, La Porte Count}^, Indiana, bought Lee's 
claim, and was the lirst blacksmith to forge and hammer in that precinct, 
and in the winter of 1836-7 there were only eight families. Until a post- 
office was established at Beloit, the settlers got their mail matter at Chicago; 
but in the spring of 1837, a post-office was established at Roscoe, and R. M. 
P. Abell was appointed post-master. In 1837, Henry Abell and his son, 
Franklin, built a saw-mill, the first in the neighborhood. This mill was 
built at the mouth of the north branch of the Kinikinick, where they pro- 
posed to build a village, which they named Roscoe, in honor of Roscoe, an 
eminent English historian, and when the names of townships were estab- 
lished in 1850, the name was given to the municipality. Under the new 
order, the first town meeting was held at the house of James K. Knowland, 
April 1, 1850. J. G. Prentiss was chosen Moderator; John J. Rhodes was 
elected Supervisor, and Nathaniel Howland, Town Clerk. Mr. Rhodes was 
continued in office for sev^en years, and until his death. At the first town 
meeting or election, 180 votes were polled. 

Church Notes.— September, 1836, at a meeting at the house of Smith 
Jenks, Rev. Mr. Pillsbury, a traveling missionary, of the M. E. Church, 
took the names of those who wished to unite as a church society. They 
were: Henry Abell, Smith Jenks, Clarissa Jenks, B. Richardson, Mary Ann 
Richardson, Albert Tuttle and Simeon Pettibone and wife. These were 
organized into a class, and for many years it was the only church society 
known to the settlers. It subsequently grew into prominence and wealth, as 
it had always been influential for good. 

November 7, 1843, a preliminary meeting in the interest of the Con- 
gregational Church was held at the house of Alvan Leland. At that meet- 
ing the following named representative ministers were present: Revs. 
Wright, Belvidere; Ebenezer Brown, Byron; M. Benedict, Rockton; M. 
Hicks, agent of the American Home Missimary Society, and M. Pierson, 
of the New Haven Theological Seminary. November 28th, the organiza- 
tion was perfected and a society formed composed of the lollowing named 
members: Alvan Leland, John Bradley, Horace K. Leonard, Thomas R. 
Whipple, Eunice Bradley, Minerva J. Leonard, Delia Whipple, Edmund 
Bradley, Charles Kerr, John Moir, Hannah Cross, Ann Frances Kerr, E. 
Moir, Cora Briggs, George Kerr, Sol. W. Leland, Thankful Briggs, and 
Lydia Meirs — 18. Alvin Leland was chosen Deacon; Sol. W. Leland, Clerk. 
January 3, 1844, Rev. Ebenezer Brown was employed as minister. Of these 
members. Deacon Leland died February 8, 1845; Deacon John Bradley, 
Roscoe, August 14, 1854; his wife Eunice Bradley, Roscoe, February 14, 
1852; S. W. Leland, in Massachusetts, and Delia Whipple in Roscoe. 

The first school was taught in Reynolds' old blacksmith shop. The 
Widow Warner was teacher. May 14, 1840, the township was divided into 
six school districts. The school section was mostly sold in 1847. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO OOUNTT. 451 

June 3, 1858, the wife and seven children of Kev. Mr. lllsley, pastor 
of the Congregational Church, were killed or drowned. In building the 
Madison branch of the Chicago and Galena railroad, a high embankment 
had been thrown up at the crossing of the creek about half a mile above 
the village. The culvert was too small for the volume of water, and up to 
the afternoon of the day of the sad and awful death catastrophe, a pond 
two miles long, a half a mile in width, and from 25 to 30 feet in depth, 
had formed above the embankment. About midnight the culvert caved in, 
the embankment gave way and the water rushed down in one mighty tor- 
rent, carrying away several houses in its maddened rush, among which was 
the brick house occupied by Mi-. lllsley and family, which toppled over and 
buried beneath its ruins the mother and seven children. Mr. lllsley, who 
had lost a leg and was comparatively helpless, was carried by the flood 
nearly down to Rock river, where he caught in a tree and held on until he 
was found by L. W. Richardson, who M^aded in and carried him out. In 
the Roscoe Cemetery, near the northeast corner, the eight bodies of one 
family, who had not all been united for some time till the day on which 
their death came, were buried in one day. 

The first birth in the town was B. F. Richardson, son of Benjamin and 
Mary Ann Richardson, May 8, 1837. The first marriage, William H. Riley 
and Ruth Brown. The first death, William Hale, who was drowned in 
Rock river, at the mouth of ISTorth creek, June 27, 1837. The first store 
was opened by Alvan Leland in the house of Albert Tuttle, 1838. 

Village of Roscoe. — The history of the village of Roscoe is so closely 
interwoven that an attempted separate history would be a work of superero- 
gation, all the pertinent and important events being recited above. 

The town has about ten shops and stores, which supply the necessities 
of its 600 inhabitants. Mr. Wm. M. Richardson began manufacturing 
plows here in 1 854. He is now making a sulky plow that is well thought 
of. The Roscoe Mills began work here in 1847; James Thompson, propri- 
etor. In 1867 he sold out t(> Roberts & Stoner. Gristing is the principal 
work, in which rye bears no unimportant position. 

RoscoB Lodge, No. 75, A. F. and A. M. — Organized in the fall of 1849. 
Ofiicers: Geo. W. Smith, W. M.; A. Collier, S. W.; J. M. Rhodes, J. W.; 
E. H. Crandall. Treas.; A. T. Clark, Secy. Number of members, 65. Meets 
Tuesday evening, on or before the full moon. 

Band of Hope Lodge, No. 85, I. O. G. T. — Organized February, 1871. 
Officers: Frank Sturtevant, W. C. T.; Miss Hattie Hobart, W. V. T.; 
Josiah Mabie, R. S.; Miss Alice Curtis, F. S.; Miss L. E. Ransom, Treas. 
Number of members, 70. Meets Saturday evenings. 



DURAND. 

This little village, with its pleasant streets, was named for H. S. Durand, 
the first president of the Western Union R. R. Among the pioneers may 
be mentioned the names of L. Y. Cleveland, John A. Johnson, Fredric 
Sidorus, and J. R. Herring, who came about 1837. Their early religious 
exercises were supplied by the Methodists, a class of whom had been 
established as early as 1840, by the Rev. Samuel Pillsbury, and whose 
meetings weie held at the houses of the settlers. In the fall of 1855, John 
B. Herring, Price B. Webster, and John F. Pettingill laid out the town. 



452 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

The Winnebago Chief was the first paper published here. It, how- 
ever, was discontinued, and the Enterprise took its place. In October, 
1875, Mr. C. E. Griswold purchased the paper, changing the name to the 
Patriot. It is purely a local paper. 

The M. E. Church was organized in 1840, and erected its present house 
of worship in 1859. Its membership is 125. Pastor, Rev. T. H. Haseltine. 
Average attendance of Sunday-school, 100. Superintendent S. A. Blake. 

The Church of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic) of 
Durand, was one of the missions established by Bishop Quarter, who was 
the first bishop of the diocese. The church was organized in 1866, and a 
building erected that cost $3,500. There are now about thirty families in 
communion, whose pastor is Dr. J. O'Callighan, of Pecatonica. The 
Sabbath-school averages about thirty-five. 

SCHOOLS. 

The first schools were subscription schools, and taught in cabins, as the 
settlers could spare the room. 

The present graded school was built in October, 1869, at a cost of 
$7,000. The present average daily attendance is 190. Teachers: C. D. 
Mariner, Principal; Mrs. C. F. Russell, Grammar Dep't; Miss Lettie J. 
Adams, Intermediate; Mrs. Julia A. Staples, Primary. Directors: Price 
B. Webster, President; E. H. Brooks and E. C. Stephens, Clerk. 

LODGES, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. 

Durand Lodge. No. 302. A. F. and A. M.— Chartered Oct. 20, 1859, 
with the following officers: W. T. Crouch, W. M; W. B. Cook, S. W.; H. 
Moore, J. W.;*D. Porter, Treas. ; M. B. Clough, Sec; E. J. Williams, S. 
D.; D. H. Smith, J. D.; D. Bollman, J. F. Woodring, Stewards; S. Whit- 
meyer, Tyler. Present officers: E. C. Stephens, W. M.; Ross E.Adams, 
S. W.i Peter Patterson, J. W.; Geo. H. Joslin, Treas.; C. D. Marmer, 
Sec. Number of members, 54. Meets first and third Thursday evenings 
of each month. 

Shaubena Lodge, No. 146, I. O. O. F. — Instituted at Elton, October 
23, 1854. Officers: R. Breed, N. G.; C. D. Mariner, Y. G. ; E.H.Brooks, 
Secy.; T. B. Cram, Treas. Number of members, 45. Meets Saturday 
evening. 

Reform Lodge, No. 116, I. O. G. T.— Organized July, 1877. Officers: 
T. E. Vincent, W. C. T.; Mrs. P. C. Stire, W. Y. T.; C. JE. Griswold, R. S. 
and L. D.; C. A. Norton, F. S.; Miss Frank Hurlbut, Treas. Number of 
members, 20. Meets Thursday evenings. 

Reform Club.— Organized March, 1876, with 250 members. Officers: 
Miss M. J. Randall, President; several Yice Presidents; C. E. Griswold, 
Secy.; Miss L. J. Adams, Treas. Number of members, 325. Meets every 
other Tuesday evening. 

DtiRAND Grange, No. 763. — Organized November 15, 1873. Officers: 
John YanSickle, M.; Mrs. Annie M. Herring, Secy.; Miss Nancy J. Her- 
ring, Secy.; David Place, Treas. Number of members, 55. Meets the 
second and fourth Saturday afternoons of each month. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COITNTT. 453 

GUILFORD. 

In August, 1835, "William H. Enoch, the eldest son of Henry Enoch, 
accompanied by some two or three other men from Will county, came to 
what is now Guilford township on a land prospecting tour. While out on 
this trip, young Enoch was taken sick and returned home. In September 
following, his father, Henry Enoch, and brothers Richard H. and A. I. 
Enoch, started out, and, following the directions of William, struck Rock 
river at Rockford. Leaving his sons in camp, he started out, and, going 
northeast from there some two or three miles, he struck tlje spring brook 
known as Bucklen creek, which empties into Rock river just below the 
seminary. Believing this stream came from springs, he followed it to its 
source, which he found in the northeast corner of Section 11, Town 44, 
Range 2, now in the town of Guilford. Here in the centre of a great 
prairie he found a great spring* of water some 25 feet in diameter, the water 
about 24 inches deep and boiling up from numerous places in the bottom 
through snow-white sand. The water was cold, and clear as crystal; the 
bank of the spring fringed with tall grass and bright prairie flowers. He 
was so charmed with the location, the great spring, the apparent fertility of 
the soil, and the general beauty of the surroundings, that he at once made 
up his mind to make it the future home of himself and family. He had 
neither stick nor cane with which to mark his "claim." Going to a thicket 
of hazel and young poplar trees a few rods distant, he cut a small stake, and 
planting it on the bank of the spring, declared it his "claim," the only list- 
eners being the horse he rode and the prairie birds. This location was 
known for many years as the big spring of " Uncle Enoch " in the prairie. 
Mr. Enoch made this claim his permanent home until the autumn of 1856, 
when he removed to Rockford, where he resided at the time ot his death in 
September, 1858. After making this claim, he returned to camp, informed 
his sons of the discovery when all repaired to it to set about building a 
cabin for the family, which was to be brought on the following spring. 
The first tree for this cabin was felled by A. I. Enoch, now of Rockford. 
The cabin, a small affair, was erected, when the three returned to Will 
county to spend the winter and return to the new home with the first 
approach of spring. This was the first tree felled and the first house built 
in the town of Guilford. 



HARRISON. 

The first settlement in this township, says Mr. J. R. Jewett, was made 
in the fall of 1835, by a Mr. Brayton, who made a claim in Section 35, the 
land now being owned by Andrew Wishop. In the spring of 1836, Mr. 
Brayton moved on to his claim, and commenced making a farm. 

' Origin of the Name.— In 1840, the settlers desired to form a new 
precinct, and it was necessary to present a petition to the county commis- 
sioners to have a new precinct formed. At that time a majority of the 
settlers were Democrats, and several of the citizens being together one day 
they pitched upon Isaac Parker to circulate a petition, who consented to do 
so on condition that some of his neighbors (who were Democrats) would 

*Through some strange freak of nature, some five years ago, this spring entirely dried 
up, and has not since discharged even so much as a drop of water. 



454 HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 

work for him hoeing corn while he was absent, to which they readily agreed. 
Parker then drew up his petition, went to Rockford when the county com- 
missioners were in session, and had uo difficulty in getting a new precinct 
formed, but was asked what name they should give it. Parker, being a 
whig, immediately answered, Harrison, which name was adopted. When 
Parker returned and told how well he succeeded, his Democratic friends 
were greatly disgusted with the name. When the county was organized 
under township organization the name was continued. 

War Record. — Whole number of enlistments, 122; whole number 
killed or died in the service, 24. It is believed that this town furnished a 
larger number of enlistments in proportion to the population to the imm- 
ber of voters than any other town in the county, the highest number of 
votes ever polled being 153. Of the foregoing enlistments, 12 were in 
Wisconsin regiments, and a number are credited to other townships. 

The village of Harrison, situated on the banks of the Pecatonica, con- 
tains a number of shops, and two or three groceries, and small stores, hotel, 
church, etc. The Western Union Railroad missed the village by about 
one mile. 

Harrison Grange No. 1146 was organized February 3d, 1873. Offir 
cers: J. M. Williams, M.; Samuel Crook, O.; J. Regulas Jewitt, Sec; J. 
R. Jewitt, Treas. Number of members, 30. Meets the first and third 
Thursday evenings of each month. 



ARGYLE. 



This village is in the center of a Scotch immigration to the lands of 
Geo. Armour, upon which John Greely was the first settler, in 1834. It has 
a store, post-office, warehouse, and blacksmith shop. About a half mile 
north of the N. W. R. R, at this place is the 

First Scotch Presbyterian Church of Willow Creek. It was organ- 
ized in 1844, with about 40 members, and erected its first church edifice in 
1847. Nearly all of its present 400 communicants came originally from 
the Mull of Kintire, Argyleshire, Scotland. The pastorate is from four to 
six miles broad and about nineteen long. In July of this year the present 
church edifice was begun. It is a brick structure sufficiently spacious to 
accommodate the large congregation in attendance. It is expected to dedi- 
cate this new structure about the first of December. It will cost $13,000 
Sunday-school, average attendance, 200; Rev. Benj. S. C. Ely, Pastor' 
and Superintendent. 

SHIRLAND. 

Among the early settlers of Shirland may be mentioned Geo. Seaton 
and Lemuel Fisk, Avho came in 1837. When the Western Union railroad 
came through, a little town sprang up about the station, which now has a 
few houses, and three or four stores, and shops. 

The M. E. Church society was organized in 1847, but their house of 
worship was not erected untiri869. It cost $2,200. The present member- 
ship is about 150. Pastor, Rev, J. M. Conley. Sunday-school attendance, 
105 ; Superintendent, W. A. Phelps. 



HISTORY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 455 

A cheese factory was established here in 1869, by Messrs. Winslow & 
McNabb. They make about 500 pounds per day, during their season, from 
February to December. 



HARLEM. 

This httle settlement became a stopping place on the Kenosha Division 
of the N. W. R. R. some seventeen years ago, when the road iirst went 
through. 

The first settler of the township was Hiram (?) Wattles, who settled 
here in 1835, on Section 31, where he laid out a town, calling it Scipio, but 
it never was occupied. 

The first religious exercises were held by the Baptists, among whom 
may be mentioned Elder Picket. In 1847, however, a M. E. class was 
organized, and maintained until 1870, when the present church edifice was 
erected. Its membership is about 50, and an average attendance at Sunday- 
school of 46; Superintendent, C. Douglass, 



NEW^ MILFORD. 

Prominent among the pioneers of this township were, D. S. Shumway, 
Horace Miller and Samuel Brown. A town was laid out at the confluence 
of the Kishwaukee with the Rock River, which, it was hoped, at one time, 
might become the county seat. But other influences prevailed and the 
town went to decay. Some years ago the present village of New Milford 
was laid out, the Iowa R. R. came, and a pleasant little village has grown 
up. A large flouring mill has been in operation some years at this point,, 
deriving its power from the Kishwaukee River. Mr. J. Fountain, who, it 
is claimed, invented the sectional knives of the reapers, had a manufactory 
at this place some years ago, but it has fallen into disuse. 

There is a good school here, taught by Geo. C. Sanborn and wife. A 
Congregational Church is also building this present fall, a society having 
been in existence some years. 

The M. E. Church of this place began as a class about 1838 or 1839. 
They now have a fine church edifice, and a large congregation. Pastor, 
Rev. O. E. Burch. 

There are two post-offices in the township, one at New Milford and the 
other at Kishwaukee. The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Kishwaukee was 
organized May 17th, 1844, with five members, by the Rev. Jeptha Noe. 
On the 21st day of E"ovember, 1863, the church reorganized, and built 
their house of worship in 1868, and parsonage in 1870. Number of mem- 
bers at present, 65; Rev. A. R. Brooks, Pastor; average at Sunday-school, 
40; Superintendent, Miss Lucy Hart. 



456 



WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIEECTOKT: 



Biographical Directory. 



ABBREVIATIONS. 



av.. avenue 

bet between 

bds boards 

blk block 

cor corner 

elk clerk 

e east 

e 8 (east side) East Rockford 

emp employee 

ins ..insurance 



lab laborer 

mfg manufacturing 

mkr maker 

n north 

n e northeast 

nr near 

opp opposite 

P O post office 

r residence 

st street 



8 south 

8 e southeast 

8 s (south side) South Rockford 

s w southwest 

secy secretary 

supt superintendent 

treas treasurer 

w west 

w 8 (west side) West Rockford 

W A Woodruft's Addiiion 



CITY OF ROCKFORD. 



AAGESEN NICHOLAS, atty at law; 
over 407 W. State ; r 607 Cherry. 
Abell E.L. emp reaper fact; r 1011 Mulberry. 
Abrahamson A. P. r 705 Kishwaukee. 
Abrahamson Alfred, r 305 S. Seventh. 
Abraham J. tailor ; r 303 N. Wyman. 
Adams Geo. tailor ; bds 807 W. State. 
Adams Rev. Franklin D. pastor Emanuel 

Church ; bds 520 N. Church ; w s. 
Adams L. W. peddler ; r 1008 N. 2d ; e s. 
Adams Raymond, carp; r 1101 E. State. 
Adamy A. W. emp Emerson & Co. ; r 1003 

Ferguson ; s s. 
Adel Wm. plasterer ; r 1208 Rock ; s s. 

AOARD JAS. B. Residence 512 
Chestnut st. ; senior member of the firm of 
Agard & Ross, 616 and 618 Cedar st.; 
wljolesale dealers in Grass Seed, Salt and 
Wool ; orders filled at the lowest market 
price ; Agents for Wisconsin Butter Tubs ; 
this house was established in 1856; Mr. 
Agard was born in Deerfiekl, Oneida Co., 
N. Y., Aug. 25, 1824; came to Rockford in 
1855; he was Alderman of the Third 
Ward in 10 — ; he is a Director of the Win- 
nebago National Banlc ; has been a Direc- 
tor iu tlie said bank nearly the entire 
lime since its organization. 

Agard J. F. bkpr; bds 512 Chestnut; w s. 

Ahlgren John, blacksmith ; r 308 S. Fourth. 

Ainsworth J. painter ; r 206 JST. Fourth ; e s. 

Albert Geo. bds 610 W. State. 

Albert Jas. carp ; r 202 N. Second. 

Albert J. clothier, 318 E. State; r 408 S. 
West ; w s. 

Albertson A.R. collector ; r 302 N.Court; ws. 



Alcock J. stone mason ; r 506 S. Second ; e. s. 

AL.COTT JAS. Janitor Rockford Sem- 
inary; residence, on Seminary grounds; 
born in Warwicksliire, Eng., Sept. 16, 
1834; came to Rockford, July 6, 1856; 
married Julia Darling, Dec. 7, 1860; she 
was born in Montpelier, Vt., Oct. 26, 1837 ; 
they have one child living, Anna D., born 
Nov. 25, 1869; they have lost three chil- 
dren: Forest Hill, born Dec. 18, 1865, 
died March 24, 1866 ; Nellie, born April 
24, 1867, died July 13, 1867 ; and one child 
which died in infancy; Mr. Alcott has 
been Janitor of the Seminary 17 years, 
having fil'st engaged there July 14, 1860. 

Alexander Mat. painter; r 402 S. Winne- 
bago ; w s. 

Alexander Mat. moulder; r 1003 East. 

Allen A. C. artist; bds 310 S. First; e s. 

Allen A. C. livery stable; r 1216 E. State. 

Allen C. C. livery stable, 516 E. State; r 
1105 E. State. 

Allen Chas. E. artist; bds 310 S. First; e s. 

Allen Edwin, express, 1110 S. West; s s. 

Allen F. S. tinsmith; bds 606 Kishwaukee. 

Allen F.R.clk,Barbour's; bds White's Hotel. 

Allen Harry, tinsmith; r 406 N.Winnebago. 

Allen H. G. livery stable; r 1006 E. State. 

Allen J. C. r 406 N. Winnebago ; w s. 

Allen J. H. carp; r S. Tenth; W. A. 

Allen Jno.tile sewer mfg, 406 N. Winnebago. 

Allen Jno. mason ; r 406 N. Winnebago. 

Allen L. S. physic'n ; r 432 N. Main ; w s. 

Allen R. S. tailor, 203 W. State ; r 606 Kish- 
waukee. 

Allen Sam'l, saloon ; r 407 N. Third. 



KOCKKORD CITY. 



459 



Alien W. H. elk; bds 1110 S. AVost. 
Allen Wyatt, r S. end Kishwaukee. 

AL-IiEX THOS. W. of the Firm of 
Allen & Bean, Druggists; 106 IS. Main St., 
West Side; residence 203 Horsman 
St.; born in Cornwall, Eng., May 24, 1845; 
came to Rocktord in 1849; married Emma 
L. Gregory-, Oct. ol, 1872; she was born in 
East Corinth, Me., May ai,1847; they have 
one child, Mabel E., born July 26, 1876; 
Mr. Allen is a practical pharmaceutist, 
and has been engaged in the drug busi- 
ness 12 years. 

Allen Wm. r 805 Rock. 

Allen Wm. E. meclianic; r 902 Horsmau. 

Alley Chas. Q. r 303 S. West ; w s. 

AI.LI]V« DAVID D. Carpenter and 
Builder; office 223 S. Main St., West Rock- 
ford; residence 508 N. Main st. ; born in 
Westtield, Conn., April 27, 1813; com- 
menced serving apprenticeship as carpen- 
ter when 17 years of age ; has worked at 
that trade ever since; married Rebecca 
Botsford, May 29, 1836; she was born in 
Derry, New Haven Co., Conn., Dec. 27, 
1813; six children, four deceased; those 
living are Frank S., born March 31, 1868; 
Arabella L., Jan. 6, 1840; those! deceased 
are: Augustus A., born Nov. 1, 1841, died 
March 16, 1845 ; Wm. O., April 22, 1845, 
died March 29, 1845 ; Augustus D., Aug. 
16, 1848, died Jan. 16, 1859; Chas. W., 
Aug. 9, 1851, died Aug. 8, 1873; Mr. Al- 
liug built the tliird house in West Rock- 
ford and lived in it 32 j^ears. 

Allinson Jno. emp Howes & Elmore; r 507 

S. Fifth; e s. 
Almond Wm. watchman; r 1003 Morgan. 
Alvord A. D. salsmn; r 710 E.Seminary ; e s. 
[ • Alvord M. Ernest, carp; r 121 S. Court. 
Alvord J. S. r 121 S. Court ; w s. 
Alvord Geo. S. elk; bds 121 S. Court; w s. 
Alverson G. B. r 406 S. Second ; e s. 
Ames E. L. witii J.B. Howell ; r 803 E. State. 
Ames Henry W. lab; r 606 N. Main; e s. 
Anderson Abram, r 604 N. Sixth; e s. 
Anderson Alex, lab; r 714 N. First; e s. 
Anderson Alex, carp ; r 307 N. Fourth ; e s. 
Anderson Andrew, r 506 Pope. 
Anderson A. J. watch mkr ; bds 805 E. State. 
Anderson Aug. lab ; r 507 Union. 
Anderson Carl, lab ; r 306 Kishwaukee. 
Anderson C. G. r 411 E. State. 
Anderson Chas. blacksmith ; r 1102 4th av. 
Anderson Chas. F. r 402 S. Third; e s. 
Anderson Chas. W. lab; r 706 Rural. 

Anderson F. W. wagonmkr; r Seminary, 

cor Bluff. 
Anderson Fred, emp John Felch. 
Anderson Gust, lab ; r 124 S. First ; e s. 



Anderson Gust, lab; r 801 Rural; e s. 
Anderson Hogart, lab; r 909 S. West. 
Anderson John E. printer, 806 Second ave. 
Anderson Jno. siioemkr and carpet weaver; 

r 506 Kishwaukee. 
Anderson J. A. watchmkr; r 905 Third av. 
Anderson J. C. pressman Bei/iste.r; v out of 

town. 

AlfDERSOX J. P. Manager of the 
Forest City Furniture Co., Woodrufl:"'s 
Addition, cor. of Railroad av and Seventh 
St. ; residence 809 Kishwaukee st. ; born in 
Sweden, July 28, 1847; came to Chicago 
in 1851 ; removed to Rockford in 1853; en- 
gaged in the furniture business with A. C. 
Johnson from 1869 to 1875, when he be- 
came connected with the present company ; 
married Carrie Bergsten, Feb. 12, 1851; 
thev have two children: Lionel Victor, 
born Aug. 31,1873; Sylvia, May 19, 1875; 
Mr. A. is a member of the Lutheran chch. 

Anderson J. S. photographer, over 327 E. 

State; r 1110 Third av. 
Anderson J. P. tinsmith ; r S. Ninth, bet 

Twelfth and Thirteenth avs. 
Anderson Jonas R. blacksmitli; r 610 5th av. 
Anderson Jonas N. blacksmith; r 130 Park. 
Anderson L. P. grocer ; r 702 S. Seventh. 
Anderson Louis, lab; r 913 Kishwaukee. 
Anderson Otto, blacksmith; r 130 Park; e s. 
Anderson Peter, r 910 Fifth av. 
Anderson Peter, emp G. L. Farmer. 
Anderson P. lab; r 1207 Ferguson; ss. 
Anderson R. 609 S. Seventh. 
Andeison R. bds 202 N. Second ; e s. 
Anderson Rev. L. r 1208 Third av. 

A:Si[DRE\l^ JSfO. J. Proprietor Meat 
Market; 433 W. State St.; residence 507 
N. Church St.; born in Scotland, Oct. 10, 
1825; came to Washington Co., Ohio, in 
1842; lived tliere until 1843, when became 
to this Co.; was engaged in farming in 
Guilford Tp., principally, until 1853, when 
he commenced the butchering business 
liere, which he has continued to the pres- 
ent time, with the exception of an interval 
of about three years, which he devoted to 
farming; married Mary J. Enocli, daugh- 
ter of Henry Enocli, who came to this Co. 
in 1835, witii his family; they were mar- 
ried May 12, 1853 ; she was born in Butler 
Co., O., Sept. 1,1831; have iive children; 
John Dexter, born July 10, 1854; Henry 
D., Sept. 9, 1856; Frank H., July 9, 1863; 
Minnie, Sept. 29, 1865; Freddie, July 4, 
1872 ; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew are members 
of the Court st. Methodist church. 

Andrew H. D. elk; r 507 N. Church; w s. 
Andrew R. r 909 First av ; e s. 
Andrew G. S. carp ; bds Forest City House. 
Andrews A. r 913 Kishwaukee ; e s. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DlBECTOEYl 



AXDBE^VS & KITCHEN, Den- 
tists; 202 W. State St., over Peoples Sav- 
ings Bank. 

Andrews I. L. dentist; r 412 N. Main: w s. 

Andrews Jno. with Rockford Packing Co.; 
r School, w of fair ground. 

Andrews J. emp furniture factory; r 706 
Fourth av ; e s. 

Andrus Alvarado, r 307 N. Main ; e s. 

Andrus D. A. K. r 305 N. Church ; w s. 

Andrus George, r 307 N. Main ; e s. 

Andrus Isaac, r 805 N. Church ; w s. 

AIVDRITS CAPT. ^W. B. E. Resi 

dence 305 N. Church st.; born in EUery, 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1834; 
parents removed to Rockford in 1843 ; mar- 
ried Belle Westfall, of Sag Harbor, Long 
Island ; she died May 16, 1873 ; had one 
son and one daughter, both deceased ; Capt. 
A. enlisted in Co. D, 11th I. V. I., April, 
1861 ; at expiration of three months, re- 
enlisted in same Co., and served three years 
longer; was in all battles in which the 
lllh participated, up to 1864, except the 
battle of Shiloh ; at that time he was dis- 
abled, not having recovered from wounds 
received at Ft. Donelson; was for consid- 
erable time Asst. Provost Marshal at Vicks- 
burg; was mustered out in Sept., 1864. 

Ang Jacob, lab ; r Fourth av. 

Angberg Hogan, lab ; r 805 E. State. 

Angle Aaron, lab ; r 601 Montague ; s s. 

Anglemire R. boot and shoe mfg, N. Wyman 
near W. State ; r 305 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Anglemire W. r 305 S. Fourth ; e s. 

ANGSTRAND ALEX. I^. Manu- 
facturer and Dealer in Boots and Shoes, 
416 E. State st. ; residence 308 H. Fourth 
St.; born in Sweden, March 15, 1841 ; came 
to Rockford in 1869; commenced working 
at his trade of bootmaker when 11 years 
of age; married Charlotte Carlson, Feb. 
28, 1874 ; she was born in Sweden ; have 
one infant child; Mr. Angstrand manutac- 
tures boots and shoes to order upon short 
notice, and guarantees to give perfect sat- 
isfaction ; he also keeps a stock of Men's, 
Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes on 
hand, which will be sold at bottom prices. 

Angstrand, shoemaker ; r 206 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Anson Stephen, grocer ; r 1103 E. State. 

Antes J. B. r 508 S. Main; w s. 

Antes Jacob, r 508 S. Main ; w s. 

Anyon Thos. r 206 N. West; w s. 

Archibald W. boot and shoemaker, 503 E. 
State ; r 301 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Armstrong S. F. barber, 321 E. State ; r Har- 
lem av. 

Armstrong W. B. salesman; bds American 
House. 

ABXEIili J AS. Auctioneer; resides on 
S. Seventh st. Woodruffs Addition ; East 



Rockford ; Mr. A. gives special attention to 
auction sales of farm stock and property; 
born in Williams Co., Va., March 15, 1843; 
came to this Co. in 1858 ; removed to Rock- 
ford in 1875; married Sarah Jane Sweeney, 
Aug., 1871; she was born in Penn.; have 
one child, Guy C. ; Mr. A. served two years 
and a half during the war of the rebellion, 
in Co. B, 14th Iowa V. I. 

Arnold A. W. r 706 Rural ; e s. 

AKXOI.D WAL.TER J. ofthefirm 
of Burroughs & Arnold, Dealers in Fruits 
and Confectionery, 509 East State st. ; born 
in Monroe Tp., Ogle Co., 111., April 20„ 
1853; came to Rockford in 1867; was en- 
gaged in the butchering business here 
seven years; Mr. Arnold is a member of 
the Westminster Presbyterian church. 

Ashcraft H. E. r 602 Seminary; e s. 

Ashcraft Solon, carp ; bds Geo. S Warren. 

Ashford Alben, r 902 N. Second ; e s. 

Ashford Edw. lab ; r 402 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Ashford John, r 902 N. Second. 

Ashford Thos. elk T. Pyng ; r N. Second. , 

Aspergreen Chas. r 305 Blufi; e s. | 

Asprooth C. O. baker, Kishwaukee near ' 
State ; r same. 

Atchison John, bds 1009 E. State. 

ATCHL.EY A. S. Photographer, 314 
W. State St. ; residence 209 N. Main st., 
West Rockford; Portraits in India Ink, 
Crayon and Oil Colors made, and enlarg- 
ing work ot every description done ; the 
work is first-class, perfect satisfaction guar- 
anteed ; Mr. Atchley was born in Trenton, 
N. J., March 3, 1843 ; came to Rockford in 
April, 1871. 

Atkinson Geo. R. r 401 N. Winnebago ; w s. 

Atwood C. W. cooper; r 1206 S. Winne- 
bago; s s. 

Atwood G. H. mechanic ; r 1 104 Ferguson ; s s. 

Atwood H.H. r S. Ninth, cor Ninth av; W.A. 

Auger John, gardener ; r 414 S. Main ; w s. 

Austin F. H. painter; r 808 N. Court; w s. 

Austin J. moulder; r Cedar bet Court and 
Church ; w s. I 

Austin S. A. physician ; r 902 S. Main ; s s. 

Avery Chas. painter ; r 206 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Avery C. building mover; r 508 Gregory; e s. 

A,yer Otis L. bds Hardy's Hotel. 

BABBITT MARSHALL, watchman; r 
Corbin, bet Loomis and Morgan ; s s. 
Babcock I. D. farm; r 807 Kent; s s. 

BABCOCK IlfOYES E. Of the firm 
of Babcock & Gill, Dentists, 223 East 
State street'; resides at 301 S. First street; 
born in Luzerne Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1833; 
came to Rockford in 1860, and engaged in 
the dentistry business, being the oldest es- 
tablished dentist now in the business in 
the city; married Harriet E. Crosby 



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(daughter of Asa Crosby, an old settler of 
this place), Aug. 31, 1865; she was born 
in Rockford; they have two children: 
Herbert M., born Aug. 10, 1867 ; and Cora 
A., born Oct. 10, 1871 ; the Dr. and Mrs. 
Babcock are members of the First Congre- 
gational Church. 

BACHARACH ISAAC, Merchant 
Tailor and Dealer in Keady-Made 
Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods; 
only one price clothing house in Rock- 
ford; store 301 West State street, corner 
Main ; residence 301 N. Main street ; born 
in Germany, Sept. 8, 1824 ; came to Rock- 
ford in 1857. 

Bacharach J. salesman ; r 301 N. Main ; w s. 

Back Michael, r 410 S. Sixth; e s. 

Bacon Charles E. stone mason; r 907 Oak. 

Backus J. r N. Winnebago, above Whit- 
man ; w s. 

Bailey John, 1012 Crosby ; e s. 

BAIIiEY RUFITS €. County Judge; 
Horsman's block; boards Holland House, 
Rockford; born in Auburn, Maine, July 
'28,1833; came to Rockford in October, 
1855 ; was admitted to the bar in 1860 ; 
was City Clerk from 1860 to 1866 ; was 
City Attorney in 1863; was appointed 
County Judge in August, 1873 ; in Nov., 
1873, elected to serve for four years. 

Baird F. K. milkman, r 907 S. West; s s. 

Baker Chas. bds 204 First; e s. 

Baker Daniel W., r 703 Horsman. 

Baker E. H. attorney at law, over 408 E. 
State ; r 907 Seminary ; e s. 

Baker H. N. real estate and loan agent, over 
408 E. State; r 405 East; e s. 

Baker M. carpenter ; bds 302 S. Main ; w s. 

Baker Michael, lab ; r 604 N. Main ; e s. 

Balderson M. carpenter; r 1404 S. West; s s. 

Baldwin A. G. baggage master C. & N. W. 

R. R. ; r Arch, nr S. Avon. 
Baley L. H. carp ; r S. 10th cor 12th av ; W.A. 
Ball John, emp furniture factory; bds 111 

S. Third ; e s. 
Ball Wm. r 404 S. Third ; e s. 
Ballaugh Peter S. moulder; r Corbin, cor 

Loom is ; s s. 
Bane Jno. barber ; r over 203 Mulberry ; w s. 
Banks Benj. F. r S. Ninth; W. A. 
Barbour J. C. dry goods ; r 418 N.Main ; w s. 
Barbour W.B. dry goods ; r 420 N.Main ; w s. 

BARBOVR ORISOIl^ F. Principal 
of the South Rockford School ; residence 
506 North Court street. 

Bardin Piatt, carp; r 111 River; s s. 

Bargsten Andrew, r 907 S. Third. 

Barker A. painter ; r 202 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Barker Ira, r 202 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Barker John, agent Rockford Ins. Co,; r JIO 
Eighth, cor Charles ; e s. 



Barnard D. A. carp ; r 204 S. First ; e s. 

Barnard D. r 606 E. State. 

Barnard J. r street from Seminary, s R. R. 

BARNES GEO. W. Photographer; 
106 S. Main street; residence 512 Rockton 
avenue, West Rockford; born Feb. 1, 
1831 ; came to Galesburg, 111., in 1853; re- 
moved to Rockford in 1854; he has been 
engaged in making pictures since 1849; 
married Elvira C. Curtis, July 13, 1853; 
she was born in Dansville, Livingston Co., 
N. Y., April 6, 1835 ; they have three chil- 
dren: Frank H, born Aug. 29, 1858; Geo. 
W., July 29, 1866; and Agnes E., Oct. 16, 
1868. 

Barnes H. L. express ; r 912 Pecatonica. 

Barnes Hubert, r 605 Pecatonica. 

Barnes J. elk Graham & Co. ; r 1211 S.West. 

Barnes R. W. freight clerk C. & I. R. R. ; r. 
306 N. Third ; e s. 

Barnes W.F. mnfr ; r 407 N.Winnebago ; w s. 

BARNES JOHN, Of the tirm of W. 
F. & John Barnes, Manufactui'ers of Foot 
Power Machinery on Water Power; re- 
sides at 508 N. Court street ; born in Mt. 
Morris, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1833 ; first wife 
was Almira J. White, of Penn. ; she died 
Oct. 7, 1872 ; one child by this marriage, 
Aubrey T., born Sept. 30, 1872; present 
wife was Jennie Parmelee ; married Oct. 
15, 1874 ; they have one child, Mary E., 
born July 22, 1876 ; Mr. and Mrs. Barnes 
are members of the 2d Congl. Church. 

Barnes Wm. bds 904 S. Church. 

Barnett Thos. stone-cutter, bds City Hotel. 

Barney Edward, lab ; r 508 Gregory, e s. 

Barnum Harris, vice pres Forest City ins co ; 
r 1201 E. State. 

Barrett John, shoenuxker ; r. 901 Benton ; e s. 

Barrett Joseph, r 712 N. First; e s. 

Barrett M. F. elk ; r 712 N. First ; e s. 

Barrett Patrick, r 712 N. First ; e s. 

Barrett W. W. r 809 Main ; s s. 

Barry David, lab ; r Oak, cor Rockton av. 

Barrows D. S. r 1006 S. Court; s s. 

Barrows Homer I. r 1103 S. Court; s s. 

Barrows J. r 1103 S. Court; s s. 

Barr Geo. W. carp; r 403 Catlin. 

Barsby Albert, r Chestnut, w of creek. 

Bartlett A. L. r 906 Cedar ; w s. 

Bartlett D. L. r 906 Cedar ; w s. 

Bartlett J. W. bakery; r cor Church and 
Elm ; w s. 

Bartlett J. H. r 401 S. First; e s. 

Bartlett Moses, r 402 S. Main; e s. 

Bartlit Orson H. painter; r 1109 Charles; e s. 

Barth Jacob, watchman R R; r 1011 South. 

Bassett E. P. trav agt; r 305 N. Main ; e s. 

Bassett L. 8. liiarness-maker; bds Forest City 
House. 



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Bassett R. A. trav. agt; r 305 N. Main-, e s. 

Basford Joseph, r 504 N. First ; e s. 

Basford James, lab ; bds. 410 S. Main ; w s. 

Batchelder Fred, emp Joiin Fitch. 

Batchelder K. E. janitor public school; r 
703 Kishwaukee; e s. 

Batchelder P. J. carp ; r Kent near S. Main. 

Bate Thomas, farmer; r 811 Horsman. 

Bates A. shoemaker ; rover 109 N. Main ; w s. 

Bates Alanson, Jr., r over IQS N. Main ; w s. 

Bander G. M. foreman at H. G. Allen & Co.'s ; 
bds. American House. 

Baxtei- John, r 303 S. Wymuu. 

Beale J. jeweler; r 902 First av ; e s. 

Beale Thomas, jeweler; r 309 S. Fourth. 

BEAX €L,AREXCE, Of the firm of 
Allien & Bean, Druggists, 106 South Main 
St. ; resides at cor. of South Main and Mon- 
tague sts. ; boi-n in Rockford, Feb. 19, 1855 ; 
married Kittie Blake, Oct. 14, 1876. 

Bean E. C. blacksmith ; r 505 N. Winnebago. 

Bean Frank, r 505 N. Winnebago; w s. 

Berman J. upholsterer; r 906 N. Second; e s. 

Beard E. G. r Prairie, near N. Third ; e s. 

Beard Geo. C. r 614 N. Main ; w s. 

Beath Wm. wireweaver; r 1205 Charles. 

Beatson David, emp. John P. Manny ; r same. 

Beatson Wm. lab; r 1005 South. 

Beattie John, r 203 North. 

B£CKEB'II$ ROCKFORD BUiSI- 
HfESS COIil^EGE, E. C. A. Beck- 
er, Prop'r; this College is the oldest, best 
established and most thorough College in 
Rockford, and has no superior in the State ; 
its teachers are the most thorough in 
Northern Illinois; every student is guar- 
anteed good progress or money refunded ; 
Prof. Becker is noted for the amount of 
sound progress every student makes in any 
branch he may take ; branches are : Book- 
keeping, Practical and Ornamental Pen- 
manship, Commercial Law, Commercial 
Calculations, Business Practice, Detection 
of Counterfeit Money, Telegraphing, 
Shorthand, etc., etc.; telegraphic con- 
nection with W. U. Telegraph office; 
separate Ladies' Department ; send for cir- 
culars and terms ; address E. C. A. Becker, 
Proprietor. 

Becker W. H. pumps ; r 926 Crosby ; e s. 

Becker Chas. F. mason ; r 1003 Crosby ; e s. 

Beckman John, painter ; r 1008 Fourth av. 

Beckstrand Wm. shoemaker; r over 312 E. 
State. 

Beckstrand Wm. r 107 Morgan. 

Bedard Frank, bds 612 Mulberry ; w s. 

Beddoes Edward, Gazette office ; r seminary 
ground; W. State. 

Beddoes Geo. W. bds 413 S. Court; w s. 

Beddoes W. E. coustable; bds City Hotel. 



Beers Daniel, r 610 N. Second ; e s. 
Behel A. O. draughtsman ; r 1015 Mulberry. 
Behel D. cigar mkr ; bds 1015 Mulberry ; w s. 
Behel Frank, r 1015 Mulberry ; w s. 
BEHEL JACOB, Solicitor of Amer- 
ican and Foreign Patents, Mechanical 
Engineer and Expert in Patent Cases, 
Room 1, No. 116 S.Main st.,West Rockford ; 
residence 1015 Mulberry; born in Mifflm, 
Juniata Co., Peun., Nov. 8, 1816; came to 
Earlville, 111., in 1857; came to Rockford 
in 1863 ; he is the inventor of the grain 
binder now embodied in what is known 
as the Gorham binder ; he is the inventor 
of many important articles, among which 
may be mentioned patent No. 5,250 for a 
Fanning Mill, patent granted Aug. 21, 
1847 ; he has four patents on grain binders, 
granted during the years 1864, '65 and '69 ; 
Fence Wire Stretcher, Sept. 13, 1864; 
Horse-shoe, May 29, 1866; Saw Gauge, 
Feb. 12, 1867; Horse-shoe, Nov. 12, 1867; 
Mortise Burglar Proof Lock, 1868; Te- 
noning Machine, 1869; Gate, 1869; Door 
Stop, 1871 ; Cultivator, 1873, two patents ; 
Cultivator Teeth, 1873; Cultivator, 1875; 
Whiffle Tree Hook, two patents, 1874; 
Postal Card File, 1875 ; Window Blinds, 
1876, and Chain Belt, 1876. 

Beissert A. furniture mkr ; r 503 N. Second. 

Belcher Orville G. lab ; r 926 Crosby ; e s. 

Belford David J. r 308 S. West. 

Belford J. baker, 325 W. State ; r 308 S. West 

Belford W. S. book-keeper; r 308 S. West. 

Bell Cyrus, carp; r 112 S. Second; e s. 

Bell Thomas, r 608 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Belknap N. shoemaker ; r 1014 Rock ; s s. 

Bengstrom Claus, emp A. M. Johnston «& Co. 

Bengstou Andrew, r Seminary ; s R.R. 

Bennett Swan, lab ; r 610 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Benoit N. E. watchmaker ; r JJ25 W. State. 

Benson John, lab; r 410 8. Sixth; e s. 

Benson Peter, emp ; G. W. Moifatt. 

Benson Swan, lab ; r stone row S. Water ; e s. 

Benson , tailor ; r 805 E. State. 

Bentley T. D. emp Graham & Co.; r 308 
Chestnut; w s. 

Berger E. G. artist; bds 310 S. First; e s. 

Berger J. painter; bds 110 S. Main; e s. 

Bergonson , r 408 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Bei-gran John, r 212 S. Water, e s. 

Bergsten A. lab; r 505 E. Seminary; e s. 

Berridge George, r 707 George ; w s. 

Bergquist O. painter ; r 407 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Bergquist Gust, painter ; r S. Seventh ; w s. 

Berthran Napoleon, lab ; r 727 N. Main, e s. 

Bertrand F. T. mfg ; r 414 N. Main ; w s. 

Bertrand Joseph, bds 414 N. Main ; w s. 

Best C. mason; r Blaisdell w of fair ground. 

Best Geo, marble cutter; r 304 N. Third. 



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Best W. mason ; r Blaisdell \v of fair ground. 

Bessey Geo. painter; r 404 S. Court; w s. 

Bessey George, painter; bds 506 W. State. 

Bessey Lyman, lab ; r over 404 S. Court. 

Bettes Wm. r 523 N. Church, w s. 

Bide W. slioemaker ; r 205 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Burer David, r third house s of H. Brown. 

Bierer E. H. mfg and dlr in American and 
foreign views ; r third house s of H. Brown. 

Bigalow F.travagt ; r S.Main,cor Loomis ; s s. 

Bigelow D. W. Cedar cor S. Avon. 

Bigelow F. farm; r 1312 Third av; e s. 

Bildahl Andrew G. lab ; r 805 E. State. 

Billingliam S. C. carriagemaker ; r 205 Mor- 
gan ; s s. 

Billingham Albert, r 205 Morgan ; s s. 

Billings D. H. r 614 Knowlton. 

Billington Edward, r 505 Court; e s. 

Bilstrand John, lab; r 116 N. Third; e s. 

Bilstrand John, Jr. r 116 N. Third ; e s. 

Bingham F. J. elk; r 714 N. Court; w s. 

Bingham Harry, meat; r 509 Catlin. 

Bingham James, ice, r 808 Crosby; e s. 

Bingham J.W. live stock ; r 714 N.Court ; w s. 

Birdsall K.salesmn S.C.Withrow ;r 1004 Elm. 

Bisliop Fred H. r 1006 Maple. 

Bishop George A. emj) Amer Ex Co ; r Peach 
e of Avon ; w s. 

Bishop H.J.tailor 217 E.State; r out of town. 
Bishop James H. r 1006 Maple. 
Black- Alex, r 108 N. Third; e s. 
Black Alex, r 1014 E. State. 
Black John L. r 736 N. First; e s. 
Blackman Frank, r 506 S. First ; e s. 
Blackman F. L. shoe dealer 211 W. State; r 
205 N. First. 

Blackman G.W. pump mfg ; r 506 S.First ; e s. 
Blackmer Hiram, r 921 Crosby ; e s. 
Blaisdell B. R. painter ; r 302 Avon ; w s. 

BIiAIHl>EL.L. E. W. Real Estate 
Dealer and Attorney and Counsellor at 
Law; office in BlaisdelTs Building, W. 
State St., West Rockford ; residence 204 N. 
Church ; born in Montpelier, Vt., July 18, 
1826; came to Stephenson Co., 111., in 
1853; came to Rockford in 1854; estab- 
lished the Rockford Repuhlican in 1854; 
conducted that paper until 1861 ; since 
that time he has been engaged in the Real 
Estate and Law business ; Mr. B. was a 
member of the Illinois State Legislature 
in 1859 and 1860. 

Blake Chas. r 901 Horsman. 

Blake Evans, r 512 N. Main ; w s. 

Blake Geo. W. stone-cutter; r 901 Horsman. 

Blake J. mason and builder; r 901 Horsman. 

Blake Patrick, r 515 Cedar. 



BL.AK£ THATCHER, The subject 
of this sketch, whose portrait appears in 
this work, is a direct lineal descendant, on 
his mother's side, of the celebrated Ed- 
ward Winslow, who came to this country 
in the Mayflower, and to whose wisdom, 
energj^ and prudence in his intercourse 
with the Indians were due the preserva- 
tion and prosperity of that small colony 
cast among hostile savages. His tather, 
Thatcher Blake, Sr., was born Feb. 22, 
1774, at Taunton, ]Mass.; died Oct. 29, 
1839, at Foxcroft, Maine. Mr. B. was 
born at Turner, Oxford Co., Maine, March 
16, 1809 ; moved with parents to Foxcroft, 
Piscataquis County ; here his father settlfd 
on a farm, the son assisting in the sum- 
mer season and teaching district school in 
the winter, with the exception of one win- 
ter, when he was engaged in lumbering, 
till Jund 1, 1834; he then left home and 
started for the great West, having no fixed 
place for location. There were "no steam- 
ers or railroads, so he took passage to 
Boston in a schooner ; by stage to Albany, 
N. Y., over the Green Mountains; at Al- 
bany he came by railroad some tburteen 
miles, that being as far as it extended 
West ; there he took packet boat on the 
canal for Bufl'alo, and by boat from there 
to Cleveland, Ohio; from there took canal 
for Cincinnati, but after one day the canal 
broke, and he with five others hired a 
team for Dayton, the journey lasting nine 
d^ys. On reaching Cincinnati he found 
no inducements to locate, and proceeded 
to Louisville, and thence to St. Louis; 
here he met many who had been in the 
Black Hawk War, who gave him glowing 
accounts of the Rock River countrj-, and 
of Galena, at that time celebrated for its 
mining interests. 

He accordingly visited Galena, with a 
view of engaging in mining. Afterspend- 
ing a couple of weeks and thoroughly 
inspecting the whole situation, he con- 
cluded there was too much hard w^ork and 
uncertainty in that business. Here he 
became acquainted wnth Germanicus 
Kent, from Alabama, who was stopping 
temporarily with his brother, Rev. Aratus 
Kent, a Presbjierian clergyman. They 
arranged to explore the Rock River Val- 
ley together. They loaded their supplies 
in a "Democrat wagon," and traveled 35 
miles to Ransom, the lowest settlement at 
that time on the Pecatonica River. Here, 
trading their horse and wagon for a canoe, 
and putting all necessary supplies on 
board, they start to explore a country un- 
inhabited " by white men, for 100 miles 
east, and north to the lakes. Tliey con- 
tinued their journey down the river till 
they came to the Indian village of Winni- 
sheck— where the city of Freeport now 
stands— containing about 200 Indians. 
Having stopped and explored the country 
at various times, they finally landed and 
camped on what is now the beautiful 



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grounds of Mrs. Tinker, in the city of 
Rockford. Mr. Blake selected a claim, 
still known as Blake's Grove, two and 
one-half miles west of the present city, on 
the state road. So well pleased were they 
with their location, that after a trip to 
Dixon and Galena, Mr. B. returned in 
August of the same year, and has since 
resided in this Tp. At that time his near- 
est white neighbor east was 50 miles, at 
Elgin; .south, 40 miles, at Dixon; west, 
40 miles; north, no one but Mack, an 
Indian trader, till you reach the lakes. He 
married Miss Mary Jane Goodhue, Nov. 
6, 1838, who was born Aug. 29, 1813, at 
Peterboro, N. H. She came with her sis- 
ter, Mrs. Sauke, and settled in Stephenson 
Co., 111. This was the first marriage cere- 
mony performed in that county. He re- 
sided on his farm where he first settled, 
till 1851, when he removed to the city of 
Rockford and engaged in real estate on 
his own private accoimt, which has since 
been his occupation. This has led him 
to travel extensively in most of the West- 
ern States, buying and selling lands — 
mostly pine. He now resides on S. Main 
St., south of city limits. He has spent two 
winters with his family on the Pacific 
coast, and while pleased with the delight- 
ful climate there, has concluded that in 
all his travels he finds nothing to excel the 
place of his first choice, in climate and 
healthfulness, social, educational and re- 
ligious privileges. While every one of 
his neighbors in pioneer life have passed 
"over the river," so far as he knows, he is 
robust, with faculties well preserved, and 
a goodly prospect of many years, to enjoy 
the fruits of his labors. Has one daugh- 
ter, Kate, who is now Mrs. Clarence Bean, 
of the firm of Allen & Bean, druggists, of 
this city. 

Blake Thomas, r 515 Cedar. 

Blakeman Benjamm, lumber dealer and 

pres Rockford Tack Co ; r 434 N.Main ; w s. 
Blancher George, bds 302 S. Main ; w s. 
Blewfield Gust, bds City Hotel. 
Bliun A. street sprinkling; r 802 Pecatonica. 
Blinn Edmund B. r 504 Horsman. 
Blinn Jesse, r 504 Horsman. 
BlinnW.C.bkpr John P.Manny ; r Harlem av. 
Block Frank, distiller; r East, n end. 
Blodgett J. H. prin W. R. high school, and 

suptW.R.public schools ;r 426N.Main ; w s. 
Blomberg Andrew, carp ; r 303 Bluff; e s. 
Blomberg Chas. r Fourth av, cor Eighth. 
Blomberg C. cabinetmaker ; r 702 S. Third. 
Blomberg John, bds 303 Bluff. 
Blomberg John, carp; r 605 S. Sixth. 
Blomquist Adolph, r 507 Union ; e a. 
Blomquist Andrew, emp Dr. L. Clark. 
Blomquist Gust, lab; r309 S, Sijfth; e s, 



BLOMQUIST LOUIS M. Merchant 
Tailor, N. E. cor. Main and State sts., up 
stairs. West Rockford; residence, cor 
Second av. and Fifth st. ; born in Sweden 
March 5, 1848; came to Rockford in 1866 
married Anna S. Anderson, April 1, 1872 
she was born in Norway; they have one 
child, Ernest Louis, born May 14, 1873 
Mr. and Mrs. Blomquist are members of 
the Swedish Methodist Church; Mr. B. is 

. one of the best merchant tailors in Rock- 
ford; he has been engaged in the business 
ever since he came here. 

Blomstrom J. painter ; r 311 S. Fifth ; e s. 
Blomstrom J. M. blacksmith ; r 803 Fifth av. 
Bloom G. W. harnessmkr ; r over 329W.State. 
Blumstram Andrew, r 605 S. Fifth. 
Boardman Fred J. r 1107 S. Winnebago. 
Bodine Alfred, lab; r 603 S. Seventh; e s. 
Bodmer G. stone-cutter, bds 414 S.Court; w s. 
Bodmer G. G. stone-cutter ; bds White Hotel. 
Bogardus F. F. elk C. A. Sanborn ; bds same. 
Bohstrom John, r Seminary ; s s. 
Bohm John, lab ; r Prospect ; out of city. 
Bohm Peter, lab; r Prospect; out of city. 
Boice J. W. broom mfg ; bds 302 S.Main ; w s. 
Bonander A. r rear 704 Fourth av ; e s. 
Boner John F. r 608 Chestnut ; w s. 
Bonfas John, r 1010 Elm; w s. 
Bonney James, r 204 S. West. 
Bookout James, tailor ; r 303 Horsman. 
Borden F. bds Forest City House. 
Borden I. N. prop Forest City House ; r same. 
Borg Andrew, mason; r 1101 Third av; e s. 
Borgsten Joseph, bds 603 S. Seventh ; e s. 
Bosenbach J. miller ; bds 508 S. Main ; -w s. 
Bott Marcus, mason; r 1106 Rock. 
Boutwell Arthur E. r 109 S. Second; e s. 
Boutwell Wm. P. r 109 S. Second; e s. 
Bowdoiu Wm. M. r 605 North ; w s. 
Bowies Wm. S. r 907 Rock ; s s. 
Bowman Gust, r 128 Park. 
Bowman Ferdinand, lab; r 401 S. Second. 
Bowman Raynold, painter; r 510 Union. 
Boyce M. D. carp ; r 502 East ; e s. 
Boyd John, trav agt; r 503 N. Church. 
Boyle Barney, lab; r 1401 S. Main; s s. 
Boyle Richard, lab; r 1003 Elm; w s. 
Boynton Warren, r 1010 E. State. 
Bradberg John, lab; r 1020 Sixth av; e s. 
Bradbury George, r 507 Longwood ; e s. 
Bradbury Thomas, r 507 Longwood ; e s. 
Bradley Geo. planing mill, 305 S. Main ; w. 

s; r 406 Horsman. 
Bradley Wm. H. cooper; r 517 Union ; e s. 
Bradshaw R. E. r 1108 S. Court, s s. 
Brady C. P. r 705 Elm ; w s. 



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Brady H. H. r 705 Elm ; w s. 
Brady Henry, r Wall, near S. Court. 

BRAID^VOOD ANDKEIV, Fore- 
man Foundry of Emerson, Talcott & Co. ; 
residence 1201 Rock street; born in Al- 
bauy, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1839; moved to Lou- 
isville, Ky., in 1853; came to Rockford in 
August, 1854; has been engaged in the 
foundry business twenty-four years; has 
been with Emerson, Talcott & Co. ever 
since they established their manufacturing- 
business here; married Louisa Empey, 
Aug. 6, 1856 ; she was born in Canada, 
Sept. 10, 1829; they have five children, 
James Grant, Albert A., Samuel L., Kittie 
M., and Wm. S. ; Mrs. B. is a member of 
the South Rockford M. E. Cliurch. 

Brainard E. P. meat market ; 403 W. State ; r 
706 George ; w s. 

Brainard J. H. moulder; r 1019 Mulberry. 

Bramber John, lab ; r 124 S. First ; e s. 

Brantingham J. J. broker ; r 408 N.West ; w s. 

Brantingham Robert, r North, cor Horsman. 

Brant Jacob, r "Wall, n S. West. 

Bratton Geo. r street n cemetery; e s. 

Brazee A.H.wagon mnfr ; 309 N.Wyman ;w s. 

Brazee C M. attorney at law, over Winne- 
bago Natl Bank ; r 502 N. Main ; w s. 

Brearley A. C. book-keeper ; r 707 Cherr}^ 

Brearly Geo. W. book-keeper ; r 707 Cherry. 

Brearly Wm. M. carp ; r 707 Cherry. 

Brearton M. wagon mkr ; r West, s s, nr river. 

Bred A. emp N. C. Thompson, r foot Park. 

Brennan John, r 715 N. Main ; e s. 

Brenner A. blacksmith ; r 706 Montague ; s s. 

Brenner Wm. r 706 Montague ; s s. 

Bretnor E. watchman ; r 808 Second av ; e s. 

Brick Wm. painter ; r 405 S. Winnebago. 

Briggs Chas. E. r 1206 E. State. 

Briggs Chester E. r 907 Kishwaukee. 

BBIO€}$$ CHESTER C. Of the 

firm of Briggs & Enoch, Manufacturers of 
Plows and Cultivators, on Water Power; 
resides at 1206 East State street; born in 
Dover, Windham Co., Vt., Sept. 6, 1817 ; 
engaged in farming pursuits until 17 
years of age, when he entered the Oneida 
Institute ; received his education there and 
at Dartmouth College ; for two years he 
was editor of the Green Moimtaia Free- 
man, of Montpelier, Vt., which is still 
published there; he was editor of the 
Liberty Gazette, of Burlington, Vt., for 
three years; both anti-slavery papers; a 
large portion of the time for six or seven 
years he was in the lecture field as an 
anti-slavery advocate; for four years pre- 
vious to 1853, he was engaged in the pro- 
duce business; in 1853 he removed to 
Rockford ; the same year he engaged in 
the banking business, being the senior 
member of the firm of Briggs, Spafford & 



Penfield; he continued in the banking 
business until 1863; for three or four 
years thereafter he was engaged in real 
estate, wool and other speculations ; in 
1866, he engaged in the manufacturing 
business, and has continued in that busi- 
ness since ; he is a Director in the Rock- 
ford National Bank and of the Forest City 
Furniture Co.; married Emeline M. Peck, 
Dec. 9, 1844; she was born in Montpelier, 
Vt., Jan. 1, 1820; they have two children 
living: Charles E., who is now in Senior 
Class at Yale College, was born May 15, 
1856; George S., Jan. 2, 1859; they have 
one adopted daughter, Lizzie M., now 
Mrs. D. H. Ferguson; she was adopted 
and her name was changed by act of the 
Legislature from Lizzie M. Dennis to that 
of Briggs ; Mr. Briggs lost three children, 
who died in infancy. 

Briggs G. S. book-keeper ; bds 1206 E. State. 

Briggs J. W. r 907 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Briggs — . moulder; r 1105 East; s s. 

Brigham J. W. mechanic; bds American H. 

Bright H.S. wagon maker ; r 213 S.Main ; w s. 

Bright Wm. A. r 213 S. Main ; w s. 

Brill Daniel, butcher ; r 603 Longwood ; e s. 

Brink L. engineer C. & N. W. R. R; r 909 
South ; w S. 

Bristow W. J. pattern mkr; r 1112 River -.ss. 

BROCKMAJf FRAHiXIS, Dealer 

in Cigars and Tobacco, 311 East State 
street; resides at same number; born in 
Hanover, Germany, June 24, 1826; came 
to St. Louis in 1844; resided there until 
1848, then went to Chicago, where he re- 
mained one year, returned to St. Louis for 
a few mouths, then went to Peoria, where 
he resided 7>^ years; early in 1857, he 
came to Rockford ; married Louisa G. 
Schlink, Oct. 24, 1852; she was born in 
Baltimore, Aug. 13, 1832; they have four 
children, Frances L. (now Mrs. Alfred 
Haime), Matilda M., Emma L, and Geo. 
Franklin; Mr. and Mrs. Brockman are 
Catholics. 

BROCKMAX JOSEPH, Furniture 
Dealer, 122 South Main street. West Side; 
boards at Hardj^'s Hotel ; born in Clayton 
Tp., Clayton Co., I«wa, April 26, 1849 ; 
came to Rockford May 26, 1867; member 
of Turner Society, and Forest City Lodge, 
No. 12, A. O. U. W. ; Mr. B. has been en- 
gaged in the furniture business for him- 
self six years, having previously served 
apprenticeship several years manufactur- 
ing; he always keeps a full and complete 
stock of furniture of every description, 
which he will sell at lowest prices. 

Brockway Fred. H. r 606 Seminary; e s. 

RROCKWAY yvm. Manufacturer 
and Dealer in Boots and Shoes, 330 East 
State street; residence 606 East Seminary 
street ; born in Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y., 
Sept. 5, 1832 ; came to Rockford in 1858 ; 



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married Ruth Chapman; she was born in 
Troy, N. Y. ; they have three children, 
Louisa L., Fred. H., and Florence M. 

Brockway Wni. H. r 606 Seminary; e s. 

Broeffle H. barber, cor W. State and Main ; 
r 913 N. Court. 

Brogunier U. D. carp; rl069W. State. 

Brolin I.C. emp N.C.Thompson ; r 505 S. 1st. 

Bromley Sherman, r 605 S. Seventh. 

Bronson A. V. r 307 N. Court. 

Bronson H. A. foreman Register; bds 307 
N. Court. 

Bronson S. G. with F. H. Manny; r 525 N. 
Church. 

Brooks F. H. shoemkr: r 711 N. Winnebago. 

Brower J. W. r 1006 Montague ; s s. 

Brownlow J. H. mechanic ; r 906 S. West. 

Brownlow H. L. r 1002 S. West; s s. 

Brown Andrew, r 907 Second av. 

Brown A. T. r 607 N. Winnebago. 

Brown Benj. r 728 N. First; e s. 

Brown C.A.wagon making; r 107 S.Main ; es. 

Brown C. E. r Whitman cor N. Church. 

Brown C. E. r 602 N. Main ; w s. 

BROWN CHAS. IV. & CO. Dry 

Goods Merchants, Holland House Blk. ; C. 
,-W. Brown resides 533 N. Church st. ; born 
in Braltleboro, Vt., Nov. 7, 1840; came to 
Rockford in 1856; resided here three j'-ears, 
then returned to Vt. ; was in Q. M. Dept. in 
the army of the Potomac, one year and a 
half; in the j^ear 1866 he again removed 
to Rockfortl, and has continued to reside 
here since tliat time; married Elizabeth 
Starr, Aug. 20, 1867 ; she was born in Flor- 
ida, Jan. 5, 1846 ; have two children, Me- 
lancthou S. born Sept. 19, 1868; Elizabeth, 
April 4, 1870. 

Brown D.agt Rockford Ins Co; r 109 N. 2d. 
Brow^n David J. ins agt; r 109 N. Second. 
Brown H. livery stable; r 403 S. Main; e s. 
Brown E. F. r 610 Kishwaukee, 
Brown E. J. r 501 S. First; e s. 
Brown Edw. W. r 306 S. Third; e s. 
Brown F. T. r S. Eighth, cor Eleventh av. 
Brown G. L. grocer, 523 E. State ; r 310 N. 

Four til ; e s. 
Brown George, bds Citj^ Hotel. 
Brown Geo. N. r 501 S. First : e s. 

BROWIIf GEO. W. Physician and 
Surgeon. Ill W. State st; residence 807 
Pecatonica st. ; born in Moria, Essex Co., 
N. Y., Oct. 29, 1820; came to Rockford in 
April, 1865; married Lorinda G. Heath, 
June 1, I860; she was born in Geneva, N. 
Y., April 23, 1830; in 1847 the Doctor 
established the Conneautville, Penn., Cow- 
/•j^r; conducted it until the fall of 1854; 
then transferred it to two of his appren- 
tices, A. J. Mason and Dliniel Sinclair; in 



1854 he removed to Lawrence, Kansas, 
taking with him a Colony Association, 
composed of about three hundred of his 
old friends and acquaintances; at Law- 
rence he established the Kansas Herald of 
Freedom, the first number of which w^as 
issued in Sept., 1854, before leaving Penn. ; 
the second number was issued from his 
office in Lawrence, in Jan., 1855, where he 
had removed his power press, type, fix- 
tures, etc. ; it was the first free state paper 
established in Kansas, and did good service 
in the cause of freedom until 1860, after 
the admission of Kansas as a free state; 
this paper obtained a circulation of over 
8,000, which was unprecedented in local 
journalism; after the admission of Kansas 
as a free state, the Dr., deeming his labor 
as a journalist ended, disposed of his pa- 
per and engaged in the practice of law, at 
Paola, Kansas, having been admitted to 
the bar of Penn. in 1846 ; he commenced 
reading law in 1843, under the tutelage of 
Joshua R. Giddings; continued his law 
practice until he came to Rockford, in 
1865 ; then he turned his attention to med- 
icine; he is a graduate of the Eclectic 
Medical College of Penn., at Philadelphia; 
he is giving his attention principally to 
the manufacture and introduction into use 
of "Electro Vapor and Medicinal Bath" 
apparatus, having already introduced it 
into all Western and Southern States; his 
apparatus is covered by patents, dated Mav 
25, 1875, Feb. 8, 1876, and Dec. 26, 1876. " 

Brown G. W. moulder; r 908 S. Church; s s. 
Brown Rev. Hope, r 208 S. Third ; e s. 
Brown Harry W. r 403 S. Main ; e s. 
Brown H. treas. Forest City ins co, and vice 

pres Rockford nat'l bank ; r Beloit rd, 4th 

house n of bridge, N. Second ; e. s. 
Brown Jas. J. painter ; r 606 Montague. 
Brown Jno. A. moulder : r 901 Fourth av. 
Brown Jno. gardener; r916 N. Court; w s. 
Brown Jno. insurance agt ; r 210 N. 4th ; e s. 
Brown Jno. painter; r 813 N. Second. 
Brown Jno. R. fish ; r 1104 Elm ; w s. 
Brown Richard, r 306 S. Third. 
Brown Roger, shoemaker; 314 W. State; r 

813 N. Second. 
Brown S. S. milkman; r 119 N. Church. 
Brown T. H. r 701 W. State. 
Brown Wm. T. asst cash Rockford natl bank ; 

r 5th house n of bridge, Beloit rd. 

BROIVK HOX. Wlfl. Circuit 
Judge 13th Judicial District ; office Rock- 
ford National Bank; residence 306 S. 
Third; East Side; born in Cumberland 
Co., England, June 1, 1819; came to N. Y. 
State in 1827 ; resided in Oneida Co. most 
of the time until the fall of 1845, when he 
came to Rockford, where he has ever since 
resided ; in 1847 he was elected Justice of 
the Peace ; held that office about 6 years ; 




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elected State's Attorney for what was then 
known as the 14th Circuit, in 1852 ; served 
in tliat position 4 years; in 1857, was elect- 
ed Mayor of Rnckford ; was Village Trus- 
tee before city organization; was member 
of the State Legislature in 1864 and 1865 ; 
for about 6 j-ears the Judge was Master in 
(Jhancery, and in 1870 was elected Circuit 
Judge, which office he now holds. 

Brumbaugh Chas. r 1010 Second av ; e s. 

Brumbaugh S. A. trav agt ; r 1010 2d av ; e s. 

Bruliue S. emp N. C. Thompson ; r 507 S. 1st. 

Bruner M. traveling agt; bds 513 N. Church. 

Bryant Chas. O. salesman ; r 521 N. Church. 

Bryan Wm. P. carpenter; rl502 Charles. 

Bub.ser A. carriage maker; r 703 N. 1st; e s. 

Bubser L.press-feeder Gazette; r 703 N.lst ; e s. 

Bul)ser C. emp O. Chaney & Son ; r 703 N. 1st. 

BUCHANAX THOMAS, Foreman 
Foundry, Wm. A. Knowlton's Manufac- 
tor}'^; residence cor East and Loomis sts. ; 
born in Scotland, May 15, 1825; came to 
Rhode Island in 1847 ; worked seven and 
one-half years in foundry there and in 
1855 came to Boone Co., 111., where he 
was engaged in farming one year; in 1856 
came to Rockford ; was with Emerson & 
Co. a few months, then went with Clark tb 
Utter, and continued with them until 1858, 
when he went to California; was engaged 
in mining about seven months, but iu 1859 
went to Downieville, Sierra Co., Cal., and 
carried on the Foundry business there un- 
tU 1862; in that year he returned to Rock- 
ford ; was with F. H. Manny the fall of 
1873, when lie look charge of W. A. 
Knowlton's Foundry, where he still re- 
mains; married Jane Smith, July 17, 
1847; she was born in Scotland, in Sept., 
1825; have one sou, Thos. J., born March 
10, 1856; lost three children; Mr. and Mrs. 
B. are members of the First Presbyterian 
church; Mr. b. is a member of Star in the 
East Lodge No. 166, A. F. and A. M. 

Buchanan T. J. moulder; r East nr Loomis. 

Buchan A. S. carpenter; r 311 S. Main ; w s. 

Buckbee Chas. W. re s end Kishwaukee. 

Buckbee Theodore E. r s end Kishwaukee. 

Buckingham F. A. lab; r 120 N. Court; w s. 

Buckland John J. r Seminary; s of R. R. 

BUELIi HARRY C. Surgeon and 
Dentist, 206 W. State st. ; residence, 602 
Horsman st. ; the Doctor has the most 
elegant dental rooms in this part of the 
state; the appointments are of the most 
perfect description in every respect; he 
was born in Zanesville, Ohio; came to 
th's Co. Sept. 15, 1862. 

Buell J. M. real estate and loan agent over 
804 W. State ; r 602 Horsman. 

Buke Wm. r S. Winnebago, s of Wall; s s. 

BUKER HORACE & SON, Watch- 
makers and Jewelers, 310 W. State St.; 

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Horace Buker resides at 306 N. Church st. ; 
he was born m Minot, Maine, Nov. 23, 
1817; in 1835, moved to Ohio, near Mt. 
Vernon; in 1838, went to Athens, Ohio, 
wliere he lived until removal to Pekin, 
111., in 1843; remained there until he came 
to Rockford, in 1855; married Helen N. 
Crosby, March 31, 1845; sJie was born in 
Attica, N. Y., and died Oct. 3, 1864; they 
had three children, the two living are: 
John T., born July 25, 1848, and Inez, 
June 2, 1856; lost one daughter, Mary J., 
born March 11, 1846; she died Feb. 15, 
1875; Mr. Buker is a practical Watch- 
maker, having worked at tlie business 
over 40 years. 

Buker John T. jeweler; r 306 N. Court. 

Bunt Anson E. r 1008 E. State. 

Bunt George, carp; r 206 N. Fifth. 

Bunt Lorenzo, dentist ; r 1008 E. State. 

Burch Harry, carp; bds 111 S. Third; e s. 

Burdick David, r Corbin nr Loomis. 

Burdick H. S. painter E. B. Sackett; r 513 
E. State. 

Burdick Wm. A. r Corbin nr Loomis. 

Burk Frank, carriagemaker; r N. Water. 

Burk T. gasfitter; bris cor Mulberry and 
Main ; w s. 

Burk Wm. plumber; bds 201 N. Main; w s. 

Burkman Oxle, bds 901 Fourth av; e s. 

Burlingame C. H. C. bkpr ; bds W.S.Wilkins. 

Burman J. employe watch factory; bds 107 
N. First ; e s. 

Burmaster L. machinist; r 509 N. Third ; e s. 

BURXAP C. O. Boston Furniture 
Works, Tinker's Building, .Vlainst., nearly 
opp Emerson & Co.'s office, on water 
power; niiikes a specialty of cylinder 
desks and hook cases; all kinds office 
desks and furniture manufactured; price 
lists sent upon application; fiitlng up of 
offices done satisfactorily, and at lowest 
prices; residence, 1104 S. Winnebago st. 

Burues Jeremiah, r 717 N. First; e s. 

Burnes Thomas, lab; r Knowlton cor Court. 

Burns J. D. phys and surg; r 503 W. State. 

Burns Joseph, dry goods 117 W. State; r 110 
Horsman. 

Burns Peter, employe W. H. Miller. 

Burns Rev. Wm. H. pastor Third St. M. E. 
Church ; r 607 E. State. 

Burns Wm. N. elk; r 110 Horsman. 

Burnett J. H. engineer ; r 308 S. Main ; w s. 

Burnham A. H. painter; bds City Hotel. 

Burnham M. R. painter ; r 712 N. Main ; w s. 

Burnside J.L. salsmn ; bds 612 Mulberry ; w s. 

BURPEE A. C Furniture Dealer and 
Undertaker, 110 W. State st. ; residence, 
713 W. State, cor. Horsman ; born in Lima, 
Livingston Co., N. Y., Aug. 10, 1822; 
lived there until 1853, when he moved to 



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LeRoy, N. Y., where he remained until 
1856, when he removed to Rockford ; he 
has been engaged in the furniture busi- 
ness over 40 years; he is now and has 
been City Undertalter for 15 years ; mar- 
ried Harriet M. Baldwin, daughter of 
Gordon Baldwin, of Riga, Monroe Co., 
K y.. May 3, 1854; she was born Oct., 
1823 ; they have five children, Mary Louise, 
Harry B., Hermon N., Florence E. and 
Homer Stanton. 

Burritt G. A. r 507 N. Winnebago; w s. 

Burritt Rufus H. r 817 N. Main; w s. 

Bui-rows F. cigarmaker; bds White's Hotel. 

BurroughsN.C.confectionery.etc. ;r 210 N. 3d. 

BURS^OX WM, \¥. Of the firm of 
Burson & Nelson, Proprietors of Rock- 
ford KJiittmg Works, on water power; 
residence 1110 Montague St.; born near 
Utica, Venango Co., Pa., Sept. 23, 1832 ; 
came to McDonough Co., 111., in 1842; lived 
there 1 year, 15 years in Fulton Co., 111., 
2 years at Yates City, Knox Co. ; came to 
Rockford in January, 1863; he was the 
first to invent a practical "Grain Binder," 
which gave satisfaction and was continued 
in use; he, with John Nelson, his present 
partner, perfected the first knitting 
machine which would finish hose without 
hand work; Mr. Burson married Emily 
S. Wilson, Oct. 5, 1856; she was born in 
N. J.; they have three children living, 
Florence Adelle, born March 8, 1858; Wil- 
son W., May 24, 1864; and Ernest E., 
June 4, 1867; lost tbree, who died in 
infanc3^ 

Burton Edward, r 815 Benton ; e s. 

Buske Albert, tanner ; r 902 Rockton av. 

Butler Jas. lab; room over 303 W. State. 

Butler Jas. bds 506 W. State. 

BIJTL.ER REV. THADDEUS 
JOSEPH, 1>. !>., Pastor of St. Mary's 
Catholic Church ; residence 408 Rock st., 
East Side ; born in Limerick, Ireland ; he 
was educated at the Ecclesiastical Semin- 
ary of Dublin, and at the celebrated Col- 
lege of Propaganda, Rome ; the degree of 
Doctor of Divinity was conferred in the 
city ot Rome, in 1856 ; when he came to 
this country he was for a time First Sec- 
retary to the Rt. Rev. Bishop Duggan, in 
Chicago; when the war broke out. Dr. 
Butler took a decided stand in favor of 
the national cause and became Chaplain 
of the Irish Brigade,and shared all its dan- 
gers and privations; as a scholar and 
thinker, he ranks among the most emi- 
nent of Europe and America ; as an ora- 
tor, he stands among the first; in addition 
to his fine scholarship and extended learn 
ing, he is a man of extraordinary musical 
ability and attainments, while in Rome 
being a member of the Pope's choir. 

Butler T. M. circuit clerk and recorder ; r 
1018 W. State. 



Butterworth C. W. at gas works ; bds 122 S. 
Second ; e s. 

BrXTERWORTH THOS. Sole 
owner of the Rockford Gas Works ; resi- 
dence 203 N. Main St., West Side ; born in 
Manchester, Eng., Sept. 6, 1827 ; came to 
this country Dec. 25, 1848; landed at New 
Oi'leans ; in 1849 he located at Cincinnati, 
O.; engaged in the gas business there 
until he moved to Rockford, in 1857 ; mar- 
ried Alice Winstanley, Dec. 26, 1846; she 
was born in Manchester, Eng.; they have 
seven children living; lost three. 

Buxton G. S. watches and jewelry, opp 
court-house, W. State ; r over 509 W. State. 

Byers E. C. restaurant, over 213 W. State ; r 
506 W. State. 

Bj'ers Jno. carp ; r 1014 Crosby ; e s. ' 

Byrnes Pat'k, lab; r N., n N. Main; e s. 

C ADMAN A. baker; r cor Blake and 
Ferguson ; s s. 
Cahoon Henry, r 1009 East ; s s. 
Calkins A. W. elk; rooms 810 S. Main; s s. 
Calkins Chas. B. r 203 S. Fourth ; e s. 
Calkins F. printer Gazette office ; r 203 S. 4th. 
Calkins M.A. merchant; bds 901 S.Main; s s. 
Calkins M. T. stove polish ; bds. C. I. Henry. 
Calkins W. L. employe tack factory; r cor 

Morgan and River. 
Callahan Michael, r 905 Rockton av. 
Calleuder A. J. carp ; r over 302 E. State. . 

Call A.Y.farm; r 1201 Ferguson,cor Loomis. | 
Call C. F. mechanic ; r 1205 Ferguson ; s s. 
Call I. R. farm; r 1201 Ferguson, cor Loomis. 
Calligan Andrew, bds cor 2d and Market. 
Cameron A. blacksmith; r 115-117 S. First. 
Cameron Andrew, r 719 N. Main; es. 
Campbell Abel, r 305 N. Third. 
Campbell A. K. pumps ; r 1204 Second av. 
Campbell B.F. carp; r 505 N. Third; e s. 
Campbell — , constable; room over 119 S. 

Main ; w s. 
Cammann F. W. elk; r 517 N. Church. 
Cantine Rev. R. S. pastor S. R. M.E. Church ; 

r 1014 S. Winnebago; s s. 
Carleton I. r 1302 E. State. 
Carlin John, lab; r rear 308 N. Avon. 
Carlin Patrick, r rear 308 N. Avon. 
Carlin Thos. lab; r rear 308 N. Avon. 
Carlin Wm. lab; r rear 308 N. Avon. 
Carlson Ludwick, lab; r 607 S. Fifth. 
Carlson Wickture, r 904 Kisbwaukee; e s. 
Carlson C. G. r S. Fifth, n Gregory. 
Carlson A. r 508 S. Seventh ; e s. 
Carmichael J. elk ; r 810 First av. 
Carney Peter, fireman ; r 704 Maple. 
Carpenter D. H. r 404 N. Winnebago; w s. 



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Carpenter Eben. carp ; 805 Cunningham ; s s. 
Carpenter E. C. cabinet mkr ; r S. Ninth ; W A. 
Carpenter H. W. r 204 W. State. 
Carpenter J. C. employe Graham & Co. ; r 

1104 S. Main; s s. 
Carpenter Monroe, carp ; r 506 Catlin. 

CARPEJfTER MURRAY M. 

Dealer in Boots and Shoes, Rubber Cloth- 
ing, Belting, Hose, Packing, Tubing, and 
Enameled Carriage and Table Cloths, 204 
W. State St.; residence cor. Church and 
Park sts. ; born in Phoenix, N. Y., Aug. 7, 
1847; removed with his parents to Clinton 
Junction, Wis., in 1856; lived there until 

1866, when they went to Saugatuck, Alle- 
gan' Co., Mich., and resided there until 

1867, when he came to Rockford ; he has 
been engaged in present business since 
March, 1871 ; married Lena Cammann, 
March 2, 1875 ; she was born in Rockford ; 
she is an Episcopalian; Mr. Carpenter is 
a Baptist. 

Carpenter R. cabinet-maker ; S. Ninth ; W. A. 
Carratt Henry, r 724 North ; e s. 
Carratt James, lab ; r 601 Longwood ; e s. 
Carratt Thos. gardener ; r 601 Longwood ; e s. 
Carrico Frank K. r 907 Pecatonica. 
Carrico T. W. r. 907 Pecatonica. 
Carroll Patrick, lab; r 1101 Fifth av. 
Carr Frank, lab ; r neai' foot bridge. 
Carson James H. r cor Blake and Corbin. 
Carter John M. r 1001 Corbin; s s. 
Carter Linn, r 909 Crosby ; e s. 
Carter W. M. employe N. C. Thompson ; r 

1001 Corbin. 
Carter Wm. r 1001 Corbin. 
Cary Julius, r 1204 Montague ;',w s. 
Case Wilson C. carp ; bds City Hotel. 
Cash Frank, lab ; r 504 Longwood. 
Castner David, machinist ; r 409 S. Main ; w s. 
Castner Theodore, r 409 S. Main ; w s. 
Catlin Dr. A. M. physician; r 401 Gregory. 
Catlin F. H. grocer; r 911 First av; e s. 
Caulfield Timothy, lab; r 818 Benton; e s. 
Caul(^uist John A. employe Johnson & Miu- 

zinger; r 111 S. Main; e s. 
Cavanaugh Chas. blacksmith ; r 806 Fifth av. 
Cavanaugh John, soap maker ; r 806 Fifth av. 
Cavanaugh Matthew, lab; r 917 Pecatonica. 
Cavanaugh Wm. blacksmith ; r 806 Fifth av. 
Cavel Walter, elk; r 209 S. West; w s. 
Chadwick Reuben, carp; r 305 Court; e s. 
Chadwiclv Willis, r 305 Court; e s. 
Challander R. J. bds 408 Kishwaukee ; e s. 
Chalmers Robt. r 912 Rock; s s. 
Chalmers Wm. bolt-maker ; r 201 Kent ; s s. 
Chamberlain A. A. employe J. B. Marsh & 

Co. ; r 806 Crosby. 



Chamberlin Chas. r 104 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Chamberlin Fred, r 106 S. Eighth ; e s. 

Chamberlin G. r 912 N. Court; w s. 

Chamberlin W. A. farm ; r 106 S. Eighth ; e s. 

Chamberlin Wallace, r 106 S. Eighth ; e s. 

Chambers E. driver; r Rockton av. 

Chambers M.emp Lawshee ; r 704 Rockton av. 

Champ E. machinist; r 708 N. First; e s. 

Champ Fred, moulder; r 70S N. First; e s. 

Champ Geo. moulder ; r 708 N. First ; e s. 

Chandler Clarence, r 610 S. Sixth. 

Chandler C. R. trav agt; r 714 Elm. 

Chandler D. C. merchant police; r 309 N. 
Third; es. 

Chandler E. C. r 611 East. 

Chandler E.D. Bible publisher ; bds 302 S. 
First; e s. 

Chandler Rev. E. K. pastor State street Bap- 
tist Church ; r 1308 E. State. 

Chandler Henr>' C. r 714 Elm. 

Chandler Isaac, painter ; r Wall, n 8. Main. 

CHAWEY OSRORN, Lumber Deal- 
er; yard corner First avenue and Kish- 
waukee street; residence 203 North Sec- 
ond street; born in Harrison Co., Va., 
March 31, 1818; was a resident of Green 
Co., Ohio, four years, and came to Bureau 
Co., 111., in July, 1835; remained there six 
months, and in December, 1835, went to 
Galena, where he resided eighteen months, 
when he returned to Bureau Co., and staid 
six months longer, at which time he re- 
moved to what is now White Rock Tp., 
Ogle Co., in 1838; engaged in farming 
there, and continued at that business until 
he removed' to Rockford, in August, 1864; 
during his residence in White Rock Tp. 
he was for four years Constable, Justice of 
the Peace four years. Assessor eight years. 
Supervisor two or three terms, and School 
Director almost continuously during his 
residence there; married Amanda Rice, 
March 16, 1843; she was born in Ellicott- 
ville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., March 24, 
1820; they have seven children, all born 
in Ogle Co., Louise A., Edward O., Alice 
A., iVIary E., George W., Morris J., and 
Harry E. ; lost onedaughter, Harriet E., 
who died July 17, 1862, aged 8 years and 3 
months. 

Chaney Ralph, r 907 Third av. 

Chancy S. L. book-keeper ; bds 907 Third av. 

Chaney R. general insurance agent; r 205 N. 
Second ; e s. 

Chaney S. P. grocer; r 122 S. Second. 

Chapin E. watchmaker; bds Am'n House. 

Chapman B. C. watchmkr ; r 401 S.Main ; e s. 

Chapman Geo. r 206 Kent; s s. 

Chapman Wm. C. bds 507 E. Seminaiy; e s. 

Charlton G. W. painter; r 917 Crosby; e s. 

Charlton J. G. switchman ; bds O. Monroe. 



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Charlton Thomas, tailor; r 917 Crosby; e s. 
Charlton Thomas, r 917 Crosby ; e s. 
Chase Chas. B. photographer; bds Holland 

House. 
Chatelain E. watchmkr; bds 203 N. 3d; e s. 
Checkfield Geo. peddler for Myers & Lowis. 
Cheney Frank A. restaurant, 506 W. State. 
Cheney Franklin, r 308 S. Main ; w s. 
Cheney Geo. B. bds Hardy's Hotel. 
Chick James, carp ; r 105 S. Eighth ; e s. 

CHICK JOHX G, Proprietor of the 
Lower Flouring Mill, on water power, 
East Side, formerly known as the Bartlett 
Mill; residence 407 South Church street; 
born in England, Nov. 13, 1833 ; came to 
N. Y. State in 1850; went to Canada in 
1851, and removed to Rockfbrd in April, 
1854. 

Childs Martin L. employe Cbilds & Mer- 
rick; bds 113 N. Winnebago; w s. 

Childs E. B. r 113 N. Winnebago. 

Chinquist Chas. tailor; r 509 S. First; e s. 

Chisholm John, cigars, etc. ; r 416 S. Main. 

Christianson Claus, elk ; r 505 S. Fifth. 

Christianson Chas. lab; r 508 Union; e s. 

Church A. L. bds 1104 S. Winnebago. 

Church E. L. inventor; bds Hardy's Hotel. 

CHURCH HOI¥. NEIiDS^ M. 

Capitalist; residence on South Avon St., 
corner Cedar; born in East Haddam, Ct., 
March 4. 1804 ; his father moved to Mon- 
roe Co., N. Y., in 1804 ; engaged in farm- 
ing most of the time until 1838; taught 
school in Cincinnati Public School in 
1838 ; one of the first teachers of that city 
after establishment of the public school 
system ; returned to Rochester, N. Y., and 
engaged in mercantile business, which he 
continued until 1835, when he sold out 
and came to Geneva, 111., where he re- 
mained one year, and then moved to 
Rockford, in the fall of 1836 ; for about a 
year he was engaged in getting out logs 
and disposing of them to the mill men ; 
then he commenced to clerk for Germani- 
cus Kent, and continued with him until 
1839; in 1840, he was appointed Post- 
Master; having been previously appointed 
County Clerk7 in 1839; served as P. M. 
until 1843, and continued as County Clerk 
until 1847; in 1847, he was elected a mem- 
ber of the Constitutional Convention ; in 
1849, he was elected County Judge, and 
held that office continuously for two 
terms of four years each ; was member of 
the Illinois General Assembly session of 
1861 and 1863; was Supervisor of Rock- 
ford Tp. eight or ten years, serving during 
the entire duration of the rebellion ; mar- 
ried Permelia Stevens, in January, 1831 ; 
she was born in Mass.; died in August, 
1833; they had one child, which died in 
infancy; present wife was Mrs. Mary 
Preston; she was tjprn in Maiqe; they 



have one daughter, Catherine M., now 
Mrs. Theo. A. Keeler, of Bridgeport, Ct. ; 
Judge Church is President of the Rock- 
ford Insurance Company. 

Church Ulysses F. r Avon, cor Cedar ; w s. 

Churchill Wm. L. r 718 N. First; e s. 

Churchill Lemuel, r 409 N. Second ; e s. 

Ciegler J. cigar maker; r 704 N. Main; e s. 

Ciser Wm. H. carp; r 504 S. Main. 

Clancey James, mechanic; r 903 Benton; es. 

Clarke A. pleasure boats; r 903 River; s s. 

Clarke B. F. machinist; r 1311 S. Main; s s. 

CliARKE HARRISOX, Watch- 
maker, of the firm of Clarke & Orvis, 
Manufacturing Jewelers and Watch- 
makers, 408 E. State st. ; born in Rome, 
Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 30, 1840; came to 
Rockford Aug. 34, 1875; he resided in 
Freeport 13 years before coming here; 
married Nancy A. Richardson, Jan. 3, 
1865; she was born in Ohio, March 39, 
1844; they have two children living, Clar- 
abelle and Caroline E. ; lost two sons ; Mr. 
Clarke is an Adventist; the firm of Clarke 
& Orvis do all kinds of first-class work, 
repairing, etc. 

Clarke Henry, bookbinder Oazette office; 
bds over 513 E. State. 

CL.ARKE ORIiAJfDO, Manufac- 
turer of Hot Water Heating Apparatus, 
Well Drilling Machinery, etc.; general 
jobbing done. Tinker's Building, on water 
power ; residence S. Main st., Soutli Side, 
near city limits; Mr. Clarke was born in 
Brookfield, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1833 ; came to 
111. in 1844; came to Rockford, in June, 
1847; established Iron Works here in 
that year, manufacturing mill machinery 
and doing general machine work; in 
1853, he entered into partnership with 
Isaac Utter, and they continued together 
until Oct., 1876, "when they dissolved. 

Clarke Wm. carp ; r 903 N. Court ; w s. 

Clark C. M. stereoscopic views ; r 408 N. 4th. 

Clark Cyrus P. emp Brown & Pfanstiel ; r 
S. Water, stone row. 

Clark H. G. notions, etc. ; r 403 N. First ; e s. 

Clark H. C. merchant police e s ; r 503 E 
Seminary. 

Clark James, r 503 E. Seminary. 

Clark J. H. stereoscopic views; r 410 N. 4th. 

Clark J. L. hardware; r 305 N. Second. 

Clark Jerome, bds 306 N. Third ; e s. 

Clark John, watchmaker. 

Clark J. M. emp C. & U. ; r over 331 E State. 

Clark J. W. carp; bds Hardy, rooms 407 
Mulberry. 

Clark J. S. watchmaker; r 803 Rock; s s. 

CLARK I.UCIUS & D. SEL- 

liVYX, Physicians and Surgeons, office 
303 Oak St., East Side ; Lucius Clark was 
bori) at Amherst, Mass., June 10, 1813; 



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came to Rockford in 1845; married Julia 
A. Adams, of Hinsdale, Mass., May 26, 
1836; she died June 16, 1861; two chil- 
dren now living, by this marriage. Dexter 
Selwyn and Lucius Armor; present wife 
was Charlotte M. Townsend ; married in 
Rockford, April 13, 1864; they have two 
(•hildren, Mabel and Eva; the Doctor 
graduated from Geneva (N. Y.) Medical 
College, class of 1835; he is a member of 
the State Medical Society; has been a 
member of the Board of Trustees of 
Rockford Female Seminary since its or- 
ganization until last year, when he re- 
signed, and hisscm, D. Selwyn, was elected 
to fill his place; the Doctor resides at 
302 S. Main st. East Side; D. Selwyn 
Clark was born in Chili, Monroe Co., 
N. Y., Jan. 10, 1839; came to Rockford in 
1845; married Eva F. Townsend, April 
11, 1873; she was born in Springfield, 
Erie Co., Pa.; they have two children. 
Faith B. and one infant son ; D. Selwyn is 
a graduate of the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons, N. Y. City, class of 1865 ; 
during the war of the Rebellion he served 
iis Assistant Surgeon of the 25th Regt. 
I. V. I., and as Surgeon of the same Regt., 
having passed the required examination 
before graduation. 

Clark Norman, ins. agt. ; r 1012^ E. State. 

Clark Robert, lab ; r 502 Kent ; s s. 

Clark T. M. physician; r 108 N. Court; w s. 

Clark Wesley D. baker; r 710 Elm. 

CliARK W. S. Portrait, Landscape, 
and General Business Photographer; stu- 
dio, 121 W. State st. ; residence, 604 Oak 
St. ; born in New Milford, this Co., Jan. 1, 
1853; married Sarah E. Lake; she was 
bora in Rockford. 

Clark Wm. A. lab; r 714 North ; e s. 

Clark J. W. carp ; bds Hardy's. 

Clark — — , watchmaker; bds Kent, bet S. 
Church and Main. 

Clay Andrew, lab ; r 509 S. First ; e s. 

Clay J. trav agt N. C. Thompson. 

Clayton Anson, r 409 N. Second ; e s. 

Cleaveland Eli T. hardware ; r 710 Seminary. 

Cleaves A.H. watchmaker; r 309 Kiswaukee. 

Cles Frank, bds 117 N. First; e s. 

Clifford John, elk; r 1015 W. State. 

Clifford M. groceries 314 E. State ; r same. 

Coakley S. G. cigarmaker ; r — Kishwaukee. 

Coan Michael, emp H. W. Price ; r same. 

Coburn S. G. boots and shoes 330 E. State; 
bds City Hotel. 

COFFEY JFRFIfllAH T. Dealer 
in Millinery, Fancy Dry Goods, Hats, 
Caps and Notions, 310 E. State st. ; resi- 
dence 110 N. First St.; born in England; 
came to Manchester, N. H., in 1853 ; re- 
moved to Rockford in 1864 ; has been en- 
gaged in mercantile business all the time 



since he came here; his first wife was 
Mary Ann Hart; she died Oct. 14, 1874; 
they had four children ; two daughters are 
still living; lost one son and one daugh- 
ter; present wife was Eliza O'Brien; 
they have one child, a son; Mr. Coffey is a 
member of the Catholic Church; his wife 
is an Episcopalian. 

Cogswell L. D. r 301 S. Court; w s. 

Colahau Michael, lab ; r 306 Prairie ; e s. 

Colby Chas. A. r 111 S. First; e s. 

Colby T. I. blacksmith, N. Main ; e s ; r 403 
N. Third. 

Colberg A. C. blacksmith ; r 1008 6th av; es. 
Colbert John, lab; r head of George. 
Colburn Wm. walchmkr ; bds 203 N.Second . 
Cole J. J. stencil cutter, 217 E. State; r 104 
S. Fifth. 

COLE THOS. \V. County Treasurer; 
office County Building; residence 308 
Horsman st. ; born in N. Y. city, Nov. 9, 
1838; came to this Co. in 1840; married 
Alice Mentzer; they have two children, 
Fiauk C. and Wm. J. ; Mr. Cole enlisted 
in Co. D, 11th I.V.I, (three months regt.), 
April 25, 1861 ; re-enlisted July 20, 1863, 

in Co. D, I.V.I. ; served three years; 

lost right arm at Reseca, Ga.,May 14,1864; 
he was Collector of Rockford Tp. for two 
years, 1870 and 1871, serving three terms as 
County Treasurer; elected first in Novem- 
ber, 1871. 

COL.E WM. J. Retired Farmer; res- 
idence Main st., South Side, near city 
limits; born in Westfield, Richmond Co., 
N. Y., Aug. 30, 1805 ; when 17 years of 
age, commenced to serve as carpenter's ap- 
prentice, in Bridgetown, N. J., and con- 
tinued there until 21 years of age, when he 
went to N. Y. city, and remained there 
until he removed to Winnebago Co., in 
1839; he took up a farm of 2i5 acres in 
what is now Winnebago Tp., on Sees. 23 
and 14, his residence being on Sec. 23; he 
removed to Rockford in 1849, and has 
worked at his trade and engaged in farm- 
ing pursuits since; married Mary Goods- 
man, Oct. 4, 1830 ; she was born in N. Y. 
city, Dec. 20. 1809; they liave two chil- 
dren, Ann Elizabeth, now Mrs. Geo. A. 
Hawks, born July 18, 1832; and Thos W., 
Nov. 9, 1838. 

Coleman Chas. r 532 N. Church. 

Coleman J. S. salesman ; r 508 Pleasant. 

Coligan Jas. lab; r 506 Market. 

Coligan J. J. sewing machines; r 793 Win- 
nebago ; w s. 

Coller John B. r 605 W. State. 

Collins Anthony, r 410 S. Court; w s. 

Collins Chas. barber, 403 E. State. 

Collins D. watch factory ; r 308 Walnut ; e s. 

Colson A. gardener; r 718 N. Churclj; w s, 

Oolson — , r 309 8. Seventlj. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNIT DIBEOTORT: 



COIiTOI^I AlISTIJf, Farmer; resi- 
dence 305 Mulberry st. ; born in North- 
ampton, Hampshire Co., Mass., Jan. 30, 
1817 ; he is a descendent of the sixth gen- 
eration from Georse Colton, who came 
from England about the year 1650 ; after 
serving a seven years' apprenticeship with 
the Massachusetts Spy, a weekly patriotic 
paper established before the Revolution, 
lie attained his majority and was honora- 
bly graduated ; he spent two years work- 
ing as a journeyman printer, in Worces- 
ter, Mass., and sundry offices in N. Y. 
city, among the principal of which was 
Harper's book establishment; he came to 
Rockford in May, 1839 ; was for four years 
thereafter engaged in farming pursuits; in 
1843 he became connected with theWmne- 
bago Forum, remaining at his post as edi- 
tor and publisher about eleven years; 
since his marriage. May 39, 1856, to Har- 
riet S. Fowler, only daughter of Royal S. 
Fowler, of Westtield, Mass., he has promi- 
nently identified himself with farming 
pursuits; he has three sons and one 
daughter livmg: Albert L., A. Lincoln, 
Miriam M. and Royal F. ; lost four infant 
children ; Mrs. Colton is a member of the 
Second Congregational Church. 

Colton Albert L. r 305 Mulberry. 

Colwell Alfred, r 409 Catlin. 

Come Jno. book binder; r 503 E. State. 

Conaughy F. elk; bds 803 N. Winnebago. 

Conaughy T. shoemkr; r 802 N. Winnebago. 

Condon Jno. watchman; r w E. Chestnut. 

Condon Jno., Jr. r w E. Chestnut. 

Condon Thos. lab; r 701 Wall. 

Congdon Thos. machinist ; r 508 N. 3d ; e s. 

Conick W. G. conductor; r 114 N. First; e s. 

ConklingE. K.bkpr; r 519 N. Church; w s. 

ConklingH. M. elk; r 519 N. Church; w s. 

Conners Jas. lab; r 703 S. Fifth. 

Connors Jas. lab; r 739 N. Main; e s. 

Connors Jno. lab ; r 113 N. Second ; e s. 

Connors Michael, r 739 N. Main; e s. 

Connors Michael,engineer; r 1013 Rock; s s. 

Connolly Jas. r 609 N. Main; e s. 

Connolly M. J. printer; r 009 N. Main; e s. 

Connolly Peter, lab ; r 609 N. Main ; e s. 

Converse H. elk ; bds 303 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Conway Micliael, lab ; r 916 Crosby; e s. 

Conway Patrick, r 916 Crosby ; e s. 

Conyne G. W. machinist; r Montague, n S. 
Main. 

CookE. O. artist; r 502 N. Second; e s. 

Cook J. Frank, r 610 Cunningham ;s s. 

Cook Jos. lab; r Knowlton, bet Main and 
Church ; s s. 

Cook Nathan H. r 1303 Charles; e s. 

COOK REUBEN, Carpenter, Con- 
tractor and Builder, cor. Court and Green 



sts. ; residence 610*Cunningham st. ; South 
Side; born in Provincetown, Mass. Oct. 
10, 1833; came to Rockford in Oct., 1867; 
married Sarah A. Flanders, in Boston, 
May 4, 1856 ; she was born in Gilmanton, 
N. H., June 33, 1837 ; they have four chil- 
dren, Frank J., born Aug. 11, 1857 ; Wm. 
H., Jan. 38, 1859; Ada Florentina, May 7, 
1854; Nellie F., Feb. 11, 1866; Mr. and 
Mrs. Cook are members of the South 
Rockford Methodist Episcopal Church. 

COOK MRS. C. A. Alil^lS, Prin 
cipal of Allis' Commercial College and 
Institute of Penmanship, Andrus' Build- 
ing, 333 and 325 West State st. ; this col- 
lege was established in 1866, and is largely 
patronized by those desiring a thorough 
business education ; she was born in Choi- 
ester, Vt. ; came to Rockfoi'd from Pa., 
in 1866; Mrs. Cook|s husband, Jas. H. 
Cook, was engaged in the lumber business 
for several years ; he is now President of 
the Commercial College; they were mar- 
ried Oct. 8, 1875 ; he was born in New 
Marble, Berkshire Co., Mass.; Mr. and 
Mrs. Cook are members of the Second 
Congregational Church. 

Cook J. H. prop. Allis' commercial college, 
over 335 W. State. 

Cook 8. blacksmith ; bds 407 S. Wmnebago. 

Cook W. ins agt ; bds 1203 S. Main ; s s. 

Cook Wm. H. elk ; r 610 Cunningham. 

Cooling T. blacksmith ; r 407 Morgan ; s s. 

Coombes John B. r 903 S. Main ; s s. 

Coonradt A. elk ; bds 308 N. First. 

Coonradt D. r rear 507 Kishwaukee; e s. 

Coonradt D. S. mechanic; r 509 >^ E. Semi- 
nary ; e s. 

Coonradt Israel, r 1010 S. Third; e s. 

Coonradt Levi C. carp; r 510 E. Seminary. 

Coonradt P. A. r 308 N. First; e s. 

Cooper David T. r 114 N. Winnebago; w s. 

(.'ooper J. J. barber, 403 E. State ; r 306 S. 
First ; e s. 

COOP JOHl!^ O. Machmist with Em- 
erson, Talcott & Co. ; resides at 809 Rock 
St.; born in Oldham, Lancashire Co., Eng., 
Jan. 14, 1839; came to Rockford in April, 
1868 ; he has worked at machinery busi- 
ness since he was sixteen years of age; 
his special work now is Iron Pattern 
Work ; he is a member of the Episcopal 
Church ; he is also a member of the E. F. 
W., Ellis Lodge No. 633 A. F. and A. M., 
and Winnebago Chapter, No. 34. 

Cope Warren F. lab ; r 804 Horsman ; w s. 

Cope , r W. State, near limits. 

Copeland J. ins agt; bds 907 N. Court; w s. 

Copeland G. law student; r907 N. Court ;ws. 

Coppins E. C. miller; bds 605 Lougwood. 

Coppins Wm. J. r 605 Longwood; c s. 

Corcoran B. boots and shoes, 431 E. State ; r 
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Corcoran John, lab ; r North, e of Summit. 
Corcoran James, lab ; r 908 Crosby. 
Corcoran Patrick, lab; r 706 N. Main; e s. 
Cordingley J. T. lab; r 1109 S. Church; s s. 
Cormack David, engineer; r 403 S. West. 
Cormack G. H. oat-meal; bds White's Hotel. 
Cornelius James, cigar maker; bds Forest 

City House. 
Cornelius S. A. cigar maker; bds Forest City 

House. 
Cornell Morton, r 705 Elm. 
Cosper Elias, Secy and Treas Rockford Tack 

Co ; r 6th house'n of bridge, N. Second ; e s. 
Cosper H. E. cik; r 1034 Mulberry; w s. 
Costello Thomas, lab; r 911 South. 

C«TTO:sr HORACE W. Druggist, 
412 E. State st.; boards at 202 N. Second 
St. ; born in Taylor, Cortland ^Co., N. Y., 
Oct. 31, 1842; came to Rockford in July, 
1873; married Nannie Brunton, Nov. 13, 
1867 ; she was born in Ohio ; they have one 
child, Charles W., born March 37, 1871; 
Mr. Cotton served three years in Co. B, 
76th N. Y. V. I. ; was wounded and taken 
prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness, 
but was exchanged about two weeks after 
Ills capture; he is a member of Rockford 
Lodge, No. 102, A. F. and A. M.; Social 
Lodge, No. 140, I. O. O. F., and Reaper 
City Lodge, No. 36, A. O. U. W. 

Cotton R. H. r 531 W. State. 

Coughtry Nathan, r 1217 S. Winnebago; s s. 

Covin Wm. paper mkr; r 1102 East; s s. 

Covin E. D. millwright; r 1103 East; s s. 

Cowles Daniel, blacksmith ; r 401 East ; e s. 

Cowles F. M. law student; bds 115 N. 1st ; e s. 

Cowles James C. r 302 S. First ; e s. 

Cox Henry, r 602 S. Seventh ; e s. 

Cox James J. miller; r 408 S. First; e s. 

COX JOSEPH, Proprietor of the For- 
est City Flouring Mill, on Water Power, 
East Side; residence 408 S. First St., East 
Side; bora in England, April 13, 1828; 
came to Rockford, Sept., lt>54; married 
Jane B. V. Jones, May 5, 1853; she was 
born in England; they have four children: 
James J., Tom G., Sarah A. and Louisa. 

Cox Wm. r Lee, cor School. 

COY ROBERT E. Of the firm of 
Richardson & Coy, Lumber Dealers ; Yard 
and Office, 4015 Main st. ; Mr. Coy resides 
at 504 S. Second st., East Side; he was 
born in Guilford Tp., this Co., July 10, 
1848; he is a son of Wm. Coy, now living 
in that township, and one of the early set- 
tlers of this Co., having come to this Co. 
May 31, 1845. 

Coyne John, lab ; r 806 Corbin ; s s. 

Cozine H. B. machinist; r 108 N. Fifth; e s. 

Craddick Michael, gardener; r 708 Horsman. 

Cradick Patrick ; lab ; r 203 Fourth av. 



Craig John W. r 803 N. Church; w s. 
Craig Wm. lab; r 915 Pecatonica. 
Crail Chas. C. carp ; r 207 S. Winnebago. 
Cram O. W. carp; r 409 N. Third; e s. 
Crandall A. D. cooper; r S. Eleventh bet 

Tenth and Eleventh avs; W. A. 
Crandall A. N. carp; r 309 N. Avon. 
Crandall Chas. F. watchman; r out of town. 
Crandall Mrs. Daniel, r 406 S. First ; e s. 
Crandall Lewis B. bds 414 N. Main; w s. 

CRAXDAL.L, Ot-IVER A. Manu- 
facturer of all kinds of Coo|)erage ; Factory 
on Water Power, lear of T. Dervvent & 
Sons' mill ; residence 404 N. Winnebago 
St. ; born in Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., 
Dec. 31, 1837 ; came to Beloit, Wis., in 
1845; came to Rockford in 1865; married 
Sarah F. Carpenter at Rocktou, this Co., 
Jan. 19, 1847 ; she was born in Troy, N. Y. ; 
they have one child. 

Cranny Jno. cigar maker; r 330 S. Wyman. 
Crawford Henry, r 303 N. First; w s. 
Crawford M.S. carp; bds 610 Mulberry; ws. 
Crawford Peter S. r 303 N. First ; e s. 

CRAWFORD RICHARD F. At^ 

torney and Counsellor at Law; office 339 
E. State St., over Thompson's Bank; resi- 
dence 710 Benton st. ; East Side. 

Crawford S. P. wire works; r 403 Horsman. 

Creagan Lawrence, cooper; r 1309 Third av. 

Creagin Mich, cooper; r 313 S. Water; e s. 

Creagin Patrick r 313 S. Water ; e s. 

Creany Jno. W. carp ; bds 506 W. State. 

Creany M. A. carp: room 407 Mulberry; w s. 

Creany M. A. carp ; bds 506 W. State. 

Creveling H. shoemkr: r 303 8. Winnebago. 

Cress H. S. bds O. Monroe. 

Crews Rev. H. pastor M. E. church ; r 209 
S. Second ; e s. 

Crill A. stock yard ; r 403 N.Winnebago ; w s. 

Crill Henry, r 503 Gregory ; e s. 

Critzmaun Geo. r 1005 Horsman. 

CROOK wm. T. Manufacturer of 
all kinds of Wooden and Iron Pumps, 
and the celebrated Webster Wind Mill, 
301 East State st. ; born in Ogdensburg, N. 
Y., March 8, 1850; came to Rockford in 
Aug., 1871. 

Cross Chas. S. r 608 Rural ; e s. 

Cross Chas. H. r 608 Rural ; e s. 

Cross E. S. bds Holland House. 

Cross J. B. patent rights ; r 334 S. Main ; w s. 

Crotty Wm. saloon; 413 E. State; r same. 

Crowell E. gardener; r 1010 Ferguson; s s. 

Crowley Jno. lab ; r 503 S. Wyman. 

Crowley Thos. M. carp; r805 S. West; s s. 

Cruninger Frank, soap maker ; r Sixth. 

Cummings S.A. paper mkr ; r 605 Montague. 



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Cunaingham Barney, lab; r 404 S. Court. 
Ci.iiiaiao;ham H. lumber; r 310 Cedar ;w s. 
Cunningham Jas. J. employe A. Vanlnwag- 

en; bds 404 S. Court; w s. 
Cunningham Jno. lab; r 404 S. Court. 
Cunningham Thos., jr. r Rock cor Knowlton. 
Currier A. H. clerk; r 603 N. Main; e s. 
Currier C. J. clerk; r 603 N. Main; e s. 
Currier E.W.photographs ; r 603 N.Main ; e s. 
Curry J. P. trunk maker ; r 403 S. Fourth. 
Curtis Edward, teacher ; r 606 S. Third ; e s. 
Curtis E. F. r 809 N. Court; w s. 
Curtis Col.Norman,r 714 N.Winnebago ; ws. 
Curtis Rev. Wm. S. r 606 S. Third ; e s. 
Curtis T. Z. bds Forest City House. 
Cutting Guy H. r 304 N. Avon. 

DAG WELL C. H. C. harness maker, 425 
W. State; r 1007 S. West; s s. 

Dahlquist Axell, painter; r 1013 Sixth av. 

Dain Harry, basket maker; r 313 S.Wyman. 

Dale Wm. C. painter; r 404 S. Court; w s. 

Dales Ralph E. r 901 S. Winnebago ; s s. 

Dales Wm. r 901 S. Winnebago; s s. 

Dalton Michael, lab; r 414 S. Wyman. 

Dalton Michael, Jr. lab; r 414 S. Wyman. 

DAL.Y THOS. Blacksmith, 403 Elm 
St., cor. Church; residence 304 S. Winne- 
bago St; born in Ireland, May 21, 1849; 
came to America in 1851; came to Rock- 
ford in 1870; married Josie Anderson, 
Aug. 19, 1873; she was born in Madison, 
N. J.; they have two children, John and 
Maggie J.; Mr. and Mrs. Daly are mem- 
bers of the Catholic Church. 

Dame Jas. asst. city marshal ; r 806 Peach. 

Damon Wm. Henry, r 1104 Elm; w s. 

Damon Willard, robms . 

J)anaher Thos. emp R.R. ; r 802 Cedar. 

Daniels W. A. carp ; r 309 Horsman. 

Danielson Andrew, r Seminary, s of R.R. 

Danielson John, lab; r 511 S. First; e s. 

Danielson J. H. paper maker; bds 403 S. 
Main; w s. 

Darlin J. emp Thos. Scott; r N. Water; e s. 

Darling H. O. mason; r N.Winnebago, near 

Whitman. 
Darrington G. tailor, 324 W. State ; r same. 
Darroch Robt. B. r S. Ninth ; W. A. 
Daugherty Jerry, r 804 Cedar. 
Daugherty Wm. lab; r 804 Cedar; w s. 
Davies I.N. supt. Rockford brusli company ; 

r stone block. Cherry. 
Davies W. R. brush mfg; r stone blk,Cherry. 
Davis A. F. bds over 439 W. State. 
Davis Ben. harnessmkr; r 1016 W. State. 
Davis Edw H. r 617 N. Main; w s. 
Davis Eugene, bds 504 E. Seminary. 



Davis G. W. r 906 Kishwaukee. 

DAVIS HORATIO A. Carpenter, 
Contractor and Builder, 305 S. Church st. ; 
residence 908 N. Court st. ; born in Spring- 
tield, N. H., July 33, 1831 ; came to Rock- 
ford Aug. 3, 1855 ; served apprenticeship 
at his trade in Lowell, Mass.; first com- 
menced work at his trade 37 years ago ; 
married Katie Hitchings, April 10, 1851 ; 
she was born in Nova Scotia, Sept. 17, 
1830; they have five children, Clara E., 
Ellen M., Laura A., Emma J. and Katie 
L. ; they liave lost one daughter, Ida May; 
Mr. Davis served one year in Co. B., 146th 
I. V. I. 

Davis I. F. printer Begister ; r 1110 E. State. 

Davis John H ; r 613 Rural ; e s. 

DAYTOi\ SIMON N. Physician and 
Surgeon; office 132 S. Main St., West 
Side; residence School st., near city lim- 
its;] born in Hadley, Saratoga Co., N. Y., 
April 39, 1833; remained there until 18 
years of age, when he went to Boston, 
where he attended school 4 years ; he com- 
menced the practice of meilicine at Sara- 
toga Springs, in 1850; in 1857 he removed 
to Rockford; married Lj^dia Houghton, 
about thirty years ago; she was also born 
in Hadley; they have four sons, John 
Franklin, Frederick C, Randolph T. and 
Thaddeus Stevens ; Dr. Dayton is a son of 
Telan and Lucinda Fletcher Dayton, who 
are still living at Hadley (where his father 
was born), at the advanced ages of 83 and 
85 respectively. 

Dayton Fred C. r 304 School. 

Dayton T. R. r School, near limits. 

Day Chas. E. elk; r 903 Cedar; w s. 

Day Mark, farmer; r W. State, near limits. 

Day Oscar, farmer ; r W. State, city limits. 

Dean Walter, r 810 Crosby; e s. 

Decamp J. F. machinist, 305 S. Main; w s; 
r 906 E. State. 

Dedrickson Aug. musical instruments. 111 
W. State; r 131 N. Wyman. 

DeForest E. F. ins agt ; r 1404 Third av. 

DeForest Wm. H. carp ; r 1404 Third av. 

DeForest Wm.H., Jr. r 505 N. Church ; w s. 

DeFoe Edw. wagonmkr ; r 407 E. State. 

DeFoe Fred S. r 111 S. Third. 

Delaney W. S. carp; bds 308 Walnut; e s. 

Deming A. C. r 433 N. Main ; w s. 

Deming Chas. J. r 309 N. Church; w s. 

Deming O.E. harnessmaker ; r 309 N.Church. 

Denman Stephen, blacksmith 113 S. Court; 
r 1030 Mulberiy. 

DEN'IlfETT ii^EOROE H. Dealer 
in Dry Goods, 41u E. State st. ; residence 
510 N. First st., East Side; born in 
Rochester, N. H., May 8, 1827; came to 
Rockford in February, 1855 ; married C. 
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born in Chichester, N. H. ; Mr. Dennett 
has been engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness ever since he came to Rocliford. 

Dennis C. E. elk; r 612 Mulberry. 

Dennis Frank F. grocer; r 404 S. Third. 

Dennis J. E. r 306 S. First; e s. 

DEXIS'IS W. F. Retired; residence 
204 S. Second st., East Side; born in 
Ipswich, Essex Co., Mass., Aug. 31, 1804; 
came to Rockford, March 12, 1837; first 
wife was Sarali T. Brimmer; married in 
Salem, Mass. ; she was born in Beverly, 
Mass., and died December, 1848; one 
child b}' this marriage, deceased; his 
present wife was Miss x\bbie M. Leland; 
married Feb. 5, 1850, at Stoughton, Dane 
Co., Wis. ; she was born in Chester, Wind- 
sor Co., Vt., Oct. 13, 1813; Mr. Dennis 
was Sheriff of this Co. 

Denton Delos H. r S. Main, nr limits ; w s. 

Denton Homer, r 212 N. Main; w s. 

Dermody J. gardener ; r 1408 Charles ; w s' 

Derstine David W. r 1001 S. Main; w s. 

Derstine S. moulder; r 1001 S. Main; s s. 

Derwent Edmund, r 402 S. First ; e s. 

Derwent E., jr., flour mill ; r 402 S. Church. 

Derwent M.L.watchmkr ; r 310 S. Church ; e s. 

DERIVEXT T. & SON, Dealers in 
Flour, Mill P^eed, etc.. Manufacturers of 
Patent Process Flour, "best in the market ;" 
mill at the foot of Race's Water Power, 
West Side. 

Derwent T. flour mill ; r 310 S. Church. 

Derwent T..J.sash,doors,blinds; r 312 S. Court. 

DERWEEfT W. E. (T. Derwent & 
Son) Flouring Mill foot of Race; resi- 
dence 310 S. Church; born in Pecatonica, 
this Co., Dec. 4, 1848. 

Derwent Wm. miller; r 310 S. Church; w s. 

Deuel John C. carp ; r 1005 Kishwaukee. 

Devenport W.H.watchmkr; bds 807 W.State. 

Dever James, r rear 408 Rural ; e s. 

Dever Patrick, r rear 408 Rural ; e s. 

Devine J.H. sash and blind mkr ;r 1010 River. 

Devine Wm. E. painter; r 1010 River; s s. 

Devlin Arthur, employe Manard Bros. 

Devlin Arthur, r rear 408 S. Main ; e s. 

Dexter John, r 311 S. Court; w s. 

Deyo Abram, r 209 S. Fifth ; e s. 

DICKERIVIAIS^ WORCESTER 

A. General Insurance Agent, etc.. Room 
1, Masonic Block, W. State st. ; residence 
411 N. Main St. ; born in what was Lex- 
ington, now called Jewett, Greene Co., 
N. Y., Sept. 10, 1820; came to Rockford 
in Sept., 1844; for several years he was 
engaged in mercantile business in partner- 
ship with G. A. Sanford ; for a number of 
years in banking business; is now and 
. has been Director of Second National 
Bank since its organization; he was 



appointed the first insurance agent in 
Rockford; married Caroline M. Thomas, 
(daughter of Dr. Alden Thomas, who came 
here in 1839), Dec. 21, 1847; they have 
two cliildren, Harry W. and Kate Eliza; 
Mr. Dickerman was County Superintend- 
ent of Schools two years and Assistant 
Superintendent two years; he and his 
wite are members of the Second Congre- 
gational Church ; he has been one of the 
Deacons of that church nearly the entire 
time since the church was organized. 

Dickerson Louis, bds 124 S. First; e s. 
Dickinson Fred. W. r Corbiu near Loomis. 
Dickinson H.G.machinist ; r 1203 S. West ; s s. 
Dickinson W. watchman; rl203 S.West;s s. 
Dickins Cicero, lab; r over 330 E. State. 
Dickman C. blacksmith ; r 1005 Rock ; s s. 
Diggins Wm. lab; r 606 N. Main; e s. 
Diggins Thos. lab ; r 606 N. Main ; e s. 
Dignan Pat. teamster; r 407 S. Horsman. 
Dillay Dennis, janitor county jail. 
Dillin Joseph, miller; bds 1016 W. State. 
Dillon John, moulder; r 718 N. Main; e s. 
Dixon And. shoemaker; r 131 S. Water; e s. 
Dixon Chris, shoemaker; r 113 N. Second. 
Dixon G. L. gun dealer; over 301 E. State; 

r 522 W. State. 
Dobson A. J. carp ; r Whitman cor N. Court. 
Dobson Henry, r Knowlton bet S. Court and 

Church. 
Dobson Henry, jr., r Knowlton bet. S. Court 

and Church ; s s. 
Dobson Howard W. r 306 N. Avon. 
Dobson Thos. r Peach near Avon. 
Dobson Thos. lab ; r 701 Rockton av. 
Dobson Thos. papermkr ; r 1012 S. Main ; s s. 
Dobson Wm. bookkeeijer ; r 308 N. Avon. 
Dobson Wm. stone cutter : r 701 Rockton av. 
Dodge D. A. express messenger ; bds Holland 

House. 
Doig D. S. architect; r 301 K Fourth; e s. 
Doly Chas. r 805 S. West; s s. 
Donaldson John, r 711 Cunningham; s s. 
Donley Wm. lab ; r 915 Crosby. 
Donley Isaiah, r 915 Crosby; e s. 
Donnahoe John, lab ; r 701 S. Fifth ; e s. 
fionovan Dennis, lab; r 706 N. Main; w s. 
Downey Thos. lab; r 914 Crosby; e s. 
Dow Daniel, bds Holland House. 
Doolittle F. H. carp ; r Ninth cor R. R. ; e s. 
Doran And. wagon maker; r 1106 E. State 
Dorsett Peter, r 1020 Mulberry. 
Doty J. B. r 1115 AV. State. 
Doubler J.W.H. inventor ; r 1005 S.Court; s s. 
Doughty John, r 1002 Crosby ; e s. 
Douglas J. H. ins. agt; r 318 N. Avon. 



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Doud S. J. r 506 Ninth ; e s. 
Bowling Jos. mason; r 207 Prairie; e s. 
Dowling Wm. r 1009 S. Churcli ; s s. 
Downey Daniel, r 1112 Elm ; w s. 
Downej' John, r 1112 Elm ; w s. 
Downing J. A. cabinet maker; r 514 S.Main. 
Doyle J. W. blacksmith ; r 407 S.Winnebago. 
Doyle M. V. Malleable Iron Works; r 112 

N. Winnebago. 
Doyle Patrick horseshoeing, 216 S. Main ; r 

407 S. Winnebago. 
Drain Dan. salesman, S. C. Withrow ; bds 

American House. 
Drain Duncan, farmer ; r 414 S. Court ; w s. 
Drain D. stone cutter; bds White's Hotel. 
Drew D. F. M. shoemaker, 110 S. Main; r 

510 Rock. 
Dufiy Jas. cooper ; r 1009 First av ; e s. 
Duffy Thos. F. cooper ; r 801 Sixth av. 
Duffy Thos. lab ; r rear 703 Rockton av. 
Dummer Henry, miller ; r 904 Montague ; s s, 
Duncombe C. R. room 415 Mulberry. 
Dunham Sam. J. cooper, 1008 Maple. 
Dunkle E. B. livery stable proprietor. 
Dunmore J. H. r 1007 Sixth av ; e s. 
Dunn E. C. prop museum; r 807 W. State. 
Dunn Pat'k, emp B. S. Morse ; r same. 
Dunphy R.E. carriage mkr ; r 303 Horsman. 

DUIVSHEE F. K. & W. H. 

Grocers, 401 W. State st. 

DlJliSHEE F. K. residence 514 N. 
Main st. ; West Side. 

DUKSHEE "W. H. residence 514 N. 
Main st. ; born in Rockford, Oct. 31, 1856; 
he is a member of the Rockford Rifles, 
3d Regt. 111. Nat'l Guards. 

Durell D. J. mechanic ; r 1308 3d av ; e s. 
Durham Wm. H. fruit and confectionery, S. 

Main ; w s ; r Third av, cor Tenth. 
Durham Wm, r Third av, cor Tenth. 
Dwight J. A. trav agt; r 61W N. Main; w s. 
Dwire Jeremiah, lab; bds 408 S.Winnebago. 
Dwire Michael, lab; r 408 S. Winnebago. 
Dwyer Dennis, lab ; r 802 Horsman. 
Dwyer Morris, lab; r 401 S. Horsman. 
Dwyer Timothy, lab ; r 607 S. Third; es.. 
Dwyer — , r 607 S. Third; e s. 
Dyer Edw. bds City Hotel. 
Dyer John, bds 111 S. Third ; e s. 
Dyson J. supt woolen mills; r 1306 S. Court. 
Dyson W. woolen mill ; r n w cor Napoleon. 

EARLEY ALBERT D. r 106 S. Second ; 
es. 
Earley — , r 107 S. Eighth ; e s. 
Early Sidney, bds stone row, S. Water; e s. 



Eastman H. D. cashier American Express 
Co. ; bds 303 N. Winnebago. 

EATOX CHAS. B. Dealer in Fancy 
Notions, Children's Carriages, etc., 121 
W. State St.; residence on Pleasant St., 
near W. State St.; born in Detroit, Mich.; 
came to Rockford in 1860 ; married Eliza J. 
Millis; they have four children; Mr. 
Eaton served one year as Musician in 11th 
I. V. I. band, during the war of the 
rebellion. 

Eaton C. W. teacher ; r 605 Sixth av ; e s. 

Eaton Wm. cooper; r 605 Sixth av; e s. 

Eavis Geo. r 910 Loomis; s s. 

Ebert John A. r 507 S. Third ; e s. 

Edie J. M. lab; r North, cor Prospect; e s. 

Edie J.P.trav agt; r North, cor Prospect; e s. 

Edie R. A. B. lab; r North,cor Prospect ; e s. 

Edmistcm John H. trav agt; r second house 
n of bridge, N. Second ; e s. 

Edson Geo. A. r 808 S. West. . 

Edson Geo. D. r 509 Locust. 

Edwards A. H. elk American House. 

EDWARDS E. C. Proprietor Ameri- 
can House, cor. Market and Main sts.. 
East Side; born in Middlebury, Vt., June 
12,1828; came to Rockford in 1854; was 
engaged in the grocery business here 21 
years; first wife was Eliza M. Curtis; she 
was born in Livingston Co., N. Y. ; died 

; four children by this marriage ; one 

deceased, Lizzie Jane; the living are, Jus- 
tus E., Albert H. and Wm. W. ; Mr. Ed- 
wards present wife was Emily C. Rowley ; 
she was born in Ohio; they have one 
child; Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are mem- 
bers of the Christian Union Church. 

EDWARDS TTM. R. Carpenter; 
residence 803 Rockton st. ; born in N. Y. 
city, July 15, 1849 ; came to Rockford in 
1857 ; married Mary E. Mcintosh Oct. 7, 
1877 ; she was born in Burritt, this Co. ; 
Mr. Edwards has been working at his 
present business about ten years ; he is a 
member of the Court Street M. E. Church. 

Edwards W. W. r 406 S. First; e s. 
Egan Thos. stone cutter; r 407 S. West. 
Ekback Alfred, lab ; r s e Kishwaukee ; e s. 
Ekblad C. r 801 Rural ; e s. 
Ekeberg Jonas, r rear 1009 Sixth av ; e s. 
Ekeberg John, furnituremkr ; r 1009 6th av. 
Ekstein Adolf, elk ; r 708 Kishwaukee ; e s. 
Ekstein Jno. watchmkr ; r 708 Kishwaukee. 
Eldridge Hugh, lab ; r over 330 E. State. 
Elliott D. W. peddler ; bds 402 Gregory ; e s. 
Elliott John G. mechanic ; r 703 Montague. 
Ellison J. A. watchmkr; r 109 N. First; e s. 
Ellison J. P. saloon, 303 E. State; r 108 S. 

Main ; e s. 
Ellis Edw. F. W. r 305 N. Court ; w s. 



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Ells A. carp ; bds 513 E. State. 
Ellsworth G. O. lab; r 914 Horsman. 
Elmore D.A. coal and wood ; r 803 Ferguson. 
Emerson C. H. r 409 Park cor N. Court ; w s. 
Emerson Dauid L. r 313 Peach. 
Emerson E. P. machinist; bds City Hotel. 
Emerson Frank D. bds 313 Peach ; w s. 

EMERSON & CO. Manufacturers of 
Reapers aud Farming Implements. 

Emerson Ralph, r 409 N. Church ; w s. 

Emerson R. W. escutcheon manufactory, 

water power; r 411 N. Church; w s. 
Emerson Wm. at Emerson & Co.'s; bds 206 

N. Church. 
Engdahl John, lab : r 606 S. Sixth. 
Ennett Geo. H. r 119 N. Second; s s. 
Ennett Thos. mason, 202 JS. Main; r 119 N. 

Second ; e s. 

ENOCH ABRAHAM I. of the 

tirm of Bnggs & Enoch, Manufacturers 
of Agricultural Implements, on water 
power; resides at 202 N. Third st; East 
Side; born in Dayton, Ohio, July 24, 1819; 
came to what is now Guilford Tp., this 
Co., in Sept., 1835; he was engaged in 
farming pursuits in that Tp. until March, 
1867, when he removed to Rockford; elev- 
en months thereafter he engaged in the 
manufacture of plows, and has continued 
in that business to the present time; he 
became Township School Trustee in Guil- 
ford, before he was 21 years of age ; about 
the same time he was elected Trustee, he 
was also elected Justice of the Peace; 
served as Township School Director or 
District School Director, until he was 47 
years of age; received his commission as 
Justice of the Peace from Gov. Ford ; held 
that position, with the exception of two or 
three years, for 25 consecutive years ; he 
was Assessor of the same Tp. two years 
(1851 and 1852); several terms Supervisor; 
Tp. Highway Commissioner several years ; 
he is one of the Corporate Directors of 
the Winnebago National Bank ; also Cor- 
porate Director of the Forest City Ins. Co., 
and one of the Trustees of the Rockford 
Ins. Co; was member of Illinois State 
Legislature two terms; elected first in 
1852 ; was re-elected in 1864 ; was one of 
the first members of the General Assembly 
who voted for the act which resulted in the 
construction of the first bridge across the 
Mississippi river at Rock Island ; he is now 
President of the Water Power Co. of this 
place ; married Catharine J. Davis, Nov.20, 
1844; she was born in Canada, April 28, 
1819; have seven daughters; Catharine J. 
now Mrs. D. C. Putnam ; Mary E., now Mrs. 
H. W. Carpenter ; Harriet A., Clara M., Eva 
P., Emma A., and Lowie A. 

ENOCH HIRAM R. Whose por- 
trait appears in this work, was born in 
Warren Co., O., Jan. 2, 1828; removed 



with parents to Will Co., 111., in 1834, and 
in 1836 came to Winnebago Co., where he 
has since lived; he was educated at the 
common school, except one term in the 
Academical department of Bcloit College; 
his occupation was farming, until the fall 
of 1855, when he was elected County 
Treasurer of Winnebago Co., in which 
capacity he served for eight consecutive 
years, in the spring of 1862 he went into 
the army, in Co. C, 57th I. V. 1., with rank 
of Captain ; his regiment was assigned to 
duty at Camp Douglas, Chicago, where he 
acted in the capacity of Provost Marshal; 
in the spring of 1864, he served in 132d 
regt. I. V. I. as Q. M., stationed at Padu- 
cah, Ky. ; in 1866 he spent the summer in 
Texas, as inspector of U. S. Customs 
along the Rio Grande ; in 1867 he became 
connected with the Winnebago Co. Chiefs 
a newspaper published in the city of Rock- 
ford ; in 1870, he purchased the paper and 
changed its name to the Rockford Jour- 
nal, and has since been its sole editor and 
proprietor; it takes high rank as an ably 
edited paper, both in politics and litera- 
ture; Mr. E. married Miss Adaline E. 
Sheldon, of Belvidere Tp., Feb. 23, 1851 ; 
she was a native of Williamsville, Erie 
Co., N. Y.; have three children, Helen 
Lluella, Harrie H., and William. 

Erfl'meyer Ernest, r S. Ninth cor R. R. 

Erickson Alfred, r 508 Walnut ; e s. 

Erickson And. blacksmith ; r foot park ; e s. 

Erickson C.J. glove maker; r 410 Kish- 
waukee; e s. 

Erickson Gusta, tailor ; r 905 Third av; e s. 

Erickson Jno. tinsmith ; r over 517 E. State. 

Erickson Jonas, mechanic ; r 302 S. 2d ; e s. 

ERL.ANDER & JOHNSON, Mer- 
chant Tailors; Manufacturers and Deal- 
ers in all kinds of Clothing, Cloths, Cas- 
simeres, Vestings, Gents' Furnishing 
Goods, Hats and Caps, 322 East State st. ; 
John Erlander born in Sweden, April 7, 
1826; came to Rockford, April 15, 1855; 
residence 402 S. Third st. ; S. A Johnson 
born in Sweden, Nov. 12, 1831 ; came to 
Rockford in the fall of 1852; residence 
402 Kishwaukee St., cor 32 av. 

Erlander Peter, lab; r 507 S. First; e s. 

Ernst W. H.carriage painter ; r S.9th cor 11th. 

Ertel Jos. butcher ; bds City Hotel. 

Estabrook J. O. moulder; r 201 Kent; ss. 

Evans Geo. painter ; 606 Chestnut ; w s. 

Evans Henry B. r 414 S. Main ; w s. 

Evans R. B. blacksmith; e409 S. Court; w s. 

Evans Z. B. moulder ; r East ; s s. 

Everitt A.G. telegraph operator; bds White's 
Hotel. 

Eyre Wm. r E. State, near limits. 

TTABRICK L.F. r 303 S. Winnebago; ws. 



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Fahruey Henry, r G06 Cunuiugham; s s. 
Fairfield W. W. r 1207 E. State. 
Fanning John, lab; r 801 JST. First; e s. 
Farden J. employe Peacock's brewery ; bds 

foot Prairie. 
Farmer Chester, agl imp; r 010 N. George. 
Farmer G. L. agl imp; r 1212 S. Main ; s s. 
Farmer H. H. r 501 N. Winnebago; w s. 

FARMER STAXL-EY^ E. Of the 

firm of Farmer & McPherson, Domestic 
Bakery, 435 W. State St., cor. Court; resi- 
dence 509 Ciierry St., cor.Winnebago; born 
in Rockton, this Co., Dec. 20, 1854; he is 
a member of the Rockford Rifles, Co. B., 
3d Regt. I. N. G. 

Farmer Thomas, r 501 N. Winnebago. 

Farnam John, lab; r 919 Crosby; e s. 

Farciuhar W.G. stone mason ; r G05 S.4th ; e s. 

Farrell John, lab ; r 407 N. Main ; e s. 

Farrell Miles, mason; r 110 Mulberry. 

Farren John A. employe N. C. Thompson ; 
bds 914 N. Court; w's. 

Farrington E.W. watchmkr ; r 612 Elm ; w s. 

Farr Wm. bds 908 S. West; s s. 

Faulkner C. H. r 305 N. Main ; e s. 

Faulkner Wm. lab ; r Market cor E. State. 

Fausner Adolph, bds 4] 1 E. State. 

Faust John, r 1106 Fourth av; e s. 

Faust Gust, r 1008 Fourth av. 

Faxon John, r 1219 E. State. 

Fay Alvan, r 303 S. Wmnebago ; w s. 

FAY JESSE B. Proprietor Meat 
Market 800 S. Main st.. South Side; resi- 
dence 606 W. Second st.. East Side; born 
in Dalton, Coos Co., N. H., March 5, 
1844; came to Rockford March 19, 1864; 
married Sarah A. Roberts, Dec. 3, 1873 ; 
she was born in England. 

Fay H. P. butcher; r 1001 Morgan; s s. 

Fay P. mason; r w s N. Main.n end; e s. 

Fay W. A. emp bolt factory ; r Prospect ; s s. 

Fearnside T. boots and shoes 206 W. State ; 
r 807 N. Court. 

Featherfront John, moulder. 

FEIiCH JOHlf, Proprietor Livery 
Stable 116 N. Mam st.. West Side; resi- 
^/ dence 508 Catlin st., East Rockford ; born 
in Topsham, Orange Co., Vt., Aug. 3, 
1825; came to Rockford in the summer of 
1851 ; for five years previous to coming 
here he was agent for Frink Walker's 
Stage Co. at Elgin and in Iowa; repre- 
sented them for two years after he came 
to Rockford ; he has been engaged in the 
livery business over 20 years; married 
Josephine Moore; she .was born at Zanes- 
ville, Ohio; they have three children, 
Alice M., Lizzie (now Mrs. Chester Butter- 
worth), and John, Jr. 

Fellows Edward, r 402 N. Fourth ; e s. 



Fellows J. T. carriagemkr; r 208 Horsman. 
Felts E. O. trav agt; r 608 S. Fifth; e s. 
Felts George, bds 805 Sixth av; e s. 
Penning T. mason; r 1105 Second av; e s. 
Fenton Lyman, r 1101 S. Court; s s. 
Ferguson Aaron, r reac 408 Rural ; s s. 
Ferguson D.at gas works ;r 606 Knowlton^s s. 

FEROUSON DUNCAN, Was born 
in Glasgow, Scotland, in Nov., 1810, and 
during his boyhood resided with his 
graudfatlier's family, at Criett', in Perth- 
shire. When about 15 years of age, he 
attended the University of Glasgow for 
two seasons, and then was employed about 
three years in the Land Surveys, and soon 
thereafter was engaged in the Trigono- 
metrical Survey of Great Britain for ten 
years, during which period he was em- 
ployed most of the time in Ireland. In 
1837, he left his native country for the 
United States of America. He first 
located in Pennsylvania, where he spent 
two years in the employ of two railroad 
companies, as draughtsm<>n ofplans,etc. In 
November, 1839, he removed with his fam- 
ily to Rockford,Winnebag(j Co., Ills ,where 
he resides at the present time. In 1840, lie 
was elected County Surveyor of Winne- 
bago Co. and Justice of the Peace foi^ La 
Prairie Precinct. The office of County 
Surveyor he filled till 1856. In 1862, he 
was ajipointed Assessor of Internal Reve- 
nue for the Second District of Illinois, 
and held the position for eight years, when 
he resigned the office. He has been for 
the past six years Supervisor of the Sev- 
enth Ward of the City of Rockford and 
chairman of the County Board of Su- 
pervisors five years of the time. In April, 
1877, he was elected Mayor of the city of 
Rockford, and is the present incumbent of 
that office. Has held, for several years, the 
offices of City Engineer, Assessor, County 
Treasurer, Clerk of the Board of Super- 
visors, and Drainage Commissioner; also 
Commissioner of Winnebago Co. for the 
Improvement of Rock River, under a spec- 
ial act of the Legislature of the State of 1 
Illinois. In all the various positions I 
named, Mr. Ferguson has discharged the 
duties pertaining thereto with so much 
ability and fidelity, as to meet the hearty 
approbation of his constituency. Married 
Miss Agnes M. Hope, August 9, 1829. She 
was born in Armagh, Ireland. Had seven 
children by this union, William G , John, 
Duncan H., Lillias, Mary, Charles and 
Emma. Mrs. Ferguson died Feb. 15, 
1862. Married second time to Mrs. Mary 
Speliman, Sept. 10, 1867. 

FERGUSOIX B. H. Real Estate and 
Loan Agent; buys and sells notes, bonds, 
and mortgages, 313 W. State and 608 N. 
Church sts.. West Side ; born in Scotland, 
Sept. 17, 1838; came to Rockford in 1839; 
served three years in the war of the rebel- 



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lion ; was Internal Revenue Assessor from 
1866 to 1870; was for several years promi- 
nently identified with the banking busi- 
ness of Rockford. 

FJERttUSOBf JAMES, Of the firm 
of Holland, Fertruson & Co.; residence 
606 Horsmau ; born in Harlem, this Co., 
Aug. 20, 1840; married Addie M. Belknap, 
Oct. 20, 1872; she was born in Byron, 
Ogle Co., 111.; they have one daughter, 
Jennie M., born July 20, 1873; Mr. Fer- 
guson is Assessor of the City and Tp. of 
Rockford, serving second term. 

Ferguson J. A. machinist ; r 401 Kishwaukee. 

Ferguson S. wagonmkr; r 401 Kishwaukee. 

Ferguson Thomas, book-keeper Second Na- 
tional Bank ; bds 804 Chestnut. 

FERGUSON WM. B. Book-keeper 
for (iraham & Co. ; residence 208 S. Main 
St., East Side; born iu Harlem, this Co., 
Aug. 23, 1848 ; married Clara Ada Smith, 
Oct. 15, 1874; she was born in Kenosha, 
Wis., Sept. 19, 1852; they have one child. 
May Oilman, born April 9, 1877; Mr. F. 
was for four years booK-keeper and cashier 
for the Rockford Insurance Co. ; four 
years bookkeeper in Second National 
Bank; was treasurer of the Winnebago 
Agricultural Society in 1876; has been 
with Graham ct Co. since Nov., 1876. 

FI1>DI€K RICHARD, Blacksmith, 
402 Elm St., cor. Church ; born in Simons- 
town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 
Jan. 1, 1856; at the time of his birth his 
father was a blacksmith at that place, in 
the employ of the British government, 
where he remained 17 years, coming to 
England in 1867; Mr. Fiddick came to 
Rockford in June, 1874. 

Field J. W. r 408 Chestnut ; w s. 

Field M. D. r S. 8th bet lOth and Uth avs. 

Field Wm. carp ; r S. 8th bet 10th and 11th. 

Fihn Chas. employe A. M. Johnston »& Co. 

Fihn Lars, lab; r 134 S. Water; e s. 

Fillmore D. H. r N. xVvoa cor Peach. 

Fink J. W. harnessmaker 128 S. Water ; e s. 

Finley Michael, lab ; r 204 Davis ; e s. 

Finnegau Magan, emp F. Graham ; r same. 

Finney Daniel, lab; r 805 George; w s. 

Finney Thomas, lab ; r 805 George, w s. 

Firman I. milkman; Firman, from School, 
near limits. 

FISH DARIUS, Retired; residence 
305 S. Winnebago st. ; he is the son of 
Audrew and Sarah Fish, and was born in 
Easttown, Washington Co., N. Y., Aug. 30, 
1806; lived in that Co." until 1828, when he 
removed to Napoli, Cattaraugus Co., N. 
Y., where he lived about five years ; then 
he went to Darien, Genesee Co., N. Y., and 
lived there five years ; in Sept., 1839, he 
came to Cherry Valley, in this Co., where 
he resided on his farm for about 16 years ; 



22 years ago he came to Rockford to re- 
side; married IVIary Brink, daughter of 
Jacob and Martha Brink, Oct. '..^3, 1828; 
she was born in Alexandria, Genesee Co., 
N. Y., March 28. 1812; Mr. Fish has been 
engaged in the purchase and sale of horses, 
buying grain, etc., a portion of the time 
since he came to Rockford ; for about two 
years during tlie rebellion, he had charge 
of stock with the armies of Gen. Pope, 
Gen. Rosencrans, etc. 

Fish Edmund, blacksmith ; r 214 S. Church. 

Fish G. W. salesman ; r 214 S. Church ; w s. 

Fisher A.H. mcht police, w s ; r 1112 W. State. 

Fisher B. saloon, 122 W. State; r same. 

Fisher Frank P. r 107 S. West cor Elm. 

Fisher Franz, elk B. Fisher; r 122 W. State. 

Fisher George, r Lincoln av. 

Fisher Geo. J. r 107 S. West, cor Elm. 

FISHER GEORGE li. Of the firm 
of Fisher & Wahl, Proprietors of Fisher's 
Brewery, south of city limits, and Pro- 
prietors Saloon 104 W. State st. ; Mr. Fisher 
was born iu German}-, Oct. 14, 1839; came 
to Rockford in 1856 ; has been engaged' in 
the Brewing business about nine years; he 
is a member of Star in the East Lodge, 
No. 166, A. F. and A. M., Turner Society 
and German Singers Society; he married 
Barbara Wahl, March 27, 1867; she was 
born in Germany, Oct. 29, 1846 ; they have 
one child, Frank, born March 7, 1868. 

Fisher Henry C. sexton W. S. cemetery ; r 
Whitman, near Court. 

Fisher L. G. tinsmith ; r 204 Horsman. 

Fisher W. H. bkpr; r 523 N. Church. 

Fitch Benjamin, r 1104 W. State. 

Fitch Rev. Chester, r 1104 W. State. 

Fitch Henry A. r 1104 W. State. 

FITCH JOHX, Retired Farmer; resi- 
dence 210 S. Winnebago st. ; born in Bald- 
win, Cumberland Co.,"Me., April 18, 1805; 
married Lucy L. Sawtelle, Dec. 4, 1835, at 
Groton, Mass.; ceremony performed by 
the Rev. Charles Robinson; Mrs. Fitch 
was born at Groton, Mass., Aug. 14, 1806; 
they have three children living: Luther 
P., Wm. Henry and Amelia E. ; they have 
lost two children: Sarah M., died Sept. 21, 
1845, aged 7 years; Joanna, diid Dec. 23, 
1845, aged 3" weeks; Mr. and Mrs. Fitch 
are members of the Congregational Church ; 
Mr. Filch first came to this Co., to what is 
now Cherry Valley, in Nov., 1837 ; in June, 
1838, he removed to the same place with 
his family; his larm being located in Sec. 
1, Cherry Valley Tp. ; Sec. 6, Flora Tp.; 
Sec;. 31, Guilford Tp., and Sec. 36, Belvi- 
dere Tp. ; his house was located on Sec. 1, 
Cherry Valley Tp. ; he lived there until 
Ai)ril, 1864, when he removed to Rockford, 
where he has since resided. 

Fitch J. B. salesman; r 606 N. Winnebago. 

Fitch Julius C. r 815 S. Main; s s. 



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Fitch Sanford C. carp ; r 606 N. Winnebago. 
Fitch W. H. physician and surgeon, 303 W. 

State ; r 210 S. Winnebago ; w s. 
Fitzgerald J. pressman; r G09 N. Main; e s. 
Fitzgerald John, r 609 N. Main ; e s. 
Fitzgerald Thomas, r 1209 Third av; e s. 
Fitzgerald Thomas, lab; r 101 River; s s. 
Fitzgerald Wm. lab ; t 609 N. Main ; e s. 
Fitzpatrick Wm. lab ; r 406 S. Winnebago. 
Fitzsimmons C.H. mason ; r 906 S. Church ; s s. 
Fitzsimmons James, employe R.R.; r 605 

N. Main; e s. 
Fitzsimmons J. mason ; r 906 S. Church ; s s. 
Flanders Daniel B. r 904 S. West; s s. 
Flanery H. tel opr; r 504 S. Fourth; e s. 
Flanery J. expressman; r 504 IS. Fourth; e s. 
Flanery M. expressman ; r 504 S. Fourth ; e s. 
Flaunery Michael, bds City Hotel. 
Flannigan Frank, lab; n end Avon. 
Flannigan Thomas, r 508 S. Wyman. 
Fleming J. A. watchmaker ; r 1017 Mulberry. 
Fleming Thomas, r 736 N. First; e s. 

FliEXBflKEN THEODORE 5f. 

Mechanical Engineer, with N. Thompson; 
residence 1101 Rock st. ; born in Car- 
michaels, Greene Co., Penn., Aug. 20, 1844 ; 
came to Rockford in 1869 ; removed his 
family to this place in 1873 ; for six years 
he was engaged in millwrighting and 
manufacture of water wheels ; has been 
with N. C. Thompson since Dec, 1875; 
married Ruth E. Peck, Dec. 21, 1870; she 
was born in Coldsburg, Delaware Co., la. ; 
they have two cliildren: Maggie M., born 
Aug. 14, 1873, and Minnie, born Nov. 1, 
1874; Mrs. F. is a member of the Congre- 
gational Church. 

Fletcher C. farmer ; S. Main ; w s ; nr limits. 
Floberg Aug. P. elk; r 1020 Sixth av; e s. 
Floberg Gust, carp ; r 803 Kishwaukee. 
Flodell G. meat market ; r 905 Third av. 

FliYNX P. Collecting Agent; Office, 
Room 8, 306 W. State st. ; residence 310 N. 
Main St. ; born in Ireland, May 11, 1832; 
came to Buffalo, N. Y., in 1847; he was 
for 7 years engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness in Dunkirk, N. Y., and removed to 
Rockford in Feb., 1859; continued in the 
mercantile business here until the call for 
300,000 men- in 1862; he enlisted about 

. 300 men in the counties of Winnebago, 
Boone and Stephenson ; he was Captain of 
Co. A, 90th I. V. I., 15th Army Corps, 
from Aug., 1862, to March, 1863. when he 
was promoted to Major of the 90th Regt. ; 
commanded that Regt. from March 6, 1863, 
until he was wounded, the 28th of July, 
1864, at battle in front of Atlanta, Ga. ; 
mustered out in June, 1865; the Major 
was Sheriff of tliis Co. 4 years, from 1868 
to 1873. 



Fogg Alfred, elk White's Hotel ; r same. 
Foley Patrick, lab; r Kilbourn. 
Foley Thomas, r cor Summit and Jackson. 
Foley Wm. lab; r 907 Horsman ; w s. 
Foltz Benj. H. painter; r 212 S. Winnebago. 
Foltz Rev. Benj. r 212 S. Winnebago. 
Fonda A. A. bill poster ; r 909 Rock ; s s. 
Fonda Henry V. peddler ; r 909 Rock ; s s. 

FOOTE CHAS. E. Dentist, 325 E. 
Slate St. ; resides at 803 First a v. ; born in 
Janesville, Wis., March 35, 1854; came to 
Rockford Feb. 16, 1877; has been engaged 
in Dentistry business four years ; his father, 
Rev. Hiram Foote, was born in N. Y. in 
1808; came to this Co. in Feb., 1838, and 
resided for a time near Rockford ; was or- 
dained to the Gospel ministry Feb. 15, 
1839, then preaching to the Congregational 
Church at Joliet; was married to Miss 
Eliza Maria Becker, of Oneida Co., N. Y. ; 
she was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego 
Co., N. Y., Sept. 21, 1817; they have six 
children living: Albert E., Hiram W., 
Nettie C, Lucius F., Chas. E. and Kittle; 
they have lost two daughters and one son, 
Horatio D., died in Rebel prison at Flor- 
ence, Ga. ; he was in First Wisconsin Cav. 

Foote Rev. Hiram, r 802 First ave; e s. 

Foote J. H. carriage trimmer, 1016 N. Win- 
nebago ; w s. 

Foote Lucius F. physician, over 325 E. 
State; r 114 N. Third; w s. 

Foote Walter L. r 205 N. Fourth ; e s. 

F ORB EH AI.EXAKDER D. 

Rockford Malleable Iron Works, on water 
power; residence 427 N. Main st., West 
Side; born in Perthshire, Scotland, Dec. 
13, 1831 ; came to America in 1842; came 
to Rockford in March, 1854; in the same 
year he, in patnership with his father, 
Duncan Forbes, established a foundry and 
engaged in the manufacture of stoves and 
machinery castings; in 1864 they estab- 
lished the first Malleable Iron Works west 
of Cincinnati ; they continued the business 
together until his father died, in 1871 ; Mr. 
A. D. Forbes married Elizabeth Olstrum; 
she was born near Albany, N. Y. ; they 
have five children living; have lost two; 
Mr. and Mrs. F. are members of the First 
Presbyterian Church; he is Vice Presi- 
dent of the People's Savings Bank. 

Forbes Alex Wm. bds 309 N. Wyman. 

FORBEi^ GEO. R. General Super- 
intendent Rockford Malleable IronWorks ; 
residence 431 N. Main st. ; born in Scot- 
land; came to Rockford in 1854; has been 
ensiasred in iron business ever since; mar- 
ried Jane S. Belknap, Jan. 30, 1868; she 
was born in Mass. ; Mr. Forbes is a mem- 
ber of E. F. W. Ellis Lodge No. 633, A. 
F. and A. M., Winnebago Chapter No. 24, 
and Crusade Commandery K. T. 



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Forbes M. A. moulder; bds 309 N. Wy- 

maa; w s. 
Forbes Robt. r 309 N. Fourth ; e s. 
Forbes Thos. H. r 309 N. Fourth ; e s. 
Forbes Wm. moulder; bds 1113 S. Court; ss. 
Forbes Wm. moulder; r 1009 South. 
Force W. P. carp ; r R.R., nr S. Main ; w s. 
Force Wm. carp ; r R.R., nr S. Main ; w s. 
Ford Calvin, mechanic ; r 807 S. Main ; s s. 
Ford C. S. draughtsman; r 1011 Rock; s s. 
Ford E, carriage mkr; r 507 Rockton; w s. 
Ford Geo. elk ; bds 807 S. Main ; s s. 

FORO €r. W. 231 East st. ; residence 
1107 E. State; Patent Attorney; Solicitor 
of American and Foreign Patents ; Suits 
for Infringement of Patents conducted in 
the U. S. Courts; opinions given, etc.; 
Mr. F. was born inPoutiac, Mich., Dec. 6, 
1828; came to Rockford in 1857; com- 
menced the patent business here in 1860. 

Ford J. N. wood turner; r 104 W. State. 

Ford J. S. reporter; bds 807 First av; e s. 

Ford Pat'k, lab; r 812 Benton; e s. 

Ford Pat'k, Jr., lab; r 812 Benton; e s. 

Ford Thos. lab ; r 403 N. Main ; e s. 

Ford Thos. Jr. lab ; r 403 N. Main ; e s. 

Forsall Gust, r Seminary, south of railroad. 

Forsberg F. E. elk ; r 709 N. Main ; e s. 

Foss George E. elk ; bds 708 N. Court ; w s. 

Foster A. J. cabinet maker; r rear 408 S. 
Main; e s. 

Fowler Albert, r 520 N. Church ; w s. 

FOWJLKR GEORGF W. Of the 

firm of Fowler & Austin, House, Sign, 
and Ornamental Painters, S. Court st., 
near s. w. cor. W. State st. ; resides at 1023 
Mulberry st. ; born in LeRoy, Genesee Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 27, 1852; came to Rockford 
nine years ago; he has been studying 
medicine for three years ; has attended full 
^ course of lectures at Chicago Medical 
' College ; expects to graduate next year. 

Fowler John, tinsmith ; r 1023 Mulberry. 

Fowler Thomas, carp ; r 1202 Third avenue. 

Fowler Wm. r 1023 Mulberry ; w s. 

FoUett F. F. rooms over Rockf. Nat. Bank. 

Fox AlfFed D. elk ; r 909 Loomis ; s s. 

Fox G. E. elk ; r 710 Mulberry. 

Fox J. E. r 710 Mulberry. 

Fraley J. M. druggist; r 112 N. First; e s. 

Eraser A. stonecutter ; bds 414 S. Court ; w s. 

Eraser T. G. elk; r 109 S. First; e s. 

Frasier Alex, stonecutter; bds White's Hotel. 

Frasier O. foreman Rhoades & Utter ; resi- 
dence 206 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Freeberg Peter, carp ; r 124 Park ; e s. 

FREEH JOHX A. Dyer for Graham 
& Co. ; residence cor. Morgan and Corbin 
sts., South Side; born in Switzerland, 



April 11, 1846; came to Rockford, in 
April, 1874; came to America in 1870; he 
has worked at the dyeing business for 
fourteen years; is a member of Turner 
and German Singers societies; married 
Maria Robertson, April 1,1875; she was 
born in Rockford; tliey have one child, 
Minnie E., born Jan. 24, 1877. 

Freeman Claus W. tailor ; r 505 Union ; e s. 

Freeman E. harness maker; r 1104 Charles. 

Freeman Ethan, pumps; r 1002 South. 

Freeman G. B. bkpr; bds 118 S. Main; w s. 

Freeman H. princpl. e s higii school, supt. e 
s public schools ; r 201 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Freeman H. H. photographer, 304 E. State; 
r 701 N. Second; e s. 

Freeman Jas. R. printer ; r 902 S. West, cor 

Blake. 
Freeman L. G. r 213 S. Main ; w s. 
Freeman M. S. mason; r S. 8th, cor 12th av. 
Freeman E. r Peach, near Avon ; w s. 
French John, bds 210 N. Main; w s. 
Fi"ench, emp tack fac'y ; bds 201 N. Main ; w s. 
Friedman J. jeweler, 113 W. State; r 105 

Horsman. 
Friend Edw. stone mason ; r out of limits. 
Fritz Henry V. carp ; r S. Ninth ; W. A. 
Frohniug'Wm. baker; bds 315 E. State. 
Frosard Joseph, express; r 310 S. Court; ws. 
Frost A. H. law student; r 122 S. Second. 
Frost H. D. r 301 S. Main; e s. 
Frost Howard S. elk ; r 301 S. Main ; e s. 
Frost Joseph, r 712 North ; e s. 
Frowe John M. tinsmith ; r408 S. Fifth; e s. 
Froze Harry, r over 310 E. State. 
Frundell Peter, r 802 Second av. 

FRYER ISAA<; D. Harnessmaker 
and Proprietor Feed Stable, Church st., 
near Elm; born in Guildiland, Albany 
Co., N. Y., Sept. 2, 1830; came to Rock- 
ford in 1852; married Mary Thompson, 
Sept. 2, 1850; she was born in Cherry Val- 
ley, Otsego Co., N. Y., June, 1830 ; they have 
one daughter living, Mary Jane, now Mrs. 
Chas. Faulkner; they have lost two 
children. 

Fry Geo. B. engineer; bds 511 Rockton av. 

Fuller J. A. confectionery 417 E. State; r 
503 S. Third ; e s. 

Fuller David, carp; r 713 Elm; w s. 

Fuller L. B. r 1006 Ferguson ; s s. 

Fuller Lemuel S. r Seminary s of R. R. 

Furman O.empB.S.Morse ;bds 507Market ;e s. 

GABRIELSON VALENTINE, r S. Sev- 
enth ; W. A. 
Gaffney P. carp ; r 908 N. Second ; e s. 
Galaway T. barbar ; r over 113 S. Second ; e s. 
Gallagher M. H. r 1013 S. Third ; e s. 



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Gallagher John, teamster; r807 Corbin; s s. 
Gallaugher P. lab; r 411 S. West; w s. 
Gamble L. S. millinery 118 W. State; rsame. 
Gardner Eugene, carp ; bds 302 S. Main ; w s. 

OARDXEK KU<iJF.XE A. Suc- 
cessor to Rovve & Gardner; Wholesale 
and Retail Dealer in and Manufacturer of 
line Havana and Domestic Cigars, 423 
East State street; bds at the American 
House; he was born in Fallsburg, Sulli- 
van Co., JM. Y., Feb. 11, 1854; came to 
Rockford, Marcii 19, 1877; came to this 
Co., Dec. 20, 1874. 

Gardner Joseph, r 112 N. Third; e s. 

Gardner , patternmaker; r Harlem av. 

Garner A. T., painter; r 610 Knowlton; s s. 

Garner Frederick, r 508 E. Seminary ; e s. 

Garrett Wm. elk; r 1403 Charles; e s. 

Gartland Thos. lab; r 912 East; s s. 

tJARVER JOHX C. States Attorney 
for Winnebago Co. ; office over Winnebago 
National Bank; residence 902 S. Main st., 
South Side; born in Pecatonica, this Co., 
Nov. 16, 1843; Mr. Garver is a graduate of 
Wiltenburg College, Springfield, Ohio; 
he read law at Springfield, Ohio, with 
Gen'l Keifer, present member of Congress ; 
was elected States Attorney in 1872; re- 
elected in 1876 ; aside from the duties of 
States Attorney, Mr. Gardner attends to 
general law and collection business. 

Gasking W. watchmkr; bds 308 Walnut; es. 

Gasking William, Jr., watchmaker; bds 308 
Walnut; e s. 

Geare F. employe J. B. Marsh & Co. ; r 402 
S. Main; w s. 

Gearn G. C. druggist 808 S. Main ; r 806 S. 

Court ; s s. 
Gebler J. moulder; r 1113 S. Court; s s. 
Gebler M. D. r 1113 S. Court; s s. 
Gens Nicholas, barber; r 708 Elm; w s. 

GrEUT IVIfl. Manufacturer of special 
Machinery of every description ; factory 
south end of Power, near the woolen 
factorj^; residence 302 S. West st. ; born 
in Staffordshire, England; eame to Rock- 
ford about 18 years ago; married Maria 
S. Taylor; she was born in this Co.; they 
have five children, four boys and one girl. 

George J. farmer ; r Longwood cor Crosby. 

(i^EORGE SAMPSOX, (Deceased.) 
The eldest son of Sampson and Anne 
George, was born in the parish of Middle- 
ton, Tyas, Yorkshire, England, April 19, 
1789, where he also received his educa- 
tion, and studied law in the office of his 
father, he being an attorney and coun- 
sellor. 

On the 18th of June, 1822, he was mar- 
ried to Ann, eldest daughter of James and 
Margaret Swetnam, of Gayles, parish of 
Kirby, Ravedsworth, Yorkshire, she being 
born at the latter place, on the 4th of May, 



1799. The names and date of birth ot 
their children are as follows: Margaret, 
born March 14, 1823; married to Levi 
Moulthrop, M. D. ; both deceased. Samp- 
son, born Sept. 13, 1825 ; married to Cyn- 
thia Saylor; resides in Buchanan Co., la.; 
P. O. Kier. George, born March 12, 1828; 
married to Lydia M. Loomis; resides in 
Rockford. Anne, born Aug. 31, 1831; de- 
ceased. James Swetnam, born April 27, 
1833; married to Mary Jane Quick; re- 
sides in Waterloo, Iowa. 

The children were all baptized in in- 
fancy into the Church of England. 

Mr. George and family left England in 
June, 1836, and arrived in Rockford the 
following September. In five weeks after 
their arrival Mr. George was taken ill, 
and after lingering but a few days died, 
Oct. 31. 

Mrs. George and the children remained 
here, settling upon a tract of land adjacent 
to what is now the city of Rockford, en- 
during the hardships and reaping the re- 
wards of a pioneer life. Mrs. George, now 
in her 79th year, resides at the home of 
her grandson, L. Moulthrop, and so far as 
is known is the oldest lady resident — who 
was also the earliest resident — now living 
in the city of Rockford. Mrs. George still 
retains her faculties and memory to a re- 
markable degree, and can narrate remin- 
iscences of the early days of Winnebago 
Countj^ with a force and vividness rarely 
met with in one of her years. 
Gerber Adolphus, r 106 Horsman. 

OERBER HElfRY H. Foreman 
Utter Manufacturing Co; residence 306 1 
Horsman st. ; born in Byron, Ogle Co., 111., I 
May 18, 1846; came to Rockford in 1852; ' 
has been in machinists' business over 12 
years ; married Carrie I. Dean ; she was 
born in N. Y. State; have one child. Win- ■ 
fred, born July 8, 1876 ; Mr. Gerber served f 
five months in Co. I, 134th I. V. I. ; Mrs. ^ 
G. is a member of the Episcopal church. ' 

Gerber Julius, accountant; r 106 Horsman. 

Gerlach C. carpet weaving; r 810 Horsman. 

GEROUIiD FRAHfK \¥, General 
Insurance Agent, room 6, Masonic Block, 
W. State St. ; residence 709 N. Court st. ; 
West Side; born in Smithfield, Bradford 
Co., Pa., Jan. 13, 1853; came to Rockford 
in 1856; Mr. Gerould is Second Lieuten- 
ant of the Rockford Ritles, Third Regt. Illi- 
nois National Guards. 

Gerould M. B. bkpr; r 709 N. Court; w s. 

Gerrey Jas. lab ; r 1002 River ; s s. 

Gerrey Owen, gardener ; r 1002 River ; s s. 

Geurey Matt, lab ; r 1012 N. Second ; e s. 

Gibbs P. C. lab ; r 1008 N. Second ; e s. 

Giddings Ralph, r 802 Kishwaukee; e s. 

GiflFen Alex. (Giffen Bros.) r 307 N. Third. 

Giffen Andrew (Giffen Bros.), r 508 Rock. 

Giffen Jas. A. clerk A. J. Smith ; bds same. 



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GirtenW. grocer,S.Ninth cor Ninth av ; W.A. 

«}IL.B£RT J AS. Carpenter and Build- 
er, Saw Filer, etc., 504 E. State St. ; resi- 
dence 1116 E. State St.; born in N. Y. 
city Sept. 11, 1811 ; moved to Ovid, N. Y., 
when he was quite young; lived there 
most of the time until he was 1% years 
of age, when his parents moved to Canada, 
in 1819; worked at his trade of carpenter 
and joiner, and a portion of the time en- 
gaged in farming until he came to Rock- 
ford, May 20, 1839 ; married Sarah Crane, 
July 35, 1834; she was born in the Black 
River country, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1818; have 
five children living; Ellen A., now Mrs. 
Heman Allen; Hadie, now Mrs. E. E. 
Holland, of Chicago ; Mary E., now Mrs. 
James Lathrop, of Chicago ; James R. and 
William Henry ; lost two children. 

Gilbert Stephen, farmer ; r 406 S. Third ; e s. 
Gile Geo. W. lab; r 811 JST. Second; e s. 
Gillett Henry W. r 1007 East; s s. 
Gillett Samuel, r 308 E. State. 

iilL.Jj HE5fRY C. of the firm of Bab- 
cock & Gill, Dentists, 323 E. State st. ; re- 
sides at 607 Market St.; he was born in 
Woodstock, Vt., June 4. 1844; came to 
this Co. in Sept., 1875; married Ida C. 
Bunker, Sept. 14, 1871 ; she was born at 
Geneva, 111., April 21, 1847. 

Gill J. N. r 403 N. Second; e s. 

Gilmour John, painter; r 1007 South. 

Glassel H. W. mechanic ;r Peach near Avon. 

Glenn G. M. M. r 719 N. Church; w s. 

Glenns August, lab ; r 604 S. Seventh ; e s. 

Glenny H. tailor, Horsman's new block ; r 
Rockton. 

Glenny Henry, dentist; r Rockton av. 

Glinn Edwin, employe David Vanston. 

Glinn Patrick, lab ; r 307 S. Water ; e s. 

Goddard Chas. W. teacher; r 711 Mulberry. 

Godfrey E. L. com mcht ; 610 Chestnut ; w s. 

Godfrey Jno. D. milliner ; r S. Church ; w s. 

Godfrey S. R. clothier; r 309 S. Third. 

Golden W. A. moulder ; r 305 S. Winnebago. 

Goldsmith J. shoemaker ; r 801 First av ; e s. 

Goldsmith Oliver, r 801 First av ; e s. 

Goodell Chas. H. bds 613 Mulberry. 

Goodhart Jas. r 1104 River ; s s. 

Goodhue E. P. printer Register; r 507 
Peach ; w s. 

Goodlander Daniel, vice pres. Emerson, Tal- 
cott & Co. ; r 405 Park. 

Goodwin A. E. physician and surgeon, over 
410 E. State ; r 7l0 Court cor K Fifth ; e s. 

Goodwin M. O. stoves and tinware, 417 W. 
State; r 711 George. 

Gorden Thos. employe Holland House. 

Gork Fred, watchmaker; bds 308 Walnut. 

Gosling John, meat; r out of town. 

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Gossin F. B. collar mkr; r 206 Horsman. 
Goss G. R. r 201 S. West. 
Gough H.H.emp E.S.Sraith; r 203 Mulberry. 
Gould Thos.G. moulder; r 1103 S. Main; ss. 
Grady Frank J. r 604 Court; e s. 
Graham Byron ; gen agt Graham & Co. ; r 
cor S. Winnebago and Kent; s s. 

Graham David, with Graham & Co. ; r 905 S. 
Main ; s s. 

Graham Freeman, office 1310 S. Main ; r 905 
8. Main ; s s. 

OKAHAM & CO. Proprietors Cotton 
Mill, on Water Power; they mauufsicture 
Batting, Seamless Grain Bags, Twine, 
Hosiery, etc.; established in 1865; work 
150 men ; manufactured $250,000 worth of 
goods in 1876 ; Freeman Graham, Jr., was 
born in Hartford, Coun., March 27, 1843; 
came to Rockford iu 1859; Julius Graham 
was born in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 6, 1843; 
came to Rockford in 1859 ; they were both 
engaged in the manufacture of Reapers 
and Mowers until 1865, when they sold 
out that business to Wm. A. Knowlton. 

Graham J. P. salesman ; bds 305 Rockton av. 

Grandlund Robt. lab; r 1110 Fourth av. 

Grandstran C. tailor ; r 609 S. Seventh ; e s. 

Granz John , r S. Sixth, opp soap factory. 

Graves Isaac, elk ; r over 513 E. State. 

Gray A. C. agt Singer sewing machine Co., 
and organs, 437 W. State; r 305 Horsman. 

Gray Chas. r 511 S. Wyman. 

Gray D. P. life and fire ins. and real estate 
agt, 437 W. State ; r 507 Locust. 

Gray E.H.teamster; r cor Maple and George. 

Gray J. L. pres Rockford Brush Co. ; r 308 
S. Winnebago. 

Gray N. B. job printer; bds 302 N. Second. 

Greene Benj. lab; r 613 North; w s. 

Greene E. W. lab; r 617 N. Main ; w s. 

Green R. S. r 312 W. State. 

Gregory Andrew I. r 104 S. Eighth ; e s. 

Gregory Carroll S. r 1005 S. Third ; e s. 

Gregory Ed. S. wind mills; r 1005 S. Third. 

Gregory J. A. salesman ; r 601 Horsman. 

OBKOORY JOHBf CI^ABK, 

Meat Market, E. State st. ; residence 501 
N. Third st. ; born in Rockford, Dec. 13, 
1837; he is the oldest native-born resident 
now living here ; married Ellen M. Tis- 
dale, Dec. 25, 1860; she was born iu Ware, 
Worcester Co., Mass., Sept. 1, 1841 ; they 
have one child, Ernest I., born April 10, 
1868; Mr. and Mr.-. G. are members of the 
First M. E. Church ; Mr. Gregory is a son 
of Samuel Gregory, who first came to this 
Co. in the fall of 1835, and removed here 
with his family in the spring of 1836; Mr. 
Samuel Gregory returned to Niagara Co., 
N. Y., in 1874, and is now a resident of 
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Gregory J. O. hardware, 119 W. State, under 
Brown's Hall; r 601 Horsnian. 

Gregory Homer, r 807 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Gregory Lewis, farmer; r 1005 S. Third. 

Gregory Wm. H. with N. C.Thompson; r 
cor North and Winnebago. 

Gridley P.marble cutter ; bds808.S.Main ; w s. 

Griffin Charles, r 1002 South. 

Griffin G. P. grocer ; r 404 N. Court ; w s. 

Griffin James, lab ; r west end Chestnut ; w s. 

Griffin John, painter; bds City Hotel. 

Griffin John P. painter; bds City Hotel. 

Griffin Patrick, r west end Cliestnut ; w s. 

Griffin Patrick, lab ; r Harlem av ; w s. 

Griffin T. brickmkr ; r w end Chestnut ; w s. 

Griffin , lab ; r 20« S. Water ; e s. 

Grii^gs Chas. L. cigarmaker ; r 801 Ferguson. 

ORIOO^^ WAKIEL, li. Proprietor 
City Hotel, cor. State and Church sts. ; 
born in Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 9, 
1824; came to Rockford in May, 1863; 
first wife was Amy R. Robinson ; she died 
in July, 1868 ; five children by this mar- 
riage, two deceased ; the living are, Chas. 
L., Nellie, and Emma G.; present wife 
was Lora D. Pierce, of Union, Rock Co., 
Wis. ; Mr. Griggs has been in the hotel 
business in Rockford for seven years. 

Griggs Geo. G. cigar mfg, 429 W. State ; r 
811 Cunningham; s s. 

Griggs Geo. L. r 811 Cunningham; s s. 

Grimes J. T. pumps ; r School, cor Lee. 

Grimmitt Thomas, wagon maker, 420 Elm. 

Griswold Theodore F. emp J. B. Marsh & 
Co.; r 311 S. Court; w s. 

Groneman W. L. r 501 W. S. 

Groth Henry C. r 305 N. Wyman ; w s. 

Grout C. L. bkpr ; bds 303 N. Second ; e s. 

Grunewald A.marblecutter ; r 816 Rural ; e s. 

Gruninger F. Z. soap mkr; r 801 6th av; e s. 

Grunland John, lab; r 1107 Fourth av; e s. 

Gulbrand H. blacksmith; bds 805 E. State. 

Gunderson C.salesman ; bds 407 N.Main ; e s. 

HADLON A. plow maker; r North, cor 
East; e s. 
Hadlon John, tailor; r North, cor East; e s. 
Haegg Aug. tinner ; r out of town. 
Hagberg J. shoemaker; r 404 East; e s. 
Hagblad Lans, r Seminary, s of R. R. 
Hagblom Peter, r 809 Fifth av; e s. 
Hagerty John, lab ; r 904 Kent ; s s. 
Haight Emery, r 305 S. West. 
Haiglit W. M. r 1009 Charles; e s. 

HAII^ES A:NTH4>:NY, Manufact- 
urer of the Bean and Welden Sulky, and 
Riding Cultivator, 204 N. Main St.; East 
Side ; residence 609 Market st. ; born in 
Marietta, Penn., April 21, 1839 ; came to 



Rockford in 1854; married Adaline Rowse, 
April 24, 1853 ; she was born in Bucyrus, 
O.; they have three children; Mr. Haines 
is Supervisor and Alderman of the First 
Wai d ; he has served 18 years continuously 
as Supervisor, and several terms as Alder- 
man ; he was largely engaged in grain and 
produce business for a great many years; 
has been engaged in the manufacturing 
business eiL'ht years. 

Haime Austin, r 607 N. Main ; e s. 

Haime E. C. moulder; r 702 N. First; e s. 

Haime Norbert,moulder ; r 607 N . Main ; e s. 

Haime Wm. mason; r 607 N. Main; e s. 

Haime W.W. moulder: r 1107 S.Church;ss. 

Hair J.W. blacksmith ; r 608 Longw^ood ; e s. 

HALE HEMA:Sf B. Retired Dentist; 
residence 202 S. Main st. ; East Side ; born 
in Rutland, Vt, Nov. 26, 1821; came to 
Rockford, Oct. 8, 1858; married Sarah A. 
Mead, of Essex, Essex Co. N. Y., Oct. 17, 
1848 ; she was born Oct. 26, 1823 ; they 
have one son, Fred M., born Feb. 16, 1861 ; 
the Doctor and Mrs. Hale are members of 
the First Congregational Church; he was 
engaged in the dental profession from 
1843 to 1877, a period of 34 years. 

Hale J.W. salesman; r 704 S. Seminary; e s. 

Haley Chas. r 605 East ; e s. 

Haley Pat'k, engineer ; r 704 N. Winnebago. 

HAIili ASA, Superintendent Wood and 
Iron Department of N. C. Thompson's 
Manufactories; residence 409 Kent, cor 
Church St. ; born in Erie Co., Penn., April 
28, 1823; parents moved to Westfield, 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., when he was three 
years of age; when he was about twelve 
years of age they moved to North-East, 
Erie Co., Penn. ; at the age of sixteen they 
went to Utica, Venango Co., Penn., where 
he lived until 1846, when he removed to 
Freeport, 111.; twenty-five years ago he 
came to Rockford, and has resided here 
ever since, except for a period of three 
years, which he spent in Chillicothe, Mo., 
where he carried on the milling business; 
he has been engaged in mechanical busi- 
ness ever since he was sixteen years of 
age; has been withN. C. Thompson about 
twelve years; first wife was Nancy Par- 
menter; she died in 1851; they had two 
children ; one daughter living, Emma M.. 
now Mrs. John Elliott; second wife was 
Catherine J. Glidden; she died in the 
spring of 1857; they had two children, 
both living now; Edward Dwight and 
Nettie T ; present wife was Emma M. 
Raymond; they have three children liv- 
ing, Lewis P., Myrtle M. and Laura M. ; 
they have lost two children. 

Hall Chester F r 1215 E. State. 

Hall E. D. machinist; bds White's Hotel. 

Hall Dr. Eli, physician ; r 702 W. State. 

Hall H. music teacher; bds 609 S. 4th; e 3. 



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fJall J. J. elk; bds 606 W. State. 

Hall John H. r 107 East; e s. 

Hall Lewis P. r 409 Kent; s s. 

Hall Thos. moulder; r 1504 Charles; e s. 

Hallberg Claus, mechanic; r S. 7th; W. A. 

Hallberg Gust, painter; r 604 S. Fourth. 

HallenGust. mechanic; r 511 S. First; e s. 

Halsted Rev. Jesse, r 1311 Charles; es. 

Hamilton John D. ; r 207 N. First; e s. 

Haniiltoa J.expressnian; r 413 S. Court; ws. 

Hamilton J. D., Jr. notions, etc. ; r 529 N. 
Church. 

Hamley Wm. J. mason; r 818 Rural ; e s. 

Haml_vn T. meat market; bds 304 Chestnut. 

Hammer Alex, lab; r Lincoln av. 

Hammond C. E.jbakery; r Kent, nr S. Main. 

Hammond Franklin P. bds 804 S. Main ; s s. 

Hammon C. N. special agent Travelers' In- 
surance Co., P. O. Building. 

Hammill A.moulder; rBlake,nr S. Court; ss. 

Hammill John, r 1207 S. Court; s s. 

Ham Freeman, mason; r 403 Catlin; e s. 

Hampton Charles, furniture finisher ; r 808 
N. Second ; e s. 

Hampton J. E. compositor; bds 901 N. 
Second ; e s. 

Hampton John, lab ; r 901 N. Second ; e s. 

Hampton W. H. printer; r 901 N. Second. 

Hancock Harrison, r N. First; e s. 

Hancock John, teamster ; r 709 Fourth av ; e s. 

Hancock Wm. T. lab; r S. Winnebago, be- 
low Wall; s s. 

Hancox Louis C. G. r 404 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Hankinson Mason T. r 702 N. Second ; e s. 

Hankinson R. peddler; r 702 N. Second ; e s. 

Hanaford Lyman B. carp ; r 113 N. Third ; e s. 

llanaford M.L. dentist; r 511 Rockton av; ws. 

Hannan James, r 404 S. Court ; w s. 

Hansom C. E. barber; r 204 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Hanson C. blacksmith ; r 801 Second av ; e s. 

Hanson Thos. papermaker; r 910 Fifth av. 

Happes John, lab; r 221 S. Water; e s. 

Harbaugh Benj. r 922 Crosby; e s. 

Harbaugh B.F. brickmason ; r 920 Crosby ;e s. 

Harbaugh Henry, r 922 Crosby ; e s. 

Harbison Omer A. bkpr; r 202 Morgan; s s. 

Harbison W. L. at Emerson & Co.'s; r 202 
Morgan. 

Harding A. lab; r S. Main, below R. R. ; e s. 

Harding R. R., agt C. & I. R. R. ; r 201 S. 
Court; w 8. 

Harding S. T. druggist, 401 E. State; r 804 
Fir.*t av. 

HARDY H. M. Proprietor of Hardy's 
Hotel and Restaurant, 123 S. Main si.; 
born in Wilton, Me., June 13, 1824; came 
to Roscoe, this Co., Sept. 16, 1845 ; he was 



engaged for 19 years in the manufacture 
of wagons in Roscoe ; he removed to Rock- 
ford in 1867; worked as a carpenter and 
machinist two years; in 1869 engaged in 
the hotel bu-iiness, and has continued it 
ever since ; married Lucy Ann Chase, April 
24,1847; she was born in Wilton, Me., 
April 20, 1830; tliey have three children 
living: Martha A. (now Mrs. Cl)auncey O. 
North), Isabell and Gertrude; Mrs. Hardy 
is a member of the M. E. Church. 

Harkness John C. 805 Corbin. 

Harlin H. C. tailor; r 411 E. State. 

Haimes D. K. machinist; r 409 Morgan; s 8. 

Harmon Daniel, r 1001 Horsman. 

Harmon Simeon, cigarmaker, 501 W. State; 
r 1001 Horsman. 

Harrison Wm. J. miller; bds Ira Stanbro. 

Harris Edgar, employe R. Trigg; r same. 

Harris J. N. carriage mkr ; bds 301 Horsman. 

Harrell J. F. photogr; r 201 N. Main; w s. 

Harrop Henry, plumber; r 609 Ea'^t; e s. 

Hartsel Daniel, bds 221 S. Water; e s. 

Hart A., Jr., r N. Winnebago from Whitman. 

HART EUCjrEXE, Painter; residence 
920 Crosby st. ; born at Little Falls, Her- 
kimer Co., N. Y., Nov. 15, 1850; in ie52, 
he went with his parents to Beloit, Wis. ; 
lived there until he came to Rockford, in 
1875; is a member of the Temperance 
Union, of Rockford. 

Hart Geo. W. blacksmith ; r 709 George ; w s. 

Hart Wm. I. meatmarket; r 608 George; w s. 

Hart Wm. stone cutter ; r 605 Oak. 

Hart Wm. bds 504 Knowlton. 

HARVEY MATTHEIV, Residence 

912 N. Horsman st. ; born in Scotland, Jan. 
16, 1836 ; came to Harlem, this Co., in 1840 ; 
engaged in farming until 1873, when he 
engaged in the Agricultural Implement 
trade, with Mr. Ralston; married Jane 
Ralston, March 8, 1870; siie was born in 
Scotland, Feb. 3, 1848; have three chil- 
dren; Mary Elizabeth, born Feb. 3,1871; 
John Alexander, Sept. 13, 1872; Margaret 
Isabel, Sept. 5, 1877 ; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey 
are members of the First Presbyterian 
church. 

HA!SKEl<L. CirEO. S. Senior mem- 
ber of the firm of Geo. S. Plaskell & Co., 
Seed Farmers and Merchants, 112, 114, 
and 116 Main st.; residence 801 N. Court, 
West Side; Mr. Haskell was born in Rock- 
ford, Oct. 4, 1838; he has been engaged in 
the seed business since 1864, and has the 
reputation in this country and Europe, of 
being one of the best and most reliable 
seedsmen of the world. 

Hastings , r east end E. State ; e s. 

Hawkanson P. shoemkr; r 310 Kishwaukee. 

Hawke Norman A. r 208 S. Winnebago. 

Hawke W.P. elk; r 208 S. Winnebago. 



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Hawkinson JoIiq, lab ; r 805 E. State. 
Hawkinson H. cabinet maker; r South e 

Kishwaukee. 
Hawa Jacob, r 508 S. First; e s. 
Hawn Peter, r 508 S. First ; e s. 
Hawn R. H. miller; r 508 S. First; e. s. 
Hawthorne W.S.clk; bcis 303 S. Winnebago. 
Hayes Chas. lab; r 809 Maple. 

HAYES OEO. E. of the firm of Hitch- 
cock & Hayes, Drugii;ists, 323 West State 
St.; residence 504 Kockton av; born in 
Prattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1829; came to 
Kockford in 1870; married Mary R. 
Weeks, Feb. 20, 1854 ; she was born in N. 
Y. : have two children living, M. Kissie 
and Haltie Lena; have lost two children. 

Hayes Jerry, teaming ; r 809 Maple. 
Hayes John, r 505 N. Main; e s. 
Hayes T. engineer ; r S. Court nr Chestnut. 
Haynes M. M. r 304 N. Third ; e s. 
Hazard Wm. H. r 913 Rockton av. 
Hazard Wm. R. lab; r912 Rockton av. 

HAZL.ET JACOB, resides at 301 N. 
First St., cor. Market; born in Preston Co., 
Va., Nov. 17, 1813; when he was four 
years of age his parents moved to Alle- 
gheny Co., Md., where he resided twenty 
years ; engaged in Milling business there ; 
in 1841 he moved to Fayette Co., Pa., 
where he followed farming tor three or 
four years, when he returned to Md., and 
bought the old mill and carried it on until 
he came to Winnebago Co., in 1853 ; for 
eight months he was in Mercantile busi- 
ness at Rockton, then he came here and 
for one year kept the Rock River House, 
on the East Side; at the expiration of that 
time he engaged in the Boot and Shoe 
trade, and has continued in that business 
ever since; married Jane Rush, Oct. 13, 
1838 ; she was born in Somerset Co., Pa., 
Nov. 1, 1819; have two children, Kate and 
Margaret, now Mrs. J. P. Largent; Mr. 
H. antl family are members of State Street 
Baptist church. 

Heagle J. B. r 501 S. Third ; e s. 
Heath W. W. r 509 N. Church ; w s. 
Hedberg Fred, shoemkr; r 310 Kishwaukee. 
Hedlund C.J. tailor, cor North and East; es. 
Hefferan Jno. E. salesman ; bds 133 W. State. 
Heflferan Patrick, lab; r 704 S. Sixth. 
Heiferan Robt. with C. Henry ; r same. 
Hefferan Wm. lab : r 906 First av ; e s. 
Heflfran Thos. gardener ; r 606 N. First ; e s. 
Heldridge Hugh, room over 338 E. State. 
Helem Benj. painter; r 1010 N. Winnebago. 
Helem Frank, painter ; r 1010 N.Winnebago. 
Helem John, painter; r 1010 N. Winnebago. 
Helgreen Chas. r 314 S. Water; e s. 
Helme Geo. painter; r 510 Fisher av. 



Helmer Chas. lab ; r over 301 S. Main ; w s. 
Helmer John, lab ; r 610 S. Sixth ; e s. 
Helmer H. V. livery; r 208 S. Church. 
Helmer Geo. carp ; r 505 S. Pleasant. 
Helmer J. emp W.T. Crook ; r 104 N.5th ; e s. 
Helstein Andrew, lab ; r 134 S First ; e s. 
Henderson H.stonecutter ;bds White's Hotel. 
Henderson J. plumber ; r 906 N. Court. 
Henderson P.stone-cut ; bds 414 S. Court ; w s. 
Hennebery John, lab ; bds 503 S. Main ; w s. 
Hennessey T. emp R. R. ; r 509 S. Fifth ; e s. 
Henry Albert, elk; r 311 N. Main; ws. 

HEBfRY CHRISTIAN, Proprietor 
Restaurant and Dealer in Fancy Goods, 
Confectionery, Oysters, Birds and Cages, 
Wines and Liquors, &c., 307 and 309 E. 
State St. ; resides at same number. 

Henry C. F. salesman ; bds 301 N. Main ; w s. 

Henry John, bds 684 N. Main ; w s. 

Henry J. G trav. salesmn ; r 634 N.Main ; w s. 

Henry P. hack driver; r 634 N. Main; ws. 

Heny Thomas, tailor ; r 805 George. 

Hepburn G. T. bkpr; r 307 S. Court; w s. 

HEPBURX GEORGE, Carpenter; 
works in wood department of Emerson, 
Talcott & Co. ; residence 307 S. Court st. ; 
born in Edinburg, Scotland, Sept. 14, 
1837; came to Canada in 1833; removed 
to Rockford in 1870; married Jane Gran- 
ger, April 26, 1850; she was born in 
Canada, April 29, 1830; they have five 
children, John W., Ellen W., George T., 
Wm. M., and Chas. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. Hep- 
burn are Protestants. 

Hepburn John W. cashier Emerson, Talcott 
&Co.; r307N. Court; w s. 

Heron J. B. machinist: r 1304 Ferguson; s s. 

Herrick E. L. furniture ; r 301 S. Second. 

Herrick Horace P. r 604 Cunningham. 

Herrick L. carp ; r 604 Cunningham ; s s. 

Herrick S. cabinet mkr ; r 404 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Herrick W.A. painter ; bds 515 N. Church ; ws. 

Herrick Wm. r 507 Grove ; e s. 

Hersey H. O. emp Emerson & Co. ; r 308 N. 
Fourth. 

Hess L. M. tannery : r 706 Pecatonica. 

Hewins John R. painter; r S. Eighth. 

Hickbith John, lab ; r 1007 Morgan ; s s. 

Hickey M. emp Graham & Co. ; res. 1016 S. 
Main; s s. 

Hickey Matthew, emp H. P. Kimball. 

Hickey M. blacksmith ; r n end Winnebago. 

Hickey Richard, lab ; r 504 S. Main ; w s. 

Hickey Wm. lab ; r Harlem av ; w s. 

Hickson P. lab ; r Winnebago, n turn table. 

Hicks A. blacksmith; r 508 Chestnut; w s. 

Hicks Charles, bds over 338 E. State. 

Hicks Daniel, mason; r 507 N. Third; e s. 



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Hicks John F. r 1303 S. Winnebago; s y. 

HICK^^ MOHX, Foreman of Black- 
smithing Department of Enocli & Briggs' 
Plow Factory; residence 601 N. Winne- 
bago St.; born in England, Aug. 24, 1837; 
came to Rockford May 2, 1857 ; he has 
woi'ked at his trade 24 years; has been 
with present firm ever since it commenced 
manufacturing; married Sarah A. Evans, 
April 6, 1870; she was born in Bristol, 
England, July 3, 1847; they have four 
chitdren, Emily J., Wm. C. T., Ella May, 
and Nellie; lost one son, Charlie; Mr. and 
Mrs. Hicks are members of the Court 
street M. E. Church. 

Hicks Stephen B. r 311 S. Main; w s. 

Hicks Thos. blacksmith; bds 1203 S.Win- 
nebago; s s. 

Hiestand Isaac, carp; r 812 N. Court; w s. 

Higbee Wm. H. r 1003 E. State. 

Higley N. D. foreman Geo. Bradley; r 1010 
W. Peach. 

Hildebrand Isaac, r 201 N. Third ; e s. 

Hill A. J. tinner; bds 201 S. Fourth; e s. 

HIL.1^ C. C. (E. Smith & Co.) Manufoc- 
turer of the E. D. Waterbury Extension 
Rule; residence over 116 S. Main St., West 
Side; born near Janesville, Wis., Sept. 24, 
1847; came to Rockford April 10, 1874; 
Mr. Hill is Supt. of the manufactory of E. 
Smith & Co., and by professiim engineer 
and mechanical designer. 

Hill Emanuel, stone mason ; r 812 Rural ; e s. 
HillE. K r007 N. Main; w s. 
Hill Edwin N., Jr. check clerk C. & N. W. 
R. R. ; 609 Morgan ; w s. 

HIIiL FRAlfK K. Physician and 
Surgeon; office and residence 611 East 
State St. ; born in Gaines, Orleans Co., N. 
Y., Sept. 23, 1851 ; married Sarah R. Wil- 
helm, July 31, 1873; slie was born in 
Spring Water, Livingston Co., N. Y., Mar. 
21, 1855; they have one child, Ermie W., 
born June 24, 1874; the Dr. and Mrs. Hill 
are members of the Centennial M. E. 
Church ; the Dr. attended one full course 
of lectures at the University of New York 
Medical Department, in 1872 and 1873 ; he 
graduated from the N. Y. Homeopathic 
Medical College, class of 1874 and 1875 ; 
Mrs. S. A. Wilhelm (Mrs. Hill's mother) 
resides at 611 E. State St.; she was born in 
Bennington, Wyoming Co., N. Y., June 
30, 1830 ; she came to Rockford Sept. 15, 
1875 ; she has two children ; she is a mem- 
ber of tlie Centennial M. E. Church ; her 
husband, Benjamin F. Wilhelm, died at 
Spring Water, Livingston Co., N. Y. 

Hill Capt. Harmon, r 916 Rockton av. 

Hill Henry, r 812 Rural ; e s. 

Hill James E. bds City Hotel. 

Hill John, machinist; r 1210 Rock; s s. 

Hill J. C. r 911 Benton ; e s. 



Hill J. M. blacksmith ; r 404 N. Third ; e s. 

HIL.L. JOSEPH M. Dealer in Butter, 
Eggs, Poultry, itc, 309 W. State st.; resi- 
dence 302 N. Court st. ; born in England, 
Sept. 16, 1847; came to Rockford in 1864; 
was in grocery store several years; has 
been engaged in present business 6 years; 
married Mary Jane Bridglaud; she was 
born in Seward, this Co.,' April 30, 1850; 
Mr. Hill is a member of the Episcopal 
Church; Mrs. H. is a member of the First 
Presbyterian Church. 

HIL.L.IAR1> MAKTIHf, Dealer in 
Groceries, Flour and Provisions, 509 E. 
State St. ; residence 1201 Third av. ; born 
in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 25, 1818; 
came to America in 1842 ; came to Rock- 
ford in 1870; married Emily Long; she 
died Nov., 1873; two children living: 
Joseph and Emily; lost two children ; Mr. 
Hilliard is a member of the Swedish Meth- 
odist Church. 

Hilman Harry P. r 805 N. Main ; w s. 

Hinckley A. F. jeweler, 203 W. State; r 304 
N. Church. 

Hinckley Chas. F. r 1508 Charles; e s. 
Hinckley Chas. C. r cor Fifth av and Ninth. 
Hinkley Anson, r School, w of fair ground. 
Hinkley James, r School, w of fair ground. 
Hindes H. F. r S. Eighth, cor Eleventh av. 
Hinds Elisha W. peddler; r 906 Horsman. 
Hislop James, baker; bds 325 W. State. 
Hitchcock A. agt Forest City Ins Co; r 

Fourth av, cor Ninth. 
Hitchcock G. J. drugst; bds Holland House. 
Hitchcock C. H. r S. Main, cor Lincoln av. 
Hobart Edward, r 901 S. Main ; s s. 
Hobart J. A. mechanic ; r 909 S. Court ; s s. 
Hobart T. J. mechanic; r502 Kent; s s. 

HODGi^O^ J. ^WM. Grocer, 327 E. 
State St.; residence 405 S. Third st. ; born 
in Canada, Oct. 9, 1841; came to Rock- 
ford in 1867; married Libbie Pentecost; 
she was born iu England ; they have two 
children, Carrie and Walter. 

Hodnet J. cabinet mkr : r 1105 S.Nintli,W.A. 

Hoepfner Henry, painter ; r 203 E. State. 

Hoffman O.J. cigar mkr ; bds 704 N.Main ;e s. 

Hogan John, bds W. S. Wilkins. 

Hogg William, carp; r 708 Rock; e s. 

Holcomb F. W. r Kent, bet S. Church and 
Main ; s s. 

Holcomb Moses, painter; l- 803 N. First; e s. 

Holcomb H. W. employe A. Vanlnwagen; 
bds 506 W. State. 

Holcomb Thos. G. r 203 Pecatonica ; w s. 

Holeham Patrick, lab; r 1005 East; s s. 

HOI^I^AKD, MRS. V. FAXKY, 

Widow of John A. Holland ; her father 
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ill Putney, Vt., in 1800 ; he emigrated to 
Chicago in 1832, where he practiced his 
profession until 1838, when lie came to 
Rocliford to I'eside; he married Catherine 
Dunn, in St. Thomas, Canada, in 1822; 
she died in 1874; Dr. Goodhue was killed 
from falling into a well, while attending 
one of his patients, in 1847. John A. 
Holland was born Sept. 24, 1815, in Mor- 
gantown, Va., and died Sept. 30, 1855 ; he 
was married twice; first, to Maria Louisa 
Curtis; his children by this marriage, 
Hosmer P., Wm. H., Eleanor (Mrs. Guy 
H. Cutting), John A. and Charles ; his last 
wife was Catharine Fannj^ Goodhue, who 
now survives him ; the children by this 
marriage that reached maturity are Sam- 
uel and Philip C. ; Mr. Holland was a 
prominent lawyer and banker of Rockford 
and was prominently identified with the 
interests of this city ; the present prosper- 
ity of Rockford is largely due to his vig- 
orous eftbrts to add everything possible to 
the advancement of the interests of the 
public; too much praise could not be 
spoken of the enterprise and public spirit 
manifested by him; his loss has been 
deeply felt by all who knew him. 

HOLLAND, FERGrSON & CO., 

Real Estate and Loan Agents and Ab- 
stracters of Titles; Conveyancing done, 
etc. ; Oftice in Price's Block, under Peo- 
ples Savings Bank. 

HOLLAI^fO H. P. Secy, and Treas. 
of the Rockford Watch Co.; residence 
Harlem av; born in Millersburg, O., Jan. 
15, 1838; came to Rockford in 1846; mar- 
ried Laura Blinn, Nov. 21, 18G5; she was 
born in Rockton, this Co., in Nov., 1846 ; 
they have five children ; Mr. Holland is 
senior member of the firm of Holland, 
Ferguson & Co. ; he is also U. S. Commis- 
sioner and Notary Public. 

Holland Philip, r 720 N. Church ; w s. 

Holland S. dentist; r 612 N. Main; w s. 

Hollem Andrew, salesman ; r 606 Elm ; w s. 

Hollem Albert, r 606 Elm; w s. 

Hollem J. H. tailor, L Bacliarach ; r 805 S. 5th. 

Hollem Laus, r 605 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Hollem P. G. machinist; r 605 S. Fifth; e s. 

Hollenbeck C. E. bds 610 Kishwaukee. 

Holly F. A. asst engr waterwks ; r 607 Loomis. 

Holly T. R. agt Rockford Ins Co ; r Long- 
wood, n of E. State. 

Holly S.T. chief engr waterwks ; r 607 Loomis. 

Holman Rev. Thomas, r 205 N. Court ; w s. 

Holmen John, tailor; r 610 Sixth. 

Holmes E. M. bkpr; bds 122 S. Second. 

Holmes Rev. Israel C. r 201 S. First; e s. 

Holmes Rev. Mead, r 201 S. First; e s. 

Holmes Wm. r 608 Knowlton ; s s. 

Holmin August, tailor ; r 405 S. Second ; e s. 

Holmquist A. cutter ; r 306 S. Seventh ; ef s. 



Holmquist E. P. blacksmith; r Ferguson 

bet Loomis and Hulin; s s. 
Holmquist John, r Seminary s of R. R. 
Holmquist P. E. r Seminary n limits. 
Holmquist Swan, carp; r 302 Seventh; e s. 
Holt Charles, carp ; r 909 Second av ; e s. 
Holt C, Jr., moulder; r 909 Second av; e s. 
Homewood David, carp ; r 406 Green ; w s. 

HOOD DAIVIEL :5f. Professor of 
Music in Rockford Female Seminary; 
residence 305 S. Third st. ; born in Salem, 
Mass., Sept. 25, 1834; came to Rockford in 
March, 1858; for the last 11 years he has 
been Organist of the Second Presbyterian 
Church of Chicago; there every Sabbath 
during this period; lie married Jennie 
Greenough; she was born in Boston, 
Mass. ; they have three daughters, Nettie, 
Carrie, and Genevieve; Mr. Hood has 
been a Teacher of Music since 1855; has 
been Professor of Music in Rockford 
Female Seminary ever since instituted. 

Hooley John, lab ; r 1004 River ; s s. 

Hopkins A. B. agt. ; r Prospect. 

Hopkins W.W. teaming ; r Corbin cor Blake. 

Horan Patrick, lab ; r 72 1 N. Main ; e s. 

Horan Thomas, mason ; r 607 N. First ; e s. 

Horsman Chai'les F. r 306 Chestnut; w s. 

Horsman E. A. r 504 Mulberry. 

HOSKIlf JAMES, Blacksmith with 
Briggs & Enoch; residence 1104 S. Win- 
nebago St.; born in England, Aug. 16, 
1847; came to Chicago in May, 1872; 
came to Rockford in June, 1876; married 
Charlotte Squire, Feb. 28, 1871 ; she was 
born in Exeter, England, in 1846; they 
have two children, Mary, born July 9, 
1873, and Clara, Sept. 12, 1875; Mr. H. 
has worked at Blacksmith's trade since he 
was fourteen years of age. 

Hoskin Thomas, r 706 N. Second ; e s. 

Hosmar A. J. butcher; r cor Winnebago 
and Green ; w s. 

Hosmer C.C.stockdlr ;r Green corWinnebago. 

Hough D. S. grocer ; r 602 Court ; e s. 

HOIIOH JAMES F. Foreman 
Blacksmithing Department of N. C. 
Thompson's Manufactories ; residence 
404 South Church St.; born in War- 
wickshire, England, December 25, 1842; 
came to this Co. in 1845; engaged 
in farming about six years; then com- 
menced working at his trade; worked in 
Beloit one year; carried on a blacksmith 
shop here and at Sterling; began work 
with Clark & Utter in 1856; continued 
with them until 1861, when he commenced 
work for N. C. Thompson, and has con- 
tinued with him ever since; married Fan- 
nie Wrench, Dec. 3, 1861 ; she- was born 
in England ; they have two children, Mary 
and Francis J.; Mr. and Mrs. Hough are 
Protestants. 



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Housmau M. teamster ; r 804 South ; s s. 
Houston James, machinist ; r 1004 East ; s s. 
Hovey Edmund, employe Samuel Meredith. 
Hovey L. A. bds 909 N. Court., w s. 
Howard Geo., printer Gazette; bds S. Main. 
Howard H. messenger Amer Ex Co. 
Howard John J. barber; 118 S. Main. 
Howarth Allen, weaver; r 1001 River; s s. 
Howe Henry R. r 1201 S. Main; s s. 
Howell Ezra, r 801 N. Court ; w s. 
Howell J.B.books 408 E.State ; r 1210 E.State. 
Howes H, H. r 1013 E. State. 

HOWES PHIXEAIS, Capitalist; re- 
sides at 1013 East State st. ; born in South- 
east Putnam Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1817; 
served apprenticeship as carpenter in his 
native town; came to Rockford in June, 
1839; worked at his trade until about the 
year 1850 ; he was engaged in partnership 
with John Lake in the lumber business; 
he was two years in the coal trade, but 
for several years past his principal busi- 
ness has been that of loaning money; he 
married Maria Barnum, Oct. 3, 1839 ; she 
was born in Danbury, Fairtield, Co., Conn., 
Feb. 20, 1811 ; they have three children, 
Ellen C, Herbert H., and L. Cora; Mr. 
Howes was Alderman several years, 
always taking an active interest in the 
material welfare of Rockford and Winne- 
bago Co. 

Howie David, r 910 First av. 

Rowland Alfred, carp ; r 608 North ; w s. 

Hoyt C. L. watchmaker ; r 502 S. Second ; e s. 

Huber Frederick, lab ; r High ; w s. 

Hudler Clark, elk; bds 510 Morgan; s s. 

HITDL.ER WILBUR F. Dealer in 
Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, 
etc., 828 S. Main St. ; residence 510 Morgan 
St., South Side; born in Fallsburg, Sulli- 
van Co., N. Y., Feb. 1, 1835; came to 
Rockford in 1867; married Clarinda 
Braden, Sept. 23, 1872 ; she was born in 
Greenfield, Ulster Co., N. Y. ; they have 
one child, John; Mr. H. served four years 
and four months in Co. K., 56th Regt. 
N. Y. V. I. 

Hudson Geo. A. farmer ; r 810 S. Court ; s s. 

Hughston James, farmer; r 1508 Charles; es. 

Huguet Chas M. bds 108 N. Fifth ; e s. 

Huke Geo. W. carp ; r 605 N. Church ; w s. 

Humeston Frank E. elk; r 1106 River; s s. 

Humeston O. nr S. Main; r 1106 River; s s. 

HumestonW.H.carriagemkr ;r 1102 S.Church 

HUNTIiEY MISS E. X. Phys^ician 
and Surgeon, office and residence 204 
North First St.; born in Columbia, Herki- 
mer Co., N. Y. ; came to Fulton Co., 111., 
in 1857 ; she studied medicine three years 
with Dr. Chas. Tompkins, of Lewiston, 
Fulton Co., 111., as Preceptor; graduated 



from medical department of the Michigan 
University, class of 1873; she is also a 
graduate of Whitestown Seminary,"Whites- 
town, N. Y. ; has practiced medicine in 
Rockford since 1873; she is a member 
of Westminster Presbyterian Church. 

Huntley Frank D. painter ;r 601 Kishwaukee. 

Hunt H. H. carp; r 1107 Ferguson; s s. 

Hurd Beni. r 501 Catlin; e s. 

Hurd Jos. watch maker; r Lincoln av. 

HIIRI.BUT DE EOS, Carpenter and 
Joiner, 305 S. Church st. ; born in Groton, 
N. Y., A.pril 11, 1844; married Sarah A. 
Preston, July 2, 1868; she was born in 
Camden, N. Y. ; they have three children, 
Julia Florence, Marcus L. and Cora May ; 
they lost two children (twins); Mr. H. 
served three years in Co. F, 109th N.Y. V.I. 

Hutchins Chas. blacksmith, 512 E. State. 

Hutchins J. blacksmith, 512 E. State; r 308 
N. Third. 

Hyland J. r 901 Third av. 

Hyland L. W. r 901 Third av. 



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CKERBACK JOHN, r 1101 Third av. 



Ick John, bds 901 Fourth av. 
Idellar M. merchants' police; r 1110 Elm. 
Tiling E. J. tinsmith; bds 410 S. Main; w s. 
Inman S. moving buildings; r 1103 East; ss. 
Inman Wm. N. r 1103 East; s s. 
Ireton S. H. r 404 S. Third; e s. 
Irons Reuben H. r 408 N. First ; e s. 
Irvine J. W. salesman ; r 406 N. Court ; w s. 
Isaacson A. lab ; r Winnebago, n Whitman. 
Isbell J. B. mason ; r Corbin, cor Loomis. 
Itzen Frederick, carp ; bds Hardy ; room 407 
Mulberry. 

JACKSON A. M. watch maker; bds 308 
Walnut; e s. 
Jackson F. A. cigarmaker ; bds Forest City 

House. 
Jackson — , r 604 Oak ; e s. 
Jacobson Jacob, tailor ; r 308 S. Fourth ; e s. 
Jacobson John, r Ninth av, cor S. Eighth. 
Jacobson Jos. r 610 Seventh ; e s. 
Jacobs A. D. painter; r 508 Knowlton; s s. 
Jacobs V. R. painter; r 306 S. Church; w s. 
James Geo. blacksmith; r 1205 S. Main; s s. 
James Walter, emp Geo. Bradley; r 706 N. 

Winnebago; w s. 
Jasperson Chas. miller; r 514 Union; e s. 
Jasperson J. bds Peter Freeberg ; Park ; e s. 
Jeanmaire Paul, watchmkr ; r 606 Rock ; e s. 
Jeffrey John, mechanic ; r 304 S. Sixth ; e s. 
Jenkins A. carp; r 306 N. First; e s. 
Jenkins Wm. H. r rear 813 Pecatonica. 
Jens N. barber shop, 312 W.State ; r 708 Elm. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIBECTOBT: 



Jeratt Win. r 203 N. Second ; e s. 
Jilsoa Whipple, farmer; r 316 N. Avon. 
Johnson Aaron, coopr ; r 503 S. Seventh ; e s. 
Johnson A. emp Emerson, Talcott & Co. ; r 
410 S. Sixth. 

JOHEfSOX A. €. Superintendent of 
the Fore:it City Furniture Co., Woodruffs 
Addition, corner of Railroad av. and Sev- 
enth St. ; residence on Eighth St., Wood- 
/ ruli"'s Addition ; born in Sweden, Aug. 16, 
1836 ; came to Chicago in Oct., 1854 ; re- 
moved to St. Charles, Kane Co., 111., in 
Dec, 1854, and came to Rockford June 10, 
1855; was engaged in the business of car- 
penter and cabinet maker until 1864, when 
he engaged in the manufacture of sash, 
doors and blinds ; engaged in the furniture 
business in 1869, and has continued in that 
line to tlie present time ; became connect- 
ed with the Forest City Co. in 1875; he 
married for his fir<t wife Mary Howkan- 
son, of Sweden; she died Jan. 5, 1860 
they had three children, all now living 
Hilda Sophia, Theodore and Caroline 
present wife was Hilma Augusta Zelen 
married June 4, 1874; they have one 
daughter. Alma Olivia; Mr. and Mrs. 
Johnson are members of the Lutheran 
Church. 

Johnson A.G. cabt mkr ; r S. 8th, cor lOth av. 

Johnson A. L. city express ; r 704 George. 

Johnson Albert, lab; r 509 N. Main; e s. 

Johnson Albert, lab ; r 508 S. Sixth ; e s. 

Johnson A. cabinetmkr ; r 8th, cor 4th av. 

Johnson Alfred, r e end Fifth av. 

Johnson Alfred, blacksmith A. Neumeister ; 
bds same. 

Johnson Andrew, r 410 S. Main ; w s. 

Johnson Andrew, r 118 W. Third; e s. 

Johnson Andrew S., r 804 Fifth av; e s. 

Johnson And. W. miller ; r 509 S. First ; e s. 

Johnson C.G. tailor 1. Bacharach ; r Seventh. 

Johnson C. lab; r s end S. Seventh; W. A. 

Johnson Chas. emp John T. Lakin. 

Johnson Chas, lab ; bds 733 N. Eirst ; e s. 

Johnson Chas. lab ; r 901 Third av. 

Johnson Chas. r S. Eighth ; W. A. 

Johnson C. F. carp; r 712 N. Church; w s. 

Johnson Claus, carp ; r 910 Fifth av. 

Johnson Dr. E. J. dentist; r 107 N. 1st; e s. 

JOHNSOX & MIIVZINGER, 

Dealers in Fruits, Oysters, Confectionery, 
Cigars and Fancy Groceries ; Proprietors 
of Oyster and Ice Cream Parlors, 135 W. 
State St. 

JOHNSON FRANKI^IN, residence 
over 123 W. State st. ; born in Alabama, 
Genessee Co., N.Y., Nov. 1,1837; removed 
to Madison, Wis., in 1853; lived there two 
years; then came to Rockford in 1855; 
married Almira E. Thayer, of Schuyler 



Co., N. Y. ; they have one child, Nettie L., 
born Jan. 1, 1865; Mr. J. served two years 
in Co. C, 15th I. V. I.; enlisted as private, 
mustered out as Corporal. 

Johnson Fred'k, lab; r 511 S. First; e s. 

Johnson Fred H. r 801 Pecatonica. 

Johnson Geo. tailor; r 311 S. Fifth; e s. 

Johnson G. F. watchmaker; r 519 E. State. 

Johnson Gust, emp F. H.Manny; room same. 

Johnson Gust, lab ; r 403 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Johnson Gust, mason ; r 716 N. First ; e s. 

Johnson Isaac A. r 801 Pecatonica. 

Johnson Jno. P. tailor; r S. Fourth; e s. 

Johnson J. P. tailor; bds C. Henry. 

Johnson Jas. teamster ; r n end George ; w s. 

Johnson Jas.farm ; r School w of fair ground. 

Johnson Jens, cooper ; r 1404 Third av. 

Johnson Jno. cooper ; r 405 S. Second ; e s. 

Johnson Jno. painter : r 207 N. Second ; e s. 

Johnson I. A. R. employe B. & Sames ; r 410 
S. Fourth. 

Johnson John, lab; r 214 S. Water; e s. 

Johnson John, lab; r 403 S. Fourth; e s. 

Johnson Jos. plumber ; r 407 N. Main ; e s. 

Johnson K. pressman Gazette; r 1404 3d av. 

Johnson Benj. lab; r 1107 Second av; e s. 

Johnson Nich. moulder ; r 405 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Johnson Ole, r 704 Fourth av ; e. s. 

Johnson Oscar, r 722 N. First ; e s. 

Johnson Oscar, lab; r 901 Fourth av; e s. 

Johnson Peter, r 209 S. West ; w s. 

Johnson Peter, tailor ; r 403 S. Fourth; e s. 

Johnson Peter, mechanic ; r 503 S. First, e s 

Johnson S. A. r 402 Kishwaukee. 

Johnson Sam'l, wire works; r 118 N. 3d; e s. 

Johnson Sam'l, mechanic ; r 307 Bluff; e s. 

Johnson S. G. tailor ; r S. Fourth. 

Johnson Thos. G. painter ; r 207 N. 3d ; e s. 

JOHNSON W. G. House, Sign and 
Carriage Painter and Grainer, 514 E. 
State St. ; residence 309 N. Fourth st. ; Mr. 
Johnson deals extensively in Paints, Oils, 
Varnishes, Glass, Brushes, and painters' 
materials of every description. 

Johnson W. P, r 901 Ferguson ; s s. 
Johnson W. A. painter ; r 307 N. 3d ; e s. 
Johnson W. W. piano stools ; r S. Nmth, cor 
Thirteenth av. 

Johnson Wm. r 306 S. West. 

Johnson , musician ; r over 338 E. State 

Johnson Chas. tailor ; r 607 S. Seventh ; e s. 
Johnson W. J. book agt ; r over 338 E. State. 
Johnston A. M. oat meal ; r 309 N. Main ; w s. 
Johnston J. S.blacksmth ; r 505 Kishwaukee. 
Johnston Morton, r 610 Mulberry. 
Jones Benj. harnessmkr; r 804 Pecatonica. 



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Jones Benj. bds 118 N. First; e s. 

JO^ES CASSIUS €. Teller Second 
National Bank ; residence 508 Rockton 
av. ; born at Seneca Falls, N. Y., May B, 
1845; came to Rockford in 1868; has been 
with the Second National Bank nearly 
nine years; married Mar}^ D. Hankinson, 
Dec. 37, 186!J ; she is a daughter of Dr. G. 
B. Hankinson, of Manahawkin, N. J.; 
have one child, Grace L., who was born 
April 5, 1874. 

Jones David, carp ; r 506 W. State. 

Jones Ellis L. r 808 Ferguson. 

Jones H. A. mechanic ; r 906 Ferguson ; s s. 

Jones H. K. carp; r201 N. Main; w s. 

Jones John, plasterer; r 501 E. State. 

JOXES J. HERVA, Sup't Emer- 
son, Talcott & Co. Manufacturing Works ; 
residence 710 S. Main st. ; born in Canan- 
daigua, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1827; lived in 
Rochester, N. Y., until 19 ycai;s of age; 
came to Byron, Ogle Co., 111., in 1846; 
when only 12 years of age, he commenced 
work in machine shops, and has continued 
to work in different mechanical depart- 
ments ever since; he removed to Rock- 
ton in 1847, where he remained until 
he came to Rockford in 1863; since 
1869 he has superintended the entire 
works of the firm with which he is now 
connected; in 1854 he invented the first 
hand corn planter which was ever made, 
which remains a staple planter at this 
time, being extensively manufactured 
by Emerson, Talcott & Co. ; he is the in- 
ventor of very many other implements, 
machines and improvements, among 
which may be mentioned. Self Rakes, at- 
tached to the Manny Reaper, Broadcast 
Seeders, Riding, Combined and Walking 
Cultivators, Horse Power Equalizers, 
Horse Corn Planters, improvements on the 
Marsh Harvesters, etc. ; he is one of the 
Directors of the Public Library ; was Co. 
Supervisor of the 5th ward in 1873 and 
1874; married Paulina P. Austin, daughter 
of Sewell Austin, of Shirland, who came 
here in 1840 ; they have one son and one 
daughter. 

JONE^$ J. PRYNKE, Attorney at 
Law ; office over Rockford National Bank ; 
residence 206 S. Main st. ; East Side ; born 
in Warren, Ohio, Aug. 14, 1852; came to 
Rockford in June, 1876; admitted to the 
bar at Boonsboro, Iowa, in Jan., 1875 ; ad- 
mitted to the bar in this state in 1876. 

Jones P.with Graham & Co. ; r 808 Ferguson. 

JONES, ^VOODRrFF & CO., 

Manufacturers of the celebrated IXL 
Wind Engines and Iron Pumps; Deep 
Well Pumps with the " Mills Patent Cyl- 
inder " a specially; Ottice, No. 119 Court 
St., west of Court-house square. 

Jones Samuel N. pumps, etc. ; r 1019 W.State. 

Jones T. W. meat market ; r 501 E. State. 

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Jonestrang S. r street from Seminary, s R. R. 

JOSLIX JAMES T. Clerk and Book- 
keeper for F. K. ct W. H. Dunshee; resi- 
dence at 205 N. Tliird st., East Side ; born 
in Nichols, Tioga Co., N. Y., Dec. 12, 1859 ; 
came to Rockfol-d in Oct., 1867 ; lie is a 
member of Washington Camj), P. O. S. of A. 

Joyce M. (Walsh A: Joyce), r 1005 Third av. 

Judd O. H. salesman ; r 305 N. Avon ; w s. 

Julian Stephen T., K. Bros, paper mill ; r 
Wall, n S. West; s s. 

KALLSTRAND C. A. painter; bds 513 
E. State. 
Kallstrand Charles, room. 
Kane John, r 320 W. State. 
Kasten Gust, r 722 N. First; e s. 
Kastholm E. L. stone-cutter; r 504 Mulberry. 
Katzung Jos. butcher-, r 1010 S. Church; s s. 
Kaufman Albert G. r 1411 Charles; e s. 
Kaufman A. D. cigar maker; r 1114 Charles. 

KAUFFHAX AUGUST, Proprietor 
Meat Market, 820 S. Main St.; South Side; 
residence cor Church and Mouiague sts. ; 
born in Germany, Aug. 31, 1834; came to 
Rockford in 1854; he has been engaged in 
present business about 18 years ; married 
Elizabeth Katzung; they have five chil- 
dren : Louisa, Annie, Edward, Charles and 
Minnie ; they have lost one son. 

Kauffman Leo. butcher ; bds 818 S. Main ; s s. 

Kaye Geo. hardware, 405 W. State ; r 610 W. 
State. 

Kaye Geo., Jr., r 610 W. State. 

Keefe Daniel, lab; r 1109 Rock; s s. 

Keegau Thomas, r 1211 Rock; s s. 

KEEL.ER 5fORMAX A. Dealer in 
Fashionable Millinery, Patterns, etc., 208 
W. State St.; residence same No.; born in 
Farmington, Ontario Co.,;N. Y., Sept. 26, 
1833 ; came to Rockford in 1874 ; he came 
to Delevan, Wis., in 1840 ; married Maria 
E. Peets, Aug. 26, 1858 ; she was born in 
Pike, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1836 ; they have two 
children : Minnie, born in LaGrange, Mo., 
April 11, 1860; Harry B. was born in Del- 
evan, Wis., Jan. ]6, 1864; Mr. and Mrs. 
Keeler are members of the M. E. Church. 

Keeling Frank, carp ; r 1006 Elm ; w s. 

Keeling John, painter; r 1108 S. Main; s s. 

Keeling Thomas M. r 1006 Elm; w s. 

Keeling S. moulder; r 1108 S. Main; s s. 

Keeling Thomas M. r 1006 Elm. 

Keeling Wm. M. r 1108 S. Main; s s. 

Keeling W. tailor; r 205 S. Sixth; e s. 

Keeley Michael, lab; r 211 S. Water; e s. 

Keeney A. W. paper mill ; r 1009 West; s s. 

Keeney E. M. bkpr Globe Paper Mills, Rock- 
ford, and Enterprise Paper Mills, Wil- 
mington ; r same. 

Keeney John D. paper mill ; r 810 Blake ; s s. 



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Keeney M. D. paper mill ; r Wilmington. 
Keig Edward, 1102 Third av; e s. 
Keith C. H. r cor E. Seminary and S. 3d; es. 
Keith James L. r W. State near limits. 
Kelley John, blacksmith ; bds 610 Court ; e s. 
Kelley Wm. lab; bds 207 S. Water; e s. 
Kelly Francis H. carp ; r Corbin cor Loomis. 
Kellogg B. J. dentist over 308 W. State ; r 

210 N. First. 
Kellogg Geo. F. bkpr; r 1005 S. Court; s s. 
Kellogg J. K. r 113 N. Winnebago; w s. 
Kellogg N. S. butcher; r 113 N. Winnebago. 
Kelley Richard, blacksmith; r 903 Cedar. 
Kelley S. D. r 1125 W. State. 
Kelsey A. M. dentist 307 W. State ; r 301 S. 

Winnebago. 
Kendlehardt Fred, r 708 Elm ; w s. 
Kennisli John, harnessmaker Elm bet Main 

and Church; r 1002 Elm; w s. 
Kennedy A. papermkr; bds 308 S. Main; ws. 
Kennedy John M. employe gas works ; bds 

Holland House. 
Keogh Richard, watchmaker. 
Kern John M. tailor; r 512 Hill; e s. 
Kerr Andrew R. lab ; r 107 Peach ; w s. 
Kerr J. B. r 518 N. Church; w s. 
Kerr Rev. Dr. T. pastor Christian Union ; r 

518 N. Church. 
Kerr Wm. painter ; r 608 S. Fourth ; e s. 
Kessler Aaron H. elk City Hotel ; r same. 
Kessler George, r 110 Mulberry. 
Kessler Henry, blacksmith; r 110 Mulberry. 

KESSIiER JERRY, WithF. K. and 
W. H. Dunshee; residence 308 N. Fourth 
St., East Side; born in Centre Co., Pa., 
Jan. 26, 1838; came to this Co. in the fall 
of 1870; married Eliza Jane Morey, Jan. 
13, 1868; was in the army during the 
rebellion about two years and a half; 
served four months in Co. E., 141st Regt. 
I. V. I. ; balance of the time in Co. A., 
147th Regt. I. V. I.; Mr. Kessler is a 
member of Winnebago Lodge, No. 31, 
I. O. O. F., also of Rockford Encampment, 
No. 44, I. O. O. F. 

Kettlewell Thomas P. meat market 501 E. 

btate; r 113 N. First; e s. 
Keyes C. E. road master ; r 309 S. Second ; e s. 
Keyes Fred A. r 309 S. Second ; e s. 
Keyt D. architect and builder 117 N.Main ;w s 
Keyte George, r 606 Rockton av. 
Keyt James, mason, r 707 W. State. 
Keyt Wm. R. r 117 N. Main ; w s. 
Kiihl Charles, cigarmaker ; bds W. State. 
Kiley Wm. teaming; r 610 S. Fifth. 
Killey J. W. blacksmith ; 404 N. Third ; e s. 
Kimball Frank H. r 815 N. Winnebago; ws. 
Kimball Henry P. secy of Winnebago Co. 

Agricultural Society ; r 815 N. Winnebago. 



Kimball Willis M. r 815 N. Winnebago. 

Kimball P. T. express; r 1107 Ferguson; ss. 

King Frank C. book-keeper; r 307 S. West. 

KIBi^G GEORGE E. Assistant Cash, 
ier Second National Bank; residence cor. 
West and Elm sts. ; born at Wappinger's 
Falls, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Aug. 30, 1844; 
came to Rockford in May, 1856 ; was with 
his father, Wm. G. King, in mercantile 
business until 1864, when he became con- 
nected with the Second National Bank, 
and has continued with it ever since; mar- 
ried Alice E. Fisher, daughter of Henry 
Fisher, who was one of the prominent 
business men of R<jckford from the time 
the railroad reached here until his de- 
cease, in ; Mr. King has one daugh- 

ter, Alma E., who was born Oct. 22, 187l. 

King Henry H. r 811 N. Second; e s. 

King John, r 410 S. Court; w s. 

King Henry, r rear 134 S. Water; e s. 

King J. P. seedgrower, r 820 N. Main; w s. 

Kinsman D. at tack factory; r Cedar, near 
S.^Court. 

Kingsbury H. grocer, 121 S. Main, w s; r. 

506 N. Main. 
Kingsley C. M. painter ; r 607 Horsman ; w s. 
Kirby Edward, carp; r 308 S. Horsman. 
KirbyT. J. tailor, n2 W. State; r 705 N. 

Second ; e s. 

KIRK ELINHA A. Capitalist; re- 
sides at 305 N. Second st. ; born in East 
Nottingham, Chester Co., Pa., March 9, 
1819; in 1824 his father moved to Dix- 
borough, near Ann Harbor, Mich.; about 
the year 1825 or '26 his father built the 
first mill west of Detroit; they moved to 
Branch Co., Mich., in 1826; came to Guil- 
ford, in this Co., March 6, 1837 ; engaged 
in farming pursuits ever since he came 
here; for twenty years veiy largely en- 
gaged in the grain business in Rockford, 
but at the same time farming extensively; 
married Rachel Dennis; she was born 
near St. Thomas, Canada ; they have three 
children, Josephine Marion, now Mrs. 
Samuel Kerr, Emeline Elizabeth, and 
Henrietta Theresa; Mr. Kirk and family 
are Universalists. 

Kirton D. M. attorney at law, Horsman new 
block, W. State ; r 606 N. Church ; w s. 

Kirton James, r 606 N. Clmrch ; w s. 

Kirton Jas. H. r 606 N. Church; w s. 

Kitchen C. A. dentist ; r 507 Cherry. 

Kjellberg And. emp furn fac; r 512 Union. 

Kjellgren A. painter; r 510 S. Seventh ; e s. 

Kjellgren Aug. lab; r s end Seventh; W. A. 

Kjellgren John, lab; r 510 S. Seventh; e s. 

Kjelgren Samuel, painter; r 516 Union; e s. 

Klein Louis, clothier; bds Holland House. 

Kloman L. watchmkr; bds 112 Second; e s. 

Knapp M. L. 318 N. Avon ; w s. 



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499 



Knapp Riley I. r 807 Kent; s s. 

Knight Dr. D. E. 108 S. Main, w s; boards 

Forest City House. 
Knowles Henry, butter dealer, Masonic Blk; 

r 510 North. 

K^OWLiTON ^^n. A. Manufac- 
turer of Kuowlton's " New Manny " Com- 
bined Reaper and Mower; by careful 
manufacture and honest etiort, Mr. K. se- 
cured the reputation to the machine 
known as the " New Manny ;" because 
that name is now used by others, he will 
hereafter call his " Knowlton's Reaper 
and Mower;" valuable improvements re- 
cently made ; he also manufactures Knowl- 
ton's Patent Ratchet Beam Cultivator, 
"Dexter, Junior;" also the "Eclipse" 
Riding- Cultivator, and Knowlton's Hay 
Rakes — the " Knowlton Rake" and the 
"Paddock Rake;" residence 302 N. Main 
St., West Side. 

Knowlton Wm. A., Jr. r 302 N. Main ; w s. 
Knudson E. marblecutter ; r 607 Rockton av. 

Knutson , s e S. Seventh ; W. A. 

Koplin C. C. fireman; r 715 S. Winnebago. 
Koplin J. L. engineer; r 206 S. West. 
Kouright Geo. carp ; bds City Hotel. 
Krone J. P. mechanic ; r 708 S. 7th ; W. A. 
Kruz A. mechanic; r 510 Kishwaukee; e s. 
Kullbom Otto, carp ; r nr S. Park ; e s. 

LaCOSTE ED. Agent Rockford Watch 
Company. 

Lacy Miles, lab; r 707 S. Fourth; e s. 
Ladue J. H. moulder; r 1001 S. Court; s s. 
LaForge C. C. old iron ; r 303 S. Court ; w s. 
LaFountain J. blacksmith; r 806 Rock; s s. 
Lake Adam S. carp ; bds City Hotel. 
Lake Chas. N. carp and cabinet maker ; bds 

White's Hotel. 
Lake C. W. messenger express co ; bds Forest 

City House. 

IjAKE JOH^ST, Whose portrait appears 
in this work, was born in England, March 
27, 1821. Came to this country in the 
summer of 1837. Settled in Rockford, 
Winnebago County, 111., in December of 
the same year, and has resided here till 
the present time. Has represented the 
Second Ward of the city of Rockford in 
her Common Council, as Alderman, from 
May 2, 1864, to May 5, 1873; has also 
served as Supervisor of same ward some 
SIX or seven years. Was extensively en- 
gaged in the lumber business from 1850 
to 1873. 

Mr. Lake has traveled in all parts of the 
United States, visiting California in 1872. 
Showing that he is a keen observer and a 
fine delineator of the scenery for which 
California is so famous, I insert an extract 
from a letter written to a friend, and by 



him published, describing the Yosemite 
Valley: 

" We will go by way of Stockton to the 
Valley. About forty miles from Stockton 
we strike the foot-hills of the Sierra- 
Nevada Mountain range, and for a dis- 
tance of one hundred miles we cross a 
series of mountain chains that are grand 
beyond any description I can give you. 
In this distance we ascend to an elevation 
of at least ten thousand feet above the 
starting point, at which point we are 
on the edge of the Yosemite Valley; 
and now in a distance of two miles 
we descend four thousand feet into the 
Valley. It is difficult to give a description 
or to find comparisons to give an impres- 
sion of the grandeur of the scenery, or of 
the lofty precipices surrounding this val- 
ley. Seek the highest mountain in Eng- 
land, cleave it in two to the level of the 
sea, and you will scarcely get one half the 
depth of this valley, and yet it is but 
about six miles long, and will not average 
over half a mile in width. Its sides are 
bare granite; in places are depressions, 
and the granite rotten or decomposed 
sufficiently to admit of vegetable growth; 
in such places we find huge pines growing, 
the roots seeking support in the crevices 
ot the rock. The bottom of the valley is 
a beautiful meadow; through the length 
of the valley runs the Merced river; some 
parts are covered with a heavy growth of 
timber; the meadow is covered with lux- 
uriant grasses and a variety of flowers. 
The height of the surrounding rocks and 
waterfalls is wonderful. Cap of Libertj^ 
is 4,600 feet high. This rock is almost a 
bare granite, and nearly vertical on all 
sides "except to the east. I ascended it 
alone; no one in the party had the cour- 
age to try it with me. When at the top, 
I was amply paid for the toil. Laid 
out before me was one of the finest pano- 
ramic views that I ever set my eyes upon. 
On every hand mountain peaks covered 
with snow,their bases presenting a growth 
of mammoth pine, spruce and balsam. 
Inspiration Point is 3,200 feet high ; with 
a Dr. Highway, of Cincinnati, I ascended 
tills point of rocks, jutting out into the 
Yaiiey— at its extremity not more than 
four feet wide. We took our seats on 
this, our feet hanging over the sides, and 
partook of our refreshments — wine and 
cake. A slip of a few inches would have 
carried us 2,000 feet into the valley below." . 

Has visited Europe three or four times, 
spending nearly a year in 1867, visiting 
her principal countries and cities. 

Married Miss Almeda M. Danley, Oct. 
11, 1849 ; her native place was Chautauqua 
Co., N. Y. Have had seven children: 
Sarah E., born Sept. 26, 1850; Geo. W., 
Jan. 17, 1852, died Sept. 10, 1852; Jane 
Eliza, Feb. 2, 1854; Alice M,, March 23, 
1861 ; Chas. E., Dec. 3, 1863, died June 15, 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIREOTOKY: 



1863 ; Frank L., April 5, 1865 ; Maria A., 
Dec. 11. 1866, died July 1, 1867. 

Mr. Lake has retired from active busi- 
ness, and in his beautiful home is enjoy- 
ing tlie accumulations of years of toil in 
his early manhood. He is the present act- 
ing Grand Master of the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows for the State of 111. 

Lake J. J. sheet iron worker; rooms over 
401 W. State. 

Lake L. F. carp ; i- 1006 Rock ; s s. 

L.AKIX JOHX T. Of the tirm of 
Perr}^ & Lakin, Lumber Dealeis, corner 
State and Third sts., East Side ; Mr. Lakin 
resides at 1109 West State st.; he was 
born at Dresden, Ohio ; came to Rockford 
in the fall of 1860. 

Lakin Josephus, r 608 W. State. 

Lakin P. H. clerk C. & N. W. R. R. ; r 608 
W. State. 

Lambert Thomas, r Lincoln av; s s. 

Lambert Henry, r Lincoln av. 

Lamont David, elk P. O. ; r 408 East. 

Lamont Jas. bkpr; r 911 S. Church; s s. 

Lamphire A. B. mechanic; r 607 Morgan ; ss. 

Lampson D. E. wind mill ; r 718 North ; e s. 

Lander Franklin C. r 306 N. Church ; w s. 

Lander F. W. sawyer ; r Peach near Avon. 

Landers Harry, r 306 S. Winnebago. 

liANDIN JOHN, Manufacturer and 
Dealer in Boots and Shoes, 412 E. State st. ; 
residence 705 Kishwaukee st. ; born in 
Sweden, Oct. 10, 1839; came to N. Y. City 
in 1864 ; resided there one yeai- ; removed 
to Rockford in 1865; married Johanna 
Anderson, Nov. 13, 1866 ; she was born in 
Sweden ; they have live children ; Mr. Lan- 
din and family are members of the Swedish 
Lutheran Church. 

Lane Frank, bolt shop ; r 906 Main ; s s. 

Lane Geo. printer; r 906 S. Main ; s s. 

Lane G. W. hardware, 811 S. Main, s s ; r 504 
N. Second ; e s. 

Lane I. harness maker; r 906 S. Main; s s. 

Lane James B. r 508 N. Church; w s. 

liA^fE DR. ROBERT P. President 
Second National Bank, cor Main and State 
sts. ; residence 508 N. Church st. ; born in 
Bedford Co., Penn., Feb. 21, 1818; came to 
Rockford in 1851 ; the Doctor was one of 
the parties who organized the Water 
Power Co. in 1853, and was most active in 
its development; was tirst Treasurer and 
Manager and for many years President; 
he oi'ganized the Second National Bank 
in 1864 ; he has been President of that in- 
stitution since first organization; he also 
organized the Rockford Insurance Co. in 
1866 ; has been Treasurer of that Company 
ever since that time ; the Doctor has always 
been prominently identified with the gen- 
eral business interests of Rockford since 
he first came to the place, in 1851. 



Lane Solomon, carp ; r 908 Rock ; s s. 
Lane Wm. B. r 508 N. Church. 
Lane Wm. lab ; r 903 N. Second ; e s. 
Lane Wm., Jr., moulder ; r 903 N. Second ; e s. 
Lang Robert, r 116 S. Wyman ; e s. 
Lansing A. C. feed store ; r 405 N. Third. 
Lansing J. A. feed store ; bds 405 N. Third. 
Lansing E. H. r 1003 Horsman. 
Lanyon D. N. carriage ptr ; r 708 Peach ; w s. 
LaPointe Alfred, r 1008 Crosby ; e s. 
LaPointe John, carp; r 912 Benton; e s. 
Largent J. H. elk; r 606 N. Rock; e s. 

liARGEXT JACOB P. Of the firm 
of Hazlet & Largent, dealers in Boots and 
Shoes and Rubber Goods, 402 E. State at. ; 
residence 204 S. Main st., East Side ; born 
in Fayette Co., Penn., Dec. 14, 1832 ; came 
to Rockford in Nov., 1854; engaged in 
grocery business until 1867 ; since then in 
present business; married Maggie Hazlet, 
May 9, I860; she was born in Maryland; 
they have one son, Clinton, born Sept. 18, 
1868; Mr. and Mrs. L. are members of 
State St. Baptist Church. 

Largent Oscar, bds 204 S. Main ; e s. 

Largent Albert, bds C. Henry. 

Larkins Oliver A. r 505 N. Church ; w s. 

Larson Albert, tailor A. & D. ; r Kishwaukee. 

Lasher , rooms over 329 W. State. 

Larson L. painter ; r 9th av, cor S. 8th ; W.A. 

Larson Peter, tailor ; r 809 Third av ; e s. 

Lassaman C. mechanic ; r over 108 W. State. 

Lathrop Wm. atty at law ; r 402 N. West ; w s. 

Laurence L. H. r 703 George. 

Lavin Mich, plow maker; r 1001 Crosby; es. 

Lawless Albert H. r 1012 S. Third ; e s. 

Lawler Patrick, tailor ; r 701 N. Main ; e s. 

Lawler P. at bolt works, 1106 Ferguson; s s. 

L.A'WIiER THOS. G. Milling Busi- 
ness ; Mill on water power at east end of 
dam ; residence 208 Kishwaukee st. ; born 
in Liverpool, Eng., April 7, 1844; came to 
Rockford in 1854 ; married Fannie A. Rodd, 
Dec. 24, 1866; she was born in Canada, 
Sept. 22, 1845 ; Mr. Lawler enlisted as a 
private in Co. E, 19th I. V. I., June 8, 1861 ; 
was in the service 3 years and 3 months; 
mustered out as Sergeant, Brevet First 
Lieut. ; was in the battles of Stone River, 
Chicamauga, Mission Ridge, Bailey's 
Cross Roads, Mallard Creek, Resaca, and 
all other engagements of this Regt. until 
close of the campaign ; Mr. L. is Post Com- 
mander of Nevius' Post, No. 1, G. A. R. ; 
has been for 8 years ; he is also First Lieut, 
of Rockford Rifles. 

Lawrence D. E. ins agt ; r. 1006 W. State. 

Lawrence L. C. trav agt ; r 309 North. 

Lawrie J. T. emp A. M. Johnston & Co. 

Lawrie Thos. J. miller ; bds White's Hotel. 



ROCKFOED CITY. 



501 



Lawshe Spencer, drayman ; r 308 North. 
Lawson Albert, tailor ; r 705 Kishwaukee ; e s 
Laws Jerry, city exp; r 1109 River. 
Lawison Nels. r Fourth av, cor Eighth. 
Lawson O. L. shoemaker; r 126 Park; e s. 
Lawson O. r 208 S. Fourth. 
Lawson R. employe N. C Thompson; r 405 

Kishwaukee. 
Lawson S. stone quarry, Seminary, s R.R. ;e s. 

Lawson , bds 304 S. Fourth; e s. 

Lawtou A. J. grocer; bds 612 Mulberry. 
Lawton T. J. grocer; bds 612 Mulberry. 
Layug Wm. lab; r S. Mam cor Lincoln av. 
Leach Isaac J. painter; r Lincoln av. 
Leach E. A. r Lincoln av. 
Leach Wm. John, painter ; r Lincoln av. 
Leach W. J. carp ; r 925 Crosby ; e s. 
Leahy Wm. lab; r 719 N. Church; w s. 
Lear Thomas, blacksmith; r 1206 S. West. 
Leavitt Charles, painter; 1509 Fifth av; e s. 
Leavitt Wm. lab; r 1509 Fifth av; e s. 

liEE B. F. County Clerk; r 405 N. 
West; born in Owen Tp., this Co., April 
19, 1842; married Mary Urquhart, Dec. 
16, 1874; she was born in Rockton Tp., 
this Co., March, 1853; Mr. Lee was Clerk 
of the Board of Supervisors from June 24, 
1869, lo Sept. 16, 1873 ; was Collector of 
Owen Tp. two years, 1866 and 1867; he 
has .served as County Clerk since Dec, 
1873 ; served three years and ten months 
in Co. L., 8th Regt. I. V. C; enlisted as 
private, mustered out as Second Lieu- 
tenant; lost left arm in the fight at Ft. 
Stevens, D. C, in July, 1864. 

Lee Chas. H. salesman L. Moulthrop. 

liEEDS RICHARD V. Agent for 
White's Sewing Machines, 217 East State 
St.; residence 308 Walnut st. ; born in 
Canaan, N. H., Jan. 3, 1815; came to Ros- 
coe, this Co., in 1863 ; came to Rockford 
in 1864; married Mary P. Rice; she was 
born in Windsor, Vt. ; they have three 
children, Helen A., now Mrs. J. D. Durell; 
Lizzie M., now Mrs. John P. Zimmer- 
man ; and Delia C. 

Leland A.J.register elk P.O. ; bds 210 S.lst ;e s 

Lemley John, editor and prop. Golden Censer, 
cor S. Main and Walnut. 

Leonard E.M. provisions ;r 527 N. Church ; vv s 

Leonard F. J. confectionery 405 E. State; r 
501 S. Third ; e s. 

Leonardl. A.grocer 329W.State ;r309Horsman 

Lesuer M. L. painter; bds American House. 

Letts D. M. r 209 S. Fourth; e s. 

Levings P. R. r 709 Morgan ; s s. 

Lewis Mrs. F. J., r over S. Stern. 

Lewis H. Fay, cigars and tobacco 314 W. 
State ; r over S. Stern. 

Lewis Wm. lab ; r s e Kishwaukee. 



Lewis Stephen R. woodturner ; r 514 S. Main. 
Lidell John, emp C. & U. ; r 120 Park ; e s. 
Lief A. emp Thompson's; r 308 S. Fourth. 
Lillibridge F. teacher; r 605 S. Third; e s. 
Lillibridge N. K. r 605 S. Third; e s. 
Lillie F, B. bds 805 Sixth av; e s. 
Lillyeholm P.E. cabinetmkr; r 301 Bluft'; e s. 

I.INCOI.N 4]}EORGE, Engaged in 
the business of Bottling Foreign and 
Domestic Ales, Porter, Beer, Wines, etc. 
— orders by letter or otherwise solicited — 
bottling establishment, No. 408 S. Main 
St.; residence at 406 S. Main st.. West 
Side; born in Lowell Co., Mass., Aug. 4, 
1833; came to Rockford in May, 1855; 
married Martha Adeline Matthews; she 
was born in Lowell, Mass. ; they have one 
child. 

Lincoln Marshall, bottling with Geo. Lin- 
coln ; r 408 S. Main ; w s. 

Linbeck A.lab ;r Gregory betS.4th and 5th ;e s 

Linbeck I.P.lab ;r Gregory bet S 4th & 5th ;e s 

Lindahl P. grain warehouse 202 N. Main; r 
513 N. Second ; e s. ' 

Lindblade Augustus, emp Briggs & Enoch; 
r 911 Kishwaukee; e s. 

Lindblade J. emp E.& Co. ; r S.Seventh ; W.A. 

Lindbom John, miller; r 507 Pope; e s. 

Lind August, "r 506 Kishwaukee. 

Lind Andrew, carp; r 508 S. Sixth; e s. 

Lindeloff Alfred, elk; bds 302 S. Second. 

Linden A. W. painter 307 S. Main; r 1003 
' S. Winnebago. 

Linderman Jno. H. r 609 N. Main ; w s. 

Linderman John, trav agt Emerson, Talcott, 
& Co.;r509 N. Main; w s. 

Lindervoot J. P. r 706 S. Seventh ; W. A. 

Lindholm .Jno. lab ; bds 307 Bluff; e s. 

Lindfeldt A. cabinet maker ; r 805 Kishwau- 
kee; e s. 

Lindquist Chas. r 802 Second av. 

Lindsay Albert, clerk; bds 907 Loomis. 

L.II^fI>!SAY JOHIV, Dealer in Groce- 
ries, Flour, Feed and Provisions, 823 S. 
Main st. ; residence 907 Loomis st. ; born 
in Ireland, Oct. 8, 1840 ; came to N. Y.' 
Stale in 1853; lived there until he removed 
to Rockford, in 1866; married Caroline 
Dodge ; she Avas born in Glenn, jMoutgom- 
ery Co., N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. L. are mem- 
bers of the South Rockford M.E. Church; 
Mr. Lindsay served two years in Co. B, 
32d N. Y. V. I. ; participated in every bat- 
tle that regt. was engaged in ; was Color 
Sergeant sixteen months, and for eight 
months of latter part of service was Order- 
ly Sergeant. 

Lippitt J. L. r 814 N. Main; w s. 
Lischten Morris, emp A. Vanlnwageu. 
Lischten Richard, r 211 S. Wyman. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



Little H. D. crockery, 201 W. State ; bds 517 

N. Church. 
Litllefield Dan. C. r 210 S. First; e s. 

LITZELL.E JXO. C. Physician and 

Surgeon; office 316 East State St.; resi- 
dence 408 Kishwaukee st. ; born in Swe- 
den, March 9, 1825; came to Rockford in 
1871 ; tlie Doctor received his medical edu- 
cation in Stockholm, the capital of Swe- 
den; has been engaged in the practice of 
his profession since 1851. 

Livingston Frank, r 310 N. West; w s. 

Livingston Isaac, saloon, 407 W. State; r 
SIO'^N. West. 

Lloyd Wra. carp ; r 807 Third av ; e s. 

LOCKWOOD ISAAC B. Of the 

firm of Lockwood & Lyman, Wire Works, 
on Water Power; resides at 809 Mulberry 
St. ; born in Niagara Co., N. Y., Oct. 12, 
1837; came to Laona, this Co., in 1839; 
engaged in farming until he came to 
Rockford, in 1862, when he went into the 
Hardware store of Israel Sovereign, and 
remained with hun until 1872, when he 
engaged in present business; married 
Louisa M. Koyl, Aug. 21, 1861; she was 
born in Michigan, May 30, 1839; have 
three children ; Iva Blanche, boin April 1, 
1868; J. Ralph, Aug. 6, 1872; Pearl, Oct. 
6, 1874 ; Mrs. Lockwood is a member of 
the M. E. church. 

Lockwood Byroti,eng brewery ; r foot Prairie. 

Lockwood E. wireweaver; r 1203 Court; s s. 

Lockwood Geo. S. carp ; r 803 S. Court ; s s. 

Lockwood Henry, r 809 Mulberry. 

Logan John, lab; r 808 S. West; s s. 

Logue Wm. H. moulder ; r 908 Fourth av. 

LiOCkIJE wm. Undertaker, 502 E. 
State St. ; resides 409 Sixth st. ; born in 
Manchester, Eng., Oct. 14, 1820; came to 
Patterson, N. J., June 7, 1847; remained 
there two years, and then moved to Chica- 
go, where he lived four years, and moved 
to Rockford in April, 1858; he is a cabinet 
maker by trade ; has been engaged in the 
business'of Undertaking here 16 years; 
married Jane Aspden, in England; have 
five children living; lost two; Mr. and 
Mrs. L. are Protestant in religion. 

Lonenbeck Fred, r Lincoln av. 
Lonergan John K. carp; r406 River; s s. 
Lonergan Pat'k, carp; bds 114 S. Water; e s. 
Longcor Jas. r 509 S. Second ; e s. 
Long And. teaming; r 1201 Third av; e s. 
Long Michael, lab; r 1202 S. West. 
Long M. emp furniture factory ; r L. Osborn. 
Long Wm. J. r 609 Horsman; w s. 
Loomis H. W. r 801 N. Court; w s. * 
Loreu Mich, mechanic ; r 403 S. Winnebago. 
Loudy Jonas, r Ninth av cor Eighth ; W. A. 
Love Harry, blacksmith ; r 405 N. 2d ; e s. 



liOVE .T]!¥0. Of the firm of Savage & 
Love, Mill St., on the Water Power; resi- 
dence 410 Morgan St.; South Side; Pattern 
and Model Makers; General Work and 
Jobbing in Wood, Iron, Brass and Steel 
done, and satisfaction guaranteed; ample 
facilities for doing all kmds of work in 
their line, upon short notice; Mr. Love 
was born near Chambersburg, Franklin 
Co., Pa., Oct. 21, 1835 ; came to Rockford 
in 1844 ; married Anastasia Young, Oct. 
16, 1858; she was born in Jefferson, Cam- 
bria Co., Pa., Nov. 29, 1835 ; have two sons. 

Loveland Harvey S. r 714 N. Church; w s. 

Loveland John, baker; r 914 N. Couit; w s. 

Loveland R. P. r 914 N. Court; w s. 

Loveland Wm. bds 508 Gregory ; e s. 

Lovelace N. blacksmith ; r 707 N. 2d ; e s. 

Lowis J. B. paper and tinware; bds 402 
Gregory; e s. 

Lowney Jas. lab; r w. E. Chestnut. 

Lown Frank, painter; r 512 Gregory; e s. 

Lownsbury C. W. teacher; r 508 Mulberry. 

Lowgreen O. emp Bertrand & Sames; r 502 
S. Sixth. 

Lucas Aug. engineer ; r S. Court nr Chestnut. 

Luce C. A. carp; r 701 Market; e s. 

Luce C. D. r 701 Market; e s. 

Luce Frank D. elk ; r 701 Market ; e s. 

Lund Fred, jeweler, 311 E.State; r306 S. 4th. 

Lundburg K. lab; r 517 Union. 

L.lJ]XDGRElf C. A. 301 S. Main, 
West Side; House, Sign and Decorative 
Painter; Frescoing and all kinds of Paint- 
ing in the best style of the art ; Mr. L. 
was born in Sweden, Aug. 22, 1829; in 
1851 he came to N. Y. city; lived there 7 
years, then removed to Minnesota, where 
he resided most of the time until 1861, 
when he went to Europe and spent a year; 
in 1863 he came to Rockford ; he has had 
extensive experience as a painter, both in 
Europe and this country ; married Carrie 
P. Gilson, Nov. 4, 1866; have three chil- 
dren, Frank G., Fred. L., and Ethel. 

Lundgren Chas. r Fifth av n Eighth. 

Lundgren Chas.blacksmith ; r 403 S. 4th ; e s. 

Lundgren Gust.blacksmith ; r 403 S. 2d ; e s. 

Lundgren Jno. mason; r 610 N. First; e s. 

Lundiu Samuel, r 915 Kishwaukee; es. 

Lundine Solomon, bds 304 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Lundquist Peter, lab; r 609 S. Fifth. 

Lonergan John, carp ; r 1008 River; s s. 

Lundstrum A. mechanic; r 103 Morgan; s s. 

LundstrumA.M. blacksmith ; r 606 S.6th ; e s. 

Luther Vincent C. ftu-mer ; r 806 Ferguson. 

Lyman Edward H. taxidermist, Rockf Natl 
Bank building; r 1007 Mulberry, W.State. 

I.YMAN DR. J. BALDWIX, 

Physician and Surgeon, 118 and 120 N. 
Second st., East Side ; born in East Hamp- 



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ton, Mass., April 18, 1820; came to Rock- 
ford iu the spring of 1858; the Dr. is a 
graduate of Jeflersou Medical College; 
also a graduate of Amherst College; in 
1848 he became Instructor of German and 
French Languages at Amherst College; 
in 1850 he was Professor of Mathematics 
in Oglethorp University, in Georgia; mar- 
ried Lucy Uepue ; she was born in Haines- 
ville, N. J. ; they have five children; the 
Dr. IS President of the Board of Educa- 
ti<m; he is Examining Pension Surgeon-, 
has been acting as such since 1863. 

L.YMAX 1!^. E. President Peoples Sav- 
ings Bank ; residence 504 N. Court St., West 
Side; born in Rushtord, iVUegheny Co., 
N. Y., Nov. 17, 1834; came to Rockford 
in 1873. 

Lyman Wm. H. carp; r 1105 Crosby; e s. 

Lynch John, r 801 Corbin ; s s. 

Lynch John, lab; r 801 Crosby; e s. 

Lynch J. moulder; r Cunningham, n limits. 

Lynch Patrick, employe Forbes & Co.; r 
foot Knowlton ; s s. 

Lynn Herman J. baker, C. D. Asprooth. 

Lyon D. G. moulder; r 1107 S. Court; s s. 

Lyon I. justice of peace ; r 209 N.Chui'ch ;ws. 

Lyon Wm. G. painter, 1406 S. West. 

Lyon Wm. P. carp ; r 403 Park ; w s. 

Lyon George, lab; r 1203 S. Court; s s. 

Lyons Wm. grocer, 431 W. State; r 207 N. 
Avon ; w s. 

McAFFKE WM. D. Physician and 
Surgeon, 106 W. State st. ; resides at 
same number; born in Towanda, Pa., May 
26, 1838; came to Mt. Carroll, 111., in 1858; 
removed to Rockford in the spring of 
1867 ; married F. Viola Seymour ; she was 
born in this State ; the doctor is a gradu- 
ate of the Homeopathic Medical College 
of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, class of 
1861 ; during the rebellion he served 
about one year as Quarter Master, and 
acted as physician and surgeon in the 
Army of the Tennessee ; the Dr. and his 
wife are members ot the Church of The 
Christian Union. 

McAnarney John, r 503 N. First ; e s. 

McAnarney John, Jr. elk ; r 503 N. First ; e s. 

McArthur Dr. A. L. phys ; r foot Seminary 

McArthur Frank, elk ; bds Cherry. 

McCammond John R. r 918 Crosby; e s. 

McCammoud Wm. A. paper box manufac- 
turer; r 208N. Fifth. 

McCann Charles, elk ; bds 402 S. Main ; w s. 

McCard J. barber shop, 113 S.Main ; r same. 

McCarrick J. shoemkr; r 804 N.Winnebago. 

McCarty Dennis, lab; r 709 S. Fifth; e s. 

McClafferty Ed. machinist; r 603 Montague. 

McComb John D. employe coal yard. 

McCommons Perry, r 208 N. West; w s. 



McConnell J. emp Graham&Co. ; r 205 Kent. 
McConnell J .pressfeexier, Gazette ; r 205 Kent. 
McCormick Thomas, lab; r 904 Horsman. 
McCourt Patrick, r Wall, near S. Court; s s. 
McCoy F. mechanic; r 1101 Ferguson; s s. 
McCoy Thomas, r 904 South. 
McCutchan W. H. elk C. &. N. W. R. R. 
McDermaid J. cooper; r 509 N. Main; e s. 
McDermott'J. M. lab; r 1509 S. West; s s. 
McDonald Jas. lab; r N. Water; e s. 
McDonald Jas., Jr. r N. Water. 
McDonald John, lab; r 806 Horsman. 
McEwan Joseph, r 924 Crosby; e s. 
McEwan Hugh, r 924 Crosby; e s. 
McEwan Samuel, r 924 Crosby; e s. 
McFarlan Alex, emp Clark and Utter; r 908 

S. West. 
McGill P. lab; r Blaisdell, w of fair ground. 
McGinnis Daniel, lab; r South; s s. 
McGinnis, Patrick, r 1002 Benton ; e s. 
McGookin Arthur, bds C. Henry. 

McGookin D. mason; r 707 N. Winne- 
bago ; w s. 

McGrath Dan'l, lab; r 708 Chestnut; w s. 

McGrath Philip, lab; r 1003 South. 

McGrath Thos. lab; r 714 N. Main ; w s. 

McGraw Pat'k, lab ; r 709 Rockton av. 

McGraw Thos. lab ; r 709 Rockton av. 

McGregor W. supt. N. C. Thompson, 304 S. 
West. 

McGufley E. M. private tutor ; bds 508 Rock- 
ton av. 

McGuire B. lab; r rear 813 Pecatonica. 

McHugh Josie, emp A. C. Gray; r same. 

Mclntee Matt, lab ; r 720 N. Main ; e s. 

Macintosh Jas. C. carp ; r 104 N. Court. 

Macintosh Jos. r 803 Rockton av. 

Mcintosh A. K. carp; r 1123 W. State. 

Mclnnes J. A. clerk Ins Co. ; r 506 S.4th ; e s. 

Mclnnes Robt. W. r 407 S. Fourth; e s. 

Mclnnes Wm. carp ; r 407 S. Fourth ; e s. 

McK15fI.EY ^WM. Grocer, 409 W. 
State st; residence 605 Horsman St.; born 
in Gettysburg, Pa., Jan. 1, 1816; came to 
Owen Tp., this Co., in 1844 ; was engaged 
in farming until he removed to Rockford, 
in 1855 ; he was engaged in lumber busi- 
ness until 1857 ; was Town and City Col- 
lector in 1857 and 1858 ; in 1858 he went 
to Mo., where he remained until 1861, 
when he returned to Rockford and en- 
gaged in grain business, which he contin- 
ued until 1870; then he went into the gro- 
cery trade and has continued in it ever 
since; his first wife was Matilda A. Wal- 
ler ; she died in 1848 ; they had three chil- 
dren, two x)f whom are now living, Leroy 
C. and Mary A. ; present wife was Mercy 
L. Nichols ; she was born in Genesee Co. 



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N. Y. ; they have six daughters, Frances 

L., Alice L., Eva, Bertha R., Cora and 

Edith ; lost one daughter; Mr. and Mrs. 

McKinley are members of the Court Street 

M. E. Church. 
McKinnie Frank, r 117 N. Third; e s. 
McGowan F. mason; r E. State, nr limits. 
McLaue Edw. r 510 S.' Sixth. 
McLaughlin Dennis, carp; r 808 N. 2d; e s. 
McLaughlin P. grocer, 305 E. State; r 503 

N". Winnebago. 
McLelland W. H. trav agt; r 1202 E. State. 
McMahon Jas. lab; r S. Wyman. 
McMahon J. baggagemastr ; r 908 South ; s s. 
McMahon Michael, r 1017 South. 
McMahon Peter, lab ; r S. Wyman. 
McMahon Wm. r S. Wyman; w s. 
McMann J. H. emp E. S. Smith's livery; 

bds City Hotel. 
McNeil Wm. elk ; r 1006 East; s s. 
McNaughton Oliver, furniture xipholstering, 

213 E. State ; r same. 
McNaughton Peter,carp ; r over 218 E. State. 
McNeany Arthur, lab; r 502 S. Main; w s. 
McNeany Frank, lab ; r 502 S. Main. 
McNeil Thos. r 1006 East; s s. 

aicPHERfSOX JAS. residence 707 
Elm St. ; born in Scotland, Aug. 28, 1851 ; 
came to Canada when about tive years of 
age; lived there until the fall of 1860, 
vrhen he came to Rockford. 

McRoberts Geo. blacksmith ; Morgan, nr S. 
Main. 

McRoberts J. blacksmith; r 117 S. First; e s. 

Mabie Rev. John S. pastor 1st Bapt. Church. 

Maguire Geo. W. r 207 N. Court; w s. 

Mahan Thos. lab; r 1007 S. Church; s s. 

Maher J. mechanic; bds 112 N. Second; e s. 

Mahoney Timothy, r Green, cor Horsman. 

Mahon James, lab ; r 409 Rural ; e s. 

Malaney T. blacksmith ; bds 115 S. First; e s. 

Maine S. V. billiard room, 2053^ W. State; 
r 209 N. Main; w s. 

Mamlberg Andrew, r 607 S. Fourth. 

IIANARD & BRO. Plumbers, Gas 
and Steam Fitters, and dealers in Gas and 
Kerosene Fixtures,Pumps, Mantels, Grates, 
Awnings, Tents, etc., etc., Post-office Block ; 
Alpheus B. Mauard resides at 708 W. 
State St. ; born in Canada, in March, 1837 ; 
came to Rockton in 1856; to Rockford ten 
years later; was Deputy (Jounty Recorder 
six years; married Alice Z. Wright; she 
was born in England ; they have three 
children : Emma Rosalie, Robert and Sid- 
ney T. 

MANARD JAMES W. Boards at 
Hardy's Hotel ; he was born in Canada, 
Jan. 15, 1835; came to Rockton in Nov., 
1855 ; came to Rockford in 1874 ; married 



Julia A. Blake; she died March, 1874; 
one child, James Julian, born Feb. 24, 
1874; he lives with his grand-parents in 
Rockton. 

Manard A. P. employe Manard & Bro., r 123 

N. Main; w s. 
Mandeville Cortland, r 802 Montague. 
Mandeville E. H. grocer ; r 802 Montague. 
Mandeville Rev. C. E. pastor Court Street 

Methodist Church ; r 302 N. Church ; w s. 
Mandevill&F. D. r lOOS S. Church; s s. 
Mandeville H. D. r 1008 S. Church ; s s. 
Mandeville Michael, r 802 Montague; s s. 
Mandeville W. H. baker ; r 1008 S.Church ; s s. 
Manifold J. N. phys, 820 W. State; r 506 S. 

Avon. 

3IANL.OVE J. €}., Jr., 211 Peach 
St. ; born in Madison, Ind., March 12, 1839; 
married Hattie E. Case, April 4, 1870; she 
was born near Utica, N. Y. ; they have two 
children : George H., born Aug. 27, 1872, 
and one infant cliild ; Mr. Manlove enlisted 
with the Rockford Zouaves in 1861, the 
first call for 75,000 three-months men ; re- 
enlisted in Waterhouse Battery from Chi- 

' cago, First Regt. HI. Art., Co. E; was 
wounded at Shiloh, April 6, 1862; served 
until Dec. 25, 1864. 

Manlove J. G. atty at law, over 316 W. State; 

r 211N. Church; w s. 
Manlove L. A. shirt factory, 212 W. State ; r 

202 North. 
Manning Henry J. r Blake, nr S. Court; s s. 
Manning W. A. jeweler, 111 W. State; r 309 

N. Second. 
Manix Thos. drayman ; r 602 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Manny F. H. agl imp mfg, water power ; r 
Kent, cor S. Church ; s s. 

Manny Geo. J. foreman John P. Manny ; r 
619 N. Main. 

Manny James H. with F. H. Manny ; r 603 
Peach ; w s. 

MAXXY JOHX P. Manufacturer of 
Mowers and Reapers, on water power; 
residence 433 N. Main st.. West Side ; born 
in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., N. Y., 
March 8, 1823 ; came to Stephenson Co., 
111., in 1842; was engaged in farming until 
1849, when he commenced making mow- 
ers and reapers in Stephenson Co. ; in 1835 
he came to Rockford, and from that time 
until 1856 he was associated with J. H. 
Manny in the manufacture of mowers and 
reapers ; in 1856 he manufactured the John 
P. Manny Combined Machine, that being 
the first two-wheeled combined machine 
manufactured ; N . C. Thompson manufac- 
tured these machines largely after 1862, 
but Mr. Manny is now the exclusive man- 
ufacturer; he is one of the Directors of 
the Winnebago National Bank, and is 
President of the Rockford Cemetery. 






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Manny John, moulder; bds 1105 S. Wiuue- 

bago ; s s. 
Manson Louis, jeweler; bds City Hotel. 
Manuel A. I. geul delivery clkT*. O.; r 307 

Chestnut. 
Manuel J H. slsman ; bds 51 1 N. Church ; w s. 
Mapes F. saloon, 328 W.State ; r 403 S.Church. 
Marauville C bolt factory; r 809 River; s s. 
Marcellus W. H. watchmaker; r 504 N. 

Main ; w s. 
Marshal C. B. millwright; bds City Hotel. 
Marshall E. B. room 407 Mulberry. 
Marshall P. R. carp ; r 1218 S. Winuebago ; s s. 
Marshall W. attorney; r 708 Benton. 
Marsh Chas. carp; r 1001 First av; e s. 
Marsh C. G. bkpr; r 708 Seminary; e s. 
Marsh C. S. r 305 N. Main ; w s. 
Marsh G. L. upholsterer; bds 811 E. State. 
Marsh H. E. elk ins co ; r 305 N. Main ; w s. 
Marsh H. C. elk A. C. Burpee ; bds Cherry. 

MAR8II J. B. & CO., Manufacturers 
and dealers in all kinds of Furniture, 
Household Furniture a specialty, 404 E. 
State St.; residence 805 First av; J. B. 
Marsh was born in Kent, Litchtield Co., 
Conn., July 21, 1833 ; came to Rockford in 
Oct., 1855; married Amanda J. Work, 
June 6, 1858; she was born in Mt. Vernon, 
O. ; they have two children, Edward H. 
and Fannie E. ; when 3 years of age, Mr. 
Marsh moved to Putnam Co., N. Y., where 
he remained until he came here ; he has 
been engaged in furniture business here 
all the time since he came. 

MARSH WM. J. Foreman of Paint- 
ing Department of N. C. Tiiompson's 
Manufactories; residence, State st., J^mile 
west of cit}'^ limits (souih side of street); 
born in Boston, Mass., April 23, 1840; tirst 
wife was Mary F. Rhoades ; she died March 
27, 1875; live children by this marriage; 
four now living: Jennie E., Ida M., George 
L. and Emma; present wife was Emma J. 
Aldrich ; they were married Oct. 25, 1875 ; 
they have one child, Wm. J., Jr. ; Mr. 
Marsh was a member of Massachusetts 
State Militia before the breaking out of 
the rebellion; during the war he served in 
Co. F, 18th Mass. Inf ; was at both battles 
of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, etc.; was 
wounded at second battle of Fredericks- 
burg; he participated in all the engage- 
ments which the Army of the Potomac 
was in except that of Gettysburg; he was 
at that time confined to hospital ; he was 
mustered out atWashmgton, D. C at time 
of general muster out in 1865 ; he is a mem- 
ber of Star in the East Lodge, No. 166, A. 
F. and A. M., and Winnebago Chapter, 
No. 24. -. 

Martin Chas. E. r 303 First ; e s. 

Martin Ellas, r 811 Benton; e s. 

Martin Geo. A. r 303 S. First ; e s. 



Martin Jacob, mechanic; r 701 E. State. 

Martin H. A. agt ins co ; r 304 Kishwaukce. 

Martin Rev. H. L. r 210 N. West; w s. 

Martin Marshall T. r 303 S. First; e s. 

Martin Mathew, lab; r 411 S. Court. 

Martin P. S. r 707 Mulberry. 

Martin S. ins agt ; r 302 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

MartinS.S.confectioneryS.Maiu;rl205S.West 

Martin S. W. r S. Ninth, near R. R. 

Martin T.M.clk circuit elk's office ; r 303 S.lst 

Marten Wm. carp ; r — . 

Martin Wm. shoemaker W. A. 

Mason John M. baker; r 1111 E. State. 

MASON ROBERT, Proprietor of 
Bakery 505 E. State st. ; residence 1111 E. 
State; born in Scotland, Jan. 27, 1827; 
came to N. Y., in September, 1850; lived 
in N. Y. and Cincinnati a few years, and 
came to Rockford in 1855 ; married Ann 
Murdock ; she was born in Scotland ; they 
have one son and one daughter living, and 
have lost three children ; Mr. and Mrs. 
Mason are members of the First Congre- 
gational Church. 

Mather A. P. carp; rll09 S. Winnebago; s s. 
Matthews Wm. F. printer; r 808 Mulberry. 
Mattson F. B. woodturner ; r 904 1st av ; e s. 
Mattes Geo. lab ; r 1417 Charles ; e s. 
Matteson E. S. r 201 S. Court; w s. 
MayberryJ.C.clk2d nat'l bank ;r310N.Church 
Mayer Albert, r over 108 W. State. 
Mayer Chas. saloon ; r over 108 W. State. 
Mayr Julius, tobacconist; r 716 Elm; w s. 
Mayr Julius, Jr., r 716 Elm; w s. 
Mayr O. C. tobacco; r 716 Elm; w s. 
Mayr P. A. watchmaker; r 716 Elm; w s. 
May W. H. watchmaker; r 122 S. 2d; e s. 
Meach Wm. F. r 1108 Elm ; w s. 
Mead J. F. mechanic ; r 609 Kent ; s s. 
Mead W. cabinetmkr; r 911 S. Main; s s. 
Mears Horace, hardware; r 511 N. Church. 
Meaton T. lab ; r N. Wyman near W. State. 

MEDLAR J. B. Art Emporium Stu- 
dio 120 West State st., P. O. Box 2028; 
residence 310 S. First st.; pictures copied 
to any size, in oil, water colors, India ink, 
silver crayon, photos, etc.; Mr. M. was 
born in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., N. Y., 
Jan. 9, 1845; came to Rockford in 1860; 
married Lizzie A. Curtis, Jan. 8, 1874; she 
was born in Piermont, N. H., Oct. 17, 
1845 ; they have one child, Bessie Fay, born 
April 23, 1875. 

Meeker W. V. bds Forest City House. 

Meickle James, lab ; r 1013 Mulberry. 

Meison Theodore, lab ; r High ; w s. 

Meiklejohn J. R. mechanic; r 405 S. West. 

Mellgreen J. weaver; r 603 S. Sixth; e s. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIKECTOBY: 



Melquist Gust., r 607 S. Sixth ; e s. 
Melville G. M. printer ; bds 301 S. Second. 
Mentzer John, r 1005 Benton ; e s. 
Mentzer Mary H. r 506 N. Court; w. s. 
Meredith S. B. farm ; r 608 Cunningham ; s s. 
Merrill J. C. F. bkpr Agard & Ross; r 710 

W. State. 
Merrick Wm. H. carriage mfg; r 1203 N. 

Court cor Napoleon ; w s. 
Merrill G. L. livery ; r Kent near S. Main. 
Mesick P. ins agt ; r 906 S. Winnebago ; s s. 
Messenger Calvin W. blacksmith ; r S.Water. 
Meyer J.emp I.A.Leonard ; bds 309 Horsman 
Meyers J. marble cutter; r N. 2d, nr limits. 
Mitchell David G. elk; r 311 Chestnut. 
Midgley T. shoemaker; r 1205 S. Court. 
Miles Amos, lab; r 712 North; e s. 
' Miles S. blacksmith; r 110 N. Third; e s. 
Miles Fred, elk; r 110 N. Third; e s. 
Miles W. M. blacksmith ; r 110 N. Third ; e s. 
Millard B. C. carp ; r 805 Corbin ; s s. 
Millard B. H. livery; r 1108 S. Winnebago. 
Millard E.R.papermaker ; r 1004 S.Main; s s. 
Miller Asher, mason ; r 701 Fecatonica. 
Miller August, livery ; r 1003 River ; s s. 
Miller D. printer Journal ; r 123 N.Main ;ws. 
Miller Edward T. bkpr; r 302 S. Sixth; e s. 
Miller Elam, r 606 Seventh av. 
Miller Charles T. bds C. Henry. 
Miller D. C. r 202 N. First; e s. 

Miller D. W. boots and shoes, 320 E. State ; 

r 408 S. Second ; e s. 
Miller Frank E. r 302 S. Sixth ; e s. 

MlL.Iii:R O. Ct. ARK, Retired Farm- 
er; residence 506 E. Seminary st., East 
Side ; born in Munda, Livingston Co., N. 
Y., June 7, 1819; married Asenath Jane 
Chandler, July 4, 1840 ; she was born in 
Norfolk, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; Mr. 
Miller came to what is now New Milford, 
in this Co., in 1839; he was Township 
School Treasurer for 12 or 14 years while 
he lived in New Milford ; he was engaged 
in farming pursuits twenty years ; in the 
fall of 1858 he came to Rockford, where 
he has since resided ; he has assisted in 
making the city assessments in Rockford 
several years; Mr. and Mrs. Miller are 
members of the Centennial M. E. Church. 

MlIiLER GEORGE E. Dentist, 
Room 2, Post-Office Block; residence 512 
N. Mam st., West Side; born in New Mil- 
ford, this Co., Aug. 28, 1849 ; married Liz- 
zie C. Burncard, April 15, 1872 ; she was 
born in Indiana, Nov. 16, 1851 ; they have 
one child, Matlie M., born Jan. 9, 1874 ; 
the Dr. and his wife are members of the 
Second Congregational Church. 

Miller H. 306 N. Main ; w s. 



f Miller Jacob, emp C. & N.W.R. R. ; r S. 8th, 
bet Tenth and Eleventh avs ; W. A. 

Miller James, miller; r 606 Seventh av. 

Miller J. D. meat market; r 1011 W. State. 

Miller John, lab; r 1417 Charles; e s. 

Miller J.R. blacksmith; r 411 S.Church;ws. 

Miller J. T. stock dealer; r 302 S. Sixth; e s. 

Miller S. G. salesmn; bds 310 N.Church;ws. 

Miller W. H. C. farming ; r cor Thomas and 
John, above N. Winnebago. 

Miller W. H. milkman ; r 1501 Charles ; e s. 

Miller W. L. tinsmith; r 511 Peach; w s. 

Miller Wm. r 210 Horsman. 

Miller Wm. emp W. A. Thompson ; bds 414 
S. Main; w s. 

Minis C. H. r w S. Ferguson, nr Montague. 

MlliliS GEORGE, Dealer in Grocer- 
ies, Flour and Provisions, near cor. of E. 
State and Kishwaukee sts., first store 
south ot State; residence 1315 Charles st. ; 
born in Urbana, Steuben Co., N. Y., Mar. 
13, 1830; came to Rockford in 1849; for 
five years he was engaged in farming in 
New Milford ; for ten or twelve years he 
worked at the masonry business in Rock- 
ford; first wife was Susan Reynolds; she 
died in August, 1859; two children by 
this marriage; only one now living, Sarah 
E., now Mrs. H. H. Atwood ; present wife 
was Frances H. Drewnell; married in 
April, 1861; she was born in N. Y. State; 
they have two children living, Shiloh and 
Freddy ; they have lost four children ; Mr. 
Mills served three years in Co. M, 8th 
I. V. C. 

Mills Geo. millwright; r 1103 S. Main; s s. 

Mills Henry, mason; r 1313 Charles; e s. 

Mills Phfileman, r 1313 Charles; e s. 

Mills Wm. C. r 407 Mulberry. 

Mmard James T. carp ; r 902 S. West ; s s. 

Minnick Hiram, r 911 S. Court; s s. 

Minnick L. D. pattern; r 911 S. Court; s s. 

Minot A. W. butter tub manufacturing, 314 
S. Main ; r 306 S. Church. 

Minzinger H. r N. Main, near Harlem av. 

MIllZIlfGER PHIEIP, Confec- 
tioner ; residence 401 S. Church st. ; born 
in Germany, Dec. 12, 1826 ; came to Rock- 
ford in 1854; engaged in present business 
ever since he came here ; married Eliza 
White, March 26, 1864; she was born in 
Germany ; they have four children, Emma, 
Lizzie, Katie, and Jennie; Mrs. M. is a 
member of the Presbyterian Church, and 
Mr. M. belongs to the Christian Union 
Church. 

Mitchell D. E. barber ; 326 W. State.; r same. 

Mitchell J. B. barber, 326 W. State ; r same. 

Mix S. H. salesman ; r 208 N. Main ; w s. 

Moberg C. blacksmith ; r 308 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Moberg J. emp N.C.Thompson ; r 308 S. 4th. 



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Motfatt C. Dell, elk; r 807 Cunningham. 

Moffatt G. W. cashier S. C. Withrow ; r 605 
Oak; e s. 

Moflfatt Wm. E. mechanic ; r 807 Cunning- 
ham; s s. 

Moffatt Wm. blacksmith ; r 205 Pecatonica, 
bet Mulberry and Peach. 

Molson Herman, r Lincoln av. 

Molson Wm. r Lincoln av. 

Moncrieff Alex, pressman Gazette; r 906 
Pecatonica. 

Moncrieff David, carp ; r 906 Pecatonica. 

Monfort L. r 115 S. Third; e s. 

Monks Jas. moulder ; r East ; s s. 

Monks T. wire wks; bds 1106 Ferguson; s s. 

Monks Wm. lab ; r 133 S. Water ; e s. 

Monroe Eddy, teamstr ; r 608 Longwood ; e s. 

Monroe O. eating house Galena depot, foot 
of Court ; r same. 

MONTAGUE RICHARD, Ketired 
Farmer; residence 1308 S. Mainst; born 
in Old Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass., 
Aug. 2, 1799 ; in his early days moved to 
Greenfield; then to Keene, N. H. ; was for 
several years engaged in the clothing bus- 
iness at the latter place ; came to Rock- 
ford in 1835, where he has been largely 
engaged in farming since that time ; only 
two settlers, Kent and Haight, here then ; 
he did not bring his family here until 
1836; first wife was Content W. Skerry; 
married at Old Hadley, Dec. 19, 1826 ; she 
died Feb. 17, 1842 ; they had eight chil- 
dren; two living; Samuel Skerry, born 
July 6, 1830 ; and John Vose Wood, Sept. 
3, 1833 ; lost six children ; Mary W., died 
Feb. 21, 1851, aged 12 years; Richard W., 
Jan. 2, 1875, aged 38 years ; Wm. Russell, 
Nov. 30, 1832; Henry Ward, Aug. 4, 1837; 
Richard, Nov. 19, 1832; and one infant; 
Mr. Montague's present wife was Caroline 
Farnsworth ; they were married at Lancas- 
ter, Mafes., Oct. 19, 1850; she was born in 
Groton, Mass., July 18, 1806. 

Montgomery I. S. collector ins co; r 908 

Ferguson. 
Moore C. emp bolt factory ; r Pecatonica cor 

Peach. 
Moore E. A. emp E., T. & Co. ; r 1209 S. 

Court ; s s. 
Moore John, plowmkr ; r 808 Corbin ; s s. 
Moron Wm. mason ; r 904 N. Second ; e s. 
Moranville J. emp bolt shop ; r 911 Rock ; s s. 
Morey E. F. carp; r 308 N. Fourth; e s. 
Morey E. J. painter; r 110 Mulberry. 
Morgan Chas. r 1201 S. Winnebago ; s s. 
Morgan W. A. carp, Salem, bet N. Main 

and Church. 
Morrill J. H. r 1102 E. State. 

MORSE BEXJ. S. Proprietor of 
Livery Stables 520 E. State st. and 119 S. 



First St. ; residence 507 Market st. ; born in 
Canada, May 5, 1836 ; came to this Co. in 
1849 ; married Caroline Woodworth ; she 
was born in Canada ; they have three sons, 
Chas. S., Frederick R. and John ; Mr. M. 
was engaged in carpentering business 
about 10 years, farming in Guilford 15 
years, livery business about three years; 
he was Town Collector in Guilford one 
term. 

Morse O. E.carp ; r S. Eleventh, bet Eleventh 
and Twelfth avs ; W. A. 

Morissey Dennis, lab ; r 201 S. Avon. 

Morissey Thos. lab ; r 1005 Elm ; w s. 

Morissey John, lab; r w end Chestnut; w s. 

Morissey Pat'k. lab ; r w end Chestnut ; w s. 

Morten Frank, bds 405 S. Fifth. 

Morten J. F. carp ; r 405 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Mosher Wallace, machinist ; r 1008 Rock. 

MOUIiTHROP li. Dealer in Dry 
Goods; residence over 324 and 326 E. 
State St. ; born in what is now New Mil- 
ford, March 16, 1841 ; he is the only son of 
Levi Moulthrop, M. D., and Margaret 
George Moulthrop ; his parents and grand- 
parents came to this Co. in 1836 ; his 
father was the first physician in the Co. ; 
Mr. M. has been engaged in mercantile 
pursuits since he was fourteen years old ; 
he engaged in business for himself in 
1865 ; he is a member of Immanuel's Epis- 
copal Church. 

MOUI.THROP I.EVI, M. ». (de- 
ceased) Eldest Son of Abraham and Ra- 
chel Landon, was born near Litchfield, 
Litchfield Co., Conn, Nov. 1, 1805 ; he was 
a direct descendant of Matthew Moul- 
throp, who came to this country, and set- 
tied in Conn., in 1638; Levi received his 
early education in Litchfield, afterwards 
studying Medicine and Surgery at Fair- 
field College, State of New York, from 
whence he^graduated with high honors; 
in the Spring of 1836, he came to Winne- 
bago Co. ; settled upon a claim of several 
hundred acres of land, near Kishwaukee, 
now in the township of New Milford, and 
commenced the practice of his profession ; 
on the 30th of June, 1840, he was united 
in marriage with Margaret, eldest daugh- 
ter of the late Sampson George, and died 
after a short illness, on the 12th of Sep- 
tember, of the same year; on the 16th of 
March following, his widow gave birth to 
a son, who received at baptism the name 
Levi; Dr. Moulthrop was a member of 
the Masonic fraternity, a communicant of 
the Episcopal church, and in politics a 
Democrat; he took no active part m 
either, however, confining his attention 
wholly to his profession, in which he was 
pre-eminent. Mrs. Moulthrop, after the 
death of her husband, resided for the most 
part in Rockford, carefully attending the 
growth and education of her son, during 



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his early years and youth, when such care 
was needed ; on the 5th of Decem))er, 1875, 
she departed this life for the life immortal. 
During tlie several years preceding her 
death, "Mrs. Moulthrop had devoted a con- 
siderable portion of her time to travel and 
study; she had also collected a very fine 
cabinet of mineral, geological and other 
specimens, a field in which she took great 
delight ; as a correspondent her style was 
eas}^ and attractive as the many who have 
been favored with her letters can testify ; 
she was a communicant of the Episcopal 
church, and her religion consisted of acts 
not professions ; her mind was carefully 
stored with useful information, and in 
whatever sphere she was thrown those 
abovit her might receive benefit and in- 
struction ; she was charitable and benevo- 
lent to those in need, ever unmindful of 
self in her ministrations upon others' 
wants ; her late residence, now in the pos- 
session of her son, Mr. L. Moulthrop, 
abounds in beautiful mementos of her 
skill and labor; her remains rest in the 
Rockford Cemetery, on the west side of 
the River, over which a beautiful and ap- 
propriate monument has been erected to 
her memory by her son. 

Moulton T. mechanic; bds 205 N. Court; w s 

Moulton Wm. N. elk ; bds White's Hotel. 

Mower David, r 113 S. Third ; e s. 

Moxley J. R. hardware; r 117 N. Third. 

Mullings Isaac, r 908 Rocktou av. 

Mullin W. D. mechanic ; r 607 Kent ; s s. 

Mullin Alex. W. r 607 Montague ; s s. 

Munhall W. D. law student; bds 706 N. 
Main ; e s. 

Munson Chas. mechanic ; r 120 Park ; e s. 

Munson P. G. lab; r 407 Walnut; e s. 

MuntheT. (Munthe & Haegg) r 119 Park. 

Murdock Hudson I. carp ; r 610 George ; w s. 

Murdock Jos. S. carp ; r 610 George ; w s. 

Murdock Wm. r 610 George ; w s. 

Murphy Chas. r 413 S. Court ; w s. 

Murphy Jno. lab ; r 409 N. Main ; e s. 

Murphy Oliver, r 108 S. Eighth ; e s. 

Murphy Patrick D. r 812 Horsman. 

Murphy Patrick, lab ; r 322 S. Wyman. 

Murphy Roger, painter ; r N. Water ; e s. 

Murphy T. furniture ; 216 E. State ; r same. 

Murray W. J. cooper; r 1111 S. Court: s s. 

Murrison J. mechanic ; r Knowlton foot S. 
Church. 

Mutimer D. C. grocer ; r out of limits. 

Mutimer Nathaniel, shoemaker ; r 903 Rock. 

MIJTIMER FRED, Sup't Rockford 
Bolt Works ; residence Prospect st. near 
city limits; born in Amsterdam, Mont- 
gomery Co., N. Y., April 14, 1848; re- 
moved to Buffalo, N. Y., where he lived 4 
years; came from there tQ Rockforcl 10 



years ago; worked in bolt factories 17 
years; has been with present Works 
about 9 years; married Mary Cornelia 
Fulmer; she was born in Montgomery Co., 
N. Y. ; have seven children, Mary Cornelia, 
Hattie E., Fannie L., P. Addie, Jessie L., 
Emeline L. and Frederick E. ; Mr. and 
Mrs. Mutimer are members of the Winne- 
bago St. M. E. church. 

Mutimer Jeremiah, farmer ; r Prospect ; s s. 

Mutimer Willard, r 903 S. West; s s. 

Myers John, emp I. A. Leonard ; bds Hardy's. 

Myers M. B. paper and tinware ; r 402 Greg- 
ory ; e s. 

Myers Jno. peddler ; bds 402 Gregory ; e s. 

NAREEN L. cabinet maker ; r 101 Mor- 
gan. 
Nary J.lab ; r 10th avbet S.8th aad 9th ; W.A. 
Nash Elmer W. painter ; r 406 Kishwaukee. 
Nash Frank W. emp bakery ; r 310 E. State. 
Nash J. B., Jr., clerk recorder's office ; r 404 

N. First ; e s. 
Nash J. B. r 404 N. First; e s. 
Nash Jno. A. r 210 N. Second ; e s. 
Nashold Jno. r 201 N. Fifth ; e s. 
Naylor Jno. harnessmkr; r 111 S. Main; e s. 
Neal Jerry, bds 1001 South. 
Needles Joseph, r S. Seventh ; W. A. 
Needham Horace,moulder ; bds 1208 S.West. 

NEEDHAM FRANftlvIX M. 

Foreman Foundry oi N. C. Thompson; 
residence 506 S. Main st. ; West Side ; born 
in Wales, Hamden Co., Mass., Jan. 17, 
1842; parents removed to Cleveland, O., 
when he was 8 years of age ; resided there 
6 years, then came to Rockford ; married 
Mary A. Derwent; she was born in Du- 
rand, this Co. ; have four sons, Samuel F., 
Moulton T., George M. and Harry; Mr. N. 
served two years in the army during the 
war of the rebellion, first in Co.'D, 11th I. 
V. I., first three months call ; re-eulisted in 
Co. E, 74th I. V. I., but was transferred 
early thereafter to the 92d I. V. I., as Prin- 
cipal Musician; afterwards went into Co. 
B, 146th I. V. I; he is a member of Star 
in the East Lodge, No. 166, A. F. and A.M. 

Needham W. moulder ; r 1001 S. Court ; s s- 

Neisdet Andrew, r 1105 Fourth av. 

Nelson Andrew, lab ; bds 407 Fifth ; e s. 

Nelson Andrew S. emp American House. 

NEI.SOIC AUGUSTUS, Dealer in 
Ready Made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Gents' 
Furnishing Goods, etc., which will be sold 
at all times at bottom prices; 416 E. State 
St. ; residence 203 N. Third ; born in Swe- 
den, Oct. 13, 1834; came to Chicago in 
1854 ; removed to Rockford in 1861 ; was 
with the army of the Tennessee at Nash- 
ville, seven months; employed in wagon 
shops most of the time ; married Christina 



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Mary Peterson, Sept. 26, 1857; she was 
born in Sweden; have six children, Frank 
E., Alice M., Ada T., Emma A., Carl A., 
and George A.; have lost one daughter; 
Mr. Nelson is a member of the Lutheran 
church. 

Nelson August, emp N. W. oatmeal mills. 

Nelson B. glovemaker at Muntlie tannery. 

Nelson B. marble cutter ; r 407 Walnut ; e s. 

Nelson C. globe tea co.bds American House. 

Nelson Chas. r 1007 Third av ; e s. 

Nelson C. remp H.G.Allen & Co.; bds same. 

Nelson Chas. emp livery; bds H. G. Allen. 

Nelson Chas. pamter; a 1007 Second av. 

Nelson Gust, engineer; N. O. meal mills. 

Nelson Emil G. elk ; p. o. ; r 419 E. State. 

Nelson Jno. A. r 410 Rural ; e s. 

Nelson Jno. bds 904 Kishwaukee. 

3fEI.SOX JXO. Of the Arm of Bur- 
son & Nelson, Proprietors of the Rockford 
Knitting Factory, Water Power, across the 
race near R. R. bridges; residence 906 
East St.; South Side; born in Sweden, 
April 5, 1830 ; came to Chicago in 1852 ; 
removed to Rockford in 1854; married 
Christina Bowman, Nov. 4, 1855; she was 
born in Sweden, May 6, 1834 ; have six 
children, Alfred, William, Oscar. Frithiof, 
John Franklin, and Anna Catharine; Mr. 
N. is the inventor of the most perfect 
knitting machinery in the world ; is a 
member of the Rockford Masonic Lodge, 
102; Mrs. N. is a member of the Lutheran 
church. 

Nelson Jno. plowmaker ; r 304 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Nelson Jno. lab ; r over 419 E. State. 

Nelson N. A. elk ; bds American House. 

Nelson N. P. lab ; r 718 N. First. 

Nelson O. P. mechanic ; r 406 N. 4th ; e s. 

Nelson P. emp G. Bradley; r 407 S. 5th; e s. 

Nelson Peter, r Seminary ; s R. R. 

Nethercut John E. foreman Golden Censer; 
r 509 Oak ; e s. 

Nethercut R. E. printer ; bds 509 Oak ; e s. 

JlfElIlflEISTER AXTON, Manu- 
facturer of Carriages, Buggies, and Spring 
Wagons; all kinds of Wagons manufac- 
tured to order; general jobbing and re- 
pairing done; manufactory 119 N. Main 
St., East Side ; residence same No. ; born 
in Germany, Nov. 27, 1837 ; came to Mil- 
waukee in 1847 ; was in the war of the 
rebellion; served two years in Co. L, 26tli 
Regt. Wis. V. I.; came to Rockford in 
1865; married Teresa Staps, April 12, 
1869 ; she was born in Germany ; Mr. N. 
has been engaged in the carriage and 
wagon business twenty years. 

XEUMEISTER ArOUSTUS, 

Carriage Manufacturer, 212 and 214 East 
State St.; residence same No.; came to 
Rockford twenty-six years ago; manu- 



factures all kinds of Carriages, Buggies, 
and Spring Wagons; jobbing and repair- 
ing of every description; carriage paint- 
ing, etc., done in the best style. 

Nevill John, emp Graham & Co ; r Wall. 

Nevill Michael, emp Graham & Co ; r Wall. 

Nevius W. L. ice dealer; r405 N. Main; e s. 

Newcomer C. E. phonographer ; bds 206 N. 
Church ; w s. 

Newkirk Wm. M. painter ; r 201 S. 4th ; e s. 

Newlander J. r opp Chick & Cox's mill, 
stone row. 

Newman Abram, lab; r 1010 Sixth av. 

Newton E. H. carp; r 707 Ninth; es. 

Newton Albert H. r 505 S. Seventh ; e s. 

Newquist M. lab; r 115 S. Main; e s. 

Neuman G. D. wagonmaker ; r 108 S. First. 

Nickel Casper, butcher 820 S. Main ; s s. 

Nickel Valentine, bds 820 S. Main; s s. 

Nichols Rev. D. B. r 512 Gregory; e s. 

Nichols Eugene, fireman ; r 114 N. First; e s. 

Nichols J. B. carp; 209 N. Second: e s. 

Nichols J. H. engineer ; r 505 N. First. 

Nicholls Oscar F. harness maker; r 704 
Rockton av ; w s. 

Nicholls W. H. r 203 Mulberry. 

Nicholls Wm. upholsterer, 212 S. Main ; r 
708 N. Main ; w s. 

Nicol A. B. sash and blindmaker; r 911 
Rockton av. 

Nicol Hugh, stone cutter; r 911 Rockton av. 

Nicol J. A. woodworker; r 911 Rockton av. 

Nicol Robert, lab ; r 911 Rockton av- 

Nicol Robt., jr., trav. agt; r 911 Rockton av. 

Nido Jno. mechanic; r 1007 S. Court; s s. 

Noble Chas. G. wire works; r 407 East; e .s. 

:KOBIvE frank. Of the firm of 
Spatford, Parmele & Co., Manufacturers 
of Wire Goods, Wire Cloth, etc., cor. Mar- 
ket and Main sts., East Side ; residence 407 
East St. ; born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 12, 
1843 ; came to Rockford in April, 1867 ; 
married Mary E. Stokes, of Beaver, Pa. ; 
have one daughter; Mr. Noble is adjutant 
of the Third^Regt. 111. Nat. Guards; he 
served three years dui'ing the rebellion as 
Commissary of the 5th Iowa V. I. ; served 
about two years as Adjutant of the 5th 
Iowa V. C, and was afterwards on staft 
duty, principally, at Louisville, Ky., about 
one year; has been engaged in the manu-. 
facture of wire goods ever since he came 
to Rockford. 
Noble W. J. watchman ; r 1101 S. West; s s. 
Nolan N. horse shoer; r 717 S. Winnebago. 
Noline Jno. lab; r S. Main below R. R.; e s. 
Noling L. woodturner; r 801 Seminary; e s. 
Noonan Patrick, r 407 Hill ; e s. 
Noonan Thos. saloon, 308 W. State; r 1015 
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Norberg August, tailor ; bds 805 E. State. 
Norcross A. H. carp ; bds 724 N. Church ; w s. 
Norcross I. M. carp, 515 Main; r 724 N. 

Church ; w s. 
Nord John, lab ; r 507 S. First ; e s. 

XORDIN JOHX A. Kishwaukee st, 
cor. Third ; resides at 305 N. Fourth St., 
East Side; Manufacturer of Wagons and 
Buggies; all kinds of repairing and job- 
bing work done; also horse-shoeing and 
general blacksmithing; Mr. Nordin was 
born in Sweden, June 22, 1846; came to 
Rockford, May 27, 1869 ; he married Emma 
Peterson ; she was born in Sweden ; they 
have one daughter, Esther Victoria, born 
Oct. 19, 1875 ; Mr. and Mrs. N. are mem- 
bers of tlie Lutheran Church. 

Nordin John, r 307 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Nordin J. wagon-mkr ; r 307 N. Fourth ; e s. 

Norman J. P. prop Brown's Hall ; r 124 N. 
Main ; w s. 

ISTorman K S. bds 124 JST. Main; w s. 

Nordstrom Chas. r 114 W. State. 

Nordstrom Gust, millinery and fancy goods, 
114 W. State; r same. 

Norstrum Chas. F. r 904 Kishwaukee. 

North A. J. watch mkr ; r 307 N. Third ; e s. 

North C. O. drayman ; r 409 S. Church; w s. 

North H. N. carp ; r 1201 S. Ninth, cor 11th. 

North H. W. carp ; r S. Tenth ; W. A. 

Norton C. E. tinsmith; bds 912 8. Main; ss. 

Norton G. W. carriage painter; r 408 Peach. 

Norton H. B. r 911 Rock; s s. 

Norton M.A. at F. H. Manny's ; r 904 River ;s s. 

Norton Reuben C. carp ; r 913 Rock ; s s. 

Norton Sam. druggist : r 30G S. Main ; w s. 

Norton W. H. r 912 S. Main ; s s. 

Nugent Patrick, lab; r 709 Green. 

Nugren Fred, mechanic; r 303 Bluff; e s. 

Nyberg Andrew, r Park, near River. 

Nygren N. P. blacksmith; r 1106 Fourth. 



o 



AKER JOHN, r 309 S. Fifth. 



Oberg John, lab; r 510 Walnut; e s. 
O'Brien J. lab ; r cor S. West and Lincoln av. 
O'Brien Patrick, lab ; r w end Chestnut ; w s. 
O'Connell James, r 406 S. Fifth. 
O'Connell John, boots and shoes; bds 606 

Seminary. 
O'Connell Patrick, lab; r 1304 S. Main; s s. 
O'Connor C. J. carriage pntr ; r 1507 4th av. 
O'Connor Jos. E. r 1506 Fourth av; e s. 
O'Donnall John, lab; r 725 N. Main; e s. 
O'Dowd John, ins agt; r 1104 S. Church ; s s. 
Ogilby A. S. T. milkman; r W. J. Cole. 
Ogilby R. civil engineer ; r 707 First av ; e s. 
O'Hern John, lab ; r 815 N. Second ; e s. 



O'Herrin John, lab; r 1111 Rock; s s. 
O'Herrin Patrick, lab; r 1111 Rock; s s. 
O'Keefe Daniel, lab; r 1109 Rock; s s. 
Olmsted H. C. salesman ; r 407 N. Main ; e s. 
Olson A. cabinet maker ; r 308 S. Fourth ; e s. 
Olson A. W. shoemaker, 416 E. State ; r S. 

Main ; e s. 
Olson Barnard, painter; bds 411 E. State. 
Olson John, tailor; r 609 S. Fifth. 
Olson John, lab; r 1311 Third av. 
Olson John, bds 302 S. Second. . 
Olson Peter, lab ; r S. Main, below R.R. ; e s. 
Olsson Van, shoemaker ; r 508 Walnut ; e s. 
Olsson Henry, lab ; r 507 N. Second ; e s. 
Olsson S. W. shoemaker; r 508 Walnut. 

Olsson , shoemaker; bds 411 E. State. 

Olstrum John, lab; r 309 S. Fifth; e s. 
O'Neil R. E. printer; r 123 N. Main; w s. 
Onthank C.W.glovemkr ; r 713 S.Winnebago. 
Oppelquist John, r 509 S. First; e s. 
O'Rourke Thomas, employe A. & R.; r 910 

South ; s s. 
Orput E. L. r 706 Kishwaukee. 
Orput Geo. D. r 706 Kishwaukee. 
Orput John B. r 706 Kishwaukee. 
Orput John M. r 706 Kishwaukee. 
Orr Edgar, r 1409 Third av ; e s. 
Orton I. mason; r 508 Pope, nr Kishwaukee. 

ORVISS EUGEXE E. Manufacturing 
Jeweler, of the firm of Clark & Orvis, 
Jewelers and Watchmakers, 408 E. State 
St.; r 330 E. State; born in Waukesha. 
Wis., Aug. 30, 1855 ; came to Rockford in 
June, 1876; married Maltie H. Wise, Mch. 
15,1877; she was born in Freeport, 111.; 
Mr. Orvis has been engaged in the manu- 
facture of jewelry five years, and is an ac- 
complished workman; his firm does all 
kinds of watch and jewelry repairing, in 
the finest manner and at lowest prices for 
first-class work. 

Osborne C. E. r 705 E. State. 

Osborne U.C.watchmkr; bds 210 S.First;es. 

Osborn A. S. gunsmith, 112 W. State; r 203 
N. Church. 

Osborn Lewis, farmer; r S. Eighth; W. A. 

Osborn V. D. carp ; r 1001 Rock ; w s. 

Ostberg G. P. r foot Loomis ; s s. 

Ostrom George, employe C. Russell. 

Ovall John, lab ; r stone row opposite Chick 
& Cox mill. 

Owen Patrick, lab; r 919 N. Court; w s. 

PADDOCK WIILIAM, r 1003 S. West; 
s s. 
Paine Charles, agent Rockford Ins Co; r 

1008 S. Main ; s s. 
Painter Theodore, plasterer; r S. 8th; W.A. 
Palmer Albert Z. r 705 Pecatonica. 



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Palmer George H. r S. Eighth ; W. A. 
Palmer Gilbert D. r 802 W. State. 

FAL.IHER HEXRY H. Manufac- 
turer of Churns, 601 S. Pleasant st. ; resi- 
dence same number; born in Hillsdale, 
Columbia Co., N. Y., July 2, 1824; came 
to Dupage Co., 111., in 1855, and to Rock- 
ford in 1856 ; he has been engaged in in- 
venting and manufacturing business ever 
since he came here ; he has given much 
of his attention to inventions ; eight pat- 
ents have been issued to him for valuable 
inventions; married Louisa H. Mitchell, 
Feb. 29, 1848 ; she was born in Hillsdale, 
N. Y., Nov. 26, 1826 ; they have one son, 
Samuel D., who was born in 1848; Mr. 
and Mrs. Palmer are members of the 
Christian Union Church. 

Palmer J. J. mail agent; r 109 S. First; e s. 

PALMER (T. F.) & CO. Dealers in 

Hardware, Stoves, Wagon Materials, Iron, 

V' Tinware, &c., 429 E. State st.; T. F. 

\ Palmer was born in Pittstield, Rutland 
Co., Vt., June 8, 1829 ; came to Rockford 
in March, 1856 ; married Sarah Wiswell, 
July 14, 1868 ; she was born at Vallonia 
Springs, Broome Co., N. Y.; J. B. Moxley 
was born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 25, 1832 ; 
came to Dixon, 111., in 1854; to Rockford 
in 1856; married Ellen J. Hale, of St. 
Johnsbury, Vt. ; they have one daughter, 
Marion H. 

Palmer W. H. hardware ; r 207 N. Third. 

Palmer Wm. T. r 802 W. State. 

Palmer Z. S. r 705 Pecatonica. 

Palm John A. mason ; r 801 Second av. 

Palmquist Frank, mason; r 1112 Fourth av. 

Parker C.W. watchmaker; r 702 S.Seminary. 

Parker ErastusE. r 819 N. Main; w s. 

Parker Geo. r 609 S. Fourth ; e s. 

Parker G. W. r 803 N. Court; w s. 

Parker N. watchmkr; r 608 Kishwaukee. 

Parker R. M. piano stool mfg; office 418 S. 
Court ; bds 501 Catlin ; e s. 

Parker W. machinist; r 702 S.Seminary; e s. 

Parkhurst G. C. carp; bds 121 S. Court; ws. 

FARMEIiE CHAS. O, Of the Firm 
ot Spatlbrd, Parmele and Co., manufactu- 
rers of Wire Goods; residence 511 Walnut 
St. ; Mr. Parmele was born in Lima, Liv- 
ingston Co., N. Y., Jan. 30, 1838; he came 
to Rockford in 1857; married Maria E. 
Pratt, Nov. 24, 1862 ; she was born in Can- 
ada ; they have two sons and one daughter. 

Parmele Jas. A. bkpr; r 511 Walnut; e s. 

Parmele M. S. cashier Rockford National 
Bank ; r 307 S. Second. 

Parmele Wm. furniture, 117 S. Main; r 509 
N. Church ; w s. 

Parsons N. B. r 1106 Fourth av. 

Patch W. A. watchmkr; r 609 Sixth av; e s. 

Patrick Fred, watchmkr ; bds 109 N. 3d ; e s. 



Patterson Alex, r 303 Longwood ; e s. 
Patterson Geo. W. meat market; r 306 N. 
Fourth ; e s. 

FATTERSON JAS. H. Of the 

Firm of Patterson Bros., Proprietors of 
Meat Market, 421 E. State st. ; residence 
502 Catlin st. ; born in Rockford, Sept. 13, 
1844; first wife was Mary E. Edie; she 
died Sept. 22, 1874; one cliild by this mar- 
riage, Mary E. ; now living; Mr. Patter- 
son's present wife was Mrs. Rosina White; 
married in Oct., 1876; Mr. and Mrs. P. 
are members of the Second Presbyterian 
Church; Mr. P. served one year in Co. A, 
147th I. V. I. 

Patterson John L. r 208 S. Church ; w s. 

Patterson Orlando, r 1107 Rock; s s. 

Patterson W. C. r 809 George ; w s. 

Patterson Wm. T. r 310 E. State. 

Patterson Wm. r 305 Mulberry; w s. 

Patton T. emp. American express company ; 
bds American House. 

Paul Jas. M. carp ; r 508 N. First ; e s. 

Paul John, prop White's Hotel ; r same. 

Paxson A. jeweler; r 522 N. Church; w s. 

Paxson C. F. elk; r 522 N. Church. 

Paye Jos. blacksmith; r Ferguson, cor 
Hulin ; s s. 

Payne A. D. piano stools ; r 305 S First ; e s. 

Payne R. C. piano stools ; r 305 S. First ; e s. 

Peacock Edwin H. r 502 N. Main ; e s. 

FEACOCK JOIS^ATHAJr, Propri- 
etor of Rockford Brewery, 502 N. Main st. ; 
East Side; residence at same number; 
born in England, June 1, 1821 ; came to 
Chicago in 1846; worked with Lill & 
Diversey three years, and came to Rock- 
ford in 1849 ; purchased the ground where 
the Brewery is now located, from Wm. 
Fulton in 1849, and commenced manufac- 
turing beer and ale the same year ; mar- 
ried Eliza Hammond, in England, Sept. 
17, 1856 ; she was born in England ; they 
have five children living; Edwin H., Jon- 
athan D., Charles, Frank and Olive; lost 
one daughter, Ida J., who died June 13, 
1877, aged fifteen years. 

Peake Fred'k, teacher ; r 505 East ; e s. 

Peake Henry, harnessmaking,bds City Hotel. 

Peake L. harnessmaking, Kishwaukee, near 
E. State ; r 505 East ; e s. 

Peake Wm. F. harness, trunk and bag man- 
ufacturing, 116 W. State; r 206 S. 2d; e s. 

FEATS FRAXK F. Sheriff of Win- 
nebago Co. ; born in N. Y. city, Oct. 21, 
1834; came to Rockford m 1855; married 
Bessie R. Tew, Nov., 1861; was elected 
Sheriff in fall of 1872 ; now serving his 
third term. 

Peck Philip, painter; r 108 S. Eighth; e s. 

Peck F. C. pianos and organs ; r 1002 E.State. 

Peck Geo. moulder; r 808 S. Main; s s. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DrEECTOKT: 



Peck Bradford, musical instruments, 316 W. 

State ; 609 S Fourth ; e s. 
Peck Walter, windmills ; 1009 Charles ; e s. 
Pedler S.P. salesman ; bds 610 Mulberry ; w s. 
Peers Henry, carp ; r 208 N. Fourth ; e s. 
Peers J. C. jeweler; r 405 S. Church; w s. 
Peggs A^m. B. ins agt; r 903. Ferguson; s s. 
Pells S. E. emp tack factory ; r 504 Knowlton. 
Pells Wm. J. Oregon stage driver ; r 705 Hors- 

man. 
Pendergast D.emp E.T.& Co. ; r 905 Rock ; s s. 
Pendergast Jas. lab ; r 1206 S. Court ; s s. 
Pendergast Lawrence, r402 S. West. 
Pendergast Lawrence, lab ; r Wall. 
Pendergast R. r Montague cor S. Church ; s s. 
Pendergast Wm. lab; r 402 S. West. 
Pendergast Wm. lab; 407 Rural; e s. 
Penfield Chas. S. elk; r 902 Third av; e s. 
Penfield S. F. real estate ; r 902 Third av. 
Penfield Geo. F. real estate ; r 207 S. Fourth. 
Penfield Ed. M. money order elk p. o. ; r 902 

Third av. 

PEXFIEI^D JOHN G, Loan and 
Note Broker, Conveyancer, Notary Public 
and Dealer in Real Estate; money in hand 
to loan on good security, at lowest rates, 
witliout unnecessary delay; he has con- 
siderable city and farm property for sale 
and rent upon favorable terms; oflice 323 
East State St., over Third National Bank; 
residence 804 Seminary st. ; Mr. ' Penfield 
was born in Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vt. ; 
was for several years engaged in Woolen 
and Cotton Manufacturing in Pittsford; 
removed to Rockford in 1854, since which 
time he has been engaged in the Loaning 
and Real Estate business ; married Mary 
E. Crosby, Oct. 22, 1856 ; she was born in 
Troy, N. H.; have three daughters, Helen 
M., Fannie H., and Katie C. 

Pepper H. L. carp ; r 703 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Penneil Jonathan, cabinetmaker; bds 1104 
Ferguson ; w s. 

Penny J. A. salesman ; r 206 N. West. 

Pennock W. D. r 1314 Charles; e s. 

PENlfOYER OlilVER A. Attor 
ney. Abstractor of Land Titles, Notary 
Public; residence East St., near E. State 
St.; born in N. Y., July 15, 1826; came to 
Rockford in Jan., 1857; married Marga- 
ret L. Morris, June, 1856; she was born in 
Pouiiac, Mich., May 23,1830; have four 
children, all deceased; admitted as Attor- 
ney in Illinois, May 4, 1857, and as Attor- 
ney of the U. S. Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 
1869 ; elected Clerk Circuit Court and Re- 
corder, Nov. election, 1860, for four years ; 
City Clerk of Rockford from April, 1866, 
one year ; elected Justice Peace, April 28, 
1866; resigned in 1868; engaged mostly 
in Abstracting and Recorder's office since 
1847. 



Pensteel Casper, lab ; r 1301 Charles ; e s. 
Pensteel Sam'l, lab; r 1301 Charles; e s. 
Pensteel W. G. barber; r 912 N. Court; w s. 
Pensteel Wm. lab; r 1301 Charles; e s. 
Perine Mark, watchmkr ; bds 107 N. 1st ; e s. 
Perkins C. emp tack factory; bds 201 N. 
Maine; w s. 

PERKINS J. P. Agent C. & N. W. 
Railway; residence 305 S. Church St.; 
born in Essex, Mass., March 27, 1S35 ; in 
1838 his parents removed to Cook Co. ; he 
was engaged in farming pursuits till 1853; 
in 1856 he went into the employ of the C. 
& N. W. Railroad, and has continued 
with that company ever since; came to 
Rockford in 1864 ; has the entire manage- 
ment of the Galena & Kenosha Division 
of tlie C. & N. W. Railroad at this point ; 
married Isabella J. Reynolds, May, 1859; 
she was born iu Burdette, Schuyler Co., 
N. Y. ; they have one child, Geo. P., who 
was born March, 1861 ; Mrs. Perkins is a 
member of the Second Congregational 
Church. 

Perry E. B. lumber; r 803 E. State. 

PERRY JSEELY, Lumber Dealer; 
yard, cor State and Third sts. ; residence 
307 S. First st. ; born in Stockbridge,Berk- 
shire Co., Mass., Aug. 10, 1822; came to 
Rockton, in this Co., in 1849; came to 
Rockford in 1851 ; Mr. Perrv was Mayor 
of Rockford in 1858 and 1859 ; was Alder- 
man 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876. 

Perry Wm. F. r 1107 Charles; e s. 

Pershall G. W. rule maker; r 1003 S. 
Church ; s s. 

PETERS REV. GUSTAVUS, 
Pastor of the Swedish Evangelical Luth- 
eran Church; East Side; residence 505 E. 
Seminary st. ; born in Sweden, Jan. 4, 
1832; came to Chicago in 1859; one year 
was as.sistaut pastor of Immauuel's Church 
in Chicago ; was for three j^ears pastor of 
Lutheran Church at Moline; came to 
Rockford in June, 1864, and has continued 
as pastor of the church here ever since ; 
was educated at Calmar Seminary and at 
Stockholm ; ordained to the holy ministry 
at Clinton, Rock Co., Wis., June 10, 1860; 
first wife was Ida H. Strone, of Sweden; 
she died at Moline, May 18, 1862; they 
had one child; deceased; present wife was 
Sarah Johnson; married Oct. 8, 1864; she 
was born in Sweden ; they have four chil- 
dren living, John T., Esther, Ebenezer 
and Joseph T. ; they lost one son and two 
daughters, who died in infancy. 

Peters Albert H. lab ; r 805 Horsman ; w s. 

Peters Charles, elk P. O.; bds N. First; e s. 

Peters Jonas, treas Union Furniture Co. ; r 
602 N. Second ; e s. 

Peters Peter A. lab ; r 805 Horsman ; w s. 

Peters Wm. r 302 S. Church. 

Peterson Gust, tailor; r Park; e s. 



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Peterson Adolph, tailor; r 405 S. First; e s. 
Peterson Andrew, lab; r stone row, opp 

Chick & Cox Mill. 
Peterson Andrew, r 305 Kishwaukee. 
Peterson Andrew, r S. Seventh ; W. A. 
Peterson P.A. meatmarket ; bds P.A.Flodell. 
Peterson A. M. tailor; r 501 S. Fifth; e s. 
Peterson Aug. tailor ; r 310 JST. Fourth ; e s. 
Peterson Aug. G. tailor ; r 609 S. Third ; e s. 
Peterson C. B. painter; r 901 S. West; s s. 
Peterson C. G. painter; r 108 S. Fifth; e s. 
Peterson Charles, gents' furnishing goods, 

Kishwaukee, near State ; r 302 Seventh. 
Peterson Dan. plowmaker; r 503 S. 8th; e s. 
Peterson Charles, r park ; e s. 
Peterson F. L. carver ; r 408 Kishwaukee. 
Peterson Guss, tailor ; r park. 
Peterson Geo. painter ; r 1403 S. "West ; s s. 
Peterson Rev. Gust, pastor Second Baptist 

Church ; r 1207 Ferguson ; s s. 
Peterson H. F. grocer ; r Seminary, cor Bluff. 
Peterson Isaac, tailor; r 510 S. Fifth; e s. 
Peterson J. mechanic ; r 608 S. Sixth ; e s. 
Peterson John, r e s S. Seventh ; W. A. 
Peterson J. shoemkr; r 501 S. Seventh; e s. 
Peterson J. emp Wm. A. Knowlton ; r same. 
Peterson J. P. tailor ; r 408 Kishwaukee ; e s. 
Peterson Jonas, r 509 Union ; e s. 
Peterson Jonas, r 1018 Sixth av ; e s. 
Peterson J. H. butcher ; r 502 Catlin ; e s. 
Peterson Neis. r 718 N. First; e s. 
Peterson Nels. tailor ; r n s Park ; e s. 
Peterson Oscar, painter; r 511 Union; e s. 
Peterson O. r street from Seminary, s R. R. 

PETERSON P. A. Secretary Rock- 
ford Union Furniture Company; resi- 
dence 513 Catlin, East Side; born in 
Sweden, Sept. 8, 1846 ; came to Rockford 
in 1853. 

Peterson P. A. r 1007 First av ; e s. 

Peterson P. M. tailor ; r 508 S. Sixth ; e s. 

Peterson Peter, tailor ; r 513 Catlin ; e s. 

Peterson P. furniture mkr; r 1103 Third av. 

Peterson P. shoemaker ; r 316 S. Main ; w s. 

Peterson Peter, employe E., T. & Co. ; bds 

702N. Main;es. 
Peterson Pontus, bds 702 N. Main ; e s. 
Peterson Stephen, lab ; r 1008 Fifth av ; e s. 
Peterson August, tailor ; r 607 Rock ; e s. 
Pettibone John T. r 606 Court ; e s. 
Pettengill J. W. turning; r 806 Rock; s s. 
Pettis L. M. trav agent; r 1015 S. Main; s s. 
Petit Andrew, carp ; r 607 Rockton av. 
Petit Jacob, carp ; r 406 S. Church. 
Pfanstiel Geo. livery ; r 506 N. Third ; e s. 
Phelps Walter, r 506 Chestnut. 

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Phillips A. F. livery ; r 306 S. Winnebago. 
Phillips Hiram C. patternmaker; r 1101 S. 

Winnebago ; s s. 
Phillips Ivar I. r 106 Summit; e s. 
Phillips Ira, r 106 Summit; e s. 
Phinney A. grocer; 108 S. Main; r 206 Hors- 

man. 

Phoenix W. H. sewing machines, 312 West 

State; r 306 N. Court; w s. 
Pickett Buell, r 209 N. Third ; e s. 
Pickett Wm. O. r 309 N. Third ; e s. 
Pierce D. B. harness mkr ; 307 N. Main ; e s. 
Pierce L. R. r 1006 S. Main ; s s. 
Pierpont W.T. pumps,etc. ; bds 1019 W.State. 
Pierson John, Vice Pres Rockford Union 

Furniture Company; r 809 Third av. 
Pierson T. watchmaker; bds 308 Walnut; es. 
Pitkin T. D. pumps ; r out of city. 
Pitney Levi, mason ; r N. Avon, n end. 
Pitney Wm. lab ; r 322 N. Avon. 
Pitney Wm., Jr. plasterer; r 1016 Mulberry. 
Platner Geo. H. r 713 Mulberry. 
Platner Harrison M. r 712 Mulberry. 
Platner Peter H. r 203 N. West ; w s. 
Plato H. F. 307-209 W. State; r S. Court, 

cor Chestnut. 
Plato J. D. r S. Court, cor Chestnut. 

PliATT JOHLIT, Farmer; residence 
713 W. State St.; born in West Haven, 
Conn., March 8, 1813; removed to Alton, 
111., in Oct., 1836; was employed as a dry 
goods clerk until May, 1837, when he 
came to Rockford; built a store on the 
bank of Rock river, just below where the 
State street bridge now stands, and carried 
on general merchandising business until 
1839, when he sold out to Dr. Haskell and 
moved to what is now Pecatonica Tp., 
where he engaged in farming very exten- 
sively, having some 1,100 acres; his resi- 
dence was on Sec. 13, Tp. 27 , he remained 
there six years; then about 1845 returned 
to Rockford, and has contmued to engage 
very largely in real estate operations, 
sometimes owning 9,000 acres of land at 
one time ; he married Harriet W. Trow- 
bridge, Feb. 34, 1836; she was born in 
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 11, 1814. 

Polchow Chas. lab; r 1109 S. Court; s s. 

Pomeroy W. D. carp ; r 514 N. Main ; w s. 

Ponsomby Chas. lab ; bds 308 S. Main ; w s. 

Pooley S. J. carp ; r 903 Horsman. 

Pope Isaac, r 404 S. Court; w s. 

Porter Frank H. bds 107 Horsman. 

POKTER JOHN R. Druggist, 301 
W. State, cor Main st. ; residence 571 N. 
Church St.; born in Fultouham, near 
Zauesville, Ohio, Sept. 22, 1833; came to 
Rockford in Nov., 1859; married Lucretia 
V.Hosmer, Oct. 3, 1861 ; she was born in 
Ohio, Oct. 3, 1834; they have four children 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



living^ : Chas H., Hosmer C, John Wm. 
and Frances Irene; they have lost one 
daughter, Lucy M., who died Feb. 16, 
1865, aged two years and four months. 
Porter J. S. salesman ; r 608 W. State. 

Posson F. L. painter, 11:^ S. 2d; r 110 N.Sth. 

Posson Henry A. painter ; r 201 N. Second. 

Post Daniel, farmer ; r 402 S. Winnebago. 

Potter Geo. carp; r 911 Pecatonica. 

Potter Joel B. r 503 Oak ; e s. 

Potter Lyman H. r 712 N. Second ; e s. 

Potter M. C. r 506 S. Avon. 

Powell Geo. r 405 N. Winnebago ; w s. 

Powell E. W. carp ; r 509 N. Second ; e s. 

Powell G. W. bds 502 W. State. . 

Pratt Geo. miller ; bds White's Hotel. 

Pratt Wm. C. r 207 S. Third. 

Preble E. lab; r S. Twelfth; W.A- 

Predmore Ira, carp; 1104 S. Court; s s. 

Predmore L. mechanic ; r Ferguson,cor Kent. 

Prentice Fred. S. elk ; r 616 N. Main ; w s. 

Prentice W. M. elk ; bds 122 S. Second ; e s. 

Presbrey W. D. farmer; r 1104 S. Main; s s. 

Preston Mott, r 806 First av. 

Price H. W. glove works; office 113-115 
W. State ; r 530 N. Church. 

Prince Chas. lab ; bds 703 Peach ; w s. 

Prior D. S. r 1009 Second av ; e s. 

Prior P. B. shoemaker ; r 503 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Proctor Jno. street sprinkler ; r 1009 Maple. 

Prouty F. C. salesman ; r out of city limits, 
E. State. 

Prouty Henry E. salesman ; r 1012 W. State. 

PROrXY yVTHK. C. Dealer in Boots 
and Shoes, 126 W. State st. ; residence 1012 
W. State St. ; born in Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 
25, 1808 ; came to Byron, Ogle Co., 111., 
July 22, 1844 ; removed to Rockford, April 
14, 1865; married Adeline Amelia Whee- 
lock, June 21, 1835; she was born in 
Wardsborough, Vt., Aug. 28, 1812 ; have 
three children living, Henry E., Frederick 
C, and Adelaide A., now Mrs. Dr. T. M. 
Butler. 

Puffer Frank M. elk ; bds W. S. Wilkins. 

Pumprey T.emp B.W.& Co. ; r 710 N.Church. 

Punnell J. H. ex mess ; bds Holland House. 

Pyng T. liquors, 308 E. State ; r 310 N. 1st ; e s. 



Q 



UINN J. S. lab; r 502 S. First; e s. 



Quinn Mat. blacksmith; r 1006 Morgan; s s. 
Quinn Philip, lab ; r South ; s s. 
Quinn Patrick, r 706 N. First ; e s. 
Qninlan P. emp T. Scott ; r 303 N. Main ; e s. 

RADECKE THOS. F. upholstery, over 
116 W. State, 2d floor; r 309 S. West. 
Rae Wm. G. trav agt; r 303 S. Court; w s. 



Raidart G. P. cabinetmkr ; r 1013 S. 3d ; e s. 

BAJLSTOX & HARVEY, Dealers 
in Agricultural Implements, Carriages, 
Wagons, etc., 503 W. State st., cor. Court 
St. ;John B. Ralston was born in Marietta, 
Washington Co., O., April 21, 1846; came 
to Harlem, this Co., in 1850; engaged in 
farming principally, until the fall of 1872, 
when he engaged in present business; 
married Ellen Brown, March 11. 1875; 
she was born in Harlem, Winnebago Co., 
111., Aug. 28, 1855 ; have one child, Ed- 
ward Henry, born Feb. 4, 1876 ; Mr. and 
Mrs. R. are members of the First Presby- 
terian church; residence 612 Knowlton St., 
South Side. 

Randall G. B. watchmkr; bds 107 N. 1st; e s. 

Rand 8. L. elk ; room 315 W. State. 

Randolph R. J. diamond pavement, over 302 
E. State ; r 307 East ; e s. 

Rankin Marshall, carp ; r 508 Hill ; e s. 

Rannie Wm. lab; r 413 S. West; w s. 

Rath H. tack factory, r 1308 S. Court; s s. 

Raymond A. E. painter; bds 906 River; s s. 

Ray Geo. emp N. C. T. ; r 1009 S. Main; s s. 

Rea Allen R. elk; r 308 S. Court; w s. 

Read G. L. r 210 N. Main ; w s. 

Redd Jas. r rear 408 Rural ; e s. 

Red Jas. emp gas works ; r 504 East ; e s. 

Redfield C. H. r 1108 Elm. 

Redfield Dudley, r 303 Horsman. 

Redfield W.hack driver ; r 808 Mulberry ; w s. 

Redington H. P. 503 W. State ; r 707 Elm. 

Redmond Garrett, r 517 Cedar. 

Redmond Henry, r 517 Cedar. 

Redricks Thos. lab; r 909 Crosby; e s. 

Reed Rev. D. M. r 611 N. Main; w s. 

Reed Ed.T. tack factory ; bds 603 Rockton av. 

Reed Edgar, tack factory ; bds 613 Mulberry. 

BEEO FRA:KKI.IX p. Traveling 
Insurance Agent; residence 906 S. West 
St. ; born in Lexington, Mass., March 19, 
1835; came to Rockford in Sept., 1875; 
married Georgia W. Wilson, June 17, 
1858 ; she was born in N. H., Dec. 13, . 

Reed P. M. carp ; r 306 Kishwaukee. 

Reeves Frank E. r 506 Mulberry. 

Reeves Geo. carriage mfr ; r 506 Mulberry. 

Reeves Geo. W. moulder ; r 523 W. State. 

Reeves Geo. W. r 209 N. Court. 

Reeves Wm. blacksmith ; r 522 W. State. 

RECrAlfti' JAS. Boot and Shoe Maker. 
204 W. State st. ; residence 712 N. Main st.. 
East Side ; born in Ireland, Nov. 25, 1826 ; 
came to Canada in 1840 ; lived there until 
1844, when he removed to Chicago ; lived 
there a year or two, and then went to She- 
boygan, and remained there until 1848, 
when he returned to Chicago and made 
that city his home until 1855, when he 



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came to Rockford; married Mary Ann 
Wood, May 4, 1851 ; she was born in Buf- 
falo, N. Y., March 28, 1835 ; they have six- 
children, Joseph, Michael, John Valen- 
tine, Mary Eveleen, Minerva and Agnes B. ; 
lost two daughters, Virginia and Jose- 
phine; served three years in Co. K, 74th 
I. V. I. ; is President of the Rockford Re- 
form Club. 

Regan Jno. lab ; r 1012 South ; s s. 

Regan Jos. elk; bds City Hotel. 

Regan Michael, r 712 N. Main ; e s. 

Regan Valentine, r 712 N. Main; e s. 

Regan Wm. lab ; r 906 Kent ; s s. 

KEMI^fGTOHr THOMAS J. 1.. 

County Surveyor; office at the Court 
House; residence 114 S. Second St., East 
Side ; born in Hopkinton, N. Y., Dec. 7, 
1823 ; came to Rockford in 1850 ; married 
Mrs. Emily Robinson for first wife ; she 
died in January, 1871 ; they had three 
children ; only one now living, Helen S. ; 
Mr. R.'s present wife was Martha A. 
Gregg; they have one child, Rosalind; 

• Mr. R. has served as County Surveyor 22 
years; he was City Engineer in 1858, 
1866, and 1867 ; served in the war of the 
rebellion; was Capt. Co. A, 74th I. V. I., 
from September, 1862, until May, 1863, 
when he became Major of the 74th; in 
December, 1863, he became Chief Engi- 
neer of the 2d Div. 4th Army Corps ; in 
September, 1864, he was detailed as Asst. 
to Gen. Sherman's Chief Engineer, Army 
of the Tennessee, where he served until 
February, 1865, when he was made Chief 
Engineer of the 4th Army Corps, and 
served as such until he was finally mus- 
tered out, at Chicago, June 26, 1865. 

Renninger Hai»ry, carp ; r 703 Rockton av. 

Revelle M. E. salesmn ; bds 808 Seminary ; e s. 

Rew Robert, teacher ; r 106 S. Second ; e s. 

Reynolds G. W. auction and commission ; r 
310 N. Court. 

Reynolds Geo. L. feed stable. Elm, bet Court 
and Church; r 310 N. Court. 

Reynolds H. blacksmith ; bds 403 JST. 3d ; e s. 

Reynolds James, r S. Winnebago, s of Wall. 

Reynolds J. W. r 606 E. State. 

Reynolds W. B. salesman ; r 310 N. Court. 

Rhoades Edward, r 603 N. Winnebago ; w s. 

Rhoades D. bds City Hotel. 

Rhoades John, cooper ; bds City Hotel. 

RHOAD£l^ I.EVI, Of the firm of 
Rhoades, Utter & Co., Proprietors of 
Rockford Paper Mills ; office 120 W. State 
St.; residence 710 North Court st. ; born 
in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., June 
25, 1830 ; his parents moved to Alabama, 
Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1836, and to Troy, 
Walworth Co., Wis., in 1843, where he 
lived until he came to Rockford, in 1848; 
he engaged in various kinds of work until 



he went into the cooperage business for 
himself, in 1853, a business which he has 
continued and still carries on here quite 
extensively ; he commenced the construc- 
tion of the Rockford Paper Mills in 1865 ; 
in the fall of the same year the Utters 
formed a co-partnership with him, and in 
the spring of 1866 they commenced manu- 
facturing; became a Director of the 
Peoples : Savings Bank at the time of its 
organization in 1873, and has continued as 
a Director ever since; in the spring of 
1874 the Rockford Watch Co. was organ- 
ized, and he became President of the 
company, a position which he still holds ; 
he is also Vice President of the Rockford 
Tack Co., and Director of Water Power 
Co.; was Mayor of Rockford one term, 
'76 and '77 ; married Frederica Rhoades, 
in December, 1854 ; she was born in Ger- 
many ; they have two daughters, Lucinda 
H. and Luella I. ; Mr. R. has been a mem- 
ber of the M. E. Church about 26 years. 

Rice Allen, r N. Main, cor High ; w s. 

Rice Benj. G. r 512 N. Church; w s. 

Rice Chas. H. lat) ; r 807 Ferguson ; s s. 

Rice Geo. S. ins agent ; r over 322 E. State. 

Rice Joseph, bds Forest City House. 

Rice Wm. r 206 N. Avon. 

Richardson O. A. lumber; r 315 S.Main; ws. 

Richards P. S. conduc; bds Holland House. 

Richey Rev. John H. pastor Westminster 
Presbyterian Church ; r 501 S. Second. 

RIC RINGS DR. CHARLES 
HEBfRY, Physician and Surgeon; 
office 302 W. State st. ; residence 804 W. 
State St.; born in England, Feb. 26, 1815; 
the Dr. studied medicine in Belgium; 
came to Rockford, .July 18, 1836; he has 
been engaged in practice over 40 years ; 
married Mary Stevenson, of England; 
they have one son, Henry, now a prac- 
ticing physician of Washington, D. C. 

Rich Wm. carp ; 407 Horsman ; w s. 

Rich Heniy, carp ; r 704 Horsman ; w s. 

Richmond G. upholst'r ; r over 116 W. State. 

Richmon L. emp livery.; bds Hardy's Hotel. 

Ricker Emerson E. elk ; r 711 Elm ; e s. 

Ricker Ephraim G. collct'ng agt; r 711 Elm. 

Rickon E. H. elk City Hotel. 

Ridgley Edward, mason; r 310 S.Court; w s. 

Ridler Jno. W. (Ridler Bros.) r 415 E. State. 

Ridler Thos. K. (Ridler Bros.) r 415 E.State. 

Rightor C. r 810 N. Main ; w s. 

Riley Wm. watchmaker; r 308 Walnut; e s. 

RimplerW. stonecutter ; bds 602 George ;w s. 

Ripcan Wm. emp furn fac; bds L. Osborne. 

Ripley F. P. watchmkr; bds 210 S. 1st; e s. 

Risley M. L. r 706 Rock ; e s. 

Rising Chas. E. elk; r 611 N. Church; w s. 

Rising Henry, r 611 N. Church; w s. 



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WESnSTEBAGO COUNTY DIKECTOBT: 



Ritchie C. plasterer; r 612 N. Second; e s. 

RITCHIK JIM, Mason and Plasterer; 
resides at 112 N. Third st., East Rockford; 
he is a son of Francis E. and Margaret 
Eliza Ritchie, and was born in Green- 
bush, N. Y., April 2, 1830 ; came to Rock- 
ford in 1857. 

Rivers Charles, elk; r H4 N. Church. 

Roach J. saloon, S. Court, cor Cedar ; r same. 

Robertson George J. portrait painter; r 1211 
S. Winnebago. 

Roberts Chas. A. r 608 N. Second ; e s. 

Roberts C. furniture, 215 E. State ; r 716 N. 
Main; e s. 

Roberts E. C. carp, 510 W. State ; r 720 N. 

Court; w s. 
Roberts Fay E. bkpr; r 720 N. Court; w s. 

ROBERTS CJEO. AV. Sculptor, 
Monument Builder and Designer, 220 S. 
Main st. ; residence 307 S.Seventh st ; East 
Side; Gravestones of the best American 
and Italian marbles ; Mr. Roberts imports 
Scotch Granite Monuments direct from 
Scotland. 

Roberts J. W. shoemkr ; r 809 N. Court ; w s. 

Roberts C. J. r 204 N. West. 

Roberts Jeremiah, N. West, nr Napoleon. 

Roberts Thos. O. bds 907 S. West; s s. 

Roberts Walter, r 301 East ; e s. 

Roberts Walter, cigar maker ; bds C. Henry. 

Roberts F. E. moulder; r 1109 S. West; s s. 

Robertson G. C. bds 1211 S. Winnebago; ss. 

Robertson Fletcher, carp ; r 1015 South. 

Robertson S. F. carp; r 1015 South. 

R0BERT!S05f THOi$ D. President 
Winnebago National Bank ; residence 601 
N. Main st. ; West Side ; born in Scotland, 
March 18, 1818 ; came to Rockford, Dec, 
1838. 

Robertson W.T. cashier Winnebago National 

Bank ; r 506 N. Main ; w s. 
Robertson G. moulder; r 1401 S. West; ss. 
Robinson Chas. emp W. H. Miller. 

ROBi:9fi$ox CAf^vi:^ i^ewis. 

Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Agent, 
Winnebago National Bank Building; 
^ born Nov. 22, 1837, in Columbus, Warren 
Co., Penn. ; with his parents, Horace and 
Fanny W. Robinson, moved to Belvidere, 
111., Jvme, 1842; to Cherry Valley in fall 
of 1853 ; while there engaged in the drug 
business some two years, on his own ac- 
count ; in the dry goods business two years, 
as clerk. In the spring of 1860 went to 
Champaign, 111., to help open a dry goods 
store for eastern parties ; continued there 
in the business three years, to April, 1863, 
when he entered into government employ, 
in the Subsistence Department, firs.t with 
the Third Division, Army of the Ohio, in 
Eastern Kentucky and Western Virginia ; 
then in Eastern Tennessee and Georgia, 



till fall of Atlanta ; from there, back with 
Gen. Schofield's command to Nashville, 
Tenn. After battle of Nashville and de- 
feat of Gen. Hood, was ordered, Jan.,1865, 
to Washington ; from there down the coast, 
and entered Wilmington, N. C, with Gen. 
Terry's command. Was stationed there 
till fall of 1865. In the winter of 1866 en- 
gaged in the diy goods business with Geo. 
M. Smith, at his present location in Rock- 
ford. The partner-hip continued till 
May, 1870, when Mr. R. retired. Was 
married June 1, 1870, to Miss Charlotte C. 
A. Kent, youngest daughter of Germanicus 
Kent. In the fall of same year engaged 
in his present business. 
Robinson F. porter White's Hotel ; r same. 

ROBINSOX HEXRY H. Real 

Estate and Loan Agent, 325 E. State st. ; 
residence 805 Seminary st. ; born in Chi- 
cago, Sept. 6, 1846 ; came to Rockford in 
1847 ; married Laura Penfield, March 27, 
1873 ; she was born in Roekford,March 10, 
1848. 

Robinson J. B. bds 310 N. Church ; w s. 

Robinson John, lab ; r 807 E. State. 

Robinson N. S. hardware ; r 204 N. Second. 

Robinson Thos. carp ; bds 801 George ; w s. 

Robinson W. machinist ; r 801 George ; w s. 

Robinson Walter, Jr. r 801 George. 

Robbins J. watchmkr; bds American House. 

Rockwood Warren, r 907 S. Chm-ch ; s s. 

Rodd J. prop grist mill ; r 208 Kishwaukee. 

Rogan M. machinist; r 503 N. Winnebago. 

Rogers F. S. r 810 Montague; s s. 

Rogers Jno. L. machinist ; r N. Winnebago 
above Whitman. 

Rogers Martin, bolt fact; r 910 Crosby; e s. 

Rogers Michael, lab ; r 910 Crosby ; e s. 

Rogers R. W. r Winnebago above Whitman. 

Rogers W. r N. Winnebago above Whitman. 

Rohkar Henry, barber; r 111 N. Winnebago. 

Rohr G. W. physician and surgeon, over 120 
S. Main ; r 402 N. Main ; w s. 

Rope Fred, emp C. Schorn ; r same. 

Roper O. S. baker; r 1213 Second av; e s. 

Roper Sam. miller: bds 402 S. Main; w s. 

Rosa A. furn finisher ; r Market cor E. State. 

Rosacranse N. emp R.R. ; r 707 N. Main ; e s. 

RoseBenj. farmer; r Montague w. end s s. 

Rose Chas. emp White's Hotel. 

Rose E. S. r s end Kishwaukee. 

Rose Geo. r Montgomery, w end s s. 

Rose Henry, r Montgomery, w end s s. 

Rosenberg Peter, blacksmith ; r S. Fourth. 

Rosseter Wm. E. r 802 Rock ; s s. 

Ross A. M. salesman; r307 S. Court; ws. 

Ross Hugh R. cashier Home saving bank ; r 
308 S. Church. 



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Ross Jno. C. r 710 W. State. 

Ross L.P.bkpr Rockf nat bank, r 301 S.West. 

BO$!»i$ R. HERVEY, Of the firm of 
Catlin & Ross, Grocers, 511 E. State St.; 
Mr. Ross resides at 603 Kishwaukee st. ; 
he was born in Norfolk Co., Canada West, 
April 17, 1835 ; moved to Iowa in 1856, 
and to Ogle Co., 111., in 1859; came to 
Rockford in 1859; married Mary J. Sov- 
ereign, Jan. 1, I860; she was born in Can- 
ada West; have one child, Florence M., 
born Jan 13, 1863 ; Mr. Ross is a member 
of the Rockford Rifles, Third Regt. 111. 
Guards. 

Ross Robt. bridgebuilder; r 511 Rockton av. 

Ross Wm. G. r 511 Rockton av. 

Roth Jno. F. cabinetmaker ; r 408 S. Fifth. 

Rourk Pat. lab ; r 408 S. Horsman. 

Rourke Thos. r 910 South. 

Rouse Frank, r 1102 S. Court; s s. 

Rouse Sager, r 1102 S. Court; s s. 

Rowe F. M. cigars; bds 301 East; e s. 

Rowe Martin, blacksmith; r 301 East; e s. 

Rowell Henry W. r 414 S. Court ; w s. 

Rowland J.P.grocer ;r 1110 S.Winnebago ; s s. 

Rowland R. C. druggist; bds Holland House. 

Rowlee A. r Winnebago above Napoleon. 

-Rowley Calvin, r Prospect; s s. 

ROWL.BY E. A. Photographer, 321 
W. State St. ; born in Sullivan, Ashland 
Co., O., July 10, 1849; came to Rockford 
in 1873; he has been engaged in the busi- 
ness of Photographer four years. 

Rowley Edwin R. r 509 Catlin. 

Rowley Milton, painter; r 302 S. First; e s. 

Royce A. T. street com ; r 713 N. Court ; w s. 

Ruchhime Jno. emp A. K. Shirley. 

Ruddick B. machinist; bds 302 S. Main; w s. 

Rugg Josiah, farmer ; r W. State, city limits. 

Ruhl A. S. salesman ; bds 607 N. Winnebago. 

Rundquist Chas. tanner M. & H,; r 802 Oak. 

Rundquist F.O.tailor ;-r 605 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Russell Chas. mechanic; r South; s s. 

Russell Cornelius, stock dlr ; r 717 Elm ; w s. 

Russel Jno. mason ; r 501 S. Sixth ; e s. 

Russell Mich, lab ; r foot of Chestnut ; av s. 

Russell Wm. lab; bds 112 N. SeQond; e s. 

RlTTIiEDGE AlfDREW, Sup't of 
Wm. A. Knowlton's Manufactories; resi- 
dence 1002 Main St., cor. Loomis st. ; born 
in England, May 4, 1836; came to Rock- 
ford in 1851 ; first learned carpenter's 
trade; in 1856 commenced work in the 
Reaper shops; has worked for N. C. 
Thompson, Emerson & Co., Jolm P. Man- 
ny, and Graham & Co.; has been with 
Wm. A. Knowlton since 1873; married 
Maggie J. Ryan, Sept. 10, I860; she was 
born in Ireland; have three children, 
William, Arthur, and Freddie ; Mr. R. is a 



member of Star in the East Lodge, No. 
166, A. F. and A. M., Winnebago Chapter, 
No. 24, etc. 

Rutledge Wm. C. r 211 S. Fourth; e s. 
Rulledge Wm. r 305 N. Wyman ; w s. 

RYAIS" P. T. Proprietor Central Wire 
Works, 212 S. Main st., next to Holland 
House; Manufacturer of Wire Flower Pot 
Stands, Window Guards, Waste Paper 
Baskets, Bank and Ofiice Railing, Fruit 
and Umbrella Stands, Hat Stands, Ladies' 
Work Baskets, Sponge and Moss Baskets, 
Coal and Sand Screens, Barrel Covers, 
Horse and Dog Muzzles, Spark Guards, 
etc.; Twisted Wire Fence made to order; 
Mr. Ryan was born in Rochester, N. Y., 
Feb. 15, 1856 ; came to Rockford about 18 
years ago. 

Ryan Jas. painter ; r 622 N. Main ; w s. 

Ryan Jas. lab ; r 809 N. Second ; e s. 

Ryan Jno. lab ; r West ; s s near foot bridge. 

Ryan Jno. lab ; r 809 N. Second ; e s. 

Ryan Matt, r near foot bridge, S.Winnebago. 

Ryan M. H, shoemaker, 112 W. State; r 309 
N. Main ; w s. 

Ryan Michael, moulder, 502 S. Main ; w s. 

Ryan Michael, lab ; r 1301 Rock. 

Ryan Michael, r 406 S. West. 

Ryan Tim. tailor; bds Adams, bet E. State 
and Crosby. 

Ryan Wm. lab; r N. Wyman, nr W. State. 

Ryan Wm. lab; r 601 Oak. 

Ryan W. blacksmith; bds City Hotel. 

Ryburn Wm. r 117 S. First. 

Rydberg C. cabinetmaker ; r 609 S. Seventh. 

Rydberg John Z. elk ; r 603 S Fourth. 

Rydblom J.lab : r Gregory,bet S.4th and 5th. 

Rymand John, lab; r 132 Park; e s. 

Ryman J. G. tailor, 217 E. State; r 132 Park 

SAAF S. tailor; r cor Sixth and Fourth 
av. / 

Sabin Chas. r 609 N. Church ; w s. 
Sackett E. B. painting, 513 E. State; r 205 S. 

First; e s. 
Sadewater F.saloon,119 S.Main; ws; rsame. 
Safiiemire Wm. bds Hardy's Hotel. 
Saley M. L- grocer; r Peach; w s. 
Saline John, r 810 Fifth av; e s. 
Saline S. A. lab; r 810 Fifth av; e s. 
Salstrom G. A. grocer; r 1211 Third av. 
Sames P. cultivator mfr; r 416 N. Main; ws. 
Samuelson C. r Gregory, bet S. 4th and 5th 
Samson H. brewer; r nof bridge,Beloit road. 
Samulson F. A. tailor; r 411 N. First; e s. 

SAXBORX C. A. Druggist, 319 W. 
State St. ; residence 505 Rockton av ; born 
in Barry, Vt., July 15, 1848; came to 
Rockford in June, 1867 ; married Mary A. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIKEOTOBT: 



"Wallis, May 14, 1873; she was born in 
Patterson, N. J. ; they have two children, 
Howard C. and Wallis R. 

Sanborn Simon, bds 114 S. Second; e s. 

Sanborn R. S. r 1217 E. State. 

Sanders Alex, r Fourth av, bet 7th and 8th. 

Sanders C.W. mechanic; r 1406 Charles; e s. 

Sanders E. mechanic ; r 140(i Charles ; e s. 

Sanders L.S. emp Chick & Cox ; r 8th ; W.A. 

Sanders Wm. bds 402 S. Main; w s. 

Sandiue Claus, shoemkr; r 513 Union; e s. 

Sands John F. lab ; r 705 Rockton av. 

Sanford C. S. mechanic; r 1102 River; s s. 

SA:SfFORD GOODYEAR A. 

Cashier of the Second National Bank, 
and President of the Rockford Savings 
Bank, s e corner of W. State and Main 
sts. ; residence 407 N. Main st. ; born in 
Hamden, Conn., Aug. 28, 1814 ; he was en- 
gaged in farming pursuits till he came to 
Alton, 111., in Dec, 1836; in 1837 he came 
to Rockford; was in mercantile business 
here until he was appointed Deputy Sher- 
iff, in 1838; served in that capacity four 
years; he built, in 1838, the first "fiat 
boat" in this section of the State; loaded 
it with potatoes and other produce, which 
he marketed in St. Louis; in 1852, at 
Cherry Valley, he helped to load the first 
car of grain which was shipped from the 
Co. ; in 1842 he was elected Sheriff; was 
in that position until 1844; from 1838 to 
1844 he collected the entire taxes of the 
Co., which amounted to only from $237 to 
$640 per annum, total collections, during 
those years ; from 1844 to 1847 was engaged 
in general merchandising on the present 
site of the Second National Bank ; com- 
menced the banking business Jan. 1,1855; 
the firm was then Dickerman, Wheeler & 
Co.; in 1856 the firm changed to Lane, 
Sauford & Co ; the Second National Bank 
was organized Aug. 1, 1864; Mr. Sanford 
has been its cashier since its organization ; 
he is also President of the Rockford Sav- 
ings Bank, which was organized in Aug., 
1873 ; married Elizabeth Bassett, in Feb., 
1838; she died Oct.. 1857; they had one 
child, which died in infancy; his present 
wife was Harriet Austin; married Nov., 
1858; she was born in Skaueateles, N. Y. ; 
Mr. S. was originally a Whig; has always 
been prominently identified with the Re- 
publican party s'nce its organization; he 
is a member of the Congregational Church. 

Sanford H. S. bds American House. 
Sanford John, painter; bds 111 S.Third; e s. 
Sargent J. H. barber; rll3 S. Main; w s. 
Sargent L Chase, r 602 Pleasant ; s s. 
Sargent Isaac, ins agt ; r 602 Pleasant ; s s. 
Satterlee A.F.printer Journal; bds City Hot. 
Satterlee M. L. bds 106 S. Fifth; e s. 
Sauber J. P. r 608 North. 



SAVAGE JOHX T. Of the firm of 
Savage & Love, Mill St., on the water 
power; residence 909 Ferguson; South 
Side; Pattern and Model Makers; they do 
general wood, iron, brass and steel work; 
all kinds of jobbing in those materials 
done ; Mr. Savage was born in Shefford, 
Cana'da East, April 16, 1842; came to 
Rockford in 1866 ; married Jane Wallace, 
May 8, 1866; she was born in Abbottsford, 
Canada East, July 9, 1844; they have five 
sons; Mr. S. served one year and a half in 
the 7th Maine Battery ; Republican ; Inde- 
pendent in religion. 

Savage T.S. shoemkr ; r 1024 Mulberry ; w s. 

Savery H. L. stock dealer ; r 905 Second av. 

Sawyer H. J. constable ; r 814 N. Main. 

Scannell M. J. billiard hall over 303 E. 
State; r 113 N. Second; e s. 

Scattergood Walter, carp ; r 506 S. Sixth. 

Scharfenberg Charles, lab; r 912 Horsman. 

Schicker A. bakery and saloon 315 E. State; 
r same. 

Schicker Edward, baker; r 315 E. State. 

Schlander , lab ; r s s Park ; e s. 

Schmalick Jos. tailor ; r 405 S. Third ; e s. 

Schmalz George, saloon; r 710 Horsman. 

Schmalz Jacob, lab ; r 706 Oak. 

Schmauss John, r 1106 Charles; e s. 

Schmauss Joseph, meat market 115 S. Main ; 
r 211 N. Main. 

Schmauss Joseph L. elk ; r 313 E. State. 

SCHMAUSS liEOXARD, Propri- 
etor Meat Market 313 E. State st. ; resides 
at same No.; born in Bavaria, Sept. 29, 
1825; came to Rockford in Sept., 1853; 
married Margaret Schlenk, May 21, 1852; 
she was born in Bavaria ; they have six 
children living, Joseph L., Leonard H.. 
Frank, Frances, Edward, and Alice ; they 
have lost three children. 

Schmauss Leonard, elk; r 313 E. State. 

Schneider H.blacksmith,r Wall, foot S. Court. 

Schneider Leonard, r Wall, foot S. Court; s s. 

Schnell , r E. State ; e end. 

Schoonmaker Moses, r 203 Mulberry ; w s. 

Schorn Charles, meat market 317 E. State ; 
r 122 S. Main ; e s. 

Schueller Hermon, r Lincoln av. 

Schi^ster Paul, bkpr ; r 533 N. Church ; w s. 

Schultz Chas. lab ; r 708 Wall, foot S. Court. 

Schwartz Charles, employe furniture factory ; 
r L. Osborne. 

Schwender John, saloon 319 E. State ; r same. 

Schwender John, Jr., elk ; r 319 E. State. 

Scully John, lab; r 1013 South. 

Scott Charles, barber; r 702 George; w s. 

Scott Douglas, butcher ; bds 313 E. State. 

Scott James, r 702 George ; w s. 

Scott John, painter ; bds 414 S. Main ; w s. 



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Scott Sylvester, lab ; r Seminary, at limits. 
Scott T. coal 202 E. State; r 116 N. 2cl; e s. 
Scott Wm. r 208 Horsman. 
Scougall T. O. mason; r 1217 S. Winnebago. 
Scovill H. C. lumber; r 709 Seminary. 
Scovill Henry T. r 1014 S. Third ; e s. 
Scovill Horace, r with J. Wiggins, Prospect. 
Scully Benj. watchmkr; bds 808 Walnut; e s. 
Seal Christopher, r 1103 Second av. 

SEAJLY OGOB€}£ A. Assistant 
Superintendent, Emerson, Talcott & Co. ; 
boards at 609 N. Church st. ; born in 
England, May 11, 1841 ; his parents moved 
to Geneva, N. Y., in 1843 ; lived there 10 
years; then removed to Dansville, Liv- 
ingston Co., N. Y. ; resided there about 
3 years ; then came to Rockford, arriving 
here Jan. 1, 1856; for 6 years he was en- 
gaged in the manufacture of sash, doors, 
and blinds; then he went to Chicago, 
wheie he remained 2 years; then went to 
Denver, where he spent 1 year ; from there 
he moved to Kalamazoo, Mich., where he 
resided nearly 2 years; then returned to 
Rockford; he lias been with Emerson, 
Talcott & Co. since Aug., 1876; married 
Mrs. Fannie E.Zimmerman, Aug. 5, 1877; 
his first wife was Jennie A. Paxson ; she 
died May 4, 1876; one daughter by first 
marriage, Louise J., born Dec. 6, 1866; 
Mr. Sealy served 3 years and 10 months 
in Co. G, 45th I. V. I. ; was 1 year Ser- 
geant ; 2 years was Commissary of Regi- 
ment; was commissioned Second Lieu- 
tenant; participated in all the engage- 
ments which the 45th Regt. was in. Ft. 
Henry, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, 
Jackson (Tennessee), etc. ; Mr. and Mrs. S. 
'are members of the Christian Union 
Church. 

Searle B. salesman ; bds American House. 

Searle R. shoemaker ; r 705 N. Second ; e s. 

Sears B. C. secy brush co ; r 303 S. Wmnebago. 

Sears D. A. trav agt ; r 600 Peach ; w s. 

Sears David G. r 607 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Sears Henry, r 602 N. Church ; w s. 

Seccomb J. W. books and stationery 317 W. 
State ; r 306 N. West ; w s. 

Seeley W. F. agt sewing machines; bds 
White's Hotel. 

Seeley Wm. T. r 117 N. Fir.st; e s. 

Segar John, r Seminary, s R. R. 

Segur J. F. machinist; r 1003 S. Court; s s. 

S$FiOUR JOHN, Foreman Machinery 
Department Emerson, Talcott, & Co. 
residence 828 S. Main St., cor Morgan st. 
born in Granville, Conn., July 6, 1830 
removed to Beloit, Wis., in 1855 ; came to 
Rockford in 1857; married Jane Trow- 
bridge, July 6, 1852; she was born in 
New Hartford, Conn., in 1830 ; they have 
two children, James F. and Sarah A. 

Seidermann Christof, r over 108 W. State. 



Sexton John, plasterer ; r 914 Rock ; s s. 
Seymour Samuel, r 409 S. Second ; e s. 
Shalfer W. H. plasterer; r 914 Pecatonica. 
Shafl:stall John M. r 305 S. Church ; w s. 
Shafistall S. P. r 305 Church ; w s. 
Shalin A. W. bkpr; r 1101 East; s s. 
Shannon F. J. printer, Register ; r Eighth, 

bet Tenth and Eleventh avs; W. A. 
Shannon J. blacksmith; r 507 N. First; e s. 
Shannon L. B. miller; r Eighth, bet Tenth 

and Eleventh avs ; W A. 
Shattack Wm. carp; bds 111 S. Third; e s. 
Shattuck Wm. carp ; r 806 Peach ; w s. 
Shaut Col. W. B. cutter; r 306 N. Church. 
Shaw C. A. r 810 S. Second ; e s. 
Shaw F. A. carp ; r Ferguson, s of Loomis ; s s. 
Shaw Gust, lab ; r 706 Wall ; s s. 
Shaw Jas. watchmkr ; bds American House. 
Shaw John A. r S. Tenth : W. A. 
Shaw O. B. Dep Co Clk ; r 903 N. Court; w s. 
Shaw W.A. carp ; r Ferguson, s of Loomis ; s s 
Shaw Wm. F. wagon makei- ; r 108 N. Fifth. 
Shaw Zachariah, r 908 N. Court; w s. 
Shedd David, moulder ; r 802 Rock ; s s. 
Shedd Henry C. moulder; r 807 River; s s. 
Sheflield D. S. r 902 Horsman. 
Sheflneld F. B. carp ; r 306 Chestnut ; w s. 
Shelden E. M. bkpr, Peoples Savings Bank ; 

r 1012 Mulberry. 
Sheldon Benj. R. Judge Supreme Court, over 

Winnebago Nat. Bank; r 1104 W. State. 
Sheldon C. W. Secy Forest City Ins Co ; r 

514 N. Second. 
Sheldon Chas. E. ins agt; r 514 N. Second. 
Sheldon G. P. elk ins co ; r 514 N. Second. 
Sheldon T. B. painter; bds City Hotel. 
Shelp Geo. H. tailor; r 303 Morgan; s s. 
Shepardson E. D. bds S. Main ; w s. 
Shepardson W. B. bds 302 S. Main ; w s. 
Shepherd R. A. lime kiln; r 1109 Third av. 
Sherer A. F. painter ; r 204 N. Third ; e s. 
Sherer G. wagonmakr; r 204 N. Third; e s. 
Sherer G. W. confectionery; bds 114 N. 

Winnebago. 
Sherman Chas. E. lab; r 918 Rockton av. 
Sherman Fred. M. marble carver ; r 220 S. 

Main ; w s. 
Sherman T. M. bds Hardy's Hotel. 
Sherratt A. H. ins agt; r 406 Horsman. 
Sherwood Chas. M. trav agent ; r 507 Locust. 
Shields M.butcher; r 717 N.Winnebago ;w s. 
Shimmin E. blacksmith; r 610 E.Court; e s. 
Shirley A. K. lab; r 901 Cedar; s s. 
Shlademan Henry, mason; r 1104 Rock; s s. 

SHOUDY GEORGE A. Soap Man- 
ufacturer, 709 S. Sixth St. ; residence 805 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIEEOTOKY: 



Sixth av., East Side; born in Niles, Mich., 
May 4, 1837; went to Rock Island in 
1840; moved to Allen's Grove, Lee Co., 
111., in 1844; followed farming pursuits 
there until 31 years of age, then engaged 
in mercantile business, at Rochelle, Ogle 
Co., 111. ; continued in that business seven 
years, until he came to Rockford, in 1870, 
and engaged in the manufacture of soaps ; 
he is manufacturing all kinds of hard and 
soft soaps, laundry, toilet and fancy soaps 
of every description and of best quality. 

Shoults Louis, lab; r 1305 Charles; e s. 

Shores Horace, carp ; r 1203 S. Main ; s s. 

Shores Lorenzo D. watchman ; r Ferguson, 
cor Montague. 

Shores O. B. r Knowlton, foot S.Church; s s. 

Shugrue Patrick, lab ; r 308 Court ; e s. 

Shumway R. H. seedsman, over 323 E.State ; 
r 509 Pope. 

Shunbt Andrew, emp American House. 

Shurtliss Charles, emp A. Vanlnwagen. 

Sidders C. employe Graham & Co. ; r 1110 
S. Main; s s. 

Sine John B. ins agt ; r 807 N. Main ; w s. 

SII.SBY G-EORC}£ A. Proprietor 
Globe Shoe Store, 110 S. Main st. ; resi- 
dence same number, up stairs; born in 
Rockford, March 28, 1847 ; married Emily 
Derwent, Feb. 25, 1868 ; she was born in 
Durand Tp., this Co., Oct. 1, 1847 ; they 
have two children, Mabel C. and Maud 
M.; Mr. Silsby served in Co. K, 132d 
I. V. I. 

SIIiSBY HARVEY H. Retired 
Merchant; residence 311 South Court 
street; born in Acworth, Sullivan Co., 
N. H., Nov. 1, 1817; came to Alton, 111., 
in December, 1837 ; resided there until his 
removal to Rockford, April 24, 1838; mar- 
ried Melinda Stearns, at Claremont, N. H., 
Aug. 17, 1842; she was born in Cornish, 
N. H., July 30, 1818; they have four chil- 
dren, Mary E., now Mrs. Levi Sanders, 
Geon2;e E., born March 28, 1847, Hattie J., 
and Flora M., born April 8, 1856. 

Simons Rev. Abraham ; r 809 N. Court ; w s. 

Simons C. L. carp; r 610 Mulberry; w s. 

Simons , with Wm. Blinn, Harlem av. 

Simpson Isaac, gardener ; r 720 North ; e s. 

Simpson Wm. gardener ; r 720 North ; e s. 

Skeyhan J. lab; r 808 N. Winnebago. 

Skiff Wm. T. r 605 Kishwaukee; e s. 

Skiller James, shoemaker ; r 906 Rockton. 

ISKIXXER HEXRY M. Superin- 
tendent of Enoch & Briggs' Plow Fac- 
tory; residence 1003 S. Main st. ; born at 
Barry Centre, Orleans Co., N. Y., July 17, 
1835; his parents came to Rockford in 
1839; he married Eleanor J. Stockwell, 
Sept. 5, 1861 ; she was born in Penn ; they 
have two children, Edith L. and Carrie 
R.; lost one daughter, Lizzie M., who 



died at the age of 7 years ; Mr. S. served 
nine months in Co. M, 8th Illinois Cav. ; 
he has been engaged in present business 
13 years, with same manufacturers during 
the entire time ; Mr. and Mrs. S. are mem- 
bers of the Winnebago st. M. E. Church. 

Skinner E. H. Rockford Packing Co. ; r W. 
State, near limits. 

Skinner R. W. elk ; bds 306 N. Court. 

Skogland John, lab ; r cor 8th and 6th av. 

Sloggett Wm. mason ; r Blaisdell, w of fair 
ground. 

Smith A. B. carp ; bds 305 S. Church ; w s. 

SMITH ABRAHAM E. Residence 
711 N. Court St.; born April 6,1838, in 
Royston, England; in 1850, in company 
with his widowed mother and younger 
brother, emigrated to this country, and 
settled at Quincy, 111.; in 1854, removed 
to Chicago; in 1858 removed to Wood- 
stock, McHenry Co., 111., and, with his 
brother, purchased the Woodstock Senti- 
nel; in 1861 was appointed, by President 
Lincoln, Postmaster at Woodstock, and 
served five years, till Andrew Johnson 
apostatized ; that year he sold the Sentinel 
and removed to Indianapolis, conducting 
the Daily Evening Gazette for 9 months ; 
disposing of that, he then, in March, 1867, 
removed to Rockford, and, with his 
brother, purchased a controlling interest 
in the Rockford Register; in July, of the 
same year, disposed of the Register^ and in 
the following month, with Wm. E., pur- 
chased the Rockford Gazette; in 1869 he 
bought out his brother's interest, and has 
since been sole proprietor of that hand- 
somely appointed newspaper establish- 
ment; in February, 1875, was appointed, 
by President Grant, Postmaster of Rock- 
ford, which position he still holds; in 
1869, married Frankie J. Rice, at Beloit, 
Wis., a native of Waverly, New York ; has 
three children, Abraham Phillip, Lillian 
Rice, and Sydney William. 

SMITH ADEIiBERT, Clerk for F. 
K. & W. H. Dunshee; resides at 606 
George st. ; born in Owen Tp., this Co., 
July 29, 1858 ; he is a son of John and 
Jerusha Smith, who settled in Owen Tp. 
over twenty years ago. 

Smith A. J. grocery and provisions, 419 W. 
State; r 708 N. Church. 

Smith A. M. blacksmith; r 1211 Second av. 

Smith Benj. mason; room Wallach's block. 

Smith Charles, emp Holland House. 

Smith Chas. harness maker, 505 W. State ; r 
507 Elm. 

Smith C. M. clothier ; r 613 E. State. 

Smith Danl. B. paper mkr ; r 1005 River; s s. 

SMITH COIi. EI.IPHAZ, Manu- 
facturer of E. D. Waterbury's Patent Com- 
bined Extension Rule ; Office and Factory 
in Emerson & Co.'s building, Water Pow- 
er ; residence 507 Loomis St., South Side ; 



ROCKFORD CITT. 



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bora in Greenfield, Ulster Co., N. Y., Oct. 
3, 1841 ; enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, in Co. K, 
50th N. Y. V. I.; promoted to Second 
Lieutenant, Oct. 10, 1861 ; to Captain, June 
10, 1863; to Major, Feb. 15, 1864, and to 
Lieutenant Colonel, Sept. 29, 1865 ; married 
Sara Emma Barnes, Jan. 22, 1866; they 
have four children : Cora E., born Sept. 7, 
1867; Willie B., March 29, 1870; Myron 
W., Oct. 27, 1871, and Fred E., March 29, 
1873; the Colonel came to Rockford in 
July, 1866 ; engaged in mercantile business 
until Sept., 1876, when he sold out, and in, 
Nov., 1876, engaged in manufacturing- 
business, which he is now carrying on ;- 
represented the Fifth Ward in Common 
Council from 1875 to 1877; he is now 
member of the Board of Education. 

Smith Elka, harness maker; r 507 Elm ; w s. 

Smith E. S. livery, cor S. Court and Elm; r 
1020 W. State. 

SMITH FRAlf K O. Dealer in Leath- 
er, Sadlery, Hardware, Buffalo Robes, 
Horse Blankets, Fly Nets, Collars, Brushes, 
and Manufacturer of every variety of Har- 
ness ; cash paid for Hides, Pelts and Tal- 
low ; Store, No. 306 E. State st. ; boards at 
208 S. Main st., East Side; born in Ke- 
nosha, Wis., Jan. 8, 1847; came to Rock- 
ford in 1861. 

Smith Frank L. baker, 315 E. State. 

Smith Geo. r over 330 E. State. 

Smith G. D. ins agt; r S. Tenth, cor Tenth av. 

SMITH OEORC^E M. Dealer in Dry 
Goods and Furs, 305 W. State st. ; residence 
430 N. Main st. ; born in Pike, N. Y., Nov. 
1, 1832; came to Rockford, Aug. 6, 1854; 
married Calista J. Bronson, Oct. 24, 1855 ; 
she was born in Warsaw, N. Y., Dec. 2, 
1836 ; they have three sons and three daugh- 
ters; Mr. Smith is a member of the Board 
of Supervisors, elected from the 4th Ward. 

Smith G. H. mechanic; r 1110 S. Court; s s. 

Smith Herbert C. r 306 S. Winnebago. 

Smith Herbert, r A. F. Phillips. 

Smith Henry, harness mkr ; r 120 N.Main ; e s. 

Smith H.T. stone mason ; r 809 Ferguson ; s s 

Smith J. stone mason ; bds 502 S. Main ; w s. 

Smith John C. cooper; bds C. Henry. 

Smith John D. bds City Hotel. 

Smith J. D. employe E., T. & Co; r 1103 S. 
Winnebago ; s s. 

Smith John, r 906 N. Second ; e s. 

Smith John, Jr., r 606 George ; e s. 

Smith J. H. tailor; r 301 S. Avon. 

Smith Jos. employe J. Schmauss; bds 211 
N. Main ; w s. 

Smith Joseph S. r 613 E. State. 

Smith L. K. harness maker; r 507 Elm ; w s. 

Smith N. S . salesman ; r 904 Cedar. 

Smith Patrick, lab ; r n e Pecatonica. 

Smith R. C. printer, Gazette; bds 521 W. State. 

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Smith Robt. well digger; r 801 Rockton av. 
Smith R. G. hats and caps, 120 W. State; r 
601 N. Second. 

Smith Robert, r 603 N. Second ; e s. 

Smith S. W. watchmaker; r rear 408 S. 
Main ; e s. 

Smith Stephen, lab; r 205 S. Water; e s. 

Smith Thomas, brewer; r 110 S. Main; e s. 

Smith Walter, r 402 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Smith Wm. H. r over 320 E. State. 

Smith Wm. H. messenger Second Nat Bank ; 
r 713 S. Winnebago; s s. 

Smith Rev. Wilder, pastor First Congrega- 
tional Church; r 1212 E. State. 

Smith Wm. carp; r 911 First av; e s. 

Snell Alander, painter ; r 1008 S. Third ; e s. 

Snell Andrew, lab; r 501 Pojae. 

Snow J. M. r 204 N. First; e s. 

Snyder W.D. moulder; rover 111 S.First;es. 

Sodergreen Chas. mechanic; r 602 Kish- 
waukee; e s. 

Sonstrom P. cabinetmkr; r 1101 3d av; e s. 

Soper H. B. notions ; r 703 E. State. 

Soper AV. F. emp watch fact; r 305 S.lst; es. 

SOUTHGATE J. M. Of the firm of 
Southgate Bros., Grocei's, 427 E. State st. ; 
resides at 608 Grove st. ; born m Bridge- 
water, Vt., July 10,1837; came to Rock- 
ford in 1852 ; married C. J. Shaw, Sept. 10, 
1862; she was born in Michigan; have 
two children ; Mr. and Mrs. S. are members 
of the First Congregational church ; Mr. 
S. served three months in Co. D, 11th 1. V. 
I.; enlisted m 1861, when the first call for 
troops was made. 

Southgate V. M. grocer; r 1016 E. State. 

Southworth Frank M. r 302 N. Third; e s. 

South worth S. B. r 302 N. Third ; e s. . 

Sovereign C. E. salesman; r 112 N. Winne- 
bago ; w s. 

SOVEREIGX ISltAEl., Dealer in 
Stoves and Hardware, lib S. Main st. ; res- 
idence 116 S. Main st. ; born in Canada, 
Nov. 6, 1827 ; came to Rockford in 1840, 
and has resided here since that time; was 
engaged in farming pursuits until 23 years 
of age; in 1857 he purchased a third inter- 
est in the Hardware business of the firm 
of Day & Breasted ; in one year Day re- 
tired from the firm, and the business was 
continued by Breasted & Sovereign two 
years longer, when Mr. Sovereign became 
the sole proprietor of the business, which 
he has continued alone, with the exception 
of a period of five years, two years of 
which he was associated with Alfred Lun- 
ders, and three years with Edgar A. Van 
Wie ; Mr. S. was for several years a mem- 
ber of the Board of Education ; he was for 
14 years Superintendent of the South 
Rockford Methodist Sunday School, and 
through his etibrts the money was raised 



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"WDSrafEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



and the S. Rockford M. E. church was 
built and placed on a good financial basis ; 
he married Laura A. Judd, Jan. 15, 1851 ; 
she was born in Ohio, March 11, 1831; 
have three children ; C. Eugene, born Sept. 
23, 1853; Frederick Jerome, Nov. 1, 1854; 
Alice Maud, Sept. 35, 1871. 
Sovereign F. J. bkpr; r 116 S. Main; w. s. 

JSP AFFORD A. C. President of the 
Third National Bank, 333 E. State st. ; res- 
idence on Prospect st., near city limits; 
born at Adams, Jelferson Co., N. Y., Sept. 
14, 1824 ; came to Rockford in Oct., 1839 ; 
was engaged in farming pursuits until 
1848, when he went to N. Y. and spent 
one year, then returned and engaged in 
the mercantile business, and built a saw 
mill on the old Water Power ; he went to 
California in 1850, where he remained two 
years, when he returned to Rockford and 
again engaged in mercantile trade with L. 
B. Gregory, and continued in that busi- 
ness for about two years, when he engaged 
in Banking, the firm being at that time, 
Briggs, Spaflbrd & Penfield; he has con- 
tinued in Banking business ever since; be- 
came President of the Third National 
Bank at the time of organization, Sept. 1, 
1864; has held various township and mu- 
nicipal offices; was one of the Illinois 
State Commissioners at the Centennial ; 
married Elizabeth B. White, March 35, 
1850; she was born in Peterboro, N. H. ; 
have four children. Belle, L. Nettie, Jessie 
and George C. 

Spafford C. C. r 209 First; e s. 

SpaflTord Chas. H. r 306 S. Main ; e s. 

Spafford C. H., jr., r 306 S. Main ; e s. 

SPAFFOK© JKO. Lumber Dealer, 
301 N. Main st. ; residence 305 East St., 
East Side; born in Adams, Jefferson Co., 
N. Y., Nov. 36, 1831 ; came to Rockford, 
June 1, 1839; was for two years engaged 
in improving the water power at New 
Milford, this Co.; two years engaged in 
farming and mercantile business ; July 36, 
1843, he married Harriet White; five 
years thereafter he was engaged in farming 
on what is known as the Grove farm, south 
of Rockford ; in 1849 he engaged in the 
grocery trade in E. Rockford ; continued 
in that business until 1856, when he be- 
came General Agent of the Kenosha rail- 
road, and was engaged with that company 
about four years ; built a large grain ware- 
house in 1860, and the large Wire Works 
block on N. Main st., both in East Rock- 
ford ; from 1859 to 1873, was engaged in 
the Grain business, and has been in the 
Lumber trade since 1865 ; was Alderman 
SIX years ; is a member of the First Con- 
gregational society; was for about ten 
years one of the Trustees of the society ; 
his wife is a member of the Fiist Congre- 
gational church; has three children, A. 
Katie, Alice E., and Jennie, now Mrs. 
Philip Holland ; Mr. S. is senior member 



of the firm of Spafford, Parmele & Co., 

Manufacturers of Wire Goods. 
Spalding E. C. watchmkr ; r 507 E. Seminary. 
Spalding H. R. machinist; r 507 E. Semi- 
nary ; e s. 
Spalding A. G. r 303 Horsman. 
Spaulding A. C. carp ; r 707 Pecatonica. 
Spaulding B. F. notions ; r 602 George, cor 

Winnebago. 
Spaulding Dexter D. marble cutter; r 603 

George ; w s. 
Spaulding D. G. r 123 N. Court; w s. 
Spaulding G. H. machinist ; r 812 Rock ; s s. 
Spaulding O. F. notions ; r 602 George, cor 

Winnebago. 
Spear Jas. R. barber ; r 806 Crosby ; e s. 
Speake G. W. music ;r 917 N. Court; w s. 
Spellman F. W. watchmkr; r 304 Horsman. 
Spellman H. A. r 304 Horsman. 
Spellman M. J. bolt shop ; r 806 South ; s s. 
Spencer D. W. milkman ; r Lincoln av. 
Spencer H.plunder store,205 W.State ; r same. 

Spencer , r 1008 Mulberry ; w s. 

Spink Robt. S. r 307 S. Third ; e s. 
Sprague C. W. elk; bds 505 Peach. 
Spitts Jno. tailor, room over 338 E. State. 
Springer I. W. wind mills ; r 504 S. Second. 
Spurr Rufus, over 310 E. State. 
Stanbro I.flour andfeed,N.Main; e s; rsame. 
Stanley A. G. patternmkr ; r 1006 S. West ; s s. 
Stanley G. H. trav agt; r 1006 S. West; s s. 
Stanley S. W.coal 503 S.Main ; r 303 S.Church. 
Staplin Geo. W. ins agt; r 1301 S. Court; s s. 
Staplin W. D. ins agt; r 405 S. Fourth. 
Starks Ezekiel. r S. Eleventh. W. A. 
Starkweather E. S. ins agt; r 1309 Second av. 
Starr Chandler, assistant cashier Winnebago 

National Bank ; r 508 N. Main ; w s. 
Starr David, bds 503 N. Main ; w s. 

STARR HARRY ]». Proprietor 
Holland House ; born in New York City, 
Aug. 12, 1840 ; came to Rockford in 1850 ; 
married Emma Stuart, July, 1861 ; she 
was born in Argyle, Washington Co., 
N. Y. ; they have two children, Laura L. 
and Mabel; Mr. Starr was engaged in 
mercantile business here from 1858 to 
1868 ; Sept. 1, 1868, he became Proprietor 
of the Holland House, and has conducted 
it ever since, having purchased the house 
in 1874 ; he was Supervisor of the Third 
Ward in 1876 and 1877; he is Second 
Lieutenant of the Rockford Rifles, Third 
Regt. Illinois State Guards. 

STARR MEIiA:SfCTHO]Rf, Vice 
President Winnebago National Bank; 
residence 503 N. Main ; w s. 

Startup W. T. blacksmith ; r 708 George ; w s. 

Stearns L. A. mason ; r 803 Second av. 



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525 



Stearns L. E. mason ; r 802 Second av ; e s. 

Stearns Lloyd, r 310 Horsman. 

Stearns W.S.knitting factory Masonic Block ; 

r 814 Horsman ; w s. 
Steele C. W. painter; r 1509 Fourth ar; e s. 
Steel George, lab; r 1415 Charles; e s. 
Steenberg C. G. r s Park ; e s. 
Steenberg D. P. painter ; r 703 N. Main ; e s. 
Steffa S. painter ; room 413 S. Court ; w s. 
Stenander Peter, lab; r 134 S. Water; e s. 
Stenball John A. r Seminary, s R. R. 
Stennett J. cabinet maker ; r 405 S. 3d ; e s. 
Stephen W. A. mason; r 1310 S. Court; s s. 
Stern H. clothing 313 W. State; r 310 N. 

Church ; w s. 
Stern Sam, clothier cor Main and W. State ; 

r 318 N. Church ; w s. 
Stevens Anthony, watchmaker ; r 803 1st ; e s. 
Stevens C. J. ins agt; r 605 N. Court; w s. 
Stevens J. J. woodturner ; r 609 S. 7th ; e s. 
Stewart D. J., Jr., salesman; r305 Horsman. 
Stibb John, r 305 Kishwaukee. 
Stilwell H. B. elk; r 306 N. Church; w s. 
Stiner C.J.A.stonecutter ;bds 403 S.Main ; w s. 
Stites Geo. carp ; r 1313 Third av ; e s. 
Stites Joshua, carp ; r 1813 Third av ; e s. 
Stocking Rev. S. H. r 515 N. Church ; w s. 
Stockhus C. A. blacksmith ; r 703 S. Third. 
Stockhus J.G. blacksmith ; bds 703 S. 3d ; e s. 
Stone H. H. tannery ; r out of town. 
Stone Michael, lab ; r Lincoln av. 
Stoner B. F. patternmaker ; r 601 Third ; e s. 
Story A. J. ins agt; r 1106 S. Main; s s. 
Stothard W. tailor ; r Ninth cor Fifth av ; e s. 
Stothard W. N. r Ninth cor Fifth av ; e s. 
Strachan Alex. trav. agt ; r 1405 S. West ; s s. 
Stroh Charles, r 1310 Charles. 
Stromberg Abraham, emp C. C. Briggs. 
Stromberg G. A. r Seminary, s R. R. 
Stromberg John, r Seminary, s R. R. 
Stromberg John S. r stone row opp Chick 

& Cox's Mill. 
Strong David E. lab ; r 507 S. Pleasant. 
Strong Charles, stone cutter; r 1113 W. State. 
Stuart S. S. salesman ; r 403 Kishwaukee. 
Stuart Wm. constable ; r 733 N. Main ; w s. 
Stuckhus J. P. blacksmith ; r 609 S. 7th ; e s. 
Sturtevant Z. B. miller; r 610 E. State. 
Snllivan D.J.wagonmkr ;bds 503 S.Main ; w s 
Sullivan P. J. fireman R.R. ; r 1001 South. 
Sully Thos. chief marshal; r 407 N. First. 
Sully Chas. F. salesman ; r 407 N. First. 

Summerfield L. M. clothier; bds Holland 
House. 

Sumner C. Eugene, r 709 Second av. 



SUMXER E. B. Attorney and Coun- 
sellor at Law, 407 W. State st. ; residence 
516 N. Church st. ; born in iPecatonica, 
this Co., Nov. 14, 1850 : he is a graduate 
of the West Rockford High School, class 
of 1866 ; in 1867 he entered the University 
of Michigan, graduated from Literary De- 
partment, class of 1871 ; graduated from 
the Law Department of the same college, 
class of 1873 ; admitted to the bar at De- 
troit, Mich., in 1873; admitted to the bar 
of this State, at Mount Vernon, in Jvine, 
1873; he is one of the most promising 
members of the bar of Rockford. 

SUM:NER HON. EPHKAIM, 

Capitalist; residence 516 N. Church; 
West Side ; born in Winhall, Vt., Feb. 9, 
1808 ; in 1810 his parents moved to Darien, 
Genesee Co., N. Y., where they remained 
until 1831, when they moved to Mass.; in 
1835 Mr. Sumner came to what is now 
Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., where he was 
engaged in farming and milling business 
quite extensively for a great many years; 
is still interested in flouring mills there, 
and is the owner of large tracts of land in 
this Co. ; was Justice of the Peace from 
the organization of the Co. for a great 
many years; Post^master several years; 
was first Assessor, Road Commissioner, 
Supervisor, etc. ; represented this District 
in Twenty-sixth General Assembly ; mar- 
ried Betsey Blake, May 4, 1847 ; she was 
born in Maine, in 1813; they have two 
children, Edward B. and Annie (now Mrs. 
James B. Lane). 

Sumner Thos. r 709 Second av ; e s. 
Sumner W. A. moulder; r 709 3d av; e s. 
Sundsledt Aug. machinist; r 1306 Third av. 
Sundquist J. cabinetmkr; r 610 S. 6th; e s. 
Sutton A. woodturner ; r Knowlton, cor S. 

Court. 
Swab E. r 303 S. Main ; w s. 
Swab J. J. bds 303 S. Main; w s. 
Swain Chas F. r 913 S. Court; s s. 
Swain Chas. P. r 913 S. Court; s s. 
Swain Samuel, cabinetmaker; r 403 S. Main. 
Swan Aug. r n s Park ; e s. 
Swan P. G. r Seminary, s R. R. 
Swanberg John, r A Bowman, Park ; e s. 
Swanson A. mechanic ; r s end S. Eighth. 
Swanson Andrew, r 134 N. First; e s. 
Swanson John, tailor ; r 801 Rural ; e s. 
Swanson John, r 307 Bluff; e s. 
Swanson Peter, carp ; r 608 S. Sixth ; e s. 
Swanson S. lab; r s end Kishwaukee; e s. 
Swarthout R. B. painter; r 303 N. 4th; e s. 
Swamstrom C.G. mechanic ; r n s Park ; e s. 
Sweeney J. emp Forbes ; r 1010 S. Main ; s s. 
Swenson Louis, lab; r 505 E. Seminary; es. 
Sweezey A. J. r Guilford. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



Swits I. H. grocer ; r 906 Seminary. 
Swits W. J. grocer; r 305 S. Second. 
Swits Wm. A. r 906 Seminary ; e s. 
Sykes O. E. flour and feed, 423 W. State; r 
507 Chestnut ; w s. 



T 



AGGA.RT ALFRED, attorney; r N. 

West, nr Napoleon; w s. 

Talcott Wm. A. secy and treas Emerson, Tal- 
cott & Co. ; r 408 N. Main ; w s. 

TALCOTT HOIIf. \1^AIT. Whose 
portrait we give in this work, was born at 
Hebron, Conn., Oct. 17, 1807, removing to 
Rome, "IS^. Y., in 1810, wliere he remained 
till his 19th year. After a few years in a 
store at Booneville, N. Y., he eneaged in 
mercantile business in Utica till 1830. 
He then removed to the village of Horse- 
heads, Chemung Co., where, on Feb. 5, 
1834, he married Elizabeth Anna, daugh- 
ter of Dr. Ai'iel Norton, of Vernon, Oneida 
County. 

In the fall of 1838 he left New York for 
Illinois, reaching Rockton, Winnebago 
Co., on Oct. 12, after a trip of six weeks' 
duration, made with his wife and child 
(now Mrs. Ralph Emerson) in an emigrant 
wagon. 

Mr. Talcott soon united with the Con- 
gregational church of Rockton, which 
had been organized a few months before 
, chiefly through the instrumentality of his 
father, William Talcott, now deceased, 
and at once identified himself actively with 
the religious, educational, political and in- 
dustrial interests of the new community. 

He was one of the original incorpora- 
tors of Beloit College and of Rockford 
Female Seminary, and has been a member 
of the Board of Trustees of the College 
from the date of its organization. 

As early as January, 1844, he introduced 
into the church of which he was an active 
member, a series of strong anti-slavery 
resolutions ; and in the election of that 
year, his was one of the seven votes in this 
county for James G. Birney, the Liberty 
party candidate. The principles which he 
then supported under the ban of overwhelm- 
ing public opposition have since became 
the settled policy of the nation. He was 
the candidate of the Liberty party for 
Congress, when scarcely 500 votes could 
be polled in support of its principles. 
In the autumn of 1854 he was unanimously 
nominated to the State Senatorship from 
this district, representing the counties of 
Winnebago, Carroll, Boone and Ogle, and 
was elected by a handsome majority, 
serving the term of four years with credit 
to himself and satisfaction to his constit- 
uents. 

Mr. Talcott may well be said to be a pi- 
oneer in the manufacturing business of 
Rockford, which has now grown to such 
importance. 



In the spring of 1854, he, with his 
brother Sylvester, formed a partnership 
with John H. Manny, the inventor, and 
commenced the manufacture of the cele- 
brated John H. Manny Combined Reaper 
and Mower, at Rockford. The firm man- 
ufactured that year 1,100 implements. In 
the autumn of that year the firm was en- 
larged by the addition of Ralph Emerson 
and Jesse Blinn ; and, with increased capi- 
tal, in the season of 1855, they made 2,300 
machines; in 1856, 3,300; and in 1857, 5,- 
000. 

To the enterprise thus early started, 
may now be attributed much of the pres- 
ent prosperity of Rockford, and the fact 
that it is to-day the chief manufacturing 
city in Illinois. 

Ever since the inception of this enter- 
prise, Mr. Talcott has been associated with 
the manufacturing interests of Rockford, 
as has also Ralph Emerson, the senior 
member of the firm of Emerson, Talcott 
& Co., which is the direct outgrowth of 
the original firm, established in 1854, 
through Mr. Talcott's agency. Since 1860, 
Mr. Talcott's oldest son, William A. Tal- 
cott, has also been an active member ot 
the firm. 

To this firm was due the successful con- 
duct of the great patent case originating 
in Cyrus H. McCormick's celebrated suit 
against them under charge of infringe- 
ment and resulting in opening the con- 
struction of reapers to the manufacturing 
public. The conduct of this case cost the 
defendants over $75,000, and enlisted in 
their behalf some of the ablest legal talent 
in the nation. Among their counsel were 
Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton and 
Peter H. Watson, who first met person- 
ally in the defense of this suit, and after- 
wards formed the celebrated triumvi- 
rate who, as President, Secretary of 
War, and Assistant Secretary of 
War, played so conspicuous a part in 
subduing the great rebellion and preserv- 
ing the nation. The firm paid Mr. Lin- 
coln a retaining fee of $1,000, which Mr. 
Lincoln afterwards said was the money 
that enabled him to stump the state ot 
Illinois against Stephen A. Douglas, and 
thus introduced him to the nation at large 
and gave him the Presidency. 

In after years, and during the dark 
hours of the rebellion, President Lincoln 
often spoke of this lawsuit as being the 
means of bringing to his notice the two 
men who so ably assisted in that trial and 
who afterwards so bravely held up his 
hands during the war. 

After the passage of the Internal Rev- 
enue Act, Mr. Talcott was appointed by 
President Lincoln, Collector of Internal 
Revenue for his Congressional District — 
the Second Illinois. The President sent 
him notice of his intention to appoint him 
in the following personal note : 



ROOKFOBD cmr. 



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Executive Mansion, [ 
Washington, Aug. 27, 1862. J 
Hon. Wait Talcott: 

My Dear Sir — I have determined to ap- 
point you Collector. I now have a very 
special request to make of you, which is 
that you will make no war upon Mr. 
Washburne, who is also my friend, of 
longer standing than yourself. I shall 
even be obliged if you can do something 
for him if occasion pi'eseuts. 
Yours truly, 

A. Lincoln. 

The office thus conferred, he held some 
five years. This note, indited in his kind- 
ness of heart by Mi'. Lincoln, and in oppo- 
sition to the request of several Congress- 
men who were clamorous for the appoint- 
ment of favorites, shows in what esteem 
and in what kindly feeling Mr. Talcott 
was held by the martyred President. 

Mr. Talcott was in Washington just after 
the assassination of President Lincoln, and 
having been selected by the citizens of 
Illinois then in Washington, attended the 
funeral services as one of the mourners, to 
represent the State of Illinois. 

At the breaking out of the rebellion, Mr. 
Talcott was past the age fixed by law for 
military duty; but when Congress passed 
the law authorizing citizens to employ a 
substitute, to be designated by their name, 
he paid a large bounty to Charles H. Red- 
ington, a veteran, who represented him. A 
certificate from the government for this 
representative service in the war, signed 
by General James B. Fry, is in his posses- 
sion. 

On the 7th of August, 1873, Mr. Talcott 
was called to part with his life-long com- 
panion, Mrs. Elizabeth Anna Talcott, 
whose death was mourned by a wide circle 
of friends and whose memory is still 
precious to all who knew her, and especi- 
ally to the poor and the sick, whom her 
sympathy and charity so constantly cheered 
and blessed. 

Although far advanced in life, having 
just passed the three score years and ten 
allotted to man, Mr. Talcott, now the Pres- 
ident of the Winnebago County Early Set- 
tlers' Society, is hale and hearty, and does 
not abate his wonted activity in business 
life. Up early and late, he continues to look 
after many of the details and intricacies 
of the business matters incident to the 
wide spread interests of Emerson, Talcott 
& Co., with which firm he still retains a 
business connection. Nor does he relax 
in any degree the acts and duties of the 
good citizen in the social, civil, and re- 
ligious relations of life. 

To such men is Winnebago County 
greatly indebted for the development of 
its physical resources, its social relations, 
its church and educational advantages. 
The marks of such early pioneers are 



seen in all its rapid growth and present 
prosperity. 

Tambling W. H. carp ; r S. Avon, cor Cedar. 
Tanner Jas. D. r ."504 E. Seminary ; e s. 
Tanner S. W. horse collar mfg, under Rock- 
ford Nat'l Bank; rr)04 E. Seminary; e s. 
Tanner Wm. J. r 504 E. Seminary. 
Taylor A. W. carp ; bds Forest City Hotel. 
Taylor E. I. trav agt; r North, cor Horsman. 

TAYI.OK HORACE W. Attorney 
and Master in Chancery ; office over Rock- 
ford Nat'l Bank; residence 535 N. Church; 
West Side; born in Granby, Hamjjshire 
Co., Mass., Feb. 1, 1823 ; came to Rock- 
ford, in Nov., 1857 ; married Ama A. Rob- 
inson, of Enfield, Mass. ; they have three 
children, Agnes, Willard R. and Ama S. ; 
Mr. Taylor has served as Master in Chan- 
cery over severi years in this place. 

Taylor J. A. printer ; bds 1202 S. Main ; w s. 

Taylor Jas. machinist ; r 1012 Rock ; s s. 

Taylor M. A. watchmkr ; bds 107 N. 1st ; e s. 

Taylor R. J. machinist; r 1012 Rock; s s. 

Taylor Robt. blksmith; r 1012 Rock; s s. 

Teachout F. emp W. T. Crook ; r 609 5th av. 

Teague Geo. printer; r over 318 E. State. 

Teague Wm. carp ; r over 318 E. State. 

Tebbets A. A. architect ; r 021 N. Main ; w s. 

TEBBETTS HIRAM W. Physi 
cian and Surgeon; office over N. C. 
Thompson's Bank, 329 E. State st. ; resi- 
dence 303 Market st., bet. N. First and N. 
Second, East Side; born in Carroll Parish, 
La., Dec. 22, 1845 ; came to Rockford in 
April, 1876; educated at St. Paul's School, 
Concord, N. H. ; graduate of Dartmouth 
Medical College, Hanover N. H., class of 
1866; married Lucy J. Morrill, daughter 
of Elisha Morrill, Oct. 20, 1875 ; she was 
from Marlon Tp., Ogle Co., 111. 

Teeple C. G. bkpr Chick & Cox; r409 N. 1st. 

Terry F. W. watchmaker ; r 104 North ; w s. 

Terry George S. r 104 North. 

Terry J. W. mchts' police ; r 104 North ; w s. 

Tetlow Joshua H. r John W. Tetlow. 

Tetlow J. W. emp at depot; r 507 Pleasant. 

Tewksbury A. watchmaker ; bds 209 N. First 

Tewksbury I. A. watchmkr ; r 408 S.Main ; e s. 

Thayer Geo. r 303 S. Winnebago; w s. 

Thayer John, r 401 N. West. 

THAYER J. Of the firm of Springer, 
Thayer & Co., manufacturers of IXL Wind- 
mills, and dealers in Iron and Wood 
Pumps, cor. State and Water sts. ; resi- 
dence 802 S. Court, South Side ; Mr. Thayer 
was born in Salem, Mass., May 31, 1817; 
came to Rocktord in Aug., 1858; married 
Maria Rosegrant, Jan. 10, 1837 ; she was 
born at Lodi, Seneca Co., N. Y., Feb. 26, 
1819 ; they have five daughters. 

Thayer R. B. machinist ; r 1002 S. Church ; s s. 



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Thayer W. T. tack factory; r 606 N. Winne- 
bago. 

Thiers W. C. elk Am Ex Co; bds Holland 
House. 

Thomas E. A. carp ; r S. Tenth, bet Tenth 
and Eleventh avs ; W. A. 

Thomas E. G. elk; bds 708 N. Court; w s. 

Thomas E. P. bkpr; r 613 N. Church. 

Thomas M. D. soap mkr; r 608 S. Fifth; e s. 

Thompson A. blacksmith ; r 208 N. Second. 

Thompson A.J. engineer: r S. Third. 

Thompson E. H. mechanic; rll07 S. West. 

Thompson G. W. r 507 N. Main ; w s. 

Thompson H. wood sawer; rover 328 E. State. 

Thompson James B. bds 111 S. Third; e s. 

Thompson Jonas, r 405 S. Main ; e s. 

THOMPSO]!ir K". C. Manufacturer of 
Gorham Sulky and Walking Cultivators, 
Gang, Sulky and Stirring Plows, Sulky 
Attachments for Plows, Corn Stalk Cut- 
ters, Rolling Coulters, Grain Binders, etc., 
329 E. State st. ; water power, 642 S. Main -. 
residence 507 N. Main, West Side. 

Thompson N. F. r 507 N. Main ; w s. 

Thompson N. T. tailor ; r 405 S. Main ; e s. 

Thompson P. R. conductor; r 207 S. West. 

Thompson Thos. employe rule factory; bds 
711 Mulberry. 

Thompson F. A. moulder; r 1208 S. West. 

Thompson J. mechanic; r 508 Kishwaukee. 

THOREHO^ JOHX, Manufacturer 
of Wagons, Carriages, Buggies and Sleighs ; 
all kinds of repairing and carriage paint- 
ing to order, 320 and 322 S. Main st. ; resi- 
dence 322 S. Main ; born in Christiana, 
Norway, April 16, 1820; came to Chicago 
in 1853; removed to Rockford in 1855; 
Mr. Thoreson commenced working at car- 
riage making in 1835, while in Europe, 
and has continued in the same business 
ever since ; married Martha Olson, Dec. 18, 
1848 ; she was born in same place as Mr. 
T. ; they have two children living : Thomas, 
born March 6, 1850, and Matilda J., Sept. 
5, 1861 ; they have lost five sons. 

Thoreson T. carriage painter; r 606 Pleasant. 

Thurston J. painter; r 404 Kishwaukee; e s. 

THURSTOJf J. H. Buyer of fine 
grades of Butter, highest market price 
paid at all times, 303 E. State st. ; residence 
207 S. Main, East Side ; storage (tempera- 
ture 58 degrees) without charge for those 
who may desire to hold for any expected 
market advance. 

Thurston J. W. tinsmith ; r 506 N. Second. 

Ticknor D. W. auctioneer, 120 S. Main ; r 
708 N. Court. 

Ticknor J. S. agt Am Ex Co, 208 S. Main, 
under Holland House ; r 608 N. Court ; w s. 

Ticknor L. W. with D. W. Ticknor ; r over 
120 S. Main ; w s. 



Tierney Michael, lab; r 1303 Second av. 
Tierney Michael, r 1108 River; s s. 
Tierney Peter, lab; r 1108 River; s s. 
Tierney John, painter; r 1108 River; s s. 
Tierney Wm. bartender; bds 1108 River; s s. 
Tichman H. emp Forbes ; r 902 Rock ; s s. 

TIIiDEN J. R. Carpenter and Con- 
tractor, 1305 S. West St. ; born in Boston, 
Mass. ; came to Rockford in 1860 ; married 
Ellen Snow ; she was born in Pomfret, Vt. 

Tilden Wm. H. carp; r 1305 S. West; s s. 

Timmins John, r 724 N. First ; e s. 

Timmins Thomas, r 724 N. First ; e s. 

TIJVKER HOX. ROBERT H. 

Capitalist ; r S. Main st. ; born in Hono- 
lulu, Sandwich Islands, Dec. 31, 1836; 
came to Rockford in Aug., 1856 ; married 
Mrs. John H. Manny, April 24, 1870; 
she was born at Hoosac Falls, N. Y. ; Mr. 
Tinker is President of Chicago, Rock- 
ford & Northern Railway Co.; in 1875 
and 1876, he was Maj^or of Rockford ; he 
is one of the Directors of the Water Power 
Co., Director of the Rockford Bolt Works, 
Secretary and Treasurer of the McPher- 
son Steam Vacuum Pump Co., Treasurer 
Rockford Brush Co., and largely inter- 
ested in other enterprises. 

Tisdale E. L. mechanic ; r 708 Wall ; s s. 
Titus John, cooper; r 608 N. First; e s. 
Titus S. emp T. Scott; r 710 N. Main; e s. 
Tobin J. E. watchmaker; bds 107 N. 1st; es. 
Toffelmire Wm. hack driver A.Vanlnwagen. 
Tolmie D. stonecutter ; bds White's Hotel. 
Tompkins John, r 606 S. Fourth ; e s. 
Toner C. gardener ; r 829 N. Main ; w s. 
Tool A. lab ; r Corbin bet Blake and Kent ; s s. 
Tool J. lab ; r Corbin bet Blake and Kent; s s. 

TOWER CAL.EB E. With Orlando 
Clark Manufacturing Heating Apparatus, 
etc. ; residence 526 N. Church st. ; born in 
Edwardsville, Madison Co., 111., Nov. 13, 
1841 ; he, with his mt)ther and two sisters, 
removed to Rockford when he was four- 
teen years of age; he has worked at 
machinists' business since he was fifteen 
years of age; was with Clark & Utter 21 
years; was foreman of their works 10 
years; he married Nellie H. Dunn, Oct. 4, 
1868 ; she was born in N. Y . State, Sept. 
20, 1839 ; Mrs. Tower is a member of the 
Christian Union Church. 

Towle C. H. painter ; bds City Hotel. 

Towne J. watchmaker; bds 107 N. 1st; e s. 

Towner Joseph H. carp ; r 708 W. State. 

Townsend C.C. elk ; r 702 N.Winnebago ; w s. 

Tracy T.M.emp G.Bradley ; r Lee cor School. 

Tracy Timothy, r Lee. 

Treadwell G. Frank, machinist; r 205 N. 3d. 

Trahern Delbert, r Kent cor S. Court. 



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TRAHERN FRAITK B. Superin- 
tendent of W. D.Trahern's Iron and Pump 
Works ; residence 308 Kent st. ; born in 
Fredericlitovvn, Oliio, Feb. 6, 1829; came 
to Rockford in Jan., 1848 ; lie has worked 
at machinists' business since he was 19 
years of age; married Martha Reader, 
Nov. 4, 1854; she was born in N. Y. State, 
in 1833; tliey liave two children, Delbert 
E. and Harvey R. ; Mrs. Trahern is a 
member of the First Baptist Church. 

Trahern Oscar, r 910 S. Winnebago; s s. 

TRAHERN W. D. Proprietor of the 
Rockford Metal Pump Works ; residence 
910 S. Winnebago; South Side; manu- 
factures Force, Suction and Lift, Engine, 
Wind Mill and Cistern Pumps ; Mr. T. also 
manufactures Horse Powers ; general iron 
jobbing work done; send for illustrated 
catalogue, with prices, discounts, etc., to 
the trade ; address W. D. Trahern, Rock- 
ford, 111. 

Traner Peter, mechanic ; r 503 S. First ; e s. 

Traphagen W. J. r 811 S. Winnebago; s s. 

TRAPHAOEX WM, H. Pattern 
Maker and Experimental Machinist for 
Emerson & Co. ; residence 1001 Ferguson 
St.; born in N. Y. City, Sept. 26, 1838; 
came to Sparta, Wis., in 1857 ; lived there 
two years ; then removed to Jefferson City, 
Mo., where he was engaged 1 year on the 
State House, interior carpenter work ; he 
returned to N. Y. City, in 1860, where he 
remained until the fall of 1861, when he 
came to Rockford; carried on carpenter 
work here for a few years; in 1872, he 
began work tor Emerson & Co., and has 
been with them ever since; married 
Rachel Ann Price, Sept. 26, 1861 ; she was 
born in Germantown, Columbia Co., N. Y., 
Feb. 22, 1838; they have three sons, Wil- 
lie P., Frank E., and Harry V. V. ; Mr. 
and Mrs. Traphagen are members of the 
Winnebago Street M. E. Church. 

Treats. W. loan agt 401E.State; r 502 E. 
Seminary. 

Trenholm Alex, r 706 Kishwaukee ; e s. 

Trickey Wm. lab ; r 108 N. Fifth ; e s. 

Trigg R. marble works ; r 610 Longwood ; e s. 

Tripp Tomkins, r 1005 E. State. 

Tripp W. A. mechanic ; r 506 Knowlton ; s s. 

Trott Wm. M. collector, r S. Winnebago 
near Cunningham. 

Troxell Geo. r 609 N. Second ; e s. 

TROIVBRIDOE L.. A. Assistant 
Cashier Third National Bank ; residence 
302 Rock St., opp East Side Park; born 
in Danbury, Conn., April 19, 1847; came 
to Rockford in March, 1861 ; he has been 
connected with the Third National Bank 
13 years ; for 3 years previous to his con- 
nection with the Bank he was in the book- 
store of J. B. Howell, East Side. 

Trowbridge M. T. r 302 Rock ; opp Park. 



'ater; es. 

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iison : s^ 



Truesbury A. blacksmith ; r 129 S.Water ; es. 
Truesdell Byron, lab ; r 107 S. Avon. ~ 
Truesdell Frank, lab; r 807 Mulberry. 
Truesdell W. H. painter; r 905 Ferguson; 

TRUFANT GEORGE H. Cashier 
Peoples Savings Bank; residence over 118 
S. Main st.. West Side; born in Lynn, 
Mass., Feb. 28, 1841; came to Rockford 
in Sept., 1855 ; married Emma L.Faulkner ; 
she was born in England ; they have one 
daughter, Delia, born April 17, 1861 ; Mr. 
Trufant served 2 years and 8 months in 
Subsistence Department, at Chattanooga, 
during the war; from 1866 to 1874, he 
was connected with American and Mer- 
chants Union Express Companies, in 
Rockford ; for some time previous he was 
with his father in the boot and shoe busi- 
ness here; he was City Treasurer in 1876. 

Trufant S. eng; r 1110 Montague; s s. 

Trumbull Walter, carp ; r 801 E. State. 

Truman Orson, r 509 Walnut ; e s. 

Truman Wm. blacksmith 107 Kishwaukee. 

Tucker C. S. milkman; r 210 Davis; e s. 

Tucker H.milkman ;r7th house u bridge,N.2d 

Tucker H. L., mechanic; r s 8th cor 11th av. 

Tucker R. emp gas works ; r 822 Rural ; e s. 

Tucker Mrs. Mary A. r 811 Benton; e s. 

TuckerW.emp gas works ;r st n cemetery ; e s. 

Tupper Frank, r Rock, cor N. Second ; e s. 

Tupper H. L. attorney at law; 211 W. State; 
r 401 N. Second. 

Turison Louis, r 510 S. First ; e s. 

TURKEBfKOPH DAVID, Propri- 
etor Centennial Clothing House 123 W. 
State St.; the latest and best grades of 
Clothing, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, 
Caps and Trunks alwaj^s on hand, and 
will be sold at bottom prices; born in 
Easton, Pa., Aug. 12, 1853; came to Rock- 
ford in June, 1871. 

Turneaure Peter R. r Chestnut near S. West. 

Turner Jos. E. r 807 Rockton av. 

Tuttle Sam. express ; r 118 N. First ; e s. 

Two Thos. lab; r 118 S. Water; e s. 

Twiss G. W. florist and seeds; r 706 S. 4th. 

Tyan Mich, lab; r 309 S. Fifth ; e s. 

Tynan Ed. lab; r 1014 N. Second; e s. 

UBBING F. shoemaker; r 503 N. Third; 
es. • 

Ufford Alfred, r 610 N. Second ; e s. 

Ulrici D.bookbind Register; r 1008 Mulberry. 

Ulrici Yi.hookhxnCi Meg ister ; r 1008 Mulberry. 

Updick G. at H.G.Allen & Co. ; r S.Main ; s s. 

Upson L.D.furniture mfr ; r 423 N.Main ; w 3. 

UPT05f CHAS. O. Proprietor Meat 
Market, 311 W. State st., and member of 
the firm of Upton & Crill, dealers in Live 
Stock ; yard at Galena depot ; Mr. Upton 
resides at 712 N. Court st. ; he was born in 



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WINNEBAGO COtTNTY BIRECTORT! 



Reading, Mass., Sept. 17, 1832; came to 
Rockford in 1854; married Lizzie C. Ray- 
nor, March 26, 1855 ; she was born in Read- 
ing, Mass.; have three children living, 
Flora, Clyde Warren, and Lucy Josephine ; 
lost one daughter, Nellie Raynor; Mr. Up- 
ton was Alderman of the Fourth Ward 
two terms, of two years each ; was one of 
the Committee that built the Holly Water 
Works here; is one of the Directors of the 
Second National Bank. 

Urquhart D.G.blacksmitli ; r 701 Rockton av. 

Utter C. M. paper mill ; r over 120 W. State. 

Utter F. at Utter mfg Co ; r 211 S.Wiunebago. 

Utter H. B. secretary and treasurer Utter 
Manufacturing Co. ; r 408 S. Church ; w s. 

UTTER ISAAC, Pres. Utter Mfg. Co. ; 
residence 211 S. Winnebago st. ; born in 
Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., Jan. 17, 1809 ; 
lived in that Co. until 1837, when he moved 
to Angelica, Allegany Co., N. Y., where he 
lived until 1840, when he removed to War- 
saw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., where he built 
a woolen factory, and carried on the busi- 
ness of cloth manufacturing until 1850, 
when he sold out; was out of business for 
two years ; in 1852 he came to Rockford ; 
entered into partnership with Orlando 
Clark the same year, and continued in 
partnership with him until Oct., 1876; in 
1865 he entered into partnership with Levi 
Rhoades ; they built the Rockford Paper 
Mills, and commenced the manufacture of 
paper in the spring of 1866, and have con- 
tinued the business ever since ; he is one 
of the owners and directors of the Rock- 
ford Tack Co. ; is a Director of Peoples 
Savings Bank; also stockholder of Rock- 
ford Watch Co., etc ; married Eliza Smith, 
Jan. 14, 1832 ; she was born in Eaton, N. 
Y., in May, 1810; she died Oct. 28, 1871; 
six children bj^ this marriage, now living ; 
Chas. M., Morris L., Harriet L., now Mrs. 
W. E. S. Trowbridge; Horace B., Mary 
Eliza, now Mrs. Milton D. Fraley, and Fi- 
dello O.; present wife was Lydia Rush; 
married Jan. 18, 1873; she was born in 
Penn. ; Mr. and Mrs. Utter are members of 
the Christian Union church. 

UTTER M. li. Vice Pres' Utter Mfg. 
Co., Manufacturers of Gorham's Broadcast 
Seeder, Corn Cultivator, Flouring, Grist 
and Saw Mill Machinery, Well Drilling 
Machines, and Drilling Tools; also Gen- 
eral Jobbing of all kinds, Rockford, 111. ; 
boards Holland House. 

VALENTINE A. P. lab ; r Sixth av. cor 
S. Seventh ; e s. 
Valentine G. r st. from Seminary, s. R. R. 
Valentine Louis, r Seminary, s. R. R. 
Van Alstyn Albert T. bds 117 N. Third; e s. 
Van Alstyne Walter, carp; r 512 Elm; w s. 
VanArnam Wm. hardware; r 117 N. Church. 
VanArnam W. E.clk ; bds 117;N.Church ; w s. 



Vanberg Andrew, r 605 S. Sixth. 
Vanblumb Gust, r st. from Seminary, s R.R. 
Vanblumb Gust, stonecutter; r Seminary s. 

R. R. ; e s. 
VanBrocklin Alex, r 109 Summit. 
VanBrocklin Alex.. jr.,bds 402 S. Main; w s. 
VanBrocklin D. C. moulder; r 109 Summit. 
VanBrocklin J. machinist ; r 107 Peach ; w s. 
VanDeMark Jacob, janitor; r 1201 Charles. 
VanEtten S. life ins agt ; r 501 N.Church ; w s. 

VAXIIVWAGEX AKTHOXY, 

Livery, Feed and Boarding Stable, and of 
Rockford Omnibus and Hack Line; sta- 
bles cor Church and Elm sts. ; residence 
309 North st. ; born in Orange Co., N. Y., 
Feb. 11, 1809; when he was two years of 
age his parents moved to Wayne Co., N. 
Y. ; for several years he was Captain of a 
boat on the Erie canal ; was in mercantile 
business about six years in Wayne Co. ; 
was engaged in business in Troy, N. Y. ; 
had the agency of Detroit line, etc. ; was 
in business in Buffalo, several years, For- 
warding business, etc.; in 1855 he came to 
Chicago; was in Forwarding and Com- 
mission business twelve years; was also 
Agent Peoples' Line of Propellors at Chi- 
cago ; came to Rockford in 1867 ; first wife 
was Maria Jackson; she died in 1844; 
three children living, by this marriage; 
Mary Jane, now Mrs. Geo. Keyes, James 
and Caroline, now Mrs. Chas. H. Foster; 
second wife was Matilda Jordan; she died 
Jan. 30, 1877; three children living; Ade- 
line G., now Mrs. L. C. Lawrence; Eme- 
line R., now Mrs. James H. Bishop, and 
Charles A. 

Van Inwagen Chas. A. r 309 North. 

Vanoit N. at Friedman's, bds201 N.Main ; w s. 

Van Order Cyrus, bds W.S.Wilkins,Kent ; s s. 

Van Patten J. T. painter; bds 1105 S. Win- 
nebago; s s. 

Vanston David, r 804 N. Main ; w s. 

Van Valkenburgh Chas. r over 203 W. State. 

Van Valkenburgh M. r over 203 W. State. 

Van Wie A. H. r w end Montague ; s s. 

VanWie E. A. woolen mill ; r 123 N.Main; ws. 

Van Zant Dr. G. W. r 206 N. Second. 

VaseyNich.veterinary surg ;r 217 S.Main ;w s. 

Vellage B. G. watchmkr ; r 705 N. Main ; e s. 

Vellage Bernard G. jr. r 705 N. Main; e s. 

Vellage Chas. r 705 N. Main ; e s. 

Vestal Geo. W. col ; r 1206 Second av ; e s. 

Vincent T. G. physician, over 125 W. State ; 
r 603 N. Church. 

Vincer John, r cor South and Cunningham. 

WADDELL A. M. r 3d house n of bridge, 
N. Second. 

WaddellA.S.cabinetmkr ; rll04 Ferguson ;s s. 



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Wadtlell D. J. bkpr ; r 3d house u of bridge, 
N. Second. 

Waddles Jeflerson S. r 1101 Ferguson; s s. 

Wadsworth F. C. r 810 Second av. 

Wahlgren P. carriagemaker, bds same. 

Wahl C. E. brewer ; r Fisher's brewery. 

WAlIIi E. €. of Fisher & Wahl, Manu- 
facturers and Dealers in Lager Beer and 
Ale ; residence Fisher's Brewery ; Brewery 
established in 1869; manufactures at an 
average of 800 barrels a year, mostly con- 
sumed in this county ; born in Germany 
March 10, 1838 ; came to America, 1864 ; 
and to Rockford in 1867 ; married Mary 
E. Behr, Oct. 17, 1875 ; she was born in 
Chicago ; they have one child, Anne Eliz- 
abeth, born June 28, 1877. 

Wakemau B. Howard, r 613 North; w s. 

Waldo B. R. 

Waldo Henry D. r 1302 Third av; e s. 

IVAIiBO HIRAM H. Bookseller and 
Stationer, 304 W. State; residence 209 N. 
Main,West Side ; born in Alba,GeneseeCo., 
N. Y.,]Srov. 23, 1827; came to Rockford in 
1846; married Olive S.True, 1854; she died 
Aug. 26, 1858 ; present wife was Sarah E. 
Hulett, married Dec. 20, 1860 ; one child by 
this marriage, deceased; Mr. Waldo was 
County School Commissioner. 

Waldo Elder L. D. pastor Disciples church ; 
r 1302 Third av. 

Waldron C. J. grocer, 1309 S. Court ; s s. 
Walker A. J. carp ; r 311 S. Main ; w s. 
Walker Albert, r 704 N. First; e s. 
Walker Barney, lab ; r 1307 S. Court ; s s. 
Walker J. B. mechanic ; bds 302 S. Main ; w s. 
Walker N. A. r 803 S. Main ; s s. 
Wall Andrew, papermaker ; r River. 
Wall Joseph, papermaker ; r River,lower end. 
Wall P. O. N. tailor; bds over 410 E. State. 
Wall P. U. tailor; r 1103 Third av. 
Wallace Chas. painter ; bds 906 Pecatonica. 
Wallberg Gust, r 504 Pope. 
Waller John, lab ; r 1001 Rock ; s s. 
Wallin Adolph, lab; r 1105 Fourth av; e s. 
Wallin C. J. papermaker ; r 602 Kishwaukee. 
Walling D.W.C. scroll sawyer ; r 509 S.Second. 
Walling John, lab; r 1007 E. State. 
Walling Thomas, lab ; r 1007 E. State. 
Wallis B. M. carp ; r 712 Benton ; e s. 
Wallis J'ohn, r 501 Longwood; e s. 

WA1.JL1IS 'WM, T. Cashier of Third 
National Bank; residence Prospect St., 
near city limits; born in New York City, 
March 13, 1817 ; he was engaged in whole- 
sale Dry Goods trade there from 1840 to 
1852; first came to Rockford in 1852; 
spent the summers of 1852 and 1853 here, 
and in 1857 removed to Rockford and 
made this his permanent residence; he 

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organized the Tliird National Bank Sept. 
1, 1864, and has continued in the banking 
business ever since ; in May, 1857, he mar- 
ried Henrietta Remsen of New Jersey; 
they have two cluldren: Mary Ann, now 
Mrs. C. A. Sanborn, and Henrietta E. 

WalmsleyThos. carp; rlOOO S. Winnebago. 

Walmsley Wm. gardr ; r 1009 S. Winnebago. 

Walrath C. W. teacher ; bds 606 N.Fourth ; e.s. 

Walrath J. A. carp ; r S. Eighth, W. A. 

Walsh James, grocer; r 719 S. Winnebago. 

Walton R. wire cloth weaver, 213 S. 4th ; e s. 

Walquist Chas. r Seminary, near limits. 

Ward A. J. painter ; r 221 S. Water ; e s. 

Ward Anson, r 604 Knowlton. 

WARW FRABf K, Proprietor of Foun- 
dry and Machine Shops, on Water Power, 
Tinker's building; resides at 1008 S. West 
St. ; born in Canada, May 30, 1836 ; came 
to Rockford 24 years ago ; married Helen 
Workman; she was borninPenn.; they 
have five children ; Mr. Ward has worked 
at machinists' trade since he was 14 years 
of age; he does general jobbing work o*" 
every descriptiuu in his line. 

Ward F. G. tailor; r 1104 Fourth av. 
Ward Geo. S. carp; bds 112 S. Second; e s. 
Ward Hiram, cooper; bds C. Henry's. 
Ward Hugh, elk ; bds 501 S. Third ; e s. 
Ward James, carriage painter. 
Ward Joseph, r 820 Rural ; e s. 
Ward S. L. painter ; r 221 S. Water ; e s. 
Warfield John, r 202 S. Water; e s. 
Warfield J. W. carp ; r 802 Montague ; s s. 
Warner Albert S. r 1105 S. West; s s. 
Warner Frank E. r 1105 S. West; s s. 
Warner C. cabinet maker; r 503 East; e s. 
Warner D. carp ; r Corbin, cor Morgan ; s s. 
Warner Julius, r 503 East; e s. 
Warner L. F. attorney, State st, opposite 
court house ; r 601 Cherry. 

WARI^fER NORMAX C. Attorney 
and Counselor at Law ; Ottice, No. 2 Mason- 
ic Block ; born in Lima, Livingston Co., N. 
Y. ; came to Wilmington, Will Co., 111., in 
1849 ; came to Roclvford in 1869 ; he pur- 
sued an academic course at Clark Semi- 
nary, Aurora, 111. ; pursued law course at 
Columbiana College, Washington, D. C. ; 
graduated and was admitted to the bar at 
Washington, June, 1868; since that time 
has been actively engaged in tlie practice 
of his profession, and is ranked as one of 
the leading members of the bar of this 
State; Major Warner enlisted as a private 
in Co. E, 39th I. V. I., Sept. 22, 1861 ; for 
meritorious conduct he was promoted to 
Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and 
Captain of his Co., and then to Major of 
Volunteers; was dangerously wounded 
Aug. 16, 1864, at Strawberry Plains; in 



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consequence retired from the service two 
months later, having served three years. 

Warner S. P. millwright; r 1105 S. West; s s. 

Warner Wm. lab; r 1504 S. West; s s. 

Warren Rev. Alphe, r 515 N. Church; w s. 

Warren Geo. S. carp, Salem, n N. Church. 

IVARKEX JOHX H. Of the firm of 
Soper & Warren, wholesale dealers in 
Fancy Goods, Notions and Cigars, 126 W. 
State St. ; Mr. Warren resides at 513 N. 
Church; born in Milton, Wis , March 31, 
1850 ; came to Rockford in 1870 ; married 
Lottie A. Meiitzer, Nov. 14, 1870; they 
have two children living, Edward S. and 
Harriet M. ; lost one child, Henry A., who 
died Dec. 31, 1874, aged 1 year and 10 
months. 

Warren M. B. drayman; r 803 Rock; s s. 

Washburne C. E. cabinet maker ; r 904 Rock- 
ton av. 

Washburne J . T. cabinet maker ; r 904 Rock- 
ton av. 

Washburne Edward Y. r 904 Rockton av. 

Washburn G. H. emp tack factory; r 207 
Horsman. 

Waterbury E.D.rule mfr ; r 1003 S.Church ; s s. 

Waterman F. W. Travelers' Ins Co, P O 
building; bds 609 S. Fourth; e s. 

Waterman J. D. bkpr ; r 214 S. Church ; w s. 

Waterman J. H. manager W. U. telegraph 
office, Galena depot; r 709 Elm. 

Waterman Hiram, carp; r 406 S. Main; e s. 

Watson Edward, butcher ; bds City Hotel. 

Watson Fred. S. r 707 N. Main ; w s. 

Watson Rev. John, r 703 Rural ; e s. 

WATS^J]^ WM, Secretary Rockford 
Insurance Co. ; Office over Second Nat'l 
Bank, cor. State and Main sts. ; residence 
611 W. State st. 

Watts , rooms Wallack's block. 

Waxham E. bkpr ; r 605 Rockton av ; w s. 

Waxham Geo. pattern maker; r Montague, 
bet S. Main and Church ; s s. 

Way S. J. druggist; r 406 N. First; e s. 

Weary M. S. photog'r ; bds 508 S. Main ; w s. 

Weatherspoon G. watch maker ; bds Ameri- 
can House. 

Weaver Geo. W. r 1109 Ferguson; s s. 

Weaver Lester B. r 1109 Ferguson; s s. 

Webb James, r 1202 S. Winnebago; s s. 

Webb Rev. Wm. R., D.D., r 604 N.Second ; e s. 

Weber B. A. tin and copper works, 110 N 
Main; r 1012 Elm; ws. 

Weber Claus, blacksmith ; r 1205 S. Winne 
bago ; s s. 

Webster Carlton, r Ninth av ; W. A. 

Webster Charles, r 310 S. Main; e s. 

Webster Wm. V. r 301 N. Second ; e s. 

Weeden R. C. r 910 S. Main ; s s. 



Weidman J. E. carp ; r 405 N. Third ; e s. 
Weir D. emp G. Haskell ; r 815 N.Main ; w s. 
Weir Neil, emp B.& E. ; r 815 N. Main ; w s. 

WEBSElfAHL JACOB, Dyer and 

Scourer of Ladies' and Gents' Clothing, 
etc., 108 W. State st. ; residence same No. ; 
born in Germany, April 5, 1846 ; came to 
Chicago in 1870; to Rockford in 1871; he 
is a practical dyer and scourer, having 
been engaged in the business in France, 
Belgium and this country more than 18 
years; first-class work done at lowest 
prices ; perfect satisfaction guaranteed. 

Welch D. mechanic ; r 1006 S. Church ; s s. 

Welch Frank H. bolt shop; r 911 Rock; s s. 

Welch Geo. E. lab; r911 Rock; s s. 

Welch Jas. lab ; r 1007 Elm ; w s. 

Welch Jas. lab; r 318 S. Wyman. 

Welch John, lab ; r 1007 Elm ; w s. 

Welch John, lab ; r 318 S. Wyman. 

Welch Louis A. r 911 Rock; s s. 

Welch Michael, lab ; r 318 S. Wyman. 

Welch Patrick, lab; r 712 Wall ; s s. 

Welch Patrick, lab ; r 318 S. Wyman. 

Welch Thos. lab; r 1312 Rock; s s. 

WEIiD WM. K. Justice of the Peace 
and Insurance Agent, 306 State st. ; West 
Side; residence 406 N. Rockford; East 
Side; born in Le Roy, Genesee Co., N. Y., 
Oct. 12, 1820; came to Geneva, Wis., in 
1845; removed to Rockton, this Co., in 
June, 1849; came to Rockford in June, 
1872; he was Justice of the Peace in 
Rockton Tp. 14 years ; eight years of the 
time he was Associate County Justice; for 
a number of years he was Clerk of Rock- 
ton Tp. ; elected Justice and Police Magis- 
trate here in the spring of 1877. 

Welden A. W. r 1202 Montague ; s s. 

Welden Edward, r 512 N. Second ; e s. 

Welden F. N. cultivator mfr; r 512 N. 2d. 

Weldon C. J. blacksmith ; r 301 Morgan ; s s 

Weldon John, r 301 Morgan ; s s. 

Weldon J. carriagemkr ; r 301 Morgan ; s s. 

Weldon Thos. carp; r 301 Morgan; s s. 

Wellington Horace, r 716 North; e s. 

Wellington W.stonemason ; r 716 North ;es. 

Wells Alfred P. city clerk, office Wallach's 
block; r 524 N. Church; w s. 

Wells Fred K. r 524 N. Church ; w s. 

Wells F. M. bds 210 N. Fourth; e s. 

Wells H.R.expressman ; r 209 N. Church ;w s. 

Wells John F. painter ; bds City Hotel. 

Welshe Geo. lab; r Harlem av; w s. 

Welshe Jas. lab ; r Harlem av ; w s. 

Welty John, r 1308 Charles; e s. 

Wendland C. F. bds 224 S. Main; w s. 

Wenstrom Gust, carp; r 1105 Third av; e s. 

Wenstrom P. A. lab; r 1108 Fourth av; e s. 



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WentworthC.W.lab ; r Cunningham,n South. 
"Wentworth Geo. H. r Cunningham, n South. 
Wert D. blacksmith; r 1308 S. Court; s s. 
West E. S. bkpr; bds 134 S. Main; e s. 
West H.H.with Rockf. ins co ; r 303]Sr.4th ; es. 
West John, mechanic ; r 708 N. Main ; e s. 
West L. J. r 134 S. Main ; e s. 

IVEST JLUCIUS M. Manufacturer 

of Enamel Leather Dressing, 131 N. Main 
St.; residence 134 S. Main st. ; East Side; 
born in Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y.. June 
19, 1830; he was for seven years, with 
Charles Goodyear, engaged in the manu- 
facture of rubber goods; in the fall of 
1858 came to Rockford and for twelve 
years carried on the business of dealer in 
rubber goods and boots and shoes ; com- 
menced the manufacture of leather var- 
nish before he retired from the boot and 
shoe and India rubber goods business; 
for six years he has been engaged in the 
manufacture of leather dressing,especially 
used for carriage tops ; Mr. West married 
Sarah Sturtevant, of Verona, Oneida Co., 
N. Y. ; they have three sons, Hamilton H., 
Elliott S. and L. Judson; Mr. W. and 
family are members of tlie Baptist 
Church, he being one of the Deacons of 
the State Street Baptist Church ; for ten 
years he was Treasurer of the Society. 

Wettergreen John, r 910 Second av. 

Weyburn L. A. bkpr ; r 607 N. Church. 

Weyburn S. F. bkpr ; r 607 N. Church. 

Wheat Chas H. painter; r 305 Chestnut; w s. 

Wheat Fred, mail agent; bds 406 N. Win- 
nebago ; ,w s. 

Wheat James, carp ; r 407 N. West ; w s. 

Wheat J. H. carp and joiner; 1013 E. State. 

Wheeler A. J. bkpr ; r 403 Kishwaukee. 

Wheeler A. J. RR. bridge night watchman; 
r 407 S. First. 

Wheeler C. W. trav agt ; r 303 Horsman. 

Wheeler H. E. r 904 E. State. 

Wheeler Solomon, r 108 S. Sixth ; e s. 

Wheeler Victor M. tinsmith; r 707 W. State. 

Whiflin F. J. dry goods, etc ; bds 901 S.Main. 

Whipple B. F. carp; r 1003 S. West; s s. 

Whipple C. M. salesman ; r 1003 S. West ; s s. 

Whirgren John, bds 303 S. Second ; e s. 

Whitaker D. sexton ; r 503 N. Second ; e s. 

White A. S. pattern maker ; r 708 N. Win- 
nebago. 

White H.eugC.&N.W.RR;bds 306 S.Church. 

White Jack, r 210 Horsman; w s. 

White Richard, lab ; r 603 N. First ; e s. 

White Wm. B. blacksmith ; r 906 E. State. 

White W. M. bds ; 509 Oak ; e s. 

Whiteside H. R. r 607 N. Court; w s. 

Whiteside John W. r n end Winnebago ; w s. 



Whiteside M. P. farmer ; r n endRockton av. 

and N. Winnebago. 
Whitmeyer A. B. agt C. & N. W. RR. co; 

r at depot ; e s. 
Whitmore C. W. emp George Bradley; r 

605 N. First. 
Whitmore J. H. carp ; r 409 N. First ; e s. 
Whittall Wm. stonemason; r 808 Rural; e s. 
Whittall Wm., jr. r 808 Rural ; e s. 
Wiffin Herbert W. r 213 N. Church; w s. 
Wiggins Charles E. r Prospect ; s s. 
Wiggins Horace, r Prospect ; s s. 
Wiggins Jacob, ins agt; r Prospect; s s. 
Wiggins M. B. bds. 605 N. Second ; e s. 
Wight J. M. atty ; r 303 S. First; e s. 
Wigton J.B. blacksmith ; r 919 Horsman ; w s. 
Wigren Charles J. r 713 First av; e s. 

^WIGREX REV. JOHN, Pastor of 
the Swedish M. E. Church; res. 713 First 
avenue. East Side ; born m Sweden, Octlst, 
1836; came to Indiana in 1853; resided 
there 11 years; preached in Iroquois Co., 
Ills., 2 years; Mercer Co. 2 years; Andover, 
Henry Co., 4 years; Moline, 3 years; then 
went back to Mercer Co. and remained 3 
years again ; then came to Rockford — has 
been here 3 years ; for 4 years Mr. Wigren 
preached under a local license; was or- 
dained Deacon the 34th Sept., 1865; 
ordained Elder Sept. 37th, 1868; married 
Hannah Anderson, June 34, 1849; she died 
June 16, 1856; they had three children; 
two living, Charles J. and James T. ; 
August P. died in Sweden, Feb. 19, 1874, 
aged 24 years ; Mr. Wigren's present wife 
was Marry C. Johnson ; married Nov. 16, 
1856; they have six children living, Han- 
nah v., Theodore E., Victor A., Elmer E., 
Emily AV., and Eugene A.; lost one daugh- 
ter, Aurora J., who died Nov. 13, 1875, 
aged 19 months. 

Wilber L. watchmaker ; r 906 S. Church ; s s. 

Wilcox George W. r 903 Montague; s s. 

WlliCOX WM. H. Dealer in Musical 
Instruments and Sewing Machines, 233 
E. State street; residence 708 First avenue; 
born in Berlin, Hartford Co., Conn., July 
37, 1835 ; came to Roscoe Township, this 
Co., in 1837; lived in Iowa 3 years, in Wis. 
3 years; married Alice Curtis, Dec. 13, 
1856; she was born in Bucksport, Maine, 
Sept. 19, 1837; they have two children 
living, Clitibrd W. and Alvin C. ; they have 
lost three children, Clifford L. died Aug. 
19, 1H5S, aged live mouths; Carroll L. died 
in infancy in 1870, and Frank M. died 
June 37, 1873, aged 11 years: Mr. and Mrs. 
Wilcox are members of the Third street M. 
E. Church. 

Wilder Nathaniel, r 526 N. Church ; w s. 

WildtWm. watchmaker ; bds 107 N.First; e s. 

Wilhelm C. M. salesman; r 611 E. State. 



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lVII.Ki:Sf!S SYIiVESTER B. 

President Rockford Bolt Works, Water 
Power, near R. R. Bridge ; residence 412 
N. Main street; born in Coventry, Chen- 
ango Co., N. Y., Marcli 24, 1833; came to. 
Rockford in Oct. 1870; married Jennie I. 
Goodlander, May 16, 1861 ; she was born 
in Milton, Northumberland Co., Pa. ; they 
have two children, George L., born July 
11, 1864, and Mary R., born Dec. 27, 1869 

^Vni^KIlfS WAIiTER S. Superin 
tendent Painting Department of Emerson 
Talcott & Co. ; residence 304 Kent street, 
between Church and Main ; born in Coven 
try, Chenango Co., JST. Y., Sept. 28, 1825 
came to Rockford m 1871 ; married Eliza- 
beth A. Arnold, Nov. 1855 ; she was born 
in Volnez, Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1833; 
they have one child living, Emma J., born 
Nov. 7, 1859 ; they have fost one son. Earl 
D., who died in Aug. 1874, aged 19 years; 
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins are members of the 
South Rockford M. E. Church. 

WII^LIAMSOIT FRA:!lfCIS D. & 

KSOI^, Proprietors of the 99 Cent Store, 
Jobbers and Retail Dealers in Jewelry, 
Staple and Fancy Goods, etc., 107 West 
State street ; Francis D. Williamson resides 
at 205 North Church street ; he was born 
in Cornwall, Addison Co., Vt., Jan. 1st, 
1824 ; came to Lee Co. in 1852 ; he served 
as Justice of the Peace in Bradford, Lee 
Co., Ills., 14 years ; was Township Treas- 
urer there 12 years, and served six years 
continuously, besides serving two or three 
other terms, as Supervisor of Bradford 
Township; was Supervisor during the 
war and took an active part in raising 
and enlisting men for the different quotas 
of that town. 

Williamson H. H. 99 cent store ; r 205 N. 

Church. 
Williamson F. W. elk ; r 205 N. Church ; w s. 
Williams C. W. mechanic ; r 406 S. Main ; e s. 
Williams B. C. meat market, 506 E. Stale. 
Williams C. L. r 431 N. Main ; w s. 
Williams D. H. billiard room, below 301 W. 

State; r 111 N. Winnebago. 
Williams Wm. Emory, lab ; r S. Water ; e s. 
Williams H. W. bkpr; r 309 S. Court. 
Williams Irving, elk; r 105 Summit; e s. 
Williams J. carp; bds 112 S. Second; e s. 
Williams James, barber shop, cor W. State 

and S. Main ; r 702 George ; w s. 
Williams John L. law student; bds 907 N. 

Court; w s. 
Willis Rev. E. D. r Whitman, cor N. Church. 
Willis E. D. r cor Whitman and N. Chiu-ch ; 

w s. 
Willis Wm. emp A. Vanlnwagen; rover 329 

W. State. 
Will Andrew, r 704 Fourth av ; e s. 
Will Chas. 1017 Mulberry ; w s. 



Will E. elk Wm. McKinley ; r 1017 Mulberry. 
Will W. H. r 808 Peach ; w s. 

WII.I.OUGHBY FRAXCIS E. 

Farmer (Sec. 12) and Manager of the Win- 
nebago Co. Patrons' Co-operative Associa- 
tion Store, 504 W. State st. ; born in Oxford, 
Chenango Co., N. Y., April 30, 1831 ; came 
to this Co. in Feb., 1866 ; married Jenett 
E. Root, Feb. 6. 1857 ; she was born in Ox- 
ford, N. Y. ; they have five children : Au- 
gusta E., Edgar C, Arthur B., John H. 
and Francis ; they have lost two daughters ; 
Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby are members of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Wills Charles, r 1103 Third av; e s. 
Wilsey Hoffman, lab; r 1302 S. Main; s s. 
Wilsey James H. lab ; r 1302 S. Main. 
Willsey P. C. stone cutter ; r 608 Rockton av. 
Willsey Wellington, r 608 Rockton av. 
Willson Wm. G. r 501 N. Second ; e s. 
Willmarth Irod C. agt; r 809 Third av; e s. 
Wilmarth Willie, lab; r 113 S. Main; e s. 
Wilmarth Wm. employe Holland House. 

WIIiMOT HE5fRY I.. Foreman of 
Planing Mill, Sash, Door and Blind Fac- 
tory of J. F. Lander Estate; residence 
1109 S. Main st. ; born in Stamford, Fair- 
field Co., Conn., Jan. 28, 1833; came to 
Rockford in the spring of 1864; served 
apprenticeship as Carpenter; has been 
engaged in present occvipation 23 years ; 
married Almira M. Dewey, Dec. 15,' 1857; 
she was born in N. Y. State, Jan. 11, 
1836; they have one daughter, Ida M., 
born July 13, 1859; Mr. Wilmot served 
1 year in Co. B, 28th Conn. V. I.; was 
Second Lieutenant; was at Siege of Port 
Hudson, etc. 

Wilmot T. W. painter; r 1206 S. Main; s s. 

Wilson C. T. emp Geo. Bradley; r 603 S. 3d. 

Wilson C. W. r 808 George ; w s. 

Wilson E. T. cigars, etc.; r 807 S. West; s s. 

Wilson E. H. cigars, etc. ; r 807 S. West ; s s. 

Wilson Fillmore, printer ; r 809 Pecatonica. 

WII.!S05f OEORGE, Stone Cutter, 
Stone Mason, and Contractor and Builder; 
estimates given and contracts taken for all 
kinds of buildings ; he is one of the prin- 
cipal contractors in Rockford; all kinds of 
stone can be obtained at his yard. 404 
Cedar st. ; r Cedar, bet S. Court and Church 
sts. West Side ; Mr. W. was born in Scot- 
land, March 28, 1849 ; came to N. Y. City 
in 1870; came to Chicago in 1872, and to 
Rockford June 10, 1873; married Anna C. 
Milne, July 12, 1874; she was born in 
Scotland ; they have one daughter living ; 
have lost one daughter ; Mr. W. resides on 
west side of Cedar st., second house east of 
Court St. 

Wilson Geo. carp ; r 909 N. Court ; w s. 

Wilson H. D. ice dealer; r 306 Chestnut. 



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Wilson Geo. F. elk Holland House ; r same. 
Wilson Henry C. r 807 S. West; s s. 
Wilson J. C. meat mkt ; bds 906 S. West ; s s. 
Wilson T.printer Gazette ;\)^^ 302 S.Main ; w s. 
Winchester Wm. cooper; r804Corbin; s s. 
Wingate Stephen, r 808 Seminary ; e s. 
Wingate W. S. elk ; r 808 Seminary. 
Winn C.A.painter; r 1212 S.Winnebago ; s s. 
Winn C.J. painter; r 1212 S.Winnebago ; s s. 
Winn D. C. painter; r 1006 S. Court; s s. 
Winn J.S.painter; r 1101 S. Winnebago; s s. 
Winnie C. H. barber; r 821 S. Main; s s. 
Winnie J.Lansing, barber ; r 1007 S.Main ; s s. 
Winslow D. H. mason ; r 805 Ferguson ; s s. 
Winslow George F. r 805 Ferguson ; s s. 
Wise C. R. bkpr; r Mulberry bet West and 

Winnebago. 
Wise E. C. carp; r 610 Mulberry. 
Wise Harry, 412 N. Main ; w s. 
Wise Harry L. r C. H. Wise, Mulberry. 
Wisson J. carp ; r Morgan cor Corbin ; s s. 
Wiswell Z. C. r 109 N. Fifth ; e s. 

^WITHROW S. C. Dealer in Dry 
Goods and Carpets 114 and 116 S. Main 
St. ; residence on S. Main st., cor Kent ; 
South Side; born in Summerfotd, Ohio, 
Aug. 26, 1837 ; came to Rockford in 1861 ; 
he has been engaged in present business 
since he first came here. 

WITWER BENJAMIN H. Of 

the firm ot Hou2:h & Witwer, Grocers, 
326 E. State st. ; residence 502 N. First st. ; 
was born in Alden, Erie Co., N. Y., June 
35, 1842 ; came to Cherry Valley, in this 
Co., in April, 1858 ; came to Rockford, and 
engaged in the Grocery business with Mr. 
Hough, in Feb., 1864; married Mary 
Addie Hurd, Sept. 25, 1866 ; she was born 
in Marshall, Mich., May 2, 1843; they 
have two children, Mary H., born March 
19, 1868, and Jessie June, June 8, 1875 ; 
Mr. Witwer is a member of the Disciple 
Church ; his father, John Witwer, resides 
with him ; he was born in Lancaster Co., 
Pa., May 3, 1801 ; he was engaged in the 
milling business until he came to Cherry 
Valley, in 1858; he then engaged in farm- 
ing, which he continued until he came to 
Rockford, in 1866; his wife was Maria 
Weaver; they were married Feb. 12, 1824; 
she was born in same place in Pa. as her 
husband, and died here, Aug. 14, 1872; 
there are eight children living ; Mr. John 
Witwer is also a member of the Disciple 
Church. 

Witwer Geo. W. salesman ; r 501 N. 2d ; e s. 

Witwer W. D. r 509 Oak ; e s. 

Woiceshky F. J. elk ; r 310 E. State. 

Wolford E. mason; r 214 S. Church. 

Wood Freeman, farmer; r 805 S. Court; s s. 

Wood James S. r 601 Pecatoniea, 



Wood Jos. cabinetmaker; r over 413 E. State. 

Wood Philip R. carp ; r Winnebago, above 
Whitman. 

Wood W. B. machinist ; r 1307 Second av. 

Woodard H. W. painter ; r 105 N. 2d ; e s. 

Woodbury Rev. F. P. pastor Second Congre- 
gational Church ; r 404 N. Main ; w s. 

Woods Jas. lab; r 510 N. First; e s. 

Woods Thos. lab ; r 510 N. First ; e s. 

Woodman Robt. r 906 Rockton av. 

Woodruff A.candymLr ; i 4 '9 Chestnut; w s. 

Woodruff Chas. H. r stone block. Cherry. 

Woodruff C. W. lab; r 1203 S. Winnebago. 

Woodruff E. L. r 207 N. Court; w s. 

Woodruff E. Wm. r stone block ; Cherry. 

ItVOODRUFF C^ILBERT, resi- 
dence 502 S. Third; East Side; President 
Rockford National Bank, also President 
of the Forest City Insurance Co. and of 
Forest City Furniture Co. ; he is a mem- 
ber of the Seminary Board of Trustees ; 
was Mayor of the city in 1873 and 1874 ; 
he was born in Watertown, N. Y., Nov. 
20, 1817 ; came to Rockford in 1858. 

Woodruff G. L. assistant book keeper Sec- 
ond National Bank ; r 207 N. Court. 

Woodruff Russell D. painter; r 505 E. State. 

Woodruff John H. r stone block, Cheriy. 

Woodruff V. D. r 502 S. Third. 

Woodruff W. F. messenger Rockford Na- 
tional Bank ; r 502 S. Third ; e s. 

Woodruff W. hardware; r 509 Peach. 

^VOODIIVARD AlflOS W. Manu 
facturer of Iron Pumps, Water Wheel 
Governors, and General Machine Work; 
on water power, first building east of the 
woolen mill; residence 601 Peach St.; 
born in Winthrop, Me., July 16, 1829 ; he 
has been engaged working as machinist 
27 years ; came to Rockford in Oct., 1856 ; 
married Mary L. Sealy, of England ; they 
have two so'ns and two daughters; Mr. 
and Mrs. Woodward are members of the 
First Baptist Church. 

Woodward Eugene, r 304 Chestnut ; w s. 
Woodward — , painter ; r 105 N. Second ; e s. 
Woolery John, lab ; r n end Pecatoniea. 
Wolfel J. emp Miller & Hamlyn; r 1011 W. 

State. 
Wolff J. fur goods mfg., hats and caps, 309 

W. State ;r 612 Court; e s. 
Wolf Wm. r Lincoln av. 
Woolsey Clare, r 507 S. Second ; e s. 
Woolsey C. M. miller; r404 S. First; es. 
Woolsey A. J. harnessmkr; r 1102 Charles. 
Woolsey Chas. miller ; r S. First. 
Woolsey C. H. cashier Galena division C. «fc 

N. W. R.R. ; r 507 S. Second ; e s. 
Wooster Wm. fireman, nr limits. 



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"WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIKECTORT: 



IVORKS CHAItL.ES, Justice of 
the Peace, Conveyancer and Collecting 
Agent; office E. Stdtest. ; residence 501 
Seminary st. ; East Side ; born in West- 
moreland, N. H., Nov. 24, 1803 ; lived in 
Dutchess Co., N. Y., from 1827 to 1830; 
from 1830 to 1834. in Oswego Co. ; came to 
Ottawa, 111., in 1834; lived there until 
Feb., 1836, when he came to Rockford, 
where he has resided since that time; he 
was one of the first voters at the first elec- 
tion in Winnebago Co.; was first Super- 
visor of Guilford Tp.; elected in 1850; 
Assessor of same Tp. one year, also Collec- 
tor one year; in 18fi3 he was elected 
County Treasurer; held that office four 
years; in 1868 elected Justice of the 
Peace; has held that office continuously 
since first election ; first wife was Mary L. 
Kellogg, of Mexico., N. Y. ; married in 
1832; she died in 1843; they had one son, 
Wm. W., who enlisted in the First Board 
of Trade Regt., Chicago, in 1862, and was 
killed at Vicksburg. May 19, 1863 ; second 
wife was Jeannette S. Duncan ; married in 
1846; she died in 1862; three children liv- 
ing by this marriage, Chas. A., Mary H. 
and Laura J. ; present wife was Mrs. Ann 
D. Wheeler ; married in 1865. 

Wormwood Chas. r 508 S. Main ; w s. 

Wormwood Wm. O. r 419 N. Main; w s. 

Worsley G. H. tinner; r 1001 S. Winne- 
bago ; s s. 

Worsley Geo. R. machinist, 735 N. First; e s. 

Worsley Jas. moulder ; r 402 Hill ; e s. 

Worsley J.F.mechanic; r 1001 S.Winnebago. 

Worsley Jos. carp ; bds White's Hotel. 

Worster Isaac H. r Market, cor E. State. 

Worthingtou Frank E. r 209 N. First; e s. 

Wortliington Chas. R. r 209 N. First; e s. 

Worthington F.H.druggist; r 209 N. 1st; es. 

WORTHIXGTOX ^VW. Druggist, 
407 E. State st. ; residence 209 JST. First st. ; 
born in Enfield, Conn., July 5, 1813; came 
to Rockford in the spring of 1838; fol- 
lowed farming pursuits, clerked in Post- 
office, blacksmithing, etc., until 1843, 
when he opened the first drug store in 
Rockford; first wife was Maria Baker; 
married at Little Fort (now Waukegan), 
Oct. 27, 1844; she died Oct. 2, 1846; they 
liad one child, Albert, who died in Sept., 
1846, aged 13 months ; present wife was 
Eliza Kellogg; married in Rockford; she 
was born in Geauga Co., Ohio, June 14, 
1823; they have four children living, AVm. 
H., born Nov. 4, 1854; Frank H., Aug. 
23, 1856; Chas. V., Sept. 17, 1858; and 
Julia, in 1S52; lost two children, Ella, 
born July 20, 1848, died May 2, 1852; Ida , 
born Feb. 26, 1865, died Dec. 10, 1865; Mr. 
and Mrs. W. are members of the M. E. 
Church. 

Worthington W.H.druggist; r 209 N.lst; e s. 

Wortman Samuel, r 504 S. Sixth ; e s. 



^VRIGHT AL.BERT liV. Butcher; 

403 W. State st. ; residence 207 S. West st. ; 
born in Nassau, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1828 ; came 
to Rockford in 1858 ; has been engaged in 
butchering business most of the time 
since he came here ; first wife was Carrie 
L. Welch ; she died in May, 1870 ; present 
wife was Annie Weary ; she was born in 
Rockford ; Mr. and Mrs. Wright are mem- 
bers of the Second Congregational Church. 

Wright C. B. at Rockford Register; r 908 
First av ; e s. 

Wright M.O. painter; bds Forest City House. 

Wright John H. r 813 Pecatonica. 

1¥RIGHT JfElVTON ». Senior 
Editor of the Rockford Daily and Weekly 
Register; was born Oct., 1842, in Adams, 
Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; removed with parents 
to McHenry Co., Ill, in 1846; in 1854 went 
to Salem, Kenosha Co., Wis.; his early- 
years were spent on alarm, getting a good, 
thorough English education from schools 
and academies in the vicinity; in 1860 
learned the printer's trade at Kenosha, 
Wis. ; enlisted in 1862, in Co. C, 33d Regt., 
of Wis. V. I. ; was discharged on surgeon's 
examination ; afterwards enlisted in 39th 
Wis. V. I., 100 day men, and served dur- 
ing enlistment; in 1867 bought Delavan 
Republican, and published it tor 7 years; 
came to Rockford in spring of 1875, and 
purchased the Rockford /Register, and is at 
present at the head of the paper ; married 
Miss Mary A. Winegar, of Kenosha, Oct. 
1, 1863, who died in Aug., 1868 ; had two 
sons, Elton S. and Charlie E. ; married for 
his second wife, Oct. 1, 1870, Miss H. M. 
Munsel, of Delavan, Wis. ; one daughter. 
Bertha M. 

Wright Pat. lab; r 114 S. Water; e s. 

Wunder Geo. r 1312 Charles. 

Wylander August, bds 901 Fourth av ; e s. 

Wyman C. W. machinist; r Lincoln av; s s. 

WYMAN EPHRAIM, Retired; res- 
idence Lincoln av., near Main st. ; South 
Side; born in Lancaster, Mass., Jan. 26, 
1809 ; when 15 years of age he moved to 
Keene, N. H., where he followed the busi- 
ness of a baker there, until he removed to 
Rockford, Sept. 20, 1835 ; was engaged in 
the baker}'^ business here until 1850, when 
he went to California and remained there 
until 1853, when he went to Lancaster, 
Mass., and married Caroline Pierce, June 
15, 1853; she was born in Waltham, Mass., 
Dec. 29, 1819; they had one child, Fred- 
erick Thayer, who was born Sept. 9, 1861, 
and died Aug. 4, 1865; Mr. Wyman was 
County Treasurer and Assessor in 1844 
and 1845; he was Street Commissioner 
nine years, from 1G62 to 1871. 

Wyman Ephraim, jr., r Lincoln av. 

Wynkoop H. L. hackdriver ; r 407 E. State. 

YALDEN JOHN, r cor Jackson and 
Summit. 



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Yalden Win. lab; r 1407 Charles. 

Yates Alexauder,sash and blindmaker ; r 609 
Rockton av. 

Yates A. P. hardware ; r 515 E. State. 

Yates Jno. hardware ; r 515 E. State. 

Yates A. W. tinsmith John Yates & Son • r 
515 E. State. 

Yard Sidney, r 201 N. Main ; w s. 

Yard W. K. carp ; r 201 N. Main ; w s. 



Young Edwin F. emp Geo. Bradley; bds 304 
Chestnut; w s. 

ZEIGLER JACOB, cigar maker; bds N. 
Main. 
ZerlautA.soda water mfg; r 1310 Charles ;es. 
Zimraermann xiugust, saloon, 824 S. Main. 
Zimmerman J. P. trav agt; r 602 S. 4th; e s. 
Zoller C. mechanic; r 507 Kishwaukee; e a. 
Zuck F. J. barber ui. ler 113 W. State; r 905 
Horsman. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR TOWNSHIP DIRECTORY. 



Co company or county 

farm farmer 

I. V. I Illinois Volunteer Infantry 

I. V. C Illinois Volunteer Cavali-y 

I. V. A Illinois Volunteer Artillery 

mkr maker 



P- O Post Office 

P''°P-„- proprietor 

b or Sec section 

^'^ - street 

^";'P'' superintendent 

"'^^'^ treasurer 



ROCKFORD TOWNSHIR 



A BBOTT T. J. farmer; Sec. 9. 

Anderson John, Sec. 35. 
Ashfbrd Alfred, farmer ; Sec. 17. 
Austin Wm. farmer; Sec. 16. 



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ARNS HENRY, farmer; Sec. 8. 



BARBER XOI.TO]^, Farmer; Sec. 
9; owns 100 acres land, valued at $7,500; 
born in Madison Co., N. Y., April 29, 1826 ; 
came West in 1855 ; on this farm 14 years ; 
married Emily Marshall, March 15, 1849 ; 
she was born in Madison Co., N. Y. ; have 
three children, Myron E., born April 2, 
1850; Louisa M., June 14,1853; Ada I., 
July 21, 1858; held office of Commissioner 
of Highways 4 years ; Republican ; Meth- 
odist. 

Bartholomew Chas. renter ; Sec. 85. 

Bartholomew H. J. Sec. 35. 

Bensley John, farmer ; Sec. 35. 

Birmingham Simon, rents farm ; Sec. 17. 

BL.ACKL.AW JAMES, Farmer; 
Sec. 6; owns 160- acres land, valued at 
$8,000; Republican; never accepted any 
town office; born in Scotland, 1833; came 
to America and direct to this Co., in 1850; 
married Jessie Simpson, April, 1859 ; she 
died in 1866, leavmg three children, 
Henry, Albert and Lewis; his present 
wife was Ellen Welsh, born in Ireland, in 
1852, by whom he has also three children, 
Nelly, Hattie and James. 

Braden John, farmer ; Sec. 10. 



Bull Israel, renter. 

Burdick Wm. rents farm ; Sec. 6. 

BUSH ^WILIilAM J. Manager "Cen- 
trevillc" Cheese Factory ; Sec. 8; born in 
Taylor, N. Y., May 19, 1832; moved to 
Wisconsin in 1844, and to this Co. in 
1875 ; married Julia Lyman ; she was born 
in Prussia, Oct. 2, 1834; has six children, 
James W., born Dec. 10, 1856 ; Mary, Jan. 
12, 1860; Julia, Aug. 10, 1862; Florence, 
March 13, 1864; Arthur, Feb. 2, 1866; 
Alice, June 8, 1873; Republican. 

/^ARNEY DANIEL, Sec. 14. 

Cassidy Thomas, farmer ; Sec. 24. 

CHA3IPI.IX ALFREO, Farmer; 
Sec. 5; owns 205 acres land, valued at 
$10,000; born in Sullivan, N. Y., June 19, 
1806; came to this Co. in 1845; married 
three times — first wife, Sophroua Gleason, 
in 1833; she was born in Vermont, and 
died in 1835; her two children died; sec- 
ond wife was Pauline Adams, born in 
N. Y.; married in 1836; died in 1848; she 
had tive children, two are living, Charles, 
born in 1841, and Kate, in 1845; third 
wife was Elvira Drake, born in N. Y., 
July 21, 1823; she has si.v children living, 
H. Sophia, born Jan. 24, 1851; Susan, 
April 3, 1854; Adda, Oct. 1, 1857; Sarah, 
June 26, 1861; Lizzie, April 20, 1863; 
Clara, June 24, 1866; lost two sons in 
army, and one wounded; holds office of 
School Trustee. 

Chapman Henry, gardener; Sec. 35. 



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WiNNEBAao COtJNTf DIKEOTOEY: 



Chappell John C. farmer ; Sec. 10. 

CHURCH SAMUEL. I. Farmer; 
Sec. IG; owns 160 acres land, valued at 
$16,000; born in N. Y., June 11, 1815; 
came to this Co. in June, 1848, with his 
family; held office of County Sheriff one 
term; Republican; Congregational ist. 

CHURCHILIi P. P. Farmer; Sec. 
25; owns 165 acres land, valued at $16,- 
500; born in Vermont, 1804; lived in 
N. Y. 4 years ; came to this Co. in 1835, 
where he pre-empted the land he now 
occupies ; was offered $3,000 for his claim 
before making much improvements; mar- 
ried Amanda Wright, 1831 ; she was born 
in Vermont, in 1804; they have three 
daughters, Mary R. (now Mrs. Chapman), 
Minerva K., Amanda A. (now Mrs. Kettle- 
well) ; Mr. Churchill is a member of the 
"Early Settlers' Society," and a Repub- 
lican. 

Cigrand Jacob, Sec. 6. 

Clark Miles J. fruit farm ; Sec. 20. 

Collins A. renter; Sec. 34. 

Collins Ferdinand, rents farm ; Sec. 34. 

Conant N. gardener ; Sec. 9. 

Comings Sherman, farmer ; Sees. 3 & 4. 

Converse Frank, farm laborer. 

COOK IISAAC, Farmer; rents farm; 
Sec. 9; Republican; School Director; 
served in 14th I. V. C. nearly 3 years; 
was in 22 hard-fought battles; born in 
Boone Co., 111., Jan. 18, 1841 ; maiden 
name of tirst wife was Nancy E. Baker, 
who died in 1864, leaving two daughters, 
Sarah I. (now Mrs. Henry Wilt), and 
Mary Jane, who died Sept. 6, 1867; his 
present wife was Mrs. Lucy A. Wilcox; 
they were married Jan. 13, 1866; have 
lost two children and have one living, 
Elizabeth Irene, born Feb. 14, 1871. 

Copewell N. W. farmer ; Sec. 14. 

COREY AL.OXZO, Farmer; Sec. 34; 
born near Skaneateles, Onondago Co., 
N. Y., July 3, 1811; moved to Madison, 
Ohio, in 1821 ; in Nov., 1824, he moved to 
Clark Co., 111.; in 1829, went to Edgar 
Co., 111., but returned to Clark Co. in 
1832, and remained there until his re- 
moval to Rockford, May 17, 1836 ; from 
1832 to 1836, he was engaged in the mill- 
ing business witli his brother, in Clark 
Co.; the balance of his life has been 
spent in farming pursuits; married Sarah 
Ann Keller, Dec. 1, 1841 ; she was born in 
St. Albans, Vt., Oct. 2, 1820; they have 
five children living, James Dwight, Luther 
S., Franklin Alonzo, Sarah E. (now Mrs. 
Walter D. Pease), and Clara; they have 
lost two children, Franklin, who died at 
the age of 2 years and 4 months, and Har- 
riet E., aged 4 years and 4 months at time 
of death; Deacon Corey became a mem- 
ber of the First Baptist Church in 1843, 
being baptized the first Sabbath in Dec. of 



that year ; in 1855, he was Assistant Super- 
visor of Rockford Tp. 

Corey Lonson, farmer. 

Corey Wm. R. farmer ; Sec. 15. 

Crampton Nelson, rents farm ; Sec. 9. 

Crandall Chas. F. farmer ; Sec. 20. 

CRAGG BIRKETT, Farmer; Sec. 
7 ; owns 100 acres land, valued at $9,000 ; 
born in England, Aug., 1811; came to 
America in 1833 ; lived ten years in New 
York State ; came to this Co. in 1843 ; mar- 
ried Ruth S. Wilson, in April, 1854; she 
was born in N. Y., 1814; lost one child; 
has been School Director one term ; Con- 
gregationalist ; Republican. 

CUWKIlfGHAM B. F. Farmer; Sec. 
34; born in Petersboro, N. H., Feb. 26, 
1820; married Clarissa J. Mandeville, 
March 14,1844 ; she was born near Auburn, 
N. Y. April 1, 1822; they have one child, 
Jennie E., horn May 26, 1852 ; Mr. C. came 
to this Co. in 1839 ; tor a number of years 
was ^engaged in farming in Pecatonica; 
balance of the time has lived in Rockford 
Tp. and city; was County Commissioner 
in 1867 and 1868. 

CUTI.ER ASA E. Farmer; Sees. 3 & 
4 ; born in AVest Brookfield, Mass., June 23, 
1824; lived in Chicago from spring of 
1855 until 1871, when he came to this Co. 
owns 250 acres land, valued at $18,000 
held office of School Director three years 
married Miss Lucy Smith, Dec, 1862; she 
was born in Princeton, 111.; have four 
children, Fred Selby, Jesse Doolittle, Alex 
Ellis and Dwight Porter. 



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AMON SIMEON, farmer; Sec. 7. 



Davey John, farmer ; Sec. 3. 
Day Mark, farmer; Sec. 30. 
Day Oscar, Sec. 21. 
Day Thaddeus, Sec. 20. 
Day Wm. C. farmer ; Sec. 14. 
Dickerman Jewell, Sec. 35. 

DORR ED^VARD, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser ; Sec. 9 ; owns 236 acres land, 
valued at $18,000; also owner of the cele- 
brated trotting stallion "Tornado," for 
which he has refused the handsome sum 
of $20,000; he has several of "Tornado's " 
colts; one of them, "Tornad Ned," (five 
years old) is valued at $1,500; Mr. D. 
came to this Co. in 1862; first wife was 
Angeline Willis; married in 1855; she 
died in 1867, leaving five children ; Selh 
P., Wm. H.,Marcia, Jessie and Frederick; 
married second wife, Henrietta Hickok, in 
1872 ; she was born in Penn., in 1853 ; one 
child Nathalie, born March 20, 1875 ; Mr. 
Dorr is a sound Republican. 



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DDY OTIS, farmer; Sec. 11. 



EOCKFORD TOWNSIIir 



EDDY ELI K. Farmer: Sec. 36; 
owus IGO acres land, valued at $14,000; 
born in Rhode Island, in 1808; lived in 
]Sr. Y. from 1833 until lie came to this Co., 
in 1851; married Sally Northrup, in 1834; 
she was born Oct. 15, 1815; three children, 
Elliott, Geo. E. and William; Mr. Eddy is 
a Republican and Methodist; the first 
white man who died in Winnebago Co. 
was buried on his farm ; his son William 
married Matilda Carmichael, in 18G7; she 
was born in this Co., in 1844; they have 
three children, Ernest, Fred and Lulu. 

Ellis Chas. renter; Sec. 5. 

Ellis Richard, farmer; Sec. 4. 

Enright Mike, farmer; Sec. 80. 



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ALCON CHAS. farmer; Sec. 18. 



Falconer Robt. farmer ; Sec. 5. 

Farmer C. M. Sec. 2. 

Farrington C. W. farmer; Sec. 28. 

Ferguson Isaiah, farmer; Sec. 15. 

Foot Horace, farmer ; Sec. 13. 

Foot O. R. farmer ; Sec. 9. 

Freeburg Chas. farmer ; Sec. 30. 

Frisbee W. L. farmer ; Sec. 32. 

FUIiEER MRS. I^UCY, Farming; 
Sec. 19; Widow of John Fuller, who died 
in Oct., 1853 ; came from Genesee Co., N. 
Y., in 1839 ; she has seven children, Lem- 
uel, Levi B., Charles, Nancy (now Mrs. 
Ingals), John, Eliza Hartwell, Ellen L.; 
has 520 acres land, 200 under cultivation. 

/GARDNER C. farmer; Sec. 6. 

Gardener Jas. farmer ; Sec. 30. 

(mACkE a. E. Inventor, Man.ufacturer, 
and Dealer in Novelties ; born in Wauke- 
gan. 111., Aug. 15, 1845; came to this Co. 
in 1866. 

Geer Collin, rents farm; Sec. 33. 

Gilmore Henry, rents farm ; Sec. 25. 

Glenney Alex, rents farm ; Sec. 17. 

Glenney Thos. farmer ; Sec. 3. 

Gregory Wm. farmer; Sec. 6. 

Gunter Wm. farmer ; Sec. 9. 



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ALSTED J. H. farmer; Sec. 11. 



HAEl. FRIEKD C. Farmer; Sec. 
19; owns 808 acres land,valued at $40,000; 
is a Tilden Republican, and a Free 
Mason; born in Wallingsford, Conn., July 
23, 1831 ; came to this Co. in Sept., 1857 ; 
married Loly B. Matthews, July 27, 1852; 
she was born in Conn., April 1, 1835; four 
children : F. Leroy, born March 23, 1853 ; 
Chas. R., Aug. 3, 1855 ; Ella J., March 26, 
1858; Mila A., Jan. 20, 1861. 

Hamilton Geo. farmer; Sec. 19. 

Harmon Francis, farmer; Sec. 7. 



Herrick E. A. farmer; Sec. 36. 
Herrick Geo. farmer; Sec. 36. 
Herrick L. E. farmer ; Sec. 8. 

HICH.EY MRS. MARIA, Farm- 
ing; Sec. 9; owns 103 acres land, valued 
at $8,000; is a Methodist; widow of Geo. 
R. iligley; came to this Co. in 1853; Mr. 
H. enlisted, and died in hospital at Yicks- 
burg, in 1864, aged 38 years; they were 
married Dec. 10, 1845 ; five children : Orvis 
O., Orson T., Arthur W., Thurston M. and 
Theresa (deceased) ; Mrs. Higley is daugh- 
ter of Sidney Lowell, deceased, one of 
Winnebago's early settlers ; her mother is 
still living. 

HIZER CHAS. W. Farmer; Sec. 21; 
born in Oneida Co., N. Y'., Oct. 31, 1828; 
came to this town in 1871, after having 
lived ten years in AVinnebago Tp. ; mar- 
ried Mary E. Starkweather, Sept., 1866; 
she was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y^., 
March, 1843; have three children living; 
Willard, born Nov. 14, 1867; Celia, Oct. 
30,1873; Eucedia H., Jan. 1,1877; owns 
valuable farm of 112 acres, bordering on 
Rock river. 

Hollister Roswell, farmer; Sec. 1. 

Holmes E. M. farmer; Sec. 24. 

Holmes F. E. farmer; Sec. 24. 

HOLMES GEO. H. Farmer and 
Proprietor of Hillgrove Nursery; Sec. 24; 
owns 140 acres land, valued at $16,000; 
born in this Co., Feb. 23, 1844; served three 
months in 07th I. V. I., then re-enlisted in 
navy, and served one year on Western riv- 
ers ; HoUis H. Holmes, his father, was born 
in N. Y., about 1800 ; came to this Co. in 
1839, with his family; maiden name of 
wife was Sarah Moore; married in 1837: 
had three children ; Geo. H., born Feb. 28, 
1844; Edward M.,Sept. 14, 1847; FrankE., 
May 19, 1855 ; Mr. Holmes died Aug. 13, 
1859, highly respected by all; he held 
office of County Treasuer from 1846 to 
1849. Grenville O. Holmes was born in 
South Salem, N. Y., 1803; of New Eng- 
land ancestors ; came to this county in 1840. 



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NGALS H. farmer ; Sec. 4, 



Ingraham Geo. H. farmer; Sec. 
Jacoby L. C. attorney ; Sec. 18. 
Jewell Edwin W. f\armer. 
Jewell Ripley, farmer. 
Jewell Thos. J. farmer; Sec. 10. 
Johns Richard, farmer ; Sec. 2. 
Johns Wm. farmer ; Sec. 2. 
Johnson H. I. farmer ; Sec. 8. 
Johnson Jno. farmer; Sec. 30. 
Johnson Jos. farmer ; Sec. 30. 
Johnson M. M. farmer; Sec. 1. 



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ANADY JAMES, farmer; Sec. 17. 



WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY 



Keeue Ralph, farm laborer. 
Keyes Archibald, farmer; Sec. 18. 

KILBUR:^ MRS. ADALIXE, 

Farming; Sec. 4; owns 145 acres land, 
valued at $10,000; widow of Milton Kil- 
burn, who died Feb. 16, 1863, aged 52; he 
was the first Judge of Probate in this 
county; was appointed by the Governor; 
was afterwards elected Justice of the 
Peace and served two years ; was Quarter- 
master in Missouri a while during the war 
of the rebellion; they were married in 
1835, and have six cliildren: George Mil- 
ton, James Hervey, Adda E., Clara A., 
Samuel A. and Charles P. 

Kilburn J. H. farmer ; Sec. 4. 

Kline J. rents farm ; Sec. 30. 

Knolan Chas. farmer ; Sec. 20. 



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AKE HARVEY, farmer; Sec. 10. 



IjAKE JAMES, Farmer, also Manu- 
facturer and Dealer in Lime ; Sees. 1 and 2 ; 
owns 163 acres of land, valued at f 16,000; 
is Republican and Christian Union; was 
born in England in 1815; came to New 
Brunswick in 1832; and to this county in 
1855 ; married Sarah Riecker in Feb., 
1837; slie w^as born in St. Johns, N. B., 
1818; they have six children: Henry, 
1837; Elizabeth. 1840; Sarah, 1846; Eliza, 
1848; James, 1850; Robert 1853; lost one. 

liAlNGA FRAIIIK, Farmer; Sec. 7; 
owns sixty acres land, valued at $2,000; 
born io County Mayo, Ireland, Jan. 29, 
1833; came to America in 1851; lived in 
Putnam County two years, Penn. two 
years, Minn, a year; came to this county 
in 1857 ; married Catherine Comings, Jan. 
10, 1858; she was born in Ireland, May, 
1833; they have two children: John F., 
born March 1, 1860; James, July 26, 1874; 
lost five boys and three girls: Eddie, 
Frank, Mary, Annie aud infant daughter ; 
Republican; Catholic. 

liEACH SHEPHERD, Farmer; Sec. 
32; owns 1000 acres land, valued at $100- 
000; is a Republican and member Second 
Congregational Church; came to this 
county in June, 1839; married Phebe 
A. xlUen ia 1848; she was born June 25, 
1830, in Franklin Co., Mass ; they have four 
children: Clara Frances, June 27, 1851; 
Elizabeth Abba,Dec.ll, 1854; Harriet Shep- 
herd, Nov. 18, 1857; Emma Allen, Dec. 
19, 1863 ; lost one, Ida S, Sep. 17, 1856. 

LedduckG. gardener; Sec. 21. 

Lewis Wm. rents ; Sec. 35. 

Livings A. farmer; Sec. 28. 

Livings B. farmer ; Sec. 28. 

Livings Thos. G. farmer ; Sec. 28. 

liOlfii RICHARD, Farmer; Sec. 9; 
owns 380 acres land, valued at $14,000; 
born in Clement County, Ohio, forty miles 
from Cincinnati, May 5, 1834; came to 



Illinois, May, 1835, and to this county 
in 1836 ; his brother, John B., came to this 
county in 1835, whose daughter was the 
first white ciiild born in Winnebago 
county; Richard married Emily Woods, 
July i2, 1860 ; she was born in this county, 
Aug. 21, 1843; they have six children: 
Margaret Ann, born July 2, 1861; Mary 
Jane, March 13, 1864; Elizabeth Emily, 
Nov. 25, 1866; Richard B., July 13, 1869; 
Charles S., March 27, 1872 ; John E., Sept. 
10, 1874; Democrat and member M. E. 
Church. 

Lovell Wm. farmer; Sec. 8. 

liUXDVAIili CHARIiES, Brick 

Maker and Farmer; Sec. 24; residence 
East End Rural St ; owns 25 acres land, 
valued at $4,000 ; born in Sweden, 1850 ; 
came to this Co. in 1867; manufactured 
brick six years, averaging 700 to 800 
thousand per annum; maiden name of 
wife Augusta Swanson; married 1872; 
she was born in Sweden in 1853; they 
have two children : Huldah, born in 1873; 
Alice, 1875 ; Republican and Lutheran. 



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cCOLLUCK R. farmer; Sec. 5. 



McCAlTGHEY YriL.L.IAM C. 

Market Gardener and Fruit Raiser; Sec. 
25; owns 20 acres land, valued at $4,000; 
born in Ottawa, La Salle Co., March 8, 
1838 ; moved to Dodge Co., Wis., in 1840 ; 
came to this Co. in 1860 ; during first year 
of war was employed as drill officer at 
Rockford and vicinity ; enlisted, August, 
1862, in 74th Regt. I. V. I. ; served two 
years; was engaged in battle of Perrys- 
ville and several other hard fought battles 
and skirmishes; exposures of camp life 
produced disease of the lungs, endanger- 
ing his life; lost one lung entirely; was 
discharged for disability, and is now a 
pensioner ; has held office of Town Collec- 
tor two terms, and Deputy Sheriff one; is 
an Ancient Odd-Fellow; Democrat; Meth- 
odist; married Mary E. Kettlewell, April 
13,1870; she was born in Canada, Dec. 
27, 1846 ; have one child, Hallie Pauline, 
born June 5, 1871. 

McDonald David, farmer; Sec. 34. 

McDonald Jas. rents farm ; Sec. 33. 

McDonald Wm. farmer; Sec. 3. 

McGraham Jas. farmer ; Sec. 17. 

McIiEAN liAUCHI^lX, Retired ; 
born in the town of Caledonia, Living- 
ston Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1817 ; came to this 
Co. in 1859 ; married Miss Hannah Kelley ; 
she was born in Ireland; they were mar- 
ried in 1846; in the fall of 1861 he enlisted 
and went into tlie army and served until 
the close of the war; acted as Orderly two 
years; he served six months in the 8th 111. 
Cav. ; he then enlisted in the 65th I. V. I., 
aud acted as Sergt. two j^ears; the balance 
of the time was in the medical depart- 



ROCKFOKD TOWNSHIP. 



ment, looking after the sick and wounded ; 
has one son and four daugliters, Mary J., 
Sarah, Frances M., Hannah, and Edward. 

Macke}^ James, farmer; Sec. 17. 

Maher Jas. rents farm; Sec. 16. 

Millard Merritt, farmer; Sec. 17. 

Milligan Wm. farmer; Sec. 30. 

SIIXARD ED^VARD W. Farmer; 
Sec. 1; born in Vermont, Feb. 18, 1836; 
came to this Co. in March, 1857; married 
twice ; his first wife, Mary L. Adams, died 
in 1868, leaving four children, Lester, 
Ellis, Burnside, and Mary; second wife 
was Frances McKinley, married in 1871, 
at Rockford, where she was born ; tliree 
children by tins marriage: Nellie, born in 
1872; Jessie, 1874; Blanch, 1875; owns 
200 acres of rich, mostly river bottom, land, 
valued at $16,000; Republican; Metho- 
dist; holds office of School Director. 

Minnick A. P. patent churn ; Sec. 15. 

Minot Wallard, painter; Sec. 35. 

Morey Benj. rents farm; Sec. 1. 

Morrisey P. farmer ; Sec. 17. 

/^? CONNOR PATRICK, farmer; Sec. 5. 

Odgers Jos. farmer; Sec. 25. 

p)ARK JOSHUA, farmer; Sec. 1. 

Patterson Alex, farmer; Sec. 6. 
Patterson Alex., Jr., farmer. 

PEL.LEY MBS. AMY, Widow of 
John Pelley ; Farming ; Sees. 9 and 16 ; 
owns 140 acres, valued at $9,000; he was 
born in England, April 5, 1810; came to 
America when a young man; married in 
November, 1832, in Canada; came to this 
Co. in 1838 ; lived on Deacon Corey's farm 
until 1848, wlien they bought the farm 
now occupied by the widow ; they have 
five children: Orrin, born in 1832; Sarah, 
in 1839, now Mrs. J. Ryan; John T., 1846; 
Wm. F., 1850; Mary Emma, 1852, now 
Mrs. Albert Wheat; Mr. Pelley was School 
Director a few years; both members of 
First Baptist Church. 

Pepper C. B. farmer ; Sec. 36. 

PIERPOlfT MRS. J. «. Farming; 
Sec. 20; owns 237 acres hmd, valued at 
$20,000 ; is widow of Guy Pierpont ; came 
to this Co. in 1857; Mrs. P. was born 
■ April 6, 1820, in Connecticut; has three 
children: Elenor J., born Feb. 1, 1849, 
now Mrs. St. Johns ; Theron G., April 21, 
1851; Watson T., Feb. 11, 1855; all mem- 
bers of the Congregational Church. 

PORTER JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 6; 
owns 145 acres land, valued at $10,000; 
born in Scotland, April 24, 1817 ; came to 
this Co. June 12, 1843; married Barbara 
Kirton, Sept. 30, 1843, in Chicago ; she was 
born in Scotland, in 1817; two children: 



James, born July, 1855, and Margarette, 
Sept., 1858; she married John McGee, of 
Iowa; Mr. P. is a Republican and a Pres- 
byterian. 

Preston Elbert, farmer. 

Puddicombe Jno. rents farm ; Sec. 18. 



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AND CHAS. E. farmer; Sec. 15. 



Rand Chas. L. farmer. 
Redington D. B. farm ; Sec. 3. 
Redington H. P. farmer; Sec. 14. 
Redington Jno. rents farm; Sec. 31. 
Recker J. farmer; Sec. 3. 
Rockwell Jos. farmer ; Sec. 7. 
Rose B. A. farmer ; Sec. 28. 
Rose E. S. farmer ; Sec. 35. 
Rose Wm. W. farmer; Sec. 35. 
Rowley Jno. D. farmer ; Sec. 14. 
Rudd T. J. farmer; Sec. 18. 

O AFFORD DARIUS, farmer; Sec. 7. 

SEARLES JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 15; 
owns 100 acres land, valued at $8,000; 
born in England, Aug. 15, 1827; came to 
Canada in 1848; lived in Michigan awhile; 
was in Southern States one winter; finally 
settled in this Co. in 1850; maiden name 
of wife was Maria Wilcox; born in Eng- 
land, in 1829; they were married in 1852; 
have no children; Mr. S. is a carpenter 
and builder by trade. 

Searles Walter, Sec. 15. 

Shepherd Reason, farmer; Sec. 8. 

Simmons Wm. G. farmer; Sec. 11. 

SIMPSOIlf MRS. REBECCA, 

Farming; Sec. 6; widow of Peter Simpson; 
he was born in Scotland in 1812; came to 
Canada in 1823; to this Co. in 183S; mar- 
ried twice; first wife was Henrietta Curry, 
born in Scotland; died in 1850; they had 
seven children; two living: Robert and 
Susan; Mrs. Rebecca Simpson was born 
Dec. 17, 1832, and has two children : Charles 
K., born Dec. 24, 1852 ; Clara, Aug. 7, 1855 ; 
Mr. Simpson was in the army; served in 
Co. C, 15th I. V. I. 

SIMPSOBT ROBEBT, Farmer; Sees. 
5 and 8; born in Canada, March 16, 1836; 
came to this Co. in 1839; married twice; 
first wife was Eliza Davis; died in Oct., 
1872; second wife was Catherine Spotts- 
wood; married Nov. 26, 1873; she was 
born in Canada, March 17, 1848; two chil- 
dren : Effie, by first wife, born in Oct., 1869, 
and Mary Henrietta, by second wife, born 
March 25, 1877 ; School Director several 
years; Christian Union Church; Commis- 
sioner of Highways; served in 74th Regt. 
I. V. I.; with Sheinnan in his march to the 
Sea; discharged Aug. 10, 1865. 

SKEED THOMAS, Farmer; Sec. 8; 
owns 160 acres land, valued at $15,000; 



WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



Republican ; has held offices of School 
Director and Path Master; was born in 
Truro Tp., Nova Scotia, Nov. 37,1807; 
came to tliis Co. Sept. 18, 1846; nottinding 
location of land and prices satisfiictory, he 
went to Wisconsin, where he stayed a year ; 
learning that the land reserved in this Co. 
for half breed Indians, was soon to be on 
the market, he returned and pre-empted 
the land he now occupies, paying only 
$1.25 per acre ; maiden name of wile was 
Elvira Pennook; married Sept. 4, 1836; 
she was born in York, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1814; 
three children : Elizabeth S. (now widow 
Crawley), William H., Judson D. ; William 
enlisted in the tirst company that went 
from Rockford. 

Skinner E. H. prop. Highland Nurseries. 

Sluyter Jonathan, farmer; Sec. 16. 

Smith Gilford, renter; Sec. 10. 

SMITH MRS. ISABELLA, Farm- 
ing ; Sec. 17 ; owns 345 acres, value $15,000 ; 
Member Episcopal Church ; born in Eng- 
land in 1837 ; married Thomas Smith in 
1848; came to Lockport, N. Y., in 1853; 
he died in Oct., 1855; she came to this Co. 
in 1857; has five children: Dorathy, James 
C, Mary, Thomas and William. 

SMITH PL.IIC, Farmer; Sec. 20; owns 

135 acres land, valued at $10,000; born in 

Vermont, March 14, 1823 ; came to this Co. 

~~ in 1844; married Juliet T. Campbell, April 

9, 1844; she was born in Vermont, Oct. 25, 
1825 ; four children : Melvin A., born Nov. 
1, 1845; Hattie A., Oct. 21, 1850; Geo. E., 
Oct. 1, 1856; Juliet A., Aug. 27, 1866; Hat- 
tie is married to M. J. Clark; Mr. Smith 
is a Republican and Methodist. 

Smith Melvin, farmer; Sec. 8. 

STEBBI:NS aurora. Farming; 
Sec. 21 ; owns 30 acres, value $3,000; born 
Aug. 19, 1835, in La Porte Co., Ind. ; mar- 
ried Geo. Stebbins, Dec. 19, 1853; four 
children: Carry J., born Sept. 10, 1855, 
died June 9, 1869; Corie L., Oct. 17, 1856; 
Charlie C, June 6, 1858; Carlyle E., Nov. 

10, 1863 ; members Methodist Church. 

STEVEBfS GEORGE €. Fruit 
Farming; Sec. 21; owns 15>^ acres land, 



value $3,500; born in Allegany Co., N. 
Y., Nov. 3, 1836; came to this Co. in 1869; 
married Harriet Truesdell, Dec. 9, 1839; 
she was born in Mich., May 18, 1843; 
three children : Fred H., born Sept. 30, 
1870; Floy L., Dec. 19, 1871 ; Rena M., Oct. 
10, 1876 ; School Director six years ; served 
in Co. C, 22d I. V. I.; Republican. 

STILES RICHARD S. Farmer; 
Sec. 19; owns 200 acres land, valued at 
$16,000; born in N. H., Aug. 15, 1811; 
came to this Co. March 29, 1837 ; married 
Sarah Stilson, Dec. 10, 1846 ; she was born 
in Lobo, Canada, in 1822; five children: 
John A., born Aug. 26, 1851; Lucy A., 
Aug. 19, 1853; Richard L., April 18, 1856; 
Luther A., Aug. 17, 1858; Amos. D., June 
17, 1861; lost two daughters; is a Repub- 
lican and member Congregational Church. 

SWA5f ELIZA L. Farming; Sec. 18; 
widow of Philander Swan, who died Feb. 
26, 1869, aged 71 years; they came to this 
Co. in 1856 ; no children ; Universalist. 



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HAYER HERMAN, farmer; Sec. 7. 



THOMAS ALBERT S. Manufac 
turer and Dealer in Neatsfoot Oil and 
Bones and Fertilizers; Sec. 34; born in 
Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1834; came to this 
Co. in 1876, after living a few years in Ft. 
Atkinson, Wis.; married Hatty S. Sears in 
1859 ; she was born in Waterloo. N. Y., in 
1835 ; four children : Luther S., Gertie M., 
Mabel, Nelson A. 

Tillmew Jno. rents farm ; Sec. 35. 



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AGNER FRANK, Sec. 14. 



Walling Jno. laborer; Sec 10. 
Waxham Jas. farmer ; Sec. 5. 
Weaver Charles, Sec. 35. 
AVelty Calvin, Sec. 25. 
Williamson Geo. W., Sec. 17. 
Wing L. J. farmer; Sec. 20. 
Woodruff C. H. farmer; Sec. 10. 
Woodruff Jno. H. farmer; Sec. 10. 




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CHERRY VALLEY TOWNSHIR 



ADAMS EDWARD, Sr., Farmer; Sec. 
16; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
AdaDis F. renter; S. 10; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Adams Phillip, laborer; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Adams William, painter; Cherry Valley. 
Ager Luke, farm ; S. 27 ; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Akeely N. N. carpenter ; Cherry Valley. 
Anderson Frank. ' 

Andrus Henry, farmer; Sec. 3 ; P.O. Cherry 

Valley. 
Aney D. renter; Sec. 10; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Aney Q. renter; Sec. 10; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

BAIRD E. G. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. 
Cherry Valley. 
Bander L. farm; Sec. 2; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Bangston John, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

-BARXIJM D. H. Farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. 
Rockford; was born in Fairfield Co., 
Conn., town of Danbury, on Feb. 12, 181(J; 
came to this Co. in June, 1838, and is one 
of the oldest settlers; no children; wife 
was Miss Hattie, daughter of Dr. J. C. 
Goodhue, one of the first physicians of 
Rockford ; she was born in Chicago, May 
1st, 1840; married Feb. 22, 1870 ; has 163 
acres valued at $8,150. 

Barton B. farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Rockford. 

Baxter John. 

B£AMER AI.VA, Farmer; Sec. 26; 
P. O. Cherry Valley; was born in Stuben 
Co., N. Y., May 7, 1830 ; came to Belvidere 
with his parents in the spring of 1838; 
remained in Boone Co. 19 years and then 
came and has remained here ever since ; 
has 82 acres valued at $4,100; married 
Miss Clarinda Doolittle ; she was born in 
this Co. Oct. 16, 1841 ; they were married 
Jan. 22, 1863; has three children, Minnie 
L., Ettie M., and Herbert E: 

Beckett W. farmer ; Sec. 17 ; P. O. Rockford. 

BEIiLMYER E. T. Physician and 
Surgeon; Cherry Valley; was born in 
Union Town, Carroll Co., Md., July 8, 
1831 ; commenced the study of medicine 
under Dr. Leroy Swormsted, of Westmin- 
ster, Md. ; he graduated at the Physio- 
Medical Institute, of Cincinnati, in 1855 ; 
and commenced practice in Aug. the same 
year in this Co. ; he married Miss Mary 
Mettler; she was born in Eudfield, 
Thompkins Co., N.Y., March 26, 1829 ; she 
came to the Co. in the fall of 1840 ; they 
were married June 2, 1858. 

Beevins James. 

Bennet O. farm; Sec. 8; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Biggers S. M. farm; Sec. 6; P. O. Rockford. 

BOWER A.C.Farmer and Stock Dealer; 
Sec. 25; P. O. Cherry Valley; was born in 



Weitenburg,Germauy,Dec.5,1835 ; leftthere 
when past 17 years of age and came to the 
U. S., and to N. J., and located near New- 
ark ; remained there 3 years and then came 
to III., and to this Co. in 1858; owns 420 
acres, valued at $16,800; lie married Miss 
Sarah Shetter ; she was l^orn in Yorktown, 
Pa., March 21, 1836; they were married in 
Sept. 1861 ; have three children, Lizzie, 
Eugene and Ophelia. 

Brady J. farmer; Sec. 17; P.O.New Milford. 

Bradt John, broom-maker ; Cherry Valley. 

Brown A. S. farm; S. 20; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

Brown C. W. farmer ; Sec. 20 ; P. O. Cherrv 
Valley. ^ 

Brown Fletcher, works for J. Brown ; Sec 
11 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Brown F. laborer; S. 16; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

BROWJf G. W. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 26; P. O. Cherry Valley; was 
born in this Co. March 6, 1838; his father, 
Jacob, settled in this Co. in Aug., 1835,' 
and was one of the first settlers ; he died 
in June, 1868; Mr. B. owns 400 acres, 
valued at $20,000; he married Miss Marie 
Gouchenour ; she was born in Noble Co., 
O., May 2, 1840; they were married June 
19, 1866 ; has two sons and two daughters ; 
Clarence born May 11, '67; Florence born 
Sept. 7, '70; Arthur born Jan. 15, 65; baby 
not named, born Aug. 27, '77. 

BROWN J4IH:9f, Farmer and Stock 
Dealer ; P. O. Cherry Valley ; was born in 
Morgan Co., O., Sept. 11, 1832; came to 
Winnebago Co. with his parents in 1836, 
and is one of the earliest settlers of this 
Co. now living ; he owns iji Winnebago 
and Boone counties 1,000 acres land, 
valued at $60,000; raises 350 acres and 
ujiwards of broom corn annually; owns 
172 acres in Buena Vista Co., la. ; deals 
hirgely in cattle, and has 350 head on his 
western farm and 100 head here and 40 
head horses, and has the largest and best 
arranged barn in the State ; married Miss 
H. M. Packard, of Mass.; they have 7 
children, five sons and two daughters, 
Annie, now Mrs. Raymond Rowley, John, 
Lina, Richard, Ellsworth, Scott, and Major. 

BROWN MICHAEIi, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser ; Sec. 20 ; P.O. Cherry Valley ; 
was born in Morgan Co., O., Sept. 9, 1830; 
came to this Co. in Aug. 1836, and is one 
of the first settlers ; has 134 acres, valued 
at $8,710; he married Miss Nancy Frick; 
she was born in Erie Co., N. Y., May 6, 
1831 ; she came to the Co. in 1840 ; they 
were married March 6, 1853; she died 
July 31, 1875 ; has two sons, Albert S. and 
Chas. W. 

Brown R. R. farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Rockford. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORV: 



BlJCIIAir MRS. SlJSAJflf AH J. 

Farming; Sec 6; P. O. Rockford; daugh- 
ter of Harley Stilson, born near Hartford, 
Conn., Jan. 17, 1800; he came this Co. and 
to Roclvford in April, 1844, and was one 
of the oldest settlers; he died March 17, 
1874, on his farm in Rocktord township ; 
Retta Burton, her motlier, was born Feb. 

13, 1803, in Sullivan Co., N. Y.; she died 
April 10, 1876, at their home in Rockford 
township ; Mr. S. was a carpenter by trade ; 
he helped build the first bridge in this Co. 
across Rock River, also helped build the 
first Court House ; he loft a I'amily of two 
daughters and one sou ; Mrs. Buchan, born 
in Broome Co., N. Y., Sept. 3d, 1825; 
Nathaniel L., born in Broome Co., N. Y., 
March 19, 1832 ; Lucy L., now Mrs. Q. H. 
F. Burt, born in Lanesborough, Pa., June 

14, 1837; he lost one son, Christopher; he 
died at his father's home, Feb. 37, 1852, 
was born in Broome Co., IS . Y., Nov. 3, 
1834; Mrs. B. has 177 acres, valued at 
$12,390. 

Buchan W. P. farmer ; Sec. 6 ; P.O. Rockford. 
Buck P. renter; Sec. 1; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Burk Luke, blacksmith ; Cherry Valley. 

CANNELL R. T. hardware merchant; 
Cherry Valle3^ 
Carlson John, shoemaker ; Cherry Valley. 

CARMICHAKL. H. W. Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 18; P.O. New Milford; 
was born in New Milford township, this 
Co. July 13, 1845 ; his father, J. P., came 
to this Co. in 1838 ; he married Miss Lyda 
Carpenter ; she was born near Oswego, N. 
Y., March 6, 1851 ; they were married 
Dec. 14, 1870; have one son and one 
daughter, Edith M. and Leroy C. ; owns 
280 acres valued at $14,000. 

Carr George, shoemaker; Cherry Valley. 

CASE AlIOl^, Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 13; P. O. Cherry Valley; was 
born in the town of Hoosick, Renssalaer 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 8, 1816 ; located in this Co. 
in June 1846 ; owns in this Co. and Boone 
about 2,500 acres, valued at $75,000 ; Mr. 
C. is one of the most extensive farmers in 
Northern Ills. ; he married Miss Mary J. 
Lamb; she was born in Pittstown, Ren- 
ssalaer Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1825 ; they were 
married June 21, 1846; have two sons and 
one daughter, Chas. C, David L. and 
Sarah E. 

Case M., farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 

CASSIWY MOSES, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser ; Sec. 35 ; P.O. Cherry Valley ; 
was born in the Co. of Donegal, Ireland, 
in 1847 ; left there and came to the U. S. 
and to this Co. in 1862, owns 200 acres 
valued at $10,000; he married Miss Sarah 
Graham •, she was born in the Co. Antrim, 
Ireland, June 4, 1853 ; they were married 
Dec.20,1870; have four children, three sons 
and one daughter ; Samuel, born Sept. 24, 



1867 ; Henry, born Aug. 31, 1869 ; Emogene, 

born April 14, 1873 ; Wm. H., born Oct. 

29, 1876. 
Castelo D. farm; Sec. 16; P.O. New Milford. 
Chamberlin A. A. Justice of the Peace; 

Cherry Valley. 
Chamberlin D. A. livery, and insurance 

agent; Cherry Valley. 
Chase H. B. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Cherry 

Valley. 
Clark E. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 
Clark J. farm; Sec. 34; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Clark John, farmer; Sec. 34; P.O.Cherry 

Valley. 
Clark Joseph, insurance agt. ; Cherry Valley. 
Clark P. renter; S. 35; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Cleveland F. L. farm ; S. 27 ; P. O. Rockford. 

CIiEVEI.A:ND GEO. €. Farmer 
and Stock Raiser; Sec. 27; P.O. Rockford; 
was born in Washington Co., N. Y., July 
27, 1818; became to this Co. in July, 1843; 
owns 254 acres valued at $15,240; has been 
married twice; married Miss Elvira J. 
Clark ; she was born in Manchester, Ben- 
nington Co., Vt., Feb. 23, 1820; they were 
married Jan. 18, 1843 ; she died Oct. 25, 
1849; he married again to Pamelia Lewis; 
she was born in Orangeville, Wyoming 
Co., N. Y., Dec. 7, 1823; they were married 
Oct. 1, 1851 ; has one son by first marriage, 
three sons and one daughter by second ; 
Geo. C, Jr., Frank L., Edward W., Willis 
P., and Carrie E. ; was School Treasurer 14 
years ; Assessor 3 years, and Commissioner 
of Highways about 5 years. 

Cling Wm. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

Colwell Benj. pedler; Cherry Valley. 

Compton H. broom-maker ; Cherry Valley. 

Compton J. H. dealer in agricultural imple- 
ments; Rockford. 

COXKIilHf GEO. Carriage Making 
and Painting; Cherry Vallej^; was born in 
Tioga Co. N. Y. ; he came to this Co. in 
Sept. 1825; he married Miss Amanda 
Shelton; she was born in Guilford, N. Y., 
Dec. 12, 1835 ; they were married Sept. 24, 
1854; have seven children, Isabel, Emma 
H.,Mary K., Geo. F., Chas. E., Maynard W., 
and Asa F. 

COXKI^IN JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 
34; P. O. New Milford; was born in 
AVashington Co., N. Y., June 14, 1823; 
came to tliis Co. in Oct. 1860; owns 95 
acres valued at $4,750; he married Miss 
Teressa Martin ; she was born in Oneida 
Co., N. Y., J uly 14, 1826 ; they Avere mar- 
ried in Feb. 1845 ; have two sons and eight 
daughters living, lost two sons and two 
daughters, Helen, Emma, Laura, Melva, 
Cora, Kate, Lulu, Capitola, Martha and 
Clara; Fred, Oscar, George and John 
deceased. 

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Craig G. A. R. R. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 
Craig Wm. station agent;- Cherry Valley. 
Cramer Geo. broom-maker ; Cherry Valley. 
Crandall W. H. carpenter; Cherry Valley. 
Crawford A. J. farm; Sec. 5; P.O. Rockford. 
Crisp Wm. insurance agent; Cherry Valley. 
Crosby Sidney, carpenter ; Cherry Valley. 
Cross H. E. Baptist minister; Cherry Valley. 



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ALE A. A. painter ; Cherry Valley. 



I>A]!^NEXBERG CHAS. A. 

Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford; was 
born in Germany, Aug. 8, 1828 ; came to 
the U. S. in 1854, and to this Co. in 1855; 
he married Miss Daugherty Chear; she 
was born in Germany, Oct. 24, 1828 ; they 
were married, June 24, 1854 ; she died July 
16, 1874 ; has three sons and one daughter, 
Chas. F., Frances A., Albert and Wm. H. ; 
owns 98 acres valued at $4,900. 
Davis G. W. farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. Rockford. 

DAWSO]!lf MRS. CORXKLIA, 

Farming; Sec. 27; P. O. Cherry Valley; 
widow of Robert Dawson : he was born in 
Toronto, Canada, Nov. 17, 1819 ; he came 
to this Co. in 1846 ; Mrs. D's maiden name 
was Dewitt; she was born in Herkimer 
Co., N. Y., May 16, 1821 ; they were mar- 
ried May 1, 1843, in Twinsburg, 0.;he 
died Aug. 2, 1856 ; left a family of one son 
and one daughter, Trocelia M., now Mrs. 
Calvin Welty, living in Rockford ; James, 
who was killed in the late rebellion on the 
gunboat Hastings; she was married again 
to Saml. Kyes, Dec. 13, 1859; he was born 
in Avon, O., June 14, 1833 ; she has 100 acres 
valued at $7,000. 

Dean J. J. farm; Sec. 34; P.O. New Milford. 

Dean T. farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. New Milford. 

DeGrafF A. F. carpenter; Cherry Valley. 

Dewan James, salesman ; Cherry Valley. 

DOIiAIir MICHAEL., Farmer; Sec. 
21 ; P. O. Cherry Valley; was born in the 
Co. Gahvay, Ireland, in 1827 ; came to the 
U. S. and to this Co. in 1855; owns 200 
acres valued at $10,000; he married Miss 
Mary Dowd ; she was born in the same 
place in 1822 ; they were married in 1847 ; 
have three sons and four daughters.Patrick, 
Thomas, James, Bridget, Annie, Mary E., 
and Aveline. 

Dolan Pat. renter; S. 33; P.O. "NTew Milford. 

Dolin M. fariji; Sec. 22; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

DOTY li. W. Proprietor Valley House; 
Cherry Valley ; was born in Tioga Co., O., 
Aug. 9, 1825; came to this Co. in 1857; 
have seven children, R. B., Chas. E., Bertha, 
Hattie, Lewis, Oscar, and Jessie ; wife was 
Miss Emeline Blakley; she was born in 
Ashtabula Co., O. ; served 3 years in the 
late rebellion ; was 1st Lieutenant of Co. 
G, 46th Regiment of Wis. Vol. 



DlJKlVEIili C A. Attorney at law; 
Cherry Valley ; was born in the town of , 
Arcadia, Wayne Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1824; 
came to this Co. in the spring of 1850; was 
Justice of the Peace 12 years; Associate 
Justice of the Co. 4 years; and Supervisor 
4 years; married Miss Elizabeth Pike of 
Maine ; they have one son and one daugh- 
ter, Augustus and Lizzie May. 

-pNRIGHT JOHN, laborer; Cherry Val- 

ERFFMEYER HEXRY, Farmer; 
Sec. 16 ; P. O. Rockford ; was born in Ger- 
many, Nov. 12, 1821 ; came to the U. S. 
and to N. Y., in Oct. 1845, and to this Co. 
in May 1855; owns 100 acres valued at 
$4,000; he married Miss Elizabeth Gos- 
myer; she was born in Germany, Oct. 30, 
1828;tliey were married Nov. 24, 1849; 
she died Jan. 17, 1863 ; have four children 
living, lost one ; Caroline, Henry,Charlotte, 
Chas., and Wm. (deceased.) 

EVAN'S DAVID W. Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 35; P.O.Cherry Valley; 
was born in the town of Granville, 
Canada, Nov. 30, 1840; came to this Co. 
July 1, 1856; owns 170 acres valued at 
$8,500; he married Mii^s Emma J. Conk- 
1 in; she was born in the town Western, 
Oneida Co., N. Y., March 29, 1849; they 
were married April 27, 1866 ; have four 
children living, lost one; Jesse R., J. 
Leroy (deceased), Olive G., Nettie M., and 
baby not 3^et named ; he served nearly 4 
years in the late war, in Co. L, 8th I. V. C. 

EVAlflS^J. C. Farmer and Stock Raiser; 
Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford; was born in 
Canada, March 1, 1835; came to this Co. 
in Dec. 1860; has 180 acres valued at 
$7,200; he married M-'ss Alice W. Win- 
fleld ; she was born in Montreal, Canada; 
they were married March 19, 1863; have 
two sous and one daughter, Lillie M., 
Percival G., and Eddie I. 

FAGLEBERG PETER, laborer; Cherry 
Valley. 

Fallon J. farm; Sec. 22; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Fallon P. farm ; Sec. 22 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

Fancher G. W. farmer ; Cherry Valley. 

Farley James, retired farmer ; Cheriy Valley. 

FD^HER JOHir, Miller; Cherry Val- 
ley; was born April 8, 1819; came to this 
State in 1849; to this county in 1865; 
married Sallie Mason, who was born, Dec. 
1819, at the same place in Penn. as her 
husband ; they have thirteen children. 

Fisher Solomon. 

FITCH VAIiEXTIXE, Farmer; 
Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford; was born in Ger- 
many in 1823 ; came to the U. S. in 1855, 
and has been in this Co. 22 years ; owns 
50 acres valued at $2,500; he married 
Lina Tripp ; she was born in Erie Co., N. 
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chiklren,Frank,Ida, Emma, John, Charles, 
Heaiy, William, Rachael and Benj. 

Flyn J. K. harness-maker; Cherry Valley. 

Flynu Thos. laborer ; Clierry Valley. 

Fossitt Frank, farmer ; Cherry Valley. 

FOWLER GKO. Farmer; Sec. 2, P. 
O. Cherry Valley ; was born in Westfield, 
Mass., May 11, lb25; located in tliis Co. in 
the fall of 184:0, and is one of the oldest 
settlers ; owns 90 acres valued at $4,500; 
married Mrs. Elizabeth E. Patten, widow 
of Samuel ; she was born in the town of 
Homer, Cayuga Co., N. Y., July 27, 1830; 
they were married Feb. 15, 1855; they have 
six children, two sons and four daughters, 
Emma, George, Estella, Edgar, Annie and 
Ida; Mrs. F. has two sons by former mar- 
riage, Berdett E. and Frank ; Mr.F.has 320 
acres in Pottawattouiie Co., Kansas. 

Frich B. M. farm; S. IG; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

GARRETT W. D. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. 
New Milford. 
Gibbus Barney, farmer ; Cherry Valley. 
Gibbus John, Town Clerk ; Cherry Valley. 
Goble H. farm ; Sec. 15 ; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Goble Wm. laborer; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Gouchenour J. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Cherry 

Valley. 
Govern J. farm ; S. 33 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Govern J. W. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Cherry 

Valley. 

GOVERN PATRICK, Farmer; 
Sec. 21; P. O. Cherry Valley; was born in 
Ireland in 1823 ; left there and came to the 
U. S. in 1853, and to this Co. in 1857; 
owns 320 acres valued at $1G,000; he mar- 
ried Miss Mary Turley; she was born in 
Ireland in 1825; they were married in 
1851; have three sons and two daughters, 
John, Michael, Peter, Mary and Julia A. 

Gunsolus Chauncey, farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. 
New Milford. 

GUXSOIiUS MRS. SOPHIA, 

Farming; Sec. 17; P. O. New Milford; 
widow of James S. ; he was born in 
Cayuga Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1810 ; he came 
to this Co. and settled on the place where 
they now live in the spring of 1835, and 
was the first settler in Cherry Valley 
township; he died July 17, 1872; Mrs. G's 
maiden name was Babcock; she was born 
in Oswego, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1816; they were 
married June 19, 1834; he left an estate of 
145 acres valued at $7,250 ; he served all 
through the Black Hawk War, and was 
Justice of the Peace in this town 11 years; 
left family six sons and three daughters, 
Caroline, Jeanette, Isaiali, Chauncey, 
John T., James H., Sarah L., Andes, 
and Alson (deceased); Alson was killed 
at the Camee Agency while fighting 
the Indians; he belonged to Howard 
Command, Co. I 21st Infantry. 



HALEY JOHN, warehouse man; Cherry 
Valley. 
Hammond Richard, farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. 

Cherry Valley. 
Haselo F. farm ; Sec. 9 ; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Hawks E. R. pedler; Cherry Valley. 
Henderson Chas. H. renter; Sec. 22; P.O. 

Cherry Valley. 
Henderson J. H. farm; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Hendrickson G. S. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. 

Cherry Valley. 
Henry Geo., Sr. blacksmith ; Cherry Valley. 
Henry Geo. blacksmith ; Cherry Valley. 
Herrick Ed. farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Rockford. 

HESTEI> JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 27; 
P. O. New Milford; was born in Kent, 
England, Oct. 9, 1825 ; came to the U. S. 
with his parents when five years of age; 
came to this Co. 22 years ago and has 
remained here ever since ; owns 160 acres 
valued at $8,000; he married Miss Mary 
J. Baltozer; she was born in Penn. in 
May, 1835 ; they were married in January, 
1861; have four children, William E., 
Minnie E., Harriet B., and Eddie J. 

Holdridge Frank, farm ; S. 7 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Holmes Chas. renter; Sec. 26; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 

HORTOIIf LEVI D. Farmer; Sec. 
28; P.O. New Milford; was born in 
Tompkins Co., N. Y., April 22, 1811; 
came to this Co. in July, 1844; owns 160 
acres valued at $8,000; he married Miss 
Susan Polhamus ; she was born in Orange 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 18, 1813; they were mar- 
ried July 12, 1834; have five children, one 
son and four daughters, Annie R., Ruth 
A., Phccbe J., George, Clara, Eva L. 

Houge Martin, broom-maker ; Cherry Valley. 

HOVEY B. B. Merchant; Cherry Val- 
ley; born in Washington Co., O., Jan. 16, 
1825 ; came to this Co. in April, 1856 ; have 
family eight daughters and one son, 
Edwin H., Mary F., Minnie F., Josephine 
L., Esther C, Nellie H., Clara S. and Nina 
B.; wife was Miss Elizabeth Farley; she 
was born in Morgan Co., O., April 1, 1832 ; 
they were married Dec. 25, 1850 ; is Notary 
Public, and was Overseer of the Poor 
about 4 years. 

Howdershell Jacob, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. 
Cherry Valley. 

Howdershell Jesse, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. 
Cherry Valley. 

Howe E. W. farmer; Cherry Valley. 

Howe Wilson, speculator; Cherr}^ Valley. 

HUSSEY D. J. Physician and Sur- 
geon; Cherry Valley. 

HYLAND EDWARD, Farmer; 
Sec. 23; P. O. Cherry Valley; was born in 
Ireland 16, 1827 ; came to the U. S. in June 
1853, and to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 1233^ 
acres valued at $6,150; he married Mise 



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Rosa Burns ; she was born in Ireland in 
1837; they were married Jan. 33, 1858; 
have three sous and three daughters, 
Edward, Arthur, Marj^ A., Kate, Rosa and 
Charles. 

Hyland J. renter; S. 11; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Hylaud T. renter; S. 11 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

IRELAND JAMES, renter; Sec. 11; P. O. 
Cherry Valley. 
Ireland T renter; Sec.ll ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

T O H N S O N ANDREW, shoemaker ; 
J Cherry Valley. 

Johnson A. farm; S. 9; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Johnson J. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 
Jones C. A. farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Rockford. 

JOXES JOHN E. Farmer; Sec. 17; 
P. O. Rockford ; was born in Glossenburg, 
Conn., June 12, 1813; came to this 
Co. in Dec. 1866; has 84 acres valued 
at $5,880; he married Miss Roxanna Bar- 
ber; she was born in the town of Mary- 
land, Otsego Co., N. Y., July 17, 1815; 
they were married in Sept. 1832; have five 
children, two sons and three daughters, 
Ruth C, Mary, Chas. A., Joseph H., and 
Eunice. 

KANE THOMAS, laborer; Cherry Val- 
ley. 
Keep C. A. stone mason ; Cherry Valley. 

KEITH ^VESLE Y, Merchant ; 
Cherry Valley; was born in Flora town- 
ship, Boone Co., 111., Jan. 23, 1856; has 
been in the mercantile business here for 
two years; not married; owns 160 acres on 
Sec. 20, Flora township, Boone Co., valued 
at $12,000. 

Kennedy T. farm; S. 17; P.O. New Milford. 

Kelner Amos, painter; Cherry Valley. 

Kettle A. rents; Sec. 11; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

KINO OSCAR, Druggist; Cherry 
Valley; was born in Broome Co. N. Y., 
March 9, 1832 ; came to the Co. in 1854 ; 
have two children, Arthur H., and Lizzie 
B. ; wife was Miss Annie E. Swits; she 
born in Schenectady, N. Y., March 2, 1852; 
they were married Oct. 22, 1873 ; he served 
about seven months in the late rebellion 
in Co. C, 15th I. V. I. 

Knighton John, farm; Sec. 27; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Knop H. farm; Sec. 13; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Koho Wm. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

Kyes S. farm ; Sec. 27 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

LACE T.C. renter; Sec. 28; P. O. New 
Milford. 
Lamb C. C. shoemaker; Cherry Valley. 
Lance John, shoemaker; Cherry Valley. 
Landers Wm. harness-maker ; Cherry Valley, 
Lawrence Henry, farmer ; Cherry Valley, 



Lawrence M. J. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

L<EE T. M. Lumber dealer; Cherry 
Valley; was born in Flora township, 
Boone Co., 111., Sept. 6, 1844; has lived in 
Cherry Valley 6 years; he married Mrs. 
Susan Howe, widow of M. M. Howe; she 
was born in Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. 
Y., Aug. 22, 1845 ; they were married Nov. 
27, 1875; no family; Mrs. L. has one son 
and one daughter by her foi-mer marriage, 
Fannie M., and Frank W. ; Mr. L. is 
Township Treasurer. 

Leggett A. P. broom manf ; Cherry Valley. 

Livingston Thos. laborer; Cherry Valley. 

Lowery Ellas, blacksmith; Cherry Valley. 

Lyons Peter, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

McGINLEY CHARLES, laborer; Cherry 
Valley. 
McKee John, merchant ; Cherry Valley. 

McKEE J. N. Merchant; Cherry Val- 
ley; was born in Blair Co., Penn., Feb. 9, 
1837; he came to Flora township, Boone 
Co., 111., in 1846 ; he came to Cherry Val- 
ley in 1861, and two years later started 
business, dealing in dry goods, groceries, 
hats, caps, etc., of which he now keeps a 
full assortment; he married Miss Louise, 
daughter of Rufus C. Potter; she was born 
in Lapeer Co., Mich., May 20, 1845 ; they 
were married Dec. 20, 1865; have two 
children, Frank, born Nov. 4, 1866; Mabel, 
born Feb. 3, 1874. 

McKee Thos. -carpenter; Cherry Valley. 

McMAN PETER, Farmer ; Sec. 25 ; 
P. O. Cherry Valley ; was born in the Co. 
of Armaugh, Ireland, in 1817 ; left there 
wlien 16 years of age and went to Orange 
Co., N, Y.; came to this Co. in the fall of 
1854 ; has 80 acres, valued at $4,000 ; he 
married Miss Aune Welch; she was born 
in the Co. Lonaford, Ireland; they were 
married April 26, 1860 ; have one daugh- 
ter, Rosanna; she was born Dec. 4, 1863. 

MAC KEY C. H. Proprietor Meat 
Market; Clierry Valley; was born in 
Washington Co., O., Nov. 17. 1848; came 
to the Co. in 1864; he married Miss Laura 
Griswold ; she was born in Madison Co., 
N. Y., March 20, 1853 ; they were married 
March 20, 1871 ; they have one daughter, 
Elvira M. ; she was born June 23, 1877. 

MAC KEY HUGH, Farmer and 
Stock Dealer; Sec. 1 ; P.O. Cherry Valley; 
was born in Washington Co., Penn., May 
1, 1822; located in this Co. Sept. 7, 1865; 
owns in Winnebago and Boone counties 
940 acres valued at $65,800 ; he raises 350 
acres, and upwards, of broom corn, annu- 
ally; deals largely in cattle, and has some 
very fine Durham stock; he married 
Miss Eliza L. Adams, from Delaware; 
she was born July 1, 1822; they were mar- 
ried July 3, 1845; was Supervisor two 
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they have five children, one son and four 

daughters, Mary E., now Mrs. Dr. D. J. 

Hussey; Sai-ah L., now Mrs. Charles E. 

Fuller; Florence, now Mrs. George W. 

Priest; Emma J. and William Wallace. 
Mackey J. B. farmer; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Madigen T. farm; S. 2; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Malvern M. farm ; S. 23 ; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Medin John, laborer; Cherry Valley. 

MESICK D. P. Farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. 
Rockford ; born in Athens, N. Y., Jan. 2, 
1824; came to this Co. Dec. 16, 1854; has 
98 acres, valued at $4,900; no children: 
wife was Miss Susan Crane ; she was born 
in Clinton Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1829 ; they 
married Oct. 5, 1861 ; Mr. M. has followed 
the Carpenter and Joiner business trom 
the time he was 17 years old till 1871, and 
then moved on his farm where he now lives. 

Miller Jno. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 

Mulford Edw. grain buyer; Cherry Valley. 

Mulford J. farm: Sec. B; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Murphy D. rents form; Sec. 14; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 

NOWLES C. H. physician ; Cherry Val- 
ley. 

ILLHERVEY, farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. 
Rockford. 

OILiIi W. H. Farmer and Stock Rais- 
er; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford; was born in 
Canada, Aug. 2, 1820; came to this Co. in 
May, 1855; owns 160 acres, valued at $10,- 
400; he married Miss Hester A. Snure; 
she was born in Canada; no children, 
has five adopted children, Hervey H. 
Hulbert, has taken the name of Oill ; Wm. 
and Adalaide Beckett, Harriet A. and Chas. 
Gipple. 

PACKARD GEORGE, farmer; Sec. 9; 
P. O. Cherry Valley. 

PACKARD CHAS. Farmer: Sec. 
9; P. O. Cherry Valley; born in Hamp- 
shire Co., Mass., Sept. 7, 1816; came to 
this Co. in 1842; married Mary J. Fowler; 
she was born in Hatfield, Mass., Feb. 23, 
1826; she came to this Co. in Sept., 1839; 
they were married Aug. 27, 1843; have 
four children, George F., Wm. H., James 
A., Addie L. ; lost three, Chas. E., Harriet 
J., Lewis S. ; owns 82 acres, valued at 
$3,280. 

Parker J. F. speculator ; Cherry Valley. 

Patten R. C. merchant; Cherry Valley. 

PEACOCK THOMAS, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 10; P. O. Cherry Val- 
ley; born in Lincolnshire, England, Sept. 
17, 1835 ; left there and came to the U. S. 
and to this Co. in 1862; he works 308 
acres ; has a fine herd of Hereford cattle, 
all of which took the premium at the Co. 
Fair last fall; married Miss Jeanette 
Brunton, Feb. 22, 1855 ; she was born in 



Scotland, Jan. 8, 1839; have nine chi Idren 

eight sons and one daughter. 
Pearson J. D. fiirmer ; Cherry Valley. 
Pearson J. J. farmer; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Pearson J. J. broom manufacturer ; Cherry 

Valley. 
Peck Thos. farmer ; Sec. 4 ; P.O. Rockford. 
Pell G. farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. New Milford 
Pell T., Sr., tarm ; S. 21 ; P. O. New Milford 
Pell T., Jr. farm ; S. 21 ; P. O. New Milford 
Perry C. farm ; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Cherry Valley 

PERRY DAVID, Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 11; P. O. Cherry Valley 
born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., July 6, 1825 ; 
caine to this Co. in Sept., 1851 ; owns 280 
acres, valued at $14,000; married Miss 
(J!harity Vanalstine ; she was born in Mont- 
gomery Co., N. Y., in Jan., 1832; married 
in Feb., 1854 ; have two children, one son 
and one daughter, Clark and Ella F. ; is 
Commissioner of Highways. 

Perry O. farm ; Sec. 10 ; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Peterson A. farm; S. 3; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Peterson F. laborer ; Sec. 25 ; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Priest Chas. works for J. Brown ; Sec. 12 ; 
P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Pritchard M. S. carpenter ; Cherry Valley. 

Pritchard Myron, carpenter; Cherry Valley. 

RADIGAN JOHN, laborer; Cherry 
Valley. 
Reid C. H. painter ; Cherry Valley. 
Reid J. H. constable and assessor; Cherry 

Valley. 
Reid James, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 
Reid Robt., Sr., laborer ; Cherry Valley. 
Reme Jerry, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 
Riddle Eugene, grain buyer ; Cherry Valley. 
RiddierW. O. mason; Cherry Valley. 

RITENRUROH HIRAM R. 

Restaurant ; Cherry Valley ; born in Onei- 
da Co., N. Y., Jan. 5i5, 1845 ; came to this 
Co. in 1864; married Miss Addie S. Mer- 
rill, of Oneida Co., N. Y. ; born in August, 
1850 ; married in August, 1864 ; have four 
children, Eva, Irving, Edward and Faye. 

Robbins Henry, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

Robinson C. W. cattle buyer ; Cherry Valley. 

ROWLEY AARON, Farmer; Sec. 
7 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Ontario Co., 
N. Y., Sept. 7, 1839 ; came to this Co. in 
1850 ; has 77 acres, valued at $4,235 ; mar- 
ried Miss Elizabeth Thompson ; she was 
born in Kalamazoo Co., Mich., May 15, 
1849; married Oct. 17, 1867; have two 
sons and one daughter, Bertie, James and 
Ella May. 

Rowley W. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford. 

Ryerson Geo. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

Ryther Dan. harness-maker ; Cherry Valley. 



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Ryley Mich, section boss ; Cherry Valley. 

SAYLER J. N. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. 
New Milford. 

SANBORX B. S. Grain Buyer; Cherry 
Valley; born iu Canada, Jiin. 23, 1846; 
came to this Co. in Sept., 1865 : is Super- 
visor; has four daughters, Jennie M., Liz- 
zie D., Liliie E.,and Grace; wife was Miss 
Anna MahafFey, born in Richmond Co., 
(Canada, June 20, 1845; married March 
9, 1867. 

SAYRE J AS. P. Harness-Making; 
Cherry Valley; born in Morris Co., N. J., 
June 30, 1813'; left New York city Dec. 13, 
183() ; arrived in Chicago Dec. 23d, and to 
this Co. Jan. 1, 1837; is one of the oldest 
settlers, and helped raise the first crop 
that was raised on Big Bottoms, on Rock 
river ; raised the first crop of broom corn 
and made the first broom ever made in 
Northern Illinois, in 1837 ; has been fol- 
lowina: his trade for the past 35 years; has 
one daughter, Mary A., now Mrs. Dale; 
wife was Eunice C. Holden ; she was born 
in Batavia, N. Y., May 25, 1817 ; married 
May 13, 1849; has been Collector two 
terms, and Constable two; has lost one 
daughter, Clara, aged 6 years; two chil- 
dren, Helen M., born March 26,1852 ; Clara 
E., Sept 26, 1854. 

Schommaker Rev.A.H. Methodist Minister; 
Cherry Valley. 

Shean S. farm; Sec. 4; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Sheehy Edw. laborer; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Shipe A. farmer ; Sec. 8 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Shipe B. F. renter; Sec. 17; P.O. Rockford. 

Shirley C. W. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Shirley S. W- farmer; Sec. 24; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Slater W. J. merchant; Cherry Valley. 

Slater Wm. merchant; Cherry Valley. 

SLATER WM. & SO^r, Dealers in 
Groceries, Crockery, Hats, Caps, Boots 
and Shoes, and Notions ; Cherry Valley ; 
Wm. Slater is a native of England; he 
came to the U. S. and located in Rockford 
in 1852; they have carried on the above 
mentioned business in Cherry Valley since 
, 1872. 

Smith J. C. wagon-maker.; Cherry Valley. 

Snider Daniel, laborer; Cherry Valley. 

Staif C. A. laborer; Cherry Valley. 

Staff N. P. laborer; Cherry Valley. 

Stackey H. M. farm ; Sec. 5 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Stigraan C. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

Straw John, livery; Cherry Valley. 

STRINGER I^E\nS E. Black- 
smith and Wagon-maker; Cherry Valley; 
born in Franklin Co., N.Y., in 1822; came 
to this Co. in 1851 ; he has been married 
twice; first wife was Miss Jane Seiger; 



she was born in the same place, ISlov. 12, 
1830; she died Aug. 8, 1856; was married 
again to Jane E. Nonhue; she was born in 
Ireland ; they were married April 22, 1859 ; 
has three children b}^ first marriage : Mary 
J., Lewis A. and John T. 

Stringer L. A. laborer; Cherry Valley. 

Swanson C. farm; S. 8: P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Swanson John, vvorks for John Brown; Sec. 
12; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Swanson S. M. tailor ; Cherry Valley. 

Switts Abraham, blacksmith ; Cherry Valley. 

Switz Frank, drug clerk ; Cherry Valley. 

TAA^Ei^R JAMES, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 3; P. O. Cherry 
Valley; born in Shropshire, Eng., Nov. 3, 
1817; left there and came to the U. S. in 
1850, and to Rockford in June, 1854; owns 
470 acres land, valued at $23,500 ; he mar- 
ried Miss Elizabeth Rhoden ; she was 
born in the same place, iu 1816; they were 
married July 29, 1847; no fixmily living; 
lost three children. 

TERRY Cr. E. Farmer; Cherry Val- 
ley; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 14, 
1830; came to this Co. in 1855; he was in 
the mercantile business from 1855 till 
1870; has no children; wife was Miss 
Martha Brown ; she was born in Bridge- 
water, Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 16, 1828; 
they were married Dec. 14, 1856; was 
Post-master four years. 

Thompson E.A. farmer; Sec. 34; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Thompson Hiram, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. 
Cherry Valley. 

Towson John, laborer; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

TRACY JOHX, Farmer; Sec. 17; 
P. O. Rockford; born in St. Joseph 
Co., Mich., April 25, 1847; came to this 
Co. in March, 1874 r Tracy Brothers own 
130 acres land, valued at $7,800; he mar- 
ried Miss Laura Willits; she was born 
in Hillsdale Co., Mich., Nov. 21, 1846; 
they were married Oct. 16, 1872; have two 
children, one son and one daughter: 
David C. and Mary L. 

Turly A. farm; Sec. 22; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Turly J. farm ; Sec. 22 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

TIJREEY MICHAEE, Farmer; 
Sec. 22; P. O. Cherry Valley; born in Co. 
Roscommon, Ireland, Dec. 17, 1817; left 
there and came to the U. S. in 1840, and 
to this Co. in 1855; owns 160 acres land, 
valued at $9,600; he married Miss Anne 
Watson ; she was born in the same place, 
in May, 1815 ; they were married Jan. 25, 
1839 ; they have four sons and one daugh- 
ter living: Andrew, Julia, James,Michael, 
Jr. and Edward. 

Turner E.T. farm; S.27; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Turner T. farm ; S. 27 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Turner W. farm ; S. 27 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 



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Vale Chas. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 
Vanburen L. M. physician ; Cherry Valley. 

VANDERCOOK G. M. Grain 
Buyer; Clierrv Valley; born in Rennsalaer 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 16, 1828; came to this 
Co. in the fall of 18-8; is one of the oldest 
settlers; he married Miss Harriet E. Hil- 
liard; she was born in Ohio; have seven 
children : Emma, Ella and Frank (twins), 
Carrie, Gertie, Elizabeth and Tillie. 

Vincent Wesley, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

WADDELL GEO. A. farmer; Sec. 6; 
P. O. Rocklord. 



Waddell G. W. farm; S. 5; P. O. Rockford. 
Ward Geo. J. farmer ; Cherry Valley. 
Ward N. S. carpenter; Sec. 16; P. O. Cherry 

Valley. 
Whitsed Benj. farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Cherry 

Valley. 
Wilcox Simeon, laborer; Cherry Valley. 
Williamson Floyd, farmer; Cherry Valley. 
Williamson J.retired farmer; Cherry Valley. 
Wilmot Jos. farmer; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Winstrum 0. farmer; Sec.8; P.O. Rockford. 
Wright Jerome, laborer ; Cherry Valley. 



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ASHLEY ALEXANDER, carpenter; 
Clierry Valley. 

AKERI.Y "W. F. Farmer and Car- 
penter; Sec. 35; P. O. Clierry Valley; 
born in Delaware Co., N. Y., Sept. 12, 1832 ; 
came to this Co. in 1856 ; owns 125 acres, 
valued at |7,500; married Miss Adeline 
Alexander; she was born in Otsego Co., 
N. Y. ; married Aug. 3, 1855; have five 
children, Ella, Freddie, Frank,Jesse, Clark. 

Alverson H. B. farmer ; Sec. 23 ; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Andrew "W. farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Harlem. 

Atwood P. B. farm; Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 



AKER CHARLES, rents form; Sec. 28; 
P. O. Rockford. 



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Barrows F. rents farm; S.30; P.O. Rockford. 
Beckenbridge H. farm; S. 9; P.O. Rockford. 
Bluuk A. farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. Rockford. 
Breckenbridge E.farm; S.12; P.O. Rockford. 
Brown H. farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. Harlem. 
Brown Jas. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Harlem. 
Buckley And. ftirm; Sec. 29; P.O. Rockford. 
Buckley E. E. farm ; Sec. 29 ; P.O. Rockford. 

CAMPBELL FRANK, laborer; P. O. 
RockfcM'd. 
€ARMA^ OEO. W. Farmer; Sec 34; 
P. O. Clierry Valley; born in Canada, Jan. 
4, 1828; came to this Co. June 19, 1840, 
and is one of the oldest settlers ; has 180 
acres, valued at $9,500; not married; is 
Overseer of the Highways. 

CARMAN P. J. Farmer; Sec. 34; P.O. 
Cherry Valley; born in Canada, April 22, 
1830 ; left there and came to the U. S. and 
to this Co. with his parents in 1840; is one 
of the oldest settlers; has 80 acres, valued 
at $4,000; no children ; wife was Mary A. 
Pell, born in Elgin, Kane Co., HI, April 
17, 1851; married Dec. -25, 1876; he went 
to California in 1850, remained there 20 
years, and has been here ever since. 

Carman W. farm; S. 34; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

Carpenter H. H. farm; S. 6; P. O. Rockford. 

Case Mahlon, laborer; P.O. Rockford. 

Chamberlin D. C. farm ; Sec. 26 ; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Chase E. W. farmer; Sec. 15; P.O. Rockford. 

Chase Jno. farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 

Clayton W. E. farm; Sec. 6; P. O. Rockford. 

Clayton Wm. farmer ; Sec. ; P.O. Rockford. 

Clerry Pat. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Rockford. 

COIiE C. F. Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. 
Rockford; born in Kirkland, Me., April 21, 
1842 ; came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 5 
acres, valued at $1,000 ; not married ; served 



three years and nine months in the late 
rebellion, in Co. E, 52d I. V. L 
Collins G.W. farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. Rockford. 

CONVERSE ^V1I.1.ARI>, Farmer; 
Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford; born in Bradford 
Co., Penn., Jan. 20, 1822; located in this 
Co. in Oct., 1839, and is one of the oldest 
settlers; married Matilda M. Beers; she 
was born in Orleans Co., N. Y., Jan. 22, 
1831 ; married Aug. 23, 1855 ; Mrs C. came 
to this Co. in June, 1836 ; she has two chil- 
dren by a former marriage, Emily J., now 
Mrs. Leonard Marsh, and Amelia B. Whit- 
tle; has 133 acres, valued at $9,810. 

Cook J. N. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford. 

Cooper J. farmer ; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 

CORI.ETT JAMES, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 28; P. O. Rockford; 
born in the Isle of Man, Sept. 28, 1823; 
left there when four years of age and went 
to Ohio with his parents, where he re- 
mained 16 vears, then came to this Co. in 
1844 ; owns' 600 acres, valued at $35,500 ; 
has been married twice; first wife was 
Mary A. Vanalstine, of N. Y. ; married in 
March, 1847; she died Dec. 4, 1858, aged 
34 years, 2 months and 9 days; married 
again to Emma A. Wood, of Genessee 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 1860 ; have twelve chil- 
dren living; lost one; five sous and seven 
daughters. 

Cortell L. f\irmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Rockford. 

Coy Jno. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Rockford. 

Coy W. E. farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 

Coy Wm. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. Rockford. 

Cramer C. farmer; Sec. 14; P.O. Rockford 

Culvin J. H. rents farm ; Sec. 26 ; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

CUMMINGS O. J. Farmer; Sec. 17; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Geauga C"., O., 
Dec. 28, 1832; left there and came to this 
Co. in Feb., 1844; owns 125 acres, valued 
$7,250; married Miss Annie Butler; born 
in Penn.; married Oct. 28, 1868; have four 
children, Li Hie, Mary E., Abigail and But- 
ler; served 8 months in the late rebellion, 
in Co. D, 74th L V. L 

DAVIS J. S. farmer; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 
DAVIS D. A. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 24; P.O. Cherry Valley; born 
in Canada West, Aug. 26, 1821 ; located in 
this Co. July 6, 1839, and is one of the old- 
est settlers; OAvns 160 acres, valued at $9,- 
600; has been twice married; first wife 
was Miss Nancy Horton, a native of the 
same place; born Nov. 25, 1825 ; married 
Nov. 24,1850; she died in March, 1869; 
married again to Manda Leper ; she was 
born in Unadilla, N. Y.; married Jan. 11, 



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1871 ; has seven children living, and lost 
two by first wife; Catherine E., Wm. H., 
Elexa J., Ella E., Susan, George, Thaddeus ; 
Charles and John deceased. 

DAVIS DAlflEL. H. Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 11; P.O. Rockford; 
born in Southhold, Canada West, May 15, 
1835 ; came to this Co. with his parents in 
June, 1839, and is one of the oldest settlers ; 
has 113^3 acres, valued at $8,000; married 
Miss As;nes G. Patterson ; she was born in 
Scotland, Feb. 0, 1834; married Feb. 9, 
1858; have six children, three sons and 
three daughters; Catherine J., Abram W., 
D. Havry, Archie A., Grace A., Susanna B. 

DAVIS THADDEITS, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 24; P. O. Cherry Val- 
ley; born in Southhold, Canada "West, 
London Dis't, June 17,1829; came to this 
Co. with his parents, in June, 1839, and 
is one of the oldest settlers ; owns 193 acres, 
valued at $11,580; married Miss Mary A. 
McCiary; she was born in Odondaga Co., 
N. Y., April 26, 1834; married Dec. 10, 
1857; have four children, two sons and 
two daughters ; Alma, born Sept. 21, 1861 ; 
Thaddeus G., March 15,1863; Mary E., 
Sept. 23, 1869; Frank, July 10, 1871. 

Davis W. H. rents farm ; Sec. 13 ; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

DOOLITTIiE HARRY, Farmer 
and Stock Raiser; Sec. 11; P. O. Cherry 
Valley ; born in Erie Co., N. Y., Oct. 24, 
1815 ; located in this Co. in Feb., 1836, and 
is one of the oldest settlers; owns 372 
acres, valued at $18,500; married Miss 
Catherine Stedman ; she was born in Mass., 
June 10, 1820 ; married in Nov., 1838 ; she 
came to the Co. in 1837 ; have seven chil- 
dren, four sons and three daughters; Julia, 
P. W, Clarinda, Amzi, Edward, Eliza- 
beth and Austin. 

Doolittle P.W. farm ; Sec. 14 ; P.O. Rockford. 



ASTON WILLIAM, laborer; P. O. 
Rockford. 



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■ppiTCH J. farmer; Sec. 12; P.O. Rockford. 

Foote H. farmer; Sec. 7; P.O. Rockford. 
Forsaith Eugene ; Sec.34 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 
Forsaith C. farm; S. 34; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Forsaith F.P.farm; S.34; P.O.Cherry Valley. 
Fox L. farmer ; Sec. 27 ; P. O. Rockford. 

GARRETT B. F. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Rockford. 
Garrett J. farm; Sec. 26; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Garrett R. f^irmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 

GARRETT THOS. Farmer; Sec. 22; 
P. O. Rockford; born in the Isle of Man, 
Feb. 11, 1827; came to the U. S. and to 
Ohio with his parents, when nine weeks of 
age; remained there ten years; came to 
Winnebago Co. in Aug., 1838, and is one 
of the oldest settlers ; owns 100 acres, val- 



ued at $6,000 ; married Miss Mary A. Rad- 
cliffe; she was born in Ohio; married 
June 6, 1852; have one son, William N. 

Garrett W. M. farm ; Sec. 22 ; P.O. Rockford. 

George Edw.tarmer; Sec. 33; P.O. Rockford. 

GIERERT CHAS. E. Farmer; Sec. 
35; P. O. Cherry Valley; son of the late 
Neziah D. Gilbert, who was born in Troy, 
N. Y., Aug. 1, 1819 ; he came to the State 
and to Galesburg in 1837, and to this Co. 
in 1839, and was one of the oldest settlers; 
he died April 25, 1876; Mrs. Celinda Gil- 
bert, mother ot Chas., was born in Pow- 
nei, Vt., Nov. 24, 1819; she died Oct. 19, 
1866; her maiden name was Jewett; they 
were married Feb. 27, 1850; left but one 
son, Charles; he owns 120 acres, valued at 
16,000. 

Gleason A. C. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Gleason M. W. farmer; Sec. 25; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

OliEASON. S W. Post-Master; 
Cherry Valley; born in Pownel, Benning- 
ton Co., Vt, April 20, 1823; came to this 
Co. in Sept., 1837, and is one of the oldest 
settlers; has one son, Herbert; wife was 
Miss Louisa Stetson; she was. born in 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. ; married Jan. 8, 
1858 ; has been Post Master two years. 

Gorham A. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 

GORHAM EDWARD, Farmer; 
Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford; born in N. Y., 
March 1, 1814; came to this Co. in May, 
1837, and is one of the oldest settlers now 
living; owns 160 acres, valued at $8,000; 
he married Miss Rhoda Marsh; she was 
born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 25, 1812; 
they were married Feb. 9, 1854; have five 
children, three sons and two daughters, 
living: George, Murray, Adelbert, Lucy 
and Mary; lost one son, Charles; killed in 
the late rebellion, near Atlanta; he be- 
longed to the 74th I. V. I. 

Gorham Geo. farm; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford. 

Gorham M. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 

Gregory J. B. farm ; Sec. 29 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Gregory S. D. farm ; Sec. 33 ; P.O. Rockford. 

GREEN A. J. Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. 
Rockford; born in Va., Aug. 7, 1735; came 
to this Co. in 1865 ; married Miss Catha- 
rine Reid; she was born in Scotland, Mch. 
22, 1840; they were married Oct. 23, 1858; 
have three children : Maggie R., born Dec. 
22, 1860; Mary E., Jan. 10,1805 ; Agnes A., 
Sept. 14, 1872; lost two: John W., born 
April 1, 1864; died Aug. 12, 1871; Ida B., 
born Jan. 8, 1868; died Aug. 25, 1871. 



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ARD J. C. farmer; Sec. 34; P. 
Rockford. 



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HARD GILES C. Farmer; Sec.34; 
P. O. Rockford ; born in Addison Co., Vt., 
Sept. 30, 1813 ; located in this Co. in Nov., 
1836, and is one of the oldest settlers now 



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living; owns 160 acres land, valued at 
$11,200; married Harriet Clark ; she was 
born in Orleans Co., N. T., Dec. 29, 1817; 
they were married Sept. 12, 1838; have 
two sons and one daughter : J. C, George 
and Arabelle E. ; was Associate Judge and 
Coroner of the Co., and has been Commis- 
sioner of Highways about 12 years; run 
the feriy across Rock river, at Rockford, 
about 4 years, commencing in 1839; he 
also opened the first mail ever received in 
Rockford. 

Hardy D. renter; Sec. 19; P. O. Rockford. 

Hardy H. farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Rockford. 

Hart A. F. farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. Rockford. 

Hartman Robt. farmer; Sec. 36; P.O. Cherry 
Valley. 

Hayes J. M. laborer; P. O. Rockford. 

Hayes Wm. laborer; Sec.15; P.O. Rockford. 

Hewett J. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockford. 

H0RT0:N G. li. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 21 ; P.O. Cherry Valley; born 
in Charleston, Montgomery Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 24, 1813 ; came to this Co. in Nov., 
1837, and is one of the oldest settlers now 
livine; owns 125 acres land, valued at 
$6,250; married Miss Jane McBride, a 
native of Allegheny Co., N. Y. ; she was 
born July 17, 1811; they were married 
March 2, 1837; have two sons living; 
Ambrose A. and Robert A., both living in 
Iowa ; lost three sons and one daughter : 
Mary J., Wilbur, Roger S. (killed in the 
late Rebellion), and Frank G. 

Hunt Chas. renter; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 

Hunt H. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 

Hunt Ira, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 

Hunter D. farmer; Sec. l5; P. O. Rockford. 

Hurlburt C. farmer; P. O. Rockford. 

Hutchings Amasa, farmer and carpenter; 
Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

JOHNSON NORMAN, farmer; Sec. 32; 
P. O. Rockford. 
Johnson W. H. 
Jones B. farm ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

JOlfES J. P. Sec. 35; P. O. Cherry 
Valley ; born in Chester, Warren Co., N. 
Y., Jan. 13, 1823 ; he received a good com- 
mon school education, at Ball's Academy, 
Hoosick Falls, Rennssalaer Co., N. Y.; 
at the age of 21 he commenced the study 
of law; he graduated at the State and 
National Law School, at Ballston Spa, 
Saratoga Co., N. Y. ; at the age of 25 lie 
commenced the practice of law in Troy, 
N. Y., where he continued until the age of 
32; he then went to Belvidere, Boone Co., 
111., where he bought what is called the 
Newburgh Farm, of 660 acres; up to five 
years ago he had made a specialty of 
stock raising and dairying; then removed 
to Rockford, where he followed his pro- 
fession for three years, and since that time 



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has been engaged in the grain business in 
Chicago; he married Miss Armenia, 
daughter of Peter Brimmer, of Peters- 
burgh, Rennssalaer Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 
1851 ; they have one son and one daugh- 
ter: J. P. B., born June (i, 1854; Mary A., 
now Mrs. C. H.Fisher, livini;: at Monroe, 
Ogle Co., 111.; she was born "Dec. 3, 1851. 

ELLY FRANK, farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. 
Rockford. 

Kelly Jolm, farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Rockford. 

Kelly Wm. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Rockford. 

Kennedy Robt. farmer; P. O. Rockford. 

KEZAR DElfSLAY, Farmer; Sec. 
24; P. O. Cherry Valley; born in Middle- 
sex Co., Mass., June 22, 1813; came to 
this Co. Nov. 29, 1836, and is one of the 
oldest settlers now living; has 100 acres 
land, valued at $4,000; "^has been married 
twice; first wife was Catharine Bartell; 
she was born in N. Y. ; married Jan. 5, 
1844; she died April 9, 1845; he was mar- 
ried again to Amanda A. Holconib, widow 
of Roman P.; she was born in Henrietta, 
Monroe Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1821; they 
were married Jan. 30, 1849; she came to 
the Co. in June, 1841 ; has one son by first 
marriage; seven children by second mar- 
riage, six living: Chas. H., Jerome M., 
Hosea B., Harriet M., Chas. F., Walter P., 
and Helen A. ; Hope, deceased. 

Kezar H.B. farm; S.24; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

KIRK J. H. Farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. 
Rockford; born in Chester Co., Penn., 
Aug. 31, 1817; located in this Co. in Mch., 
1837, and is one of the oldest settlers; wife 
was Miss Marcilla Dennis; she was born 
in Canada, March 18, 1819; they were 
married July 3, 1844; owns 150 acres 
land, valued at $7,500; has five children, 
two sons and three daughters: Marv E., 
Ella M., Henry F., Wm. H. and Emma 
M. ; is Supervisor and has been for 19 
years; took the U. S. census in 1870. 

KIirOlJD THOS. Farmer; Sec. 28; 
P.O. Rockford; born in ttte County of 
Donegal, Ireland, Oct., 1801 ; left there and 
came to New York city in 1832; remained 
there till 1870, and then came here; owns 
197^:^ acres land, valued at $14,000; mar- 
ried Miss Fanny Huggans; she was born 
in County Cavin, Ireland ; they were mar- 
ried in 1842; have five sons and one 
daughter: Robert, Joshua, Thomas, Hany, 
Elmer E. and Catharine. 

Korte H. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 

Korte E. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 

LAHEY JOHN, renter; Sec. 18; P. O. 
Rockford. 
Lake J. J. farmer; P. O. Rockford. 
Lake Robt. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Rockford. 

LiAKE THOS. Farmer; Sec. 2; P.O. 
Rockford ; born in Stillweather, Somerset- 



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shire, Eug., July 4, 1806; came to the 
U. S. iu 1832, and located in Cleveland, 
O.; remained there till Oct. 1, 1835, and 
then came to Chicago ; came to Rockford 
March 1, 1836, and built the first house in 
the city; he entered 160 acres at tlie land 
sale of 1839,and now owns 288 acres,valued 
at $14,400; married Miss Lavina Atkins; 
she was born in England, in 1806; they 
were married in 1881 ; Mr. L. and his wile 
are among the oldest settlers now living; 
liavetwo children living, one son and one 
daughter : Robt. W. and Eliza J. 
T^AMB O. E. Farmer; Sec. 35; P.O. 
Cherry Valley; boin in Renssalaer Co., 
N. Y., March 12, 1817; located in this Co. 
in Nov., 1839. and is one of the oldest set- 
tlers; owns 90 acres land, valued at 
$6,750: has been married twice; first 
wife was Miss Phoebe Lowry; she was 
born in Burlington, Vt. ; they were mar- 
ried in June, 1841 ; married again, to Irene 
Morse; she was born in Chenango Co., 
N. Y., Aug. 29, 1822; married Oct. 4,1865; 
have three children living; Ruth, Florence 
E. and Alice M. 

liAPORTE O. M. Farmer; Sec. 8; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Jefferson Co., 
N. Y., April 10, 1834; came to Chicago in 
April, 1838, and to this Co. in 1857; owns 
120 acres land, valued at $8,400; married 
Miss Elizabeth F. Benjamin; she was 
born in Orange Co., N. Y., March 21, 
1832; they were married Sept. 5, 1858. 

Larkin O. A. farmer ; Sec. 22 ; P.O. Rockford. 
Larson P. tenant; Sec. 30; P. O. Rockford. 

McNAIR D. M. tenant; P. O. Cherry 
Valley. 
McPhail A. farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Rockford. 
McPhail A., Jr., farm ; Sec. 1 ; P.O.Rockford. 
McPhail D. farmer; Sec. 1: P. O. Rockford. 

MANlfIX« JOSIAH, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 25; P. O. Cherry Val- 
ley; born in town of Westminster, Middle- 
sex Co., Can., April 19, 1833; located in 
this Co. April, 1844 ; owns 260 acres, valued 
at $13,000 ; married MissJulia A.Hale, born 
in New Port, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Sept. 
23, 1838; they were married Oct. 24, 1858; 
she died Aug. 3, 1876; has one daughter, 
Eleanor ; was Assessor two terms, and Road 
Commissioner a number of years. 

Marsh A. A. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. Rockford 

Marsh Geo. farmer ; Sec. 8 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Marsh L. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford. 

Marsh R. farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 

Marsh R. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford. 

Meach S. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

Miners Wm. tenant; Sec. 26; P.O.Cherry 
Valley. 

Mobarg S. laborer; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

MOIXROE OEO. E. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 31; P. O. Rockford; born in 



City of Troy, N. Y., May 15, 1831 ; came 
to this Co. in spring of 1871 ; wife was 
Miss Margaret L. Dunn, born in Nova 
Scotia, May 13, 1841 ; married in fall of 
1862; has 160 acres, valued at $14,000; 
have four children, three daughters and 
one son : Sarah J., Louisa, Charles and 
Gertrude. 

MORTEX J. li. Farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. 
Rockford ; born in Hamilton Co., O., May 
11,1851; came to this Co. April 6, 1868; 
married Miss Ettie A. Sawtell, born in 
Belvidere, Boone Co., HI., June 22, 1853; 
married March 13, 1873 ; have one son and 
one daughter, Florence M., Clarence Z. 

Morse A. farm; S. 26; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

Morse R. farm ; Sec. 26 ; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

MORSE S. M. Farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. 
Rockford ; born in Chatauqua Co., N. Y., 
Feb. 18, 1837; came to this State, to Kane 
Co., in 1840, and to this Co. in 1861 ; owns 
house and one acre, valued at $1,000; mar- 
ried Miss Elizabeth I. Thoday, born in 
Canada, March 7, 1859 ; married March 14, 
1877; he served three years in the late re- 
bellion, Co. A, 74th I. V. I.; wounded four 
diflferent times. 

Morse Wm. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

Mulford C. farm ; Sec. 34 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

MUEFORD MRS. EUCY, Farm- 
ing; Sec. 33; P. O. Cherry Valley; widow 
of Wm. M., who was born on Long Island, 
June 10, 1799; he came to this Co. in 1836; 
was one of the first settlers; Mrs. M.'s 
maiden name was Stuart; born in town of 
Venice, Cayuga Co., N. Y., April 5,1817; 
married June 6, 1841 ; he died March 2, 
1862 ; left family six children, five sons and 
one daughter: Eli H., Edward, John H., 
Wm. D., Chas. L. and Mary E. ; they have 
640 acres, valued at $44,800. 

Mulford Wm. farm ; S. 34 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

NEWTON ELIAS, tenant; Sec. 3; P. O. 
Rockford. 

Newton F. tenant ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Noble D. D. tenant; Sec. 2; P. O. Harlem. 
Noble N. D. tenant; Sec. 2; P. O. Harlem. 

PADDEN JOHN, farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. 
Rockford. 
Palmer G. R. farm ; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Palmer Wm. farm; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 

PARKER BRAY, Farmer; Sec. 24; 
P. O. Cherry Valley; born in Canada, 
March 15, 1832; came to this Co. in fall of 
1837, with his parents, and is one of the 
first settlers ; has 150 acres, valued at $7,500 ; 
has been married twice; first wife was 
Miss Elizabeth Kelley, born in State N. Y., 
married in March, 1867 ; she died April 26, 
1872; he married again to Sarah A. Mc- 
Lain, born in Waukesha Co., Wis., Dec, 
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by first wife, William ; one son and one 
daughter by second, George W., Frances. 

Picken C. former; Sec. 12; P. O. Rockford. 

Picken G. fiirmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Post J. R. farm ; Sec. 35 ; P.O.Clierry Valley. 

POST ]VATHA:SflEI., Farmer; Sec. 
35; p. O. Cherry Valley; born in Herki- 
mer Co., JSl. Y., May 21, 1810; located in 
this Co. June, 1839; is one of the oldest 
settlers; owns 193 acres, valued at $13,510; 
married Miss Eliza Rich, a native of the 
same place, born Jan. 31, 1817; married 
Oct. 13, 1837 ; have two sons : John R., born 
June 1, 1842; Erwin N., Feb. 14, 1851. 

Pottenger A. farm ; S. 26 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

Pottenger A. farm ; S. 27 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

Pottenger M. farm ; S. 27 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

Pottenger W. tarm ; S. 27 ; P.O.Cherry Valley. 

Potter C. T. laborer ; Cherry Valley. 

Potter J. H. farm; S. 36; P.O.Cherry. Valley. 

Poulton C. P. 

POriiTOIli' T. W. Nurseryman ; Sec. 
36 ; P. O. Cherry Valley ; born in Bucks 
Co., Pa., March 9, 1812; left there and 
came to this State in 1833, and has lived 
within one hundred miles of here ever 
since he located in this Co. in 1848 ; owns 
15 acres, valued at $5,000; married Miss 
Sarah E. Patterson, born in Newburgh, 
Orange Co., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1828; married 
Jan. 7, 1847 ; have nine children, five sons 
and four daughters : Maria J., Sarah E., 
Charles H., Henry J., Truman W., Wm. 
H., Ambrose F., Mary M., Florence R. 

PRATT SENECA, Retired Farmer; 
Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford; born in Wash- 
ington Co., N. Y., March 13, 1803 ; came 
to this Co. Nov. 1, 1837 ; is one of the oldest 
settlers; has been married twice ; first time 
to Jane Woodward, born in Renssalaer Co., 
N. Y. ; married in 1829 ; she died in 1831 ; 
married again to Martha Clary, born in 
N. H., Jan. 12, 18U9; married Aug. 13, 
1846 ; she came to this Co. in 1836 ; two 
children, Hiram and Hattie. 

Pratt W. M. tenant; Sec. 27 ; P. O. Rockford. 

PRICE DAVID, Farmer; Sec. 15; P. 
O. Rockford ; born in Wales, May 14, 1830 ; 
came to this Co. in 1855; owns 220 acres, 
valued at $11,000; married Miss Fannie 
Jones, born in Wales, 1830; married in 
1853; have six children: Richard, Eluor, 
Margaret, Mary, Fannie and Frank ; served 
3 years in late war, in Co. I), 74th I. V. I. 

Pryse D. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockford. 

Pryse R. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockford. 

Purdy A. farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 

Purdy E. farmer: Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 

Purdy Ira, farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 

RALSTON JAMES, farmer; Sec. 3; P. 
O. Rockford. 
Reid D. farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 



Reid E. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 
Reid John, farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 
Reid Wm. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 
Richardson C. A. farm ; S. 30; P.O.Rocklbrd. 
Richardson H. farm; S. 30; P. O. Rockford. 
Roake M. farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 
Robbins J. W. laborer; P. O. Cherry Valley. 
Robinson C. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 
Robinson E. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 
Rosenquist Charles. 

Rowley A. farmer; Sec. 83; P.O.Rockford. 
Rowley C. gardener; Sec. 29; P.O.Rockford. 

ROWLEY IISAAC H. Farmer; Sec. 
31 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Monroe Co., N. 
Y., June 25, 1818 ; located in this Co. 1841 ; 
one of oldest settlers ; has 120 acres, valued 
at $7,200 ; wife was Miss Harriet A.Monroe, 
born in Troy, N. Y. ; married in Oct., 1843 ; 
have three sons living: Edwin R., Milton 
C, Harry H. ; lost one, Walter, deceased. ■ 

Rowley M. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 

SAUNDERS AARON, farmer; Sec. 11; 
P.O. Rockford. 

Saunders T. farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. Rockford. 

Sanders W. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 

SCOTT DAIIflEIi, Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 19; *P. O. Rockford; born in 
Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.. Jan. 26, 1830; 
came to this Co. in the fall of 1837, with 
his parents, and is one of the oldest set- 
tlers; has 199 acres, valued at $13,930; 
married Miss Nancy J. Hayes, July 9, 
1848; she was born in Canada, Oct. 19, 
1831 ; have one son and one daughter, Lu- 
ther and Annie L. 

Scott Luther,farmer ; Sec. 19; P.O.Rockford. 

Shaw Jno. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Rockford. 

SMITH DABflEL, Farmer; Sec. 2; 
P.O. Rockford; owns 82 acres, valued at 
$4,920 ; came to the Co. in 1842. and is one 
of the oldest settlers. 

Smith David, farmer; Sec.19; P.O.Rockford. 

Smith G. W. farmer; Sec.80; P.O. Rockford. 

Smith S. farmer; Sec. 17; P.O. Rockford. 

Sovereign R.farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Sterling G. farm. S. 13 ; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

SWEZEY A. J. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. 
O. Rockford; born in Chautau([ua Co., N. 
Y., Feb. 22, 1836 ; came to this Co. and 
settled on the place he now lives, in April, 
1851; owns 7U acres, valued at $3,500; 
married Miss Malinda Bruner; born in 
Gossfield, Canada West, Oct. 10, 1843; 
married June 28, 1806; have four children, 
Esther, Otto, Royal and Annie. 

Swezey L. S. farmer ; Sec. 18 ; P.O. Rockford. 



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HOMPSON CALVIN. 



TAYLOR J AS. Farmer; Sec. 31; P.O. 
Rockford ; born in Salisbury, N. H., Sept. 



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13, 1804 ; located iu this Co. ia June, 1835, 
and is one of the oldest settlers now living ; 
Mr. T. was the first regular Ferryman on 
Rock river, at Rockford, has remained here 
ever since, and has seen Winnebago Co. 
grow to be one of the finest in the state of 
Illinois; has 140 acres, valued at $8,400; 
married Jane Sovereign, April 13, 1843 ; 
she was born in Canada, Jan. 3, 1821 ; 
she died Oct. 18, 1864 ; they have four chil- 
dren living, and lost four. 

Thompson S. farmer; Sec. 5 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Toms Isaac, farmer; Sec. 27; P.O. Rockford. 

TURXER J. M. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 26; P. O. Cherry Valley. 

TURNER M. H. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 29; P. O. Rockford; born in 
Riga, Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 1818; 
came to this Co. June 25, 1838, and is one 
of the oldest settlers ; has 174 acres, valued 
at $12,180; married Mi.ss Julia Kelley, 
May 10, 1838; she was born in Ireland, 
Dec. 22, 1814 ; have one daughter living, 
Mary, now Mrs. Nathaniel Watkins; lost 
one son, Wm. H., aged 12 years, 6 months, 
and 5 days. 

Turner S. farm; Sec. 26; P.O. Cherry Valley. 

VANALSTINE JOSEPH, farmer; Sec. 
28 ; P. O. Rockford. 



VANDERCOOK WM. €. Farmer; 
Sec. 35; P. O. Cherry Valley; born in 
Cherry Valley Tp., this Co., Feb. 14, 1840, 
and has lived here ever since; owns 80 
acres, valued at $4,000; married Miss 
Addie, daughter of A. E. Hale, April 7, 
1870 ; she was born in Guilford Tp., this 
Co., Jan. 28, 1841 ; have one daughter, Lou, 
born Sept. 25, 1874; is Town Collector, 
and was Notary Public four years ; served 
one year in the late rebellion, in Co. E, 74th 
I. V. I. 

Van Wie J. farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. Rockford. 

WATKINS N. W. farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. 
Rockford. 
Watson Peter, farmer ; Sec. 12 ; P.O. Harlem. 
White J. D. farm; S. 24; P.O. Cherry Valley. 
Whittle Chas. farm; Sec. 27; P.O. Rockford. 
Whittle H. rents farm ; S. 22 ; P.O. Rockford. 
Wilcox S. retired; S.23; P.O.Cherry Valley. 
Wills Geo. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 
WoodrufiG. farmer: Sec. 4; P.O. Rockford. 
Worthington J. laborer; Sec. 25; P.O.Cherry 

Valley. 
Wrench W. farmer; Sec. 34; P.O. Rockford. 




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ADAMS 'JOHN, pastor of M. E. Church; 
New Milford. 
AguewH. farm; Sec. 28; P. O. Kishwaukee. 
Agnew Geo. farmer ; P. O. Kishwaukee. 
Agnew W. J. farm; S. 21 ; P.O. Kishwaukee. 
Aiken Dan. farmer ; Sec. 12 ; P. O. Rockford. 

ALDRY WM. farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. 
New Milford. 

BALDWIX BEIIfJ. Farmer; Sec. 
11; P.O. Rockford. 

Banks R. farmer; Sec. 38; P.O. Kisliwaukee. 

Banks S. farm laborer; Sec. 33; P. O. Kish- 
waukee. 

BARR08IS R. M. Farmer; Sec. 31 ; 
P. O. New Milford ; born near Rockford, 
Jul}^ 17, 1853, his father being an early- 
settler (1840) ; moved to California in fall 
of 1868; returned in 1871 ; married Orissa 
B. Evans, Sept. 1, 1874; born Oct. 18, 
1854, in Rockford, 111. ; one child, Herbert 
H., born Jan. 1, 1876 ; owns 80 acres land, 
worth $30 per acre. 

Bartlett J. R. farmer ; Sec.22 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Bauder F. M. lives with his father, P. G. 
Bauder; P.O. New Milford. 

Bauder J. J. retired farmer ; New Milford. 

Bauder P. G. farm; S. 23; P.O. New Milford 

Baxter C. M. farm ; S. 30 ; P.O. New Milford. 

Baxter G. W. farm ; S.26 ; P.O. New Milford. 

BAXTER MRS. JOHX, P O 
New Milford; born Dec. 29, 1800; married 
John Baxter in 1832; came to this Co. in 
Nov., 1843; has had eight children, Johan- 
na, Lafaj'ette, George, Levi H., Rosetta 
Ann, Francis Asbury, Chas. Merrit, Ed- 
gar H. ; some of her children continue to 
reside in this Co., others have moved to 
other States. 

Beale J. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. New Milford. 

BETTS E. B. South Bend Mill, sit- 
uated at the mouth of Kill Buck creek; 
General Custom Grinding; making "New 
Process Flour" on all grists ground; 
P.O. New Milford; owns a half inter- 
est in the above mill, value $6,000; 2>^ 
miles south of New Milford; Repub- 
lican; Baptist; born in Jenner Tp., Somer- 
set Co., Pa., Jan. 15, 1824; came to this 
State in 1846, and settled in Dupage Co., 
where he lived until 1855 ; came to Winne- 
bago Co. in 1855, where he has since re- 
sided, except three years at Elgin ; married 
Harriet Sterns, May 7, 1857, born in 
Bloomingdale, Dupage Co., 111., Sept. 32, 
1837; have four children; Mary Emma, 
born April 13, 1859 ; Fred. Grant, March 
2, 1865; Lloyd F., March 29, 1868; Henry 
Sterns, Dec. 4, 1871. 

Bordwell W. farm; S.31; P.O. New Milford. 



Boyden C. A. carpenter; New Miltord. 

Brooks A. R. pastor First Wesleyan church ; 
Kishwaukee. 

BROWIV SAM'L, (Deceased); came 
New Milford in 1886, and claimed the 
north % "^ Sec. 24, just north of the pres- 
ent village; married Angelina Hill, Sept. 
8, 1839; she was born Dec. 17, 1815, in- 
Sweden, Monroe Co., N. Y., and came to 
this State with her father, Henry Hill, Esq., 
in 1838, settling m Ogle Co.; has three 
children; Jonathan Eden, born Aug. 2, 
1840, graduated at Lombard University, 
Galesburg, in 1860, believed to have been 
the first native graduate; Alice M.,May 17, 
1842; Sarah E., Feb. 24, 1848; Samuel 
Brown was born in Decatur, Otsego Co., 
N. Y., Oct. 11, 1809; died Aug. 2, 1866. 

CARMICHAEL E. A. farmer; P.O. Kish- 
waukee. 

CAMFBEIili WM. H. Farmer; 
Sec. 22; P. O. New Milford; born in 
Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., Sept. 6, 
1882; came to this Co. March 10, 1857; 
married Mrs. M. A. Hall, May 2, 1859 ; 
she came to this Co. in 1840; born in Sene- 
ca, Ontario Co., N. Y., July 9, 1827 ; two 
children; Maud E., born April 11,1860; 
Wm. H., Jr., March 10, 1871. 

CAREY ^WAIiTER, Miller; P. O.. 
New Milford; born at Stratford-on-Avon, 
England, March 10, 1846 ; settled in this 
State in 1852 ; learned his trade at Dixon, 
111., married Mary Wornick, Jan. 25, 1871 ; 
born Jan. 16, 1854; have three children, 
Wm. L., Josephine and Ruth; was a mem- 
ber of Co. D, 42d I. V. I.; wounded at 
Franklin, Tenn. ; discharged Oct. 23, 1865. 

Castle J. L. farm ; S. 30; P. O. New Milford. 

Clark C. C. farm ; Sec. 25 ; P.O.New Milford. 

Clark F. F. lives with his father, C. C.Clark. 

Cline L. farmer; Sec. 12; P.O. New Milford. 

CLOTHIER CYRUS, Farmer; Sec. 
31- P.O. Kishwaukee; born in Oxtord, 
Grenville Co., Ontario. May 13, 1888 ; came 
to this Co. with his father, Freeman 
Clothier, in the fall of 1838; lived here un- 
til he enlisted in the 74th I. V. I. ; married 
Louisa Van Doren, Jan. 14, 1859; have 
four children; Wilford R., born July 22, 
1860; Elmer, July 19, 1862; Adda M., May 
8, 1866; Nellie M., April 3, 1870; is Con- 
stable at the present time ; owns 88 acres, 
worth $3,500. 

Clothier F. farm ; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Kishwaukee. 

Clothier G. laborer for Henry Agnew; P. O. 
Kishwaukee. 

Clothier H. L. farm; S.32; P.O. Kishwaukee. 

CLOTHIER LEWIS, Farmer; Sec. 
32 ; P. O. Kishwaukee ; Republican ; Bap- 



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tist preferred; owns 48 acres, valued at 
|3,000 ; born at Oxford Mills, Canada East, 
Jan. 18, 1837 ; came to this Co. when quite 
young, and returned again after an absence 
of a few years, in 1855, living about here 
ever since; enlisted in 14th Iowa V. I.; 
served tliree years ; married Miss Emma 
C. Miller, Dec. 5, 1867 ; have three children, 
Curtis, born March 5, 1869 ; Alma, March 
23, 1873; Mabel, April 14, 1876; Mrs. Clo- 
thier holds the office of Post-mistress of 
Kishwauee. 

COIvE H. B. Farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. 
New iMilford. 

Colwell G. A. laborer; P. O. New Milford. 

tJOXDOir mCHAEt, Farmer; Sec. 
32 ; P.O. ivishwaukee ; owns 100 acres land, 
value $7,000; Democrat; Catholic; born 
in County Cork, Ireland, June, 1822; came 
to America in 1852; lived in Wallingford, 
Conn., 5 years; came to this Co. in April, 
1857 ; married Katharine Dwyer, June 4, 
1859 ; she was born in County Cork, Ire., 
March, 1835 ; six children : Mary Ann, born 
April 4, 1860 ; Edward and Edwin, Feb. 
26, 1862; Wm., Jan. 28, 1864; Ellen, Oct. 
12, 1871 ; Honora, Aug. 4, 1874. 

Cone Frank, lives with father, Mander Cone. 

€OKE MA:SJ'DER, Farmer; Sec. 14; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Berkshire Co., 
Mass., June 9, 1807 ; came to this Co. in 
1837, when it was all a new country; mar- 
ried Esther C. Howk, from Berkshire Co., 
Mass., in 1832; one child, born Dec, 
1834; wife died on Lake Huron; mar- 
ried Sarah M. Odell, April 22, 1847; have 
had three children ; F. J., born April, 1849 ; 
E. Frank, Dec, 1852; Hiram R, Sept., 
1854, who died in Dec, 1874; owns 250 
acres, valued at $16,250. 

COOK «EO. H. Farmer and Stock 
Kaiser; Sec 2; P.O. Rockford. 

COONEY JXO., Sr., Harness-maker; 
New Milford ; Independent ; Episcoi^alian ; 
born in Co. Meath, Ireland, in May, 1827 ; 
came to this country in Oct., 1849 ; mar- 
ried, Aug. 1849, in Ireland, to Margaret 
Reynolds ; born in her husband's native 
county, in 1829 ; have seven children, Sarah 
Ann, John, Elle, William, Emma, Carrie 
and Eva; Mr. Cooney was in the 11th I. 
V. C. one year, and was honorably dis- 
charged. 

Cooney J., Jr., harness-maker; New Milford. 

Conrodt P. A. Sec. 12; P.O. Rockford. 

Conrodt W. P. farm; Sec. 12; P.O. Rockford. 

Corlett W. E.farm ; S. 25 ; P.O. New Milford. 

Coshen R. S. farmer and stock raiser; Sec. 2. 
P. O. Rockford. 

Cuddae Jas. farmer; Sec. 15; P.O. Rockford. 

Cummiugs D.farm; S.30; P.O.New Milford. 



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AVIS W. A. farmer; Sec. 32; P.O. Kish- 
waukee. 



Demming A. C. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. New 
Milford. 

Dickerman M. L.farm : S. 14; P.O. Rockford. 

DICKERMAlf P. B. Farmer; Sees. 
15 and 22 ; P. O. Rockford ; owns 160 acres, 
value $50 per acre; born at Jewett, N. Y., 
July 7, 1840; married Sept. 12,1865, Emily 
F. Peck, born Sept. 13, 1841 ; came to this 
Co. 1865; three children: Alfred Grant, 
born Jan. 9, 1867 ; Mary Ellen, July 25, 
1871; Edward Burton, March 26, 1873; 
Mr. Dickerman was 2d Lieut. Co. F, 120th 
N. Y. V. I. ; discharged at close of war. 

Dorau J. farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. Kishwaukee. 

Doran M. farmer ; Sec. 34 ; P.O. New Milford. 

Doran T. G. lives with M. Doran ; P.O. New 
Milford. 



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ASTMAN H. W. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. 
New Milford. 

Eastman J. farm; Sec 36; P.O.New Milford. 

Eaton M. G. farmer; P. O. Kishwaukee. 

Eddy William. 

Elbridge E. E. 

ERFFllEYER W. G. Farmer; Sec. 
31; P. O. Kishwaukee; owns 106 acres 
land, value $5,300; born in Preuss Min- 
dem, near Bremen, Germany, Nov. 8, 1841 ; 
came to U. S. 1856; married MaryExleben, 
Feb. 27, 1872, born 1852, near Berlin, Ger- 
many; two children: Oliver, born Feb. 1, 
1873 ; Emma, Oct. 30, 1875. 

Evans T. W. farmer ; Sec. 34. 

FANNIN H. V. insurance agent; P.O. 
New Milford. 
Fields E. B. S. mechanic: P.O. New Milford. 
Fitzgerald M. farm ; P.O. New Milford. 
Fitzpatrick T. farm ; S. 30 ; P.O. Kishwaukee. 
Foley T. carpenter: S. 26; P.O.New Milford. 
Fox S, J. rents farm ; P. O. Kishwaukee. 
French S. H. physician; New Milford. 

GARDNER W. H. merchant; New Mil- 
ford. 

Gilbert H. farmer ; Sec. 1 ; P. O. Rockford. 

OIXDER$$ GEO. Farmer; rents land 
on Sec. 26 ; P. O. New Milford ; born in 
Billingborough, Lincolnshire, Eng., Sept. 
4, 1837 ; came to this country 1852, and to 
Rockford, 1854; has lived near here ever 
since ; married, May 29, 1856, to Miss Mary 
E. Peck, born at Claythorpe, Lincolnshire, 
Eng., June 8, 1836; came to this country 
1855, and always lived about Rockford; 
seven children; those living are: Eliza- 
beth L., born March 15, 1857; Ira E., 
Jan. 8,1861; Carrie, April 24, 1864; Wm. 
Henry, Sept. 26, 1867; Lucy Rebecca. Sept. 
3, 1870; Joseph Thomas, Oct. 19, 1872; 
(George Harry, born Jan. 13, 1859, died 
June 7, 1860.) 

Graham A. R. rents farm ; P.O. New Milford. 

Graham H. rents farm ; P. O. New Milford. 



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Graves C. farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P.O. New Milford. 

Graves C. L. lives with C. Graves; P.O. New 
Milford. 



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AGERMAN F. farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. 
Kishwaukee. 

Haight E. fJ. farm ; S. 13 ; P.O. New Milford. 

Haight M. E. clerk ; New Milford. 

Haight W. S. farm ; S. 28 ; P.O. Kishwaukee. 

Haley Nicholas C. laborer; New Milford. 

Hall L. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. New Milford. 

Hall Wm. farmer; Sec. 29; P.O.New Milford. 

HARRIS R. H. Farmer; P. O. Kish- 
waukee; Republican; Congregational ist; 
Mr. Harris was born at Brattleboro, Vt., 
Aug. 25, 1817, where he married Mary F. 
Harris, born Aug. 30, 1817; Mrs. Harris 
died Feb. 16, 1877 ; he came to this Co. in 
the fall of 1839, having lived for 29 years 
on Sec. 31, his present residence; have had 
seven children ; those living are : Wm. H., 
born Nov. 25, 1840; Sarah, Jan. 19, 1842; 
Mary F., Sept. 30, 1844; Olive E., July 26, 
1848. Mr. Harris owns 124 acres land, 
valued at $7,500 ; has been Supervisor 2 
years. Assessor 7, and Justice of Peace 13. 

Heagle B. J. farmer and grain buyer ; Sec. 
13; P. O. New Milford. 

Hilderbrand G. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. New 
Milford. 

Hintsman M. B. wind mills; New Milford. 

Hoisington H. E. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. 
Kishwaukee. 

Hoisington Harris, lives with father, H. E. 
Hoisington; P. O. Kishwaukee. 

Holden S. W. stone mason; New Milford. 

UOIiDRIDG£ JOHX, Farmer; Sec. 
12; P. O. Itocktbrd; born Spencertown, 
N. Y., Aug. 8, 1794; enlisted in Capt. Ken- 
nedy's Co., Col. HoiDkins' Regt. ; was at 
battle of Fort Erie, Sept. 17, 1814; his 
father was Lieut, in revolution ; married, 
March 25, 1823, Rachel Briggs, born near 
Danville, Pa., Aug. 15, 1798; came to this 
Co. June 7, 1849 ; have had ten children : 
George W., born March 15, 1825, died of 
disease contracted in army May 14, 1863 ; 
Nancy, Jan. 7, 1827, lived one month; Sa- 
rah, Dec. 24, 1827; John Q., March 31, 
1830; Robert B., Sept. 4, 1832; Dwight B., 
Jan. 23, 1835, died March 12, 1863, at Mur- 
freesboro, Tenn., member of Co. E, 74th 
I. V. I.; Emily A., Feb. 11, 1839; Charles 
H., May 9, 1843, died at Gallatin, Tenn., 
Feb. 4, 1863, member Co. E, 74th I. V. I. ; 
two others died in infancy; this family 
has been represented in the three great 
wars of the United States. 

Horton A. C farm ; S. 29 ; P.O. New Milford. 

HOTEIil^IXt} H. Farmer; Sec. 30; 
P.O.New Milford; Republican; Meth- 
odist; born at Bethlehem, Albany Co., N. 
Y., Feb. 16, 1813; married March 12, 1835, 
Mary C. Zimmer, born in Schoharrie Co., 

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N. Y., Oct. 9, 1816 ; came to this Co. March 
26, 1857; their children are as follows: 
Elizabeth E., born May 6, 1837 ; Catherine 
M., July 28, 1839; Martha A., July 22, 
1841 ; Addison H., March 22, 1844, mem- 
ber Co. G., 45th I. V. I., promoted Lieut., 
discharged 1863 Capt. Co. E, O. V. I.; 
Mary H., Sept. 9, 1847; Harriet S., May 6, 
1849, died Oct. 7, 1871; Peter G., Oct. 10, 
1851 ; Samantha E., May 28, 1853, died 
March 5,1855; John H., Sept. 4, 1855; 
Charles F., Nov. 6, 1860; Carrie May, Oct. 
25, 1862, died in few days. 

Hyde B. F. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Rockford. 
Hyde C. B. lives with father, B. F. Hyde; 
P. O. Rockford. 

TAMES CHARLES, farmer; P. O. New 
J Milford. 

James Wm. farm; S. 22; P. O. New Milford. 
Jarvis A. farm; Sec. 33; P. O. New Milford. 
Jarvis M. tenant; Sec. 30; P. O. Kishwaukee. 
Jernberg Erie, farmer ; lives with father, John 

E.; P. O. Rockford. 
Jernberg J. E. farm; Sec. 12; P.O. Rockford. 
Johnson C. B. 

JOHI^SO^f F, C. Farmer and Manu- 
facturer of Pure Cider Vinegar ; Sec. 34 ; 
P. O. Kishwaukee; born in this Co., April 
21, 1843, where he has always lived ; March 
17, 1869, married Miss Carrie E. Adams, 
of Beloit, Wis. ; have one child living. 
Chandler. 

Johnson John, farm laborer ; P. O. Rockford. 

Johnson Lovejoy. 

Jones W. A. farm ; S. 24; P. O. New Milford. 

Jones W. physician ; New Milford. 



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INGHTON BENJ. rents farm; Sec. 30; 
P. O. New Milford. 

KE^VISH IV. D. Blacksmith; New 
Milford; born Aug. 18, 1832, at Payusville, 
O. ; came to this Co. 1850 ; married, Dec. 5, 
1865, Louisa G. Pease, born Dec, 1841; 
have four children: Ida O., Hattie J., Car- 
rie A., Charley D. ; was in Co. A, 74th I. 
V. I.; discharged at close of war; owns a 
homestead worth $500. 

Kinghton J. rents farm; Sec. 30; P. O. New 
Milford. 

Kingsbury A. farm ; S. 32 : P.O. Kishwaukee. 

KINGSBURY MRS. EI.IZA- 
BETH, P. O. Kishwaukee; born in 
Newheld, Thompkins Co., N. Y., Dec. 10, 
1812; daughter of Benjamin and Phojbe 
Horton, of Orange Co., N. Y. ; married 
Elijah Miller (born iMay 27, 1804,) May 2, 
1833; had five children: Mary A. and 
Betsy A., born March 12, 1834, the latter 
dying when two months of age; Martha 
E., March 12, 1836, died June 9, 1848; 
Obadiah A., April 18, 1838; Benjamin H., 
Sept. 23, 1840; in this Co., Nancy Jane, 
April 4, 1846, died Dec. 2, 1847 ; Rhoda E., 



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March 10, 1848 ; Curnelius E., May 4, 1856 ; 
married Addison Kingsbury, Sept. 15, 
1857 ; Mrs. Kingsbury is among tlie early 
settlers, conning here with her father 1843. 

Kinson D. farm; Sec. 32; P. O. New Milford. 

Kinson J. farm ; Sec. 33; P. O. New Milford. 

LAWSON JOHN F., P. O. New Mil- 
ford. 

Lawson T. F. rents farm ; S. 26 ; P. O. New 

Milford. 
Lee C. M. farmer ; lives with father, L. H Lee. 

liEE lilJKE H. Sec. 29; P. O. 
Kishwaukee; Republican; Independent; 
born at Weston, Windham Co., Vt., July 
28, 1828; came to this Co. May 2, 1834, and 
settled here Dec. 3, 1854; married Mary 
Jane Haney; born in Co. Carllon, Upper 
Canada, June 2, 1839; has eight children; 
Chas. N., born May 28, 1856 ; Fred J., Nov. 
11, 1859; Frank H., Jan. 19, 1861 ; Adalece 
J., Jan. 18, 1869; Wm. D. Oct. 19, 1871; 
Ernest, April 19, 1873; Amos R., June 5, 
1876 ; owns 120 acres land, worth $5,000. 

Litchfield G. L. laborer; New Miltord. 

McCAMMOND JOHN, laborer; P. O. 
New Milford. 

McCAMJflOXD DAXX li. Son of 

William P. and Sarah E. McCammond. 

McEvoy J. A. farm; rents thresher; P.O. 
New Milford. 

McEvoy J. L. farm; S.29; P.O.New Milford. 
McMahen P. farm; S. 32; P.O. New Milford. 
Main Jno. laborer; New Milford. 

Marsh F. M. farmer; lives with father, A. M. 
Marsh. 
' Marsh P. A. creamery ; New Milford. 

Maxwell A. H. son of F. H. Maxwell ; New 
Milford. 

Maxwell E. L. wagon maker; New Milford. 

MaxwellF. ILfarm ; S.24; P.O. New Milford. 

lIIIiliARD JOHX B. (Deceased); 
born Jan. 18, 1836, at Canaan, Litchfield 
Co., Conn. ; married Oct. 25, 1860, to S. 
Jane Millard ; born in New Marlborough, 
Berkshire Co., Mass., May 7, 1837 ; came 
here in March, 1866 ; five children ; Mattie 
J., born Jan. 2, 1862; May, May 13, 1867, 
died April 7, 1874 ; Jessie, Oct. 25, 1869, 
died March 30, 1874 ; Walter E., Jan. 26, 
1871 ; Bertha, Jan. 13, 1873, died Jan. 26, 
1873 ; John B. Millard died April 18, 1874. 

Miller C. rents farm of C. Kingsbury; P. O. 
Kishwaukee. 

Miller H. G. farmer ; Sec. 11 ; P.O. Rockford. 

MI LEER HORACE, (Deceased); 
born in 1798, in Berkshire Co., Mass.; 
married Hannah Clark, of Montgomery 
Co., N. Y., in 1817 ; moved to Livingston 
Co., N. y., then to New Milford, in March, 
1839 ; extensive Farmer and Stock Raiser ; 
Republican; Methodist; member of Legis- 
lature 1851-2 ; their home was known for 



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its liberal hospitality for many miles; Mr 
Miller died Aug, 5, 1864; Mrs. Miller, Sept. 
14, 1877 ; they left six children ; G. Clark, 
Sarah A., N. Eliza, Horace G., Caroline 
H., and Wm. H., all residents of this Co. 

Miller J. P. farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Rockford. 

Monroe L. farmer; Sec. 1 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Monroe M. C. farmer ; Sec. 1 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Moore T. R. farm ; S. 12 ; P. O. New Milford. 

Morey J. W. farmer; Sec.ll ; P.O. Rockford. 

Morey Walter, rents farm; Sec. 11; P. O. 
Rockford. 

MORRIS JOSEPH ». Farmer; 
Sec. 28; P. O. Kishwaukee; born in Cole- 
ville, Broome Co.,N. Y., Dec, 1806 ; came 
to Ottawa, 111., in 1834, and to this Co. in 
1836 ; settled at the mouth of the Kish- 
waukee; married Nancy McCammond, 
Nov. 29, 1846 ; she was born Nov. 27, 1816 ; 
have had five chidren, those living are 
Reuben, born Sept. 8, 1849 ; Anna, Oct. 13, 
1859; owns 70 acres of land, worth $2,700; 
Republican; Methodist. 

Morris R. M. 

UTT MORRIS, farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. 
New Milford. 

IfORTO]^ A. K., M. ». Physician 
and Surgeon ; New Milford ; born at Byron, 
Ogle Co., Aug. 13, 1850 ; his parents were 
early settlers of that Co., and descended 
from Revolutionary ancestry, of Benning- 
ton, Vt. ; graduated at Chicago Medical 
College, 1872; was on the stafi' of Mercy 
Hospital, Chicago, one year; Assistant 
Physician of Sanitary Department of Re- 
lief Paid Society, and for the winter of 
1873 Superintendent of the Department. 

PACKARD JOHN, Sr., laborer; New 
Milford. 

PARlS'EL.Ii J. Farmer; Sees. 32 and 
29; P. O. Kishwaukee; Republican; Pro- 
testant; born in' August, 1824, at St. Win- 
now Parish, Cornwall Co., England; emi- 
grated to America June 19, 1854; married 
Feb. 13, 1864, to Winifred Larkin, born in 
Kings Co., Ireland, Dec. 25, 1836, and 
came to America when 19 years old ; set- 
tled where they now live, in March, 1867; 
have had six children, those living are 
James, born August, 1860, son of Mrs. Par- 
nell; Louisa, May 5, 1866; Matilda, Feb. 
24, 1869 ; Charles H., Sept. 30, 1870 ; owns 
140 acres land, worth $7,000. 

Pope J. farmer ; Sec. 15 ; P.O. Rockford. 

PREXTICE JOHX, Farmer; P.O. 
Kishwaukee; Republican; Methodist pre- 
ferred; owns 160 acres of land in Ogle Co., 
value $9,600, and 49 acres on i?ec. 30 in 
this Tp., value $3,500 ; Mr. Prentice is a 
native of Allegheny Co., N. Y. ; came to 
this Co. in Sept., 1842, and settled at the 
mouth of the Kishwaukee, living there 15 
years ; he moved to Ogle Co. ; returned to 
this Co. in fall of 1877; mai'ried Anna 



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McCammoud, in 1848 ; she died in 1857 ; 
one child, Willinm, born in 1850; second 
wife was Adaline L. Banlis, born Aug. 29, 
1838 ; married Oct. 3, 1857 ; have ten chil- 
dren, Mary M., born Aug. 31, 1858; Francis 
E., March 29, 1860; Orville I., April 18, 
1862; Benjamin F., Feb. 26,1864; Ward 
L., May 9, 1866 ; Sarah F., Aug. 29, 1868 ; 
Adda A., Nov. 1, 1«70 ; Maggie E., Sept. 
12, 1872; Johnnie C, May 8, 1874. 

PRICE EDWARM E. Farmer; 
Sec. 29; P.O. Kishwaukee; owns 175 acres 
land, value $15,175; born in Montgomery- 
shire, North Wales, in 1835 ; came to U. 
S. in 1851; married Sarah E. Goodhue, 
Sept. 23, 1859, born Aug. 16, 1836, in this 
Co. ; married her first husband, Wm. H. 
McCammond, Jan. 13, 1856, by whom she 
had one child, Daniel L., born Dec. 14, 
1856 ; Mr. and Mrs. Price have had seven 
children; Margaret E., born Nov. 14, 1860; 
Edward J., April 10, 1863; Thomas A., 
Oct. 7, 1865; Albertie E., May 31,1868; 
Lillie F., Aug. 21, 1871 ; Leora and Leo- 
nora, Aug. 26, 1874. 

Price L. farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Rockford. 

ADCLIFF CHARLES, farmer; lives 
with his father, T. Radcliff. 

RADCIilFF THOS. Farmer; Sec. 

23 ; P. O. New Milford. 
Radcliff T.farm ; lives with father, T.Radclift. 

RAMSEY AI>l>IIS01i, Farmer; Sec. 
34; P. O. New Milford; Rep; Ind; came 
to this Co. with his father, Samuel Ram- 
sey, in the fall of 1840, and has lived in 
this township ever since; married Miss A. 
E. Munger, Oct., 1855, born Jan. 16, 1834, 
died June 19, 1858; one child, Louilla, 

born May 1, 1856 ; married, Dec. 27, , 

Catherine A. Dickerman, born Feb. 12, 
1827, at Lexington, Green Co., N. Y. ; owns 
146 acres land, worth $9,000. 

Richards E. C. wagon maker; New Milford. 

Rose J. C. farm; Sec. 30; P.O. New Milford. 

Rosecrans J. E. physician ; New Milford. 

ROTH^TEJLIL ROBERT, Farmer; 
Sec. 32; P. O. Kishwaukee; born in Lan- 
cashire, Eng., June 2, 1803 ; came to U. S. 
1826; married, in spring of 1829, Susan 
Andrus, daughter of a revolutionary sol- 
dier ; she was born Jan. 13, 1797, at Berk- 
ley, Mass.; they lived in Ohio five years; 
came to this Co. April, 1837; have lived 
here ever since; have one son, William, 
born Feb. 19, 1838. 

Roth well W. A. farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. New 
Milford. 

Rowley B. rents farm; Sec. 1 ; P.O.Rockford. 

SAXBORN GEO. C. Teacher; New 
Milford; Rep.; Univ; born in Dubuque, 
Iowa, June 7, 1853; came to this Co. 1863; 
married, March 28, 1876, CoraE. Allen, of 
Shabbona Grove, where she was born, Sept. 
10, 1857, her father, Capt. M. V. Allen, 
being an old settler in that vicinity. 



Seek Geo. W. farmer ; Sec. 29 ; P. O. New 

Milford. 
Shefiield W. D. rents farm ; P.O. New Milford. 
Shipe 1. N. farm; S. 26; P. O. New Milford. 

SHUMWAY I>. S. Farmer; Sec. 21; 
P. O. Rockford ; born Jamaica, Windham 
Co., Vt., March 27, 1803 ; married, Nov. 20, 
1825, Sal lie Greeley, a relative of Horace 
Greeley, of N. Y. City; slie was born Feb. 
8, 1806, at Andover, Windsor Co., Vt.; 
they came to this Co. 1836, and have lived 
on the same section since their first settle- 
ment, when but two buildings were to be 
seen, a log house and a shanty ; have had 
eight children, five living: Romauzo, 
Rolenzo, Alvaro, Holland, Monroe; Mr. 
Shumway bore a conspicuous part in the 
early settlement of the county. 

J^HUM WA Y R. B. Farmer and Stock 
Dealer; Sec. 27; P. O. New Milford; born 
May 25, 1835; came to this Co. May 29, 
1836; one of the oldest settlers in the Co; 
married March 2, 1856, Sarah Hall, born 
in Canada; have six children: Alva E., 
Carrie F., Hattie M., Nora J., Minnie C. 
and Harry ; has filled the offices of As- 
sessor 4 years. Road Commissioner 3 years, 
Township Treasurer, and until 1876 has 
been School Director since 22 years of age. 

Smith J. T. farm; Sec. 33; P.O. Kishwaukee. 

Stevens G. farm; S. 28; P. O. Kishwaukee. 

npAYLOR DR. L. P. New Milford. 

USHER JOHN A. rents farm; Sec. 36; 
P. O. New Milford. 

WARD J. C. farmer; Sec. 2; P.O.Rock- 
ford. 
IVARD B. B. Farmer; Sec. 2; P.O. 
Rockford; born in Taburs, Oneida Co., 
N. Y., Nov. 24, 1859 ; came to this Co. in 
1865; lived at his present residence with 
his father, J. C. Ward, ever since. 
Ward E. rents farm ; P. O. New Milford. 

WATSON JOHN S. Farmer; Sec. 
32; P. O. New Milford; born in Coventry, 
Eng., Aug. 19, 1820; came to U. S. June, 
1835 ; lived at Weedsport, N. Y., Ohio 4 
years, Indiana 6 years; came to this Co. 
May 16, 1846 ; married, Dec. 9, 1847, Abbv 
L. Stickney, i)orn March 25, 1825, at Ad- 
dison, Addison Co., Vt., came to N. Y. 
1830, to this Co. Oct., 1846; five children: 
Robert S., born Oct. 13, 1848; Elizabeth, 
Feb. 21, 1850; Thomas F., May 21, 1853, 
died of excessive cold in mountains of 
California ; Eva A., March 24, 1859 ; George 
C., Jan. 3, 1868 ; Robert was a member of 
Co. G, 9th I. V. C. 

Watson R. farm ; S. 32 ; P. O. New Milford. 

Waugh A. M. farm ; S. 13 ; P.O.New Milford. 

Weeks H. J. lives with father, R. C. Weeks. 

Weeks R. C. farm ; S. 26; P.O. New Milford. 

Wilcox 1. L. farm; S. 13; P.O. New Milford. 

Wilcox W. M. lives with father, E. S. Wilcox. 

Wilson G. farm; S. 24; P. O. New Milford. 



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PECATONICA TOWNSHIP. 



A DAMS JOHN, Pecatonica. 

ADAMS DANIEL D. Farmer; Sec. 
3; P. U. Pecatonica; born near Saratoga 
Springs, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1835; married 
Miss Olive, daughter of Ashel and Cliar- 
lotte Satterlee, of Oswego Co., Jan. 27, 
1851 ; lias one daughter, Arabel, born Oct. 
31, 1851; came to this Co. in 1865; owns 
29 acres, worth $1,160; daughter is mar- 
ried to Frank B. Campbell, of DurandTp. ; 
Republican; Independent; has been five 
years School Director. 

Almquist A-ndrew, shoemaker; Pecatonica. 

Almquist John, R. R. hand ; Pecatonica. 

Anderson Chas. laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Anderson Chas. farmer ; Sec. 9. 

ANDERSOIir ElilPHAIiET, 

Farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Pecatonica; born 
in Penn., in 1831; came to this Co. in 
1861; owns 120 acres of land; has held 
office of School Director; married Miss 
Isabella Comly, Aug. 3, 1858 ; she was born 
in Penn. ; has four children ; Wm. C, born 
Dec. 19, 1859 ; Ada L., April 13, 1863 ; Mary 
E., Dec. 18, 1866 ; Martha B., Dec. 15, 1872. 

AliTDERSOX J AS. Farmer; Sec. 14 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Penn., 1835 
came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 210 acres 
is School Director and Road Commis 
• sioner; married Miss Amelia Clark in 
1862 ; she was born in N. Y. ; has two chil- 
dren, Blanche and Howard. 

Anderson John, Sr., farmer; Sec. 17. P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

Anderson John, Jr., farmer; Sec. 17. P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

Anderson Wm. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Anderson "W. B. retired ; Pecatonica. 

Andrus C. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

BELLICK EDWARD, farmer; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 
BARlrOCtA JNO. B. Farmer; Sec. 
7 ; P. O. Pecatonica ; born in Wis. in 1854 ; 
came to this Co. in 1875 ; owns 185 acres. 
Bertrand W. harness-maker ; Pecatonica. 
Bessey Anson, laborer ; Pecatonica. 

BESSEY SOIiO^T, Farmer; Sec. 32; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Franklin Co., 
Vt., in 1809 ; came to this Co. in 1846 ; has 
held offices of School Director and High- 
way Commissioner; owns 65^^ acres, value 
|60 per acre; married Miss Lydia Sumner, 
in 1833; she was born in N. Y., in 1819; 
has four children living; Julia V., Sarah 
J., Charles H., and Edna E. ; lost one son 
and four daughters. 

Best H. B. laborer ; Pecatonica. 



Best W. laborer; Pecatonica. 

Blair Frank, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

BLAKE JXO. Farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. 
Pecatonica; born in Georgia, Franklin Co., 
Vt.. March 31, 1813; married Au^. 12, 
1841, to Miss Miranda, daughter of Asa 
and Mary Barker, of Swanton ; came with 
his young wife to the West in the follow- 
ing month, and drove to Durand, where 
he located; he drove the first single buggy 
in that township ; lived there 15 years ; haul- 
ed his grain, dressed cattle and hogs to mar- 
ket in Chicago, Milwaukee and the Wiscon- 
sin Pineries, over hills, sloughs, and often- 
times deep and turbulent streams, lying 
many nights under the twinkling stars, 
contemplating the works of the Creator or 
listening to the howling wolves that not 
unfrequently came to reconnoitre the 
wagon loaded with the butter and cheese 
his good wife had made ; has six children : 
Milan A., Harlow E., Andrew S., Hervy J., 
Mary A., and Sarah A. ; aged in the order 
named, 34, 31, 27, 23, 20 and 18 years; 
1733^^ acres, valued at $8,000 ; Republican ; 
Methodist; served three years as School 
Director. 

Bond J. S. grain dealer ; Pecatonica. 

Bowerman A. M. mason ; Pecatonica. 

Brannen G. farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Brewster B. wagon maker ; Pecatonica. 

Brewster J. A. wagon maker ; Pecatonica. 

Brown A. L. farm ; Sec. 25 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Brown A. W. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Brown Jas. laborer; P. O. Pecatonica, 

Brown J. D. farm ; Sec. 25 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

BROWllii' JNO. Farmer; Sec. 36; P.O. 
Pecatonica; born in Northumberland Co., 
Penn., in 1813; came to this Co. in 1861; 
has been School Director eight years ; mar- 
ried Miss Lucy Ludwig in 1837 ; she was 
born in Union Co., Penn. ; has six children 
living, Margaret J., Mary H., John A., 
Abram L., James D. and Charles H. ; lost 
four sons and two daughters. 

Brown A. John, farmer ; Sec. 25. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 

Brown Wm. stock dealer ; Pecatonica. 

Bucklin August, farmer ; Pecatonica. 

Bucklin John, farmer ; Pecatonica. 

BUCKLIX L. R. Retired; Pecaton- 
ica; born in N. Y., in 1824; came to this 
Co. in 1863 ; owns 100 acres of land ; mar- 
ried Miss Lorinda Salisbury in 1850 ; she 
was born in Erie Co., N. Y. ; has three 
children, Francis, Winslow and Rodney; 
lost one daughter, Nettie. 

Bull D. sewing machine agent ; Pecatonica. 

Burnham Milo, cabinet-maker; Pecatonica. 



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Burrage Jos. brewer ; Pecatonica. 
Burr age Wm. brewer; Pecatonica. 
Burt A. D. retired ; Pecatonica. 
Buttolph J. retired; Pecatonica. 



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AMPBELL A. merchant ; Pecatonica. 



CABLE EZRA S. Farmer; Sec. 5; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Litchfield Co., 
Conn., Sept. 24, 1797; married Miss Pa- 
melia, daugliter of Job and Louisa Fenn, 
of that Co., Jan. 1, 1826; moved to Ohio; 
lived in Portage Co. 8 years ; was Justice 
of the Peace ; came to this Co. and located 
on his present farm in 1837, bringing wife 
and four children all the way m an ox 
team, 3(5 days on the road ; there were then 
several Vermont and some Ohio fiimilies 
in the settlement; had seven children, five 
are living; Cornelia, born in Conn., Nov., 
1826; Malvina, in Ohio, Dec, 1829; Laura 
C, Oct., 1833; Mary M., in this Co., Nov., 
1838; Louisa, Nov., 1840; Republican; 
Independent; was Trustee of School Fund 
and served two terms as County Commis- 
sioner ; owns 430 acres, valued at $26,000 ; 
his golden wedding was celebrated in a 
most sumptuous and pleasant manner on 
New Year's day, 1876. 

Campbell A. merchant ; Pecatonica. 

CAMPBEIili ARBA Z. Farmer; 
Sec. 9; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Durand 
Tp., in 1853; owns 181 acres; married Miss 
Eliza Hulse, in 1872; she was born in this 
Tp. ; has one son, Daniel Ward ; lost one 
son, Starr Hamlin. 

Campbell Wm. Pecatonica. 

CAMPBEIil. ZE:^^0 A. Farmer; 
Sec. 5; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Durand 
Tp. in 1843; owns 253 acres; has held 
office of School Director and Road Com- 
missioner; married Miss Catharine Hulse 
in 1865 ; she was born in this Tp. ; has two 
children, Walton and Merton. 

Carpenter A. B. wagon-maker; Pecatonica. 

Carpenter G. clerk ; Pecatonica. 

Cense John, mason ; Pecatonica. 

CHAPMAX D. A. Farmer; Sec. 23; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Essex Co., N. 
Y., in 1827 ; came to this Co. in 1850 ; owns 
209 acres of land ; has been School Direc- 
tor many years; married Miss Elizabeth 
Worcester, in 1849 ; she was born in N. 
Y. ; has seven children living, Martha S., 
Fidelia E., Mary F., Laratte, Louis A., 
Ellen I. and Grace ; lost one son, Wilbur E. 

CHAIillERS JAS. Restaurant and 
Confectionery ; warm meals at all hours ; 
Rockford bread received daily; home- 
made pies, cakes, etc.; ice cream by 
the dish or quantity, and all kinds of 
fruits, nuts, canned goods, etc. ; Pecaton- 
ica; born in N. Y., in 1842; came to this 
Co. in 1863 ; enlisted in the late war and 
served two years, in the 18th I. V. I. ; mar- 



ried Miss Frances Jones, in 1863 ; she was 
born in N. Y. ; has four children, Harvey, 
Bell, Minnie and Aaron. 

Chandler L. L. farmer; Sec. 33. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 

Chandler W. S. farmer. 

CI.ARK HENRY S. Farmer; Sec. 
6; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Onondaga 
Co., N. Y., Jan. 1, 1841 ; parents came to 
this Co. when he was three years old ; en- 
listed May 11, 1861; was mustered into the 
15th I. V. I., Co. C, May 24, 1861 ; was in 
battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, battle of 
Hatchie, siege and battles of Vicksburg 
until its fall, second battle of Champion 
Hills, and Sherman's raid to Meridan; 
mustered out at Huntsville, Ala., May 24, 
1864; came home; married Miss Louisa, 
daughter of Ezra S. and Pamela Cable, 
Aug. 18, 1864; has five children; Frank 
H., born July 23, 1865 ; Edith L., Feb. 14, 
1867; Ezra J., Sept. 25, 1869; Amos C, 
Sept. 17, 1871; Mabel, Jan. 12, 1874; lives 
in the homestead ot his father, James M. 
Clark, who is now in his 73d year, having 
only one other living child, John F., whose 
home is in Iowa ; Henry S. owns 80 acres 
in Durand Tp., valued at $4,000 ; Republi- 
can ; Independent ; has been Commissioner 
of Highways, Collector and School Di- 
rector. 

CL.ARK J AS. Retired Farmer; Peca- 
tonica; born in Norfolk, England, in 1804; 
came to this country in 1836 ; lived in N. 
Y. three years, and came to this Co. in 
1839 ; owns 120 acres ; married Miss Phoebe 
Newton, in 1825 ; she was born in England, 
and died in 1874; has eight children liv- 
ing, John, Robert, James N., Franklin, 
Newell D., Duane O., Margaret and Eliz- 
abeth; lo.st two daughters, Martha and 
Emily ; one son, Isaac, enlisted in the 74th 
I. V. I., and died from wounds received at 
the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. 

Clark N. D. carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

Clark Richard, carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

Coffin R. B. farmer ; Sec.33 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Colberg J. B. wagon-maker; Pecatonica. 

Colburg John, wagon-maker ; Pecatonica. 

COIiBY XATE li., of the Pecaton- 
ica NetDs; born in Beloit, Wis., in 1854; 
came to this Co. in 1872 ; is associated with 
his brother under the name of Colby 
Brothers, as editors and publishers of the 
Pecatonica News. 

COI.BY W. A. Editor Pecatonica 
Newfij horn in Fall River, Mass., in 1846; 
lived in Beloit, Wis., 25 years previous to 
his removal to this Co. in 1873; he is 
associated with his brother in editing and 
publishing the Pecatonica News, and at 
that time the only paper published in the 
Co. outside of Rockford; married Miss 
Millie B. Quaile, in 1873; she was born in 
N. Y. ; have two children, Jessie and Effie. 



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COIiBY BRO^. Publishers and pro- 
prietors Pecatonica News, published every 
Saturday morning. 

Cole Wm. organ artist; Pecatonica. 

€OI.lSMA»f K. B. Grocer; Pecaton- 
ica; born in N. Y. in 1822; came to this 
Co. in 1889; owns 329 acres of land in this 
Co., and is the oldest house in trade in the 
town ; married Miss Emily F. Thompson 
in 1847; she was born in Ohio; have one 
child, Lizzie. 

Coleman A. L. teamster; Pecatonica. 

Collison Augustus, farmer; P.O.Pecatonica. 

Collison Chas. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Colvin P. patent right dealer; Pecatonica. 

Constine Mike, laborer; Pecatonica. 

Cook H. M. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Coolidge N. T. agricult'l imps. ; Pecatonica. 

Coon Chas. egg dealer ; Pecatonica. 

Corwin E. W. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Corwin S. A. brick manufacturer. 

Cross Thomas, butcher ; Pecatonica. 

CRO^WIiEY IV. A. Hardware, Agri- 
cultural Implements, etc.; Pecatonica; 
born Vt. June, 1819 ; came to this Co. 1837 ; 
owns 240 acres, value $55 per acre ; has 
held office School Director, Collector and 
Town Trustee; married Miss Eliza N. 
Campbell 1841, born inVt. ; have seven 
children: Flavilla, Flora M., Laura, Wm. 
A., Eddie P., Newman, Sarah E. ; estab- 
lished the first hardware store in Pecatonica 
in the autumn of 1854. 

CROWLEY yV. A. & SOX, Deal- 
ers in Light and Heavy Hardware, Stoves, 
Tinware, Wood Stock and Agricultural 
Implements. 

ANFORTH SYLVESTER, retired; 
Pecatonica. 
Darriugton W. retired ; Pecatonica. 
Davenport Thos. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Day W. G. carpenter ; Pecatonica. 
Dayly James, Pecatonica. 
DeCote John, painter ; Pecatonica. 
DeCote Joseph, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

I>ET WILDER HESfRY, Farmer; 
Sec. 14; P. O. Pecatonica; born France 
1823; came to this Co. 1871; owns 117 
acres; married Miss Charlotte Bloch 1847, 
born in France ; have eight children : Char- 
lotte, Henry, Caroline, Katie, Minnie, 
Louisa, Sophia and Christine; lost one 
son and one daughter. 

DIXON JOHX P. Livery Stable; 
Pecatonica; born Ohio 1830; came to this 
Co. 1850; married Miss H. L. Stevens 1855, 
born in N. Y. ; has held offices Constable 
and Town Trustee. 

DIXON JOSEPH. Grocer; Pecaton- 
ica ; born England 1839 ; came to this Co. 
1871; married Miss Jennie Clark, born 



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Syracuse, N. Y. ; have one adopted daugh- 
ter, Carrie. 

Disbrow A. retired ; Pecatonica. 

Doliver 6. B. musician; Pecatonica. 

Doty M. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Dunbar H.S. mason and plasterer ;Pecatonica. 

ASON GILES, blacksmith ; Pecatonica. 



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Eaton H.J. farmer; Sec. 36; P.O.Pecatonica. 
Eddy David, retired; Pecatonica. 
Edwards H. plasterer ; Pecatonica. 
Eggleston A. farm; Sec. 13; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Eggleston O. farm ; Sec. 13 ; P.O.Pecatonica. 
Eggleston Wm. blacksmith; Pecatonica. 
Elliot G. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Pecatonica. 

EMERY S. S. Druggist; Pecatonica 
born Ohio 1836 ; came to this Co. 1839 
associated in business with Z. A. Trull 
has held office School Director 6 years, is 
President of the Board ; married Miss Marv 
S. Hisey 1863, born in Springfield, O.'; 
have six children: Estie B., Forest, 
Wilbur, Frank, Daisy and Charles. 

EMERY & TRUEIv, Druggists and 

Pharmaceutists. 
Erwin James, track boss; Pecatonica. 
Eveleth W. farmer; Sec. 14; P.O.Pecatonica. 

FARWEIiE H. B. Attorney; Peca- 
tonica; born Stephenson Co. 1845; came 
to this Co. 1860; has held offices of Justice 
of Peace and Police Magistrate; married 
Miss N. F. Fleming 1870, born in Durand 
Tp., this Co.; have one child, Birdena; 
lost one child. 

EEIiTS A. M. Groceries, etc.; Peca- 
tonica; born Durand Tp., this Co , 1837; 
owns 193 acres land ; married Miss Fla- 
villa Crowley 1863, born in this Co. May 
5, 1841 ; have one child, Flora A. 

Ferguson Marshal, farmer; P.O.Pecatonica. 

Ferguson Monroe, farmer; P. 0. Pecatonica. 

Fisk J. W. miller; Pecatonica. 

FLiEMIXG- E. Contractor and Builder; 
Pecatonica; born in N. Y. in 1838; came 
to this Co. in 1867 ; owns 80 acres ; married 
Miss Mary Conger in 1861 ; she was born 
in N. Y. ; have four children : Fred, Isra- 
ella, Frank and Maud ; he enlisted in the 
9th N. Y. Heavy Artillery and served two 
years. 

Floden John, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Floren Alfred, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica, 

Flowers L. D. cooper; Pecatonica. 

Foster J. lime burner; S. 10; P.O.Pecatonica. 

Foster N. T. lime burner; Sec. 10; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

Fowler R. M. barber ; Pecatonica. 

French Everett, retired ; Pecatonica. 

French F. photographer; Pecatonica. 



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FREKCH IRVIX, Dealer in Lumber, 
Lath, Shingles, Cedar Posts, Sash, Doors 
and Blinds, at lowest rates; come and see 
me ; I sell onl}^ Michigan Lumber, best of 
Fencing and Common Lumber; anyone 
in need of Window Blinds, or Door and 
Window Screens, will do well to call and 
see stock and samples ; Pecatonica. Born 
in Ohio in 1833; came to this Co. in 1849; 
has held offices of Supervisor, School 
Trustee, etc. ; married Miss Sarah Whit- 
tlesey, March 8, 186U; she was born in 
Ohio; have three children: Josephine, 
Nellie and Gertie. 

Fuller T. W. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Funnel Geo. stock dealer; Pecatonica. 

Funnel Jas. butcher ; Pecatonica. 

GARVER JOHN, farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

GAFFIX HARVEY, Retired Farm- 
er; Pecatonica; born in Upper Canada in 
1829 ; came to this State in 1837, and to 
this Co. in 1873; owns 12 acres land; mar- 
ried Miss Mary West in 1855, who was 
born in N. Y. ; have three children : James, 
Otha, Frances. 

Garver M. L. farmer; Sec. 29. 

Gill John, retired ; Pecatonica. 

Golly Andy, telegraph operator ; Pecatonica. 

Golly A. A. baker ; Pecatonica. 

Golly Thomas, horse dealer ; Pecatonica. 

Goodrich Chancey, Pecatonica. 

OO^BRICH liEWIS, Teacher; Pe- 
catonica; born in N. Y. in 1840; came to 
this Co. in June, 1854; has been Principal 
of the School at this place over six years; 
married Miss Laura Campbell in Dec, 
1872; she was born in Vt., and died July 
16, 1876; has one child, Lewis. 

Goodwell Ford, laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Gorham Geo. blacksmith ; Pecatonica. 

Gorman D. 

GOUCHER HEXRY B., M. D., 

Physician and Furniture Dealer; Peca- 
tonica; born in O., Nov. 13, 1810; came to 
this Co. Dec. 25, 1855 ; married Miss A. 
McCormick in 1831 ; she was born in 
Penn., and died in 1860; he again married 
Mrs. Delia A. Walker in 1873 ; she was 
born in N. J.; has four children : William 
M., Nancy R. and Marceneus C. by former 
marriage; one daughter, Floretta Mabel, 
by second marriage. 

Graves Frank, mason ; Pecatonica. 

Groves T. D. jeweler; Pecatonica. 

OREEX EliBRIDGE, Farmer; Sec. 
33; p. O. Pecatonica; born in Mass. in 
1810; came to this Co. in 1855; married 
Miss Mary Ann Brewer in 1836; she was 
born in Mass. ; have six children : Maria 
A., Sarah, George, Louisa, Emily, Leonard ; 
lost one son and two daughters. 



Green Ezra, retired former; P. O. Pcca- 
tonica. 

GriLFORD EI.1JAH B. Farmer; 

Sec. 28; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Mass. 
in 1824; came to this Co. in 1835; owns 
430 acres land ; Mr. Guilford is one of the 
oldest settlers of the Co.; has held office of 
Town Trustee; married Miss Jane Butler 
in 1852; she was born in N. Y. 
Guilford S. farmer; Sec. 21; P.O.Pecatonica. 

HAGGLUND PETER, farmer; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 
Hallick A. M. farmer ; Sec. 32. P. O. Peca- 
toniea. 

Hallick Reuben, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Hallick Wm. farmer; Sec. 32. P. O. Peca. 
tonica. 

Hamilton C. farm; Sec. 19; P.O. Pecatonica. 

HAMIl-TO:^ R. G., m. D., Physi- 
cian and Surgeon; Pecatonica; born in 
Me. in 1828; came to this State in 1848, 
and to this Co. in 1874; married Miss 
Mary Home in 1852, who was born in Old- 
town, Me. ; have two children : Harlus W. 
and Royal Graves. 

Hance Eugene, farmer ; Sec. 12. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 

Hance Ogdin, retired ; Pecatonica. 
Hance Royal, farmer ; Sec. 13. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 
Hance Thomas, stock dealer ; Pecatonica. 
Harril John A. clerk ; Pecatonica. 
Harley Robert, butter dealer. 
Harrensten John, grocer ; Pecatonica. 
Hassel Fred, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Hasting J. L. manufacturer; Pecatonica. 

HAUGHTOJf AARON, Farmer and 
Blacksmith; Sec. 3; P. O. Pecatonica; 
born in Cheshire, Eng., Sept. 8, 1834; 
came with parents to this Co. in 1842; 
married Miss Ann M., daughter of Samuel 
and Lydia Sarver, Feb. 23, 1858; she was 
born in Bradford Co, Penn., May 1, 1840; 
have five children: Altha I., born May 30, 
1860; Lewis F., April 9, 1864; Ettie A., 
July 17, 1866; Lydia J., Feb. 17, 1871; 
Edith A., June 7, 1873; served in Co. C, 
146th L V. I., from Aug. 30, 1864, until 
close of war; honorably discharged at 
Cairo, June 12, 1865; owns 137 acres, 
valued at |5,480; Independent in politics 
and religion; is Commissioner of High- 
ways and School Director. 

Haughton C. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Haughton J. farm; Sec. 3; P. O. Pecatonica. 

HAIJGHTOX BfYE, Farmer; Sec. 10; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in England in 
1838 ; came to this Co. in 1843 ; owns 100 
acres land; married Miss S. C. Sarver in 
1859; she was born in Penn.; have three 
children: Effie E., Alice C. and Jessie J. 

Hawbright Jos. retired ; Pecatonica. 



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Henderson Alick, barber ; Pecatonica. 
Henderson J. C. farmer; Sec. 33. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 
Hewit E. W. painter; Pecatonica. 
Hibbard Henry, carpenter; Pecatonica. 
Hibbard Wm. painter; Pecatonica. 
Hitchcocli Geo. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Hill E. railroad hand. 
Hill Webb, salesman ; Pecatonica. 
Holemburg Gus, farmer; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Hobson W. farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. Pecatonica. 

HOLliSIf Bl^CK SILAS C. Farm- 
er; Sec 32; P.O. Pecatonica; born in Ohio 
in 1824; came to this Co. in 1845; owns 
192 acres; holds offices of Supervisor and 
Road Commissioner; married Mary A. 
Reed in 1848; she was born in N. Y. ; 
have three children : Francis A., Julia and 
Edward H. ; lost one son. 

Holmes James, miller ; Pecatonica. 

Hooker Geo. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Hubbard Rev. G. B. clergyman. 

Hulse Enos, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Hulse Jacob E. farmer; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Hulse J. S. stock dealer ; Pecatonica. 

TACKSOlf JOH5f D. Cooper and 
%j General Auctioneer ; Pecatonica ; born in 
England in 1831 ; came to this Co. in 1854; 
has held office of Supervisor 2 years and 
School Director 9 years; married Miss 
Prudence Button in 1854 ; she was born in 
England; have ten children: Emma D., 
Linnia J., Edward S., Mary B., Nettie, 
Stella, Walter, Charles, Mabel, and J. D. ; 
lost one daughter, Nellie. 

JAYtJAR OLIVER, Farmer; Sec. 
31 ; P.O. Pecatonica ; born in N. Y. in 1818 ; 
came to this State in 1837; was engaged 
in business as a painter for 25 years in 
Chicago; married Mrs. Maria Halstead in 
1865, daughter of Elbridge Green, Esq. ; 
have four children : Edward G., Laura B., 
Howard O. and Harry J. ; owns 105 acres; 
his father settled in this place in 1838. 

Johnson Wilson, farmer; P.O.Pecatonica. 

Jordan T. A., M. D., physician; Pecatonica. 

JU«J> CYRUS B. Farmer; Sec. 14; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in St. Lawrence 
Co., N. Y., in 1838; came to this Co. in 
1854; owns 190 acres land; married Miss 
Maria Kellogg, Dec. 26, I860; she was 
born in same place ; have one daughter, 
Laura Belle ; has been School Director 7 
years. 

Judd John B. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Judd J. L. retired ; Pecatonica. 

KEATING JAMES, farmer; Sec. 16. 
P. O. Pecatonica. 
Keating J. H. farmer ; Sec. 16. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 



Keating Michael, farmer ; Sec. 16. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 
Kendrick Rufus, butcher ; Pecatonica. 
Kendrick T. H. butcher ; Pecatonica. 
Kerr J. R. station agent ; Pecatonica^ 
Kerr Peter, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Kerr Peter, Jr., fireman ; Pecatonica. 
Keyes Geo. W. stationer ; Pecatonica. 
Kidder B. F. farmer ; Sec. 35 ; P.O.Pecatonica. 

KIDDER li. L. Retired; Pecatonica; 
born in Ohio, in 1832; came to this Co. in 
1861; owns 120 acres land; lived in Cali- 
fornia 10 years previous to his coming to 
this Co. ; holds office of Assessor ; married 
Miss Celia Searls, in 1866; she was born 
in Ohio ; have two children, Nellie E. and 
Ernest R. ; lost three. 

Kirk Geo. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Kling Gus, laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Kling Joel, carpenter; Pecatonica. 

K^fOWLTON H. W. Banker; Peca- 
tonica; born in Freeport, Stephenson Co., 
in 1839; came to this Co. in 1873, and es- 
tablished, in connection with his father 
and brothers, the present bank, of which 
he is Cashier; he married Miss Kate 
Alton, in 1862 ; she was born in Dunkirk, 
N. Y. 

KIlfOWLTON BROS. Proprietors 
Pecatonica Bank; receive deposits, buy 
approved paper, buy and sell exchange, 
and do a general banking business. 

Kurch Peter, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

EE JAMES, farmer; P. 0. Pecatonica. 



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LATHAM C. H., M. ». Physician ; Pe- 
catonica; born in Jo Daviess Co., in 1853; 
came to this Co. in 1876; he married Miss 
Lillie Underwood, in 1876; she was born 
in Mass. 

Leland James, carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

Linquist John, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Lonburg Peter, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

LOVELESS A^fDREW J. Black- 
smith; Sec. 3; P. O. Pecatonica; born in 
Bradford Co., Pa., in 1833; married Miss 
Deborah C, daughter of Thomas and 
Hester Brown, of that Co., Sept. 29, 1860 ; 
came to this Co. in 1861 ; enlisted in 1st 
111. Lt. Art., Capt. J. Cheney, Aug. 15, 
1862; served 3 years; was in battles of At- 
lanta, Jackson, Dalton, Pine Mountain, 
Peach Tree Creek, Buzzard Roost, Mis- 
sion Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Jones- 
boro, and others through the campaign to 
the last battle of Nashville; was honor- 
ably discharged, at Chicago, July 15, 1865 ; 
has five children: Adrian, born Feb. 23, 
1862; Amelia C, Aug. 11, 1867; Perley, 
Sept. 9, 1871; Andrew A., July 3, 1874; 
Susan, May 10, 1876; Independent in 
politics and religion. 




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Lynnyberg N. painter; Pecatonica. 



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cCARTY JEREY, laborer ; Pecatonica. 



McDowell Tlios. laborer; Pecatonica. 
McFarland J. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
McFarland J. farm; Sec. 4; P.O. Pecatonica. 
McLaughlin Pat. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Maguire Dr. veterinary surgeon ; Pecatonica. 
Maloney John, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Marks G. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Marston C. A. clerk ; Pecatonica. 
Marston C. N. clerk; Pecatonica. 
Martin Perry, teacher; Pecatonica. 
Maryhen A. J. retired; Pecatonica. 
Maynard A. S. butter dealer ; Pecatonica. 
Merrill John, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Milkes Thos. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Miln G. B. grocer; Pecatonica. 
Milne Robert, farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Miller A. G. retired; P. O. Pecatonica. 

MII^I.ER CHAKIiES W. Justice 
of the Peace ; Collection, Insurance, and 
Real Estate; all business attended to with 
promptness and accuracy; Pecatonica; 
born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1842; came 
to this Co. in 1841; enlisted in 134th 111. 
Inf. in the late war ; has held office of Po- 
lice Magistrate 4 years previous to his 
election of Justice of the Peace. 

Miller Giles, retired; Pecatonica. 

Miller Henry, Pecatonica. 

Miller J. C. 

Misson A. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Misson Henry, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Mitchell Abraham, Street Com; Pecatonica. 

Mitchell David, retired; Pecatonica. 

Mitchell Wm. cooper; Pecatonica. 

Morgan T. P. grain buyer. 

Morse T. J. bridge builder ; Pecatonica. 

Mullican J. laborer; Pecatonica. 

Murphy Mike, blacksmith; Pecatonica. 

MYERS C. Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. 
Pecatonica; born in Germany, in 1843; 
came to this country in 1857, and to this 
Co. in I860; owns 135 acres; married 
Miss Rena Atwood, in 1868; has one 
child; lost four. 

Myers Joseph, farmer. 

NAGLE JACOB, farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 
Neigh Amos, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Nelsen G., Sr., retired ; Pecatonica. 
Nelson John, farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

ITEWEIili D. Physician and Surgeon; 
born in Penn., in 1832 ; came to this state 
in 1856 ; to this Co. in 1867 ; practiced his 
profession for 20 years; married Miss 



Hawkins in 1864 ; sae was born in N. Y.» 
and died in 1866; in 1875, he married 
Mrs. J. B. Thompson, who was born in 
N. Y. ; had one child by first marriage, 
Albert Hawkins. 

Newton G. A. shoe maker. Pecatonica. 

Newton H. B. painter ; Pecatonica. 

Norton C. laborer; Pecatonica. 

9BRIEN John, Jr., clerk; Pecatonica. 



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O'BRIElf JAMES, Proprietor Peca- 
tonica House; this house is kept in a first- 
class style, is convenient to the depot, and 
is fitted up in good condition for the ac- 
commodation and comfort of guests ; terms 
reasonable; good stabling in connection 
with the hotel ; Mr. O'Brien was born in 
N. Y., in 1837; came to Wisconsin in 
1855; to this Co. in 1874; married Miss 
Annie Simpson, who was born in England; 
have two children, Mamie and Willie; 
lost one daughter, Nellie. 

O'Brien J. foreman lumber yard ; Pecatonica. 

Olin Dyer, carpenter; Pecatonica. 

Olin Norman, carpenter; Pecatonica. 

OlilVER GEORtJE, Farmer; Sec. 
23; P. O. Pecatonica; born in England, 
April 12, 1815; came to this country in 
1840; he owns 201 acres; married Miss 
Sarah Hill in 1838; she was born in 
England ; have three sons, George, John, 
James; lost five sons and two daughters. 

Oliver G., Jr., farm ; Sec. 23; P.O.Pecatonica. 

OEIVER JAMES, Proprietor Peca- 
tonica Carriage Factory ; Manufacturer of 
Fine Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, etc., 
also general jobbing and repairing neatly 
done; horse shoeing and all kinds of 
iron work done on short notice ; prices as 
low as the lowest ; he was born in N. Y., 
in 1851 ; came to this Co. in 1855 ; has been 
established in business 2 years. 

Oliver J. farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Pecatonica. 

PASH PETER, farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

PADD<ICK li. A. Merchant; Peca- 
tonica; born in N. Y., in 1846; came to 
this Co. in 1868 ; he is associated with B. 
D. Perley in business as General Dealers 
in Hardware, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, 
etc.; he married Miss Ella E. Perley, in 
1870, who was born in Stephenson Co.; 
has two children, Genevieve and Anna. 

Past T. B. 

Patridge E. C. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Patterson David, laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Patterson W. R. mason ; Pecatonica. 

Perley B. D. merchant; Pecatonica. 

Perley E. D. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

PEREEY PlITMEX, Retired; Pec- 
atonica; born in Essex Co., Mass., in 
1810; came to this state in 1838; owns 20 



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WINNEBAGO COTJNTT DIKECTOKT: 



acres ; has held offices of School Director, 
Assessor, and Justice of the Peace; also 
Treasurer of the school fund while living 
in Stephenson Co. ; he married Miss Sarah 
P. Dow, in 1834, who was born in Mass., 
and died in 1847 ; he afterwards married 
Miss Hannah K. Morrill, in 1849; she 
was born in N. H.; has four children, 
Frederick P., Benjamin D., Ella E., and 
Joseph W. 

PERI.EY & PADDOCK, Dealers 
in Hardware, Groceries, Boots and Shoes. 

Peterson Abram J. carpenter; Pecatonica. 

Peterson Andrew, farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Peterson Chas. laborer; Pecatonica. 

Peterson Gus. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Peterson J. O. tailor; Pecatonica. 

Peterson John, farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Peterson Swan, laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Pettibone E. D. blacksmith ; Pecatonica. 

I'lato A. merchant; Pecatonica. 

Plato Byron, salesman ; Pecatonica. 

Plumb J. M. painter; Pecatonica. 

Pomerov T. A. carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

Prisler Geo. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

PRISLER JOSEPH, Farmer; Sec. 
14; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Penn. in 
1809; came to this Co. in 1843 ; owns 160 
acres land ; he married Elizabeth Johnson 
in 1845 ; she was born in Penn. ; has one 
son, Geo. W. 

Putney P. O. farmer; P. 0. Pecatonica. 



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EAD DANIEL, merchant ; Pecatonica. 



Read J. A. 

Redlin Chas. laborer ; Pecatonica. 
Redlin Wm. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Richardson D. farm ; S. 7 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Richardson P. farm ; S. 7 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

ROBERTS ^WAI^TER, Confection- 
ery and Restaurant ; Pecatonica ; born in 
N. Y. ; came to this Co. in 1872; is asso- 
ciated in business with Geo. Lawson; style 
of lirm, Roberts & Lawson. 

ROBERTS & LiAlVSOX, Restau- 
rant and Confectionery. 
Rodd John, laborer; Pecatonica. 
Rodd John, Jr. tailor ; Pecatonica. 
Rogers Aaron, farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Rogers C. P. night watchman ; Pecatonica. 
Rogers G. D. cabinet maker ; Pecatonica. 
Rogers John, painter ; Pecatonica. 
Rogers O. C. fiirmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Rogers S. R. laborer ; Pecatonica. 
Rork W. S. retired ; Pecatonica. 
Rowley S. B. shoemaker; Pecatonica. 
Ruudell S. 
Runion Geo. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 



Ryan John, carpenter ; Pecatonica. 
Ryan S. J. carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

SABIN S. cabinet maker and furniture 
dealer; Pecatonica. 

SALISBURY FRAXCIS, Farmer 
and Merchant; Pecatonica; born m N. Y., 
in 1822; came to this State in 1854; owns 
253 acres land in this State, and 640 acres 
in Iowa; has held office of Supervisor; 
he married Miss Jane Scott in 1845, she 
was born in N. Y. ; have six children, 
Mary, Frances, Franklin E., Jennie, Sarah 
and Douglass; lost one son and one 
daughter. 

Salisbury Frank, grocer ; Pecatonica. 

SAIilSBURY & HARREN- 

STEIX, Dealers in Groceries, Boots 
and Shoes. 

Salisbury "Wm. stock buyer ; Pecatonica. 

Sanborn Geo. grain and stock dealer; Peca- 
tonica. 

SAU^SfDERS R. H. Farmer; Sec. 25; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in North Wilkes, 
Eng., in 1828; came to this Co. in 1849; 
owns 970 acres .farming land and 261 
acres timber; has been School Director 
many years ; married Miss Emily Anyon, 
in 1850; she was bora in London, Eng. ; 
have ten children, Frederick R., Annie B., 
Marian C, Thos. H., Frank E., Walter S., 
Herbert E., Richard S., Alice E. and Geo. 
M. ; lost one daughter, Florence. 

Scanlon Pat, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Scott Robt. stock dealer ; Pecatonica. 

Segeistrom L. merchant; Pecatonica. 

Seymour A. J. Lightning Cure mnfr. ; Pec-, 
atonica. 

SHANE JAS. J. Carpenter and 
Builder ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Pecatonica ; born 
Wilmington, Will Co., May 24, 1847; 
came to this Co. in 1863 ; married Adeline, 
daughter of Samuel and Lydia Sarver, 
July 7, 1869; have two children, Emily 
Gemellah, born March 5, 1870; Elmer 
Ellsworth, March 21, 1877 ; Independent 
in religion and politics ; went to Chicago 
after the great fire, worked there at his 
trade two years, and returned. 

Shane Jos. carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

Shaver flarvey, laborer ; Pecatonica. 

SHEPARD C. C. Dealer in Groceries, 
Provisions, Crockery and Glassware ; Pec- 
atonica; born in Mass. in 1835; came to 
this State in 1854 ; jnarried Miss Elizabeth 
Palmer in 1854; she was born in N. Y., 
and died in 1855; holds office of Town 
Clerk. 

Shepherd Frank, papor and rag dealer; Pec- 
atonica. 

Shepherd J. M. constable ; Pecatonica. 
Shepherd S. F. clerk ; Pecatonica. 
Sherman A. laborer; Pecatonica. 



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Simmon E. E. laborer; Pecatonica. 

SII?IM«WS C. A. Farmer; Sec. 27; 
P.O. Pecatonica; born in Medina Co., O., 
in 1S35 ; came to this Co. in 1853 ; owns 
115 acres land; has held otHce of School 
Director; married Miss Mary A. Hutch- 
ins, in 1855; she was born m N. Y. ; have 
six children, Calvin, Ellen, Stella, Anna, 
Austin and Fred. 

Simmers Geo. painter; Pecatonica. 

Smith H. R. laborer; Pecatonica, 

SMITH IS!«iAAC O. Farmer; Sec. 4; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Illinois, in 1844; 
came to this Co. same year; holds office of 
School Director; owns 40 acres land; he 
married Miss Mary Hulse, in 1869; she 
was born in this section; have three chil- 
dren, Mary Belle, Oscar B., and Chip A. 

Sodders Henry, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Sprague Philander, laborer; Pecatonica. 

Stenston Mike, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Stewart Geo. gardener ; Pecatonica. 

ISTEVENS C. €. Harness Maker; 
Justice of the Peace; collections, etc., 
promptly attended to; Pecatonica; born 
in N. Y., in 1832; came to this Co. in 1855; 
has held offices of Justice of the Peace, 
Town Trustee, etc.; married Miss Augusta 
Cleaveland, in 1854; she was born in N. 
Y. ; have two chiirtren, Frank C. and Em- 
ma E. 

STEVEUfS (C. C.) & SOX, Harness 

Makers. 
Stevens E. C. retired ; Pecatonica. 
Stevens F. C. harness maker; Pecatonica. 

STITSEIi D. A. Dealer in Hardware, 
Iron, &c. ; Pecatonica; born in Penn., in 
1828 ; came to this Co. in 1854 ; has held 
office of School Director; married Miss 
Mary N. B. Brown, in 1861 ; she was born 
in Mass. 

Stockburger Dan. blacksmith; Pecatonica. 

Stockberger Chris, farm ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Stockberger Fred, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Stockberger F., Jr. blacksmith; Pecatonica. 

Stork John, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

STRUCK PETER W. Carpenter 
and Builder ; Pecatonica ; born in Penn., 
in 1842; came to this Co. in 1863; enlisted 
in 143d I. V. I., and served till the close 
of the war; married Miss L. Rogers, in 
1874 ; she was born in N. Y. 

Swarts Phil, clerk ; Pecatonica. 

Swift E. D. carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

Swift Leonard, farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

TAYLOR JOHN, farmer; P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 
Taylor Lyman, organ grinder; Pecatonica. 
Terney Frank, blacksmith; Pecatonica. 

THOMPSON ABRAHAM, Farm- 
er; Sec. 24; P. O. Pecatonica; born in 



Ohio, in 1825; came to this Co. in 1840; 
owns 100 acres land ; has held office of 
School Director; he married Miss S. 
Downs, Sept. 4, 1847; she was born in 
Conn.; have ten children living, Frank, 
Ellen, Albert, Melvina, Henry, Bertha, 
William, Minnie, Eddie, and Charlie; 
lost one son. 

Thomson A. farm ; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Thomson A. W. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Thomson J. M. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Thomson J. W. retired ; Pecat(mica. 
Tierney Wm. blacksmith ; Pecatonica. 
Tollman Fred, laborer; Pecatonica. 
Tollman Henry, laborer; Pecatonica. 

TOWN O. C. Postmaster; Pecatonica; 
born in Penn., in 1841 ; came to this Co. 
the same year; enlisted in the 11th I.V.I. , 
and served 4 years; has held office of 
Town Trustee and Town Treasurer; mar- 
ried Miss A. Crary, in 1865 ; she was born 
in Ohio. 

TRtJIvIi Z. A. Druggist; Pecatonica; 
born in N. H., in 1841, and came to this 
Co. in 1850; is member of the firm of 
Emery & Trull; married Mrs. M. D. 
Belden, in 1875; she was born in Fre- 
donia, N. Y. ; two children, Florence and 
Linnie. 

Tuttle Henry, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

TIJTT1.E ISAAC C. Farmer; Sec. 
34; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. H., in 
1820; came to this Co. in 1862; owns 140 
acres land ; has been School Director and 
Town Trustee ; married Louisa J. Low, in 
1846, who was born in the same place; 
have six children, Henry C, Jacob E., 
Hattie L., Daniel P., Frank S., and 
George I. 

VANANTWERP ADAM, farmer; Sec. 
33; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Vanantwerp Geo. farmer; Sec. 33. P. O. 

Pecatonica. 
Vanantwerp Miron; farmer; Sec. 33. P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

VAX HYKE A. S. Attorney; Peca- 
tonica; born in N. Y., in 1810; came to 
this State in 1841, and to this Co. in 1854; 
has held offices of Town Clerk, School 
Director, Supervisor, Justice of the Peace 
and County Judge; married Miss Mary 
Burbank in 1844; she was born in Ver- 
mont; has one child, Mrs. S. M. Grover, 
wife of F. D. Grover. 

VAX ETTEX BEX J. Farmer; 
Sec. 22; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y., 
Feb. 28, 1804; came to this Co. July 16, 
1837; owns 162 acres land; had held office 
of School Director and Treasure)- School 
Fund; married Miss A. Grover, in 1837; 
she was born in N. Y. ; has three children 
living, Thomas, Mary and Frank; lost one 
daughter, Ruth. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



Van Elten F. farm; Sec.22; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Van Kirk Geo. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Van Kirk W. B.farm ; S.13; P. O.Pecatonica. 

VA5f KIRK IVM. P. Farmer; Sec. 
13; P. O.Pecatonica; born in N. J., in 
1816; came to this Co. in 1854; owns 90 
acres land; married Miss Ann Moore in 
1840; she was born in N. J.; lias seven 
children livinp;, Wm. B., Josephine, Geo. 
L., Mary A., Emma E., Charles M., and 
Walter "S. ; lost one daughter. 

Vanort Fred, laborer; Pecatonica. 

Vanort T. J. laborer; Pecatonica. 

Vanvalkenberg Ad. farmer ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Vanvalkenberg E. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Vanvalkenberg H. farmer; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Van Vleck C. laborer; Pecatonica. 

Van Vleck R. laborer ; Pecatonica. 



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ALLIS WILLIAM, plasterer; Peca- 
tonica. 

liVAIililS A. J. Druggist and Apothe- 
cary; Pecatonica; born in Rockford, Aug. 
3, 1853 ; married Miss Ella Miller in 1875 ; 
she was born in Winnebago Co. 

Warren Frank, laborer; Pecatonica. 

Washburn Calvin, laborer; Pecatonica. 

Waters J.W. veterinary surgeon ; Pecatonica. 

Waters Thos. farmer ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Waters Wesley, laborer ; Pecatonica. 



Watson Fred, farmer; Sec. 13. P. O. Peca- 
tonica. 

WATSON P. C. Farmer; Sec. 13; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y. in 1803; 
came to this Co. in 1845; owns 230 acres 
land; has held office of School Director; 
married Miss Minerva Tefft in 1829; she 
was born in Washington Co., N. Y. ; have 
three children, Frederick, Charles, Mary. 

Wells. A. L. farmer; Sec. 34. 

Welles M. W. merchant; Pecatonica. 

Welch Thos., Jr., carpenter ; Pecatonica. 

White H. farmer ; Sec. 9. 

Winchester John, butcher; Pecatonica. 

Wing Wm. carpenter; Pecatonica. 

IVOIiVEX JXO. W. Retired Farm- 
er; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Green Co., 
N. Y., in 1830; came to this Co. in 1851; 
owns 862 acres land ; has held office of 
School Trustee; married Miss Juliette 
Martin in 1855 : she was born in N.Y. ; has 
four children, Edwin J., Charles, Jessie, 
and Georgie. 

Woodruff G. H. laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Woodruff H. B. mason ; Pecatonica. 

Woodruff J. P. laborer ; Pecatonica. 

Wynegaj- J. farm; Sec. 18; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Wynegar L. C. farm; S. 18; P.O. Pecatonica. 

■\7"0UNG A. C. Pecatonica. 
Young Henry, plasterer ; Pecatonica. 




SEWABD TOWNSHIP. 



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SEWARD TOWNSHIP. 



ANDREW A. B. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 
Andrews David W. Sec. 4; P.O. Pecatonica. 

BAI^LARD SABIIX", Farmer and 
Stock Dealer; Sec. 3; P. O. Pecaton- 
ica; born in Rliode Island, in 1826; came 
to tins Co. in 1866; owns 123 acres; mar- 
ried Hannah Witliey, in 1850; she was 
born in Conn., and died in 1863 ; has one 
son, named Andrew. ^ 

Bebb M. S. farm ; S. 34; P.O. Fountain Dale. 

BENEDICT MRS. F. Widow; Sec. 
8; P. O. Pecatonica; boi'n in Ohio, in 
1834; came to this Co. in 1849; married 
Richard Benedict, Sept. 15, 1853 ; he was 
boi-n in Onondaga Co., N. ;Y., in 1837 ; 
he died Aug. 31, 1877; has six children, 
J. Nettie, Ernest R., Marion A., Ralph D., 
Helen M., John E. 

Benedict F. A. farm ; Seel ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Benedict J. A. farm ; Sec.30 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

BEICSOJi' FRA:SfCIS R. Farmer; 
Sec. 6; P. O. Pecatonica; born in this 
Tp., in 1846; owns }^ interest in estate of 
173 acres; his father, William Benson, 
was one of the early settlers of this Tp., 
and was employed by Frink & Walker 
many years as Stage Driver; he died in 
1864. 

Bibbins W. H. farm ; Sec.2 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

Brailhwait J. farm; Sec.31 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

BRIDGEI.A:SfD A. Farmer; Sec. 35; 
P.O. Elida; born in England, in 1816; 
came to this country in 1837 ; to this Co. 
in 1846 ; owns 320 acres ; has held office 
of School Director for years ; he married 
Miss Hannah Wright, in 1847; she was 
born in England; has six children, Mary, 
Sarah A., Ellen C, William, George D., 
Martha. 

Brooks R. H. carpenter ; Sec. 5 ; P. O. Pec- 
atonica. 

BROWX GEO. H. Farmer; Sec. 16; 
P. O. Pecatonica ; born in Penn., in 1828 ; 
came to this Co. in 1856; owns 100 acres; 
he married Helen Kuney in 1855; she 
was born in Penn. ; died in 1863 ; he mar- 
ried Sally Lutes, in 1864, who was born in 
Penn.; three children by first marriage, 
Ida E., Samuel S., John H. ; five children 
by second marriage, Emma V., Georgi- 
anna, Myrtle R., C. Grant, and Freddie H. 

Bubu G. H. farmer; Sec. 30. 

Burdick L. L. farm; S. 13; P.O. Winnebago. 

Burdick W. farm; Sec. 13; P.O. Winnebago. 

Burk J. farmer; Sec. 27; P.O. Pecatonica. 

BIJRCH €. R. Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Pecatonica ; born in Penn., in 1838 ; came 
to this Co. in 1859 ; owns 160 acres ; en- 



listed in the 15th Regt., I. V. I., in the late 
war; has held offices of School Director 
and Road Commissioner; married Miss 
Whittlesey, daugliter of Eliphalet Whit- 
tlesey, in 1863; riu; was born in this town; 
have two children, Charles W. and Eli- 
phalet Chauncey. 

Burtch N. E. farm ; Sec.ll ; P.O. Winnebago. 
Businga M. farmer; Sec.21 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

CALDWELL JAMES, farmer; Sec. 4; 
P. O. Pecatonica. 
Caldwell John. 

Carson A. T. teamster ; Pecatonica. 
Clark J. T. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Clark John, farmer ; Sec.23 ; P.O.Winnebago. 
Clark Jonathan, farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. 
Winnebago. 

CliARK ROSWELIi, Farmer; 
Sec. 4; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Ver- 
mont, in 1808 ; came to this Co. in 1856 ; 
owns 57 acres land ; married Miss Mary 
Walton, who was born in Mass. ; have three 
children living, Hannah A., Elbert J., and 
E. Dell; lost two sons, James A. and 
Alonzo Walton ; the latter enlisted in the 
44th Regt., I. V. I., as a private, and mus- 
tered out as Major; Elbert J. has served 
three years as Asst. Surgeon in the army. 

CliARK SAMUEL., Farmer; Sec. 

16; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Norfolk, 

England, in 1814; came to this Co. in 

1845; owns 98^ acres; married Mary A. 

Money, in 1835^ she was born in England; 

his second wifewas Maria H. Manchester; 

she was born in N. Y. ; had six children 

by first marriage. 
Cleveland Albert, farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

CliEVELAND HERVEY S. 

Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Pecatonica; born 
in Washington Co., N. Y., in 1831 ; came 
to this Co. in 1859; owns 320 acres; holds 
office School Director; married Miss A. 
Curtis, in 1857; she was born in N. Y. ; 
have one son, Hervey S. ; lost three 
children. 

CLEVELAITD W. J. Farmer; Sec. 
38; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y., in 
1829; came to this Co. in 1854; owns 200 
acres ; has held offices of School Director, 
Road Commissioner, and Town Clerk; 
married Miss Jane E. Curtis, in 1853 ; she 
was born in N. Y. ; have six children, 
Albert, Maria, Adella, Herbie, Clara, Ira. 

Clickman C. farm ; Sec. 10 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Clikeman Peterson, farmer ; Sec. 3. 

Clikeman Peter, farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. 
Winnebago. 

Cole S. W. mason; P. O. Pecatonica. 



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WINNEBAGO COtTNTY DIKECTORY: 



COMI.Y CHARLES, Farmer; Sec. 2 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Penn., in 1814 
came to this Co. in 1855; owns 360 acres 
he married Miss Mary Ludwig, in 1836 
she was born in Penn. ; have eleven chil 
dren, Lucy, Isabel, Maria, Caroline, Cath- 
arine, Mary, Thomas, Abraham L., Charles 
H., John B. and Edwin D. 

Comly L. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Comly T. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Conger D. farmer; Sec.29; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Conger F. farmer; Sec.29; P.O. Pecatonica. 

CONGER JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 29; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y., in 1811; 
came to this Co. in 1866; owns 160 acres; 
married Miss Sarah Johnson, in 1838, who 
was born in N. Y. ; has six children liv- 
ing, Mary, Ancy, David, Frank, Ira, and 
Katie. 

Conover H. farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. Pecatonica. 

CONOVER MRS. SL.YV1A, 

Widow; born in Conn., and removed to 
Stuben Co., N. Y., in 1820; came to this 
Co. in 1838; taught school in N. Y. 8 
years; married Morris D. Pierce, in 1835; 
he was born in Utica, N. Y. ; died March 
18, 1844; in 1847, she married David Con- 
over, who was born in Chambersburg, 
Penn.; he died in 1852; has one child, 
Mrs. Ilelen Fairchild, by first marriage, 
and one son, Henry, by second marriage ; 
lost one son, Fiederick, in the army. 

Cooper John. 

Copeland J. farm; S.34; P.O.Fountain Dale. 

Cummings E. farm hand ; P. O. Winnebago. 

Cummings H. farm hand; P.O. Winnebago. 



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A.UGHERTY P. C. farmer; Sec. 6; 
P. O. Pecatonica. 

DAUGHERTY .TOH:^ T. Farmer; 
Sec. P. O. Pecatonica; born in Ohio, in 
1832; came to this Co. in 1845; married 
Margaiet Shores, in 1842; she was born in 
Penn.; died in ; he afterwards mar- 
ried Laura Gibbs, in 1855; she was born 
in N. Y. ; had two children by first mar- 
riage, Nancy A. and John, and by second 
marriage two, Philetus C. and William O. 

Daugherty W. farm; Sec. 6; P.O.Pecatonica. 

DAY DUDLEY \V. Farmer; Sec. 
22; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y., in 
1839; came to this Co. in 1858; enlisted in 
15th Regt. I. V. I., and served three years, 
and was in the battles of Shiloh, Vicks- 
burg, Jackson, and Hatchie, and the siege 
of Corinth; owns 102 acres; holds office 
of Assessor; Road Commissioner 7 years; 
School Director; he married Miss Rachel 
Scott, in 1864; she was born in Penn.; 
has two children, Mary A. and Lillian R. 

Dooly B. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Pecatonica. 

DOIYLEX JOSHUA, Farmer; Sec. 
30; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Indiana, 
1825 ; came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 60 



acres ; married Mrs. S. S. Weddel, in 1854 ; 
she was born in Indiana; Mrs. Dowlen 
had three children by former marriage. 

Drake J. farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Pecatonica. 

DunkleyE. farmer; Sec. 13 ; P.O.Winnebago. 

Dunkley T. farmer ; Sec. 13; P.O.Winnebago. 



ASON JOSEPH, retired; Sec. 4; P.O. 
Pecatonica. 



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Eaton D. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Eckman A. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O.Pecatonica. 
Eddy E. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Eddy G.E. farmer; Sec. 7; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Elliott C. farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Elida. 

ELLIOTT MITCHELL, Farmer; 
Sec. 35; P. O. Elida; born in Perry Co., 
Penn., in 1810; lived in Ohio 23 years; 
came to this state in 1856; owns 160 acres; 
has held office of School Director; he 
married Miss Mary A. Linn, in 1833 ; she 
was born in Perry Co., Penn. ; have six 
children, John L., Mary E., Charles, 
Thomas C, Mattie E., and Maggie; lost 
one son, Edward M., he enlisted in the 
97th Regt. I. V. I. ; was taken prisoner in 
Georgia, and was confined at Auderson- 
ville, where he died of starvation. 

Elliott T. C. farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Elida. 

FAULKNER JOSEPH, Farmer; Sec. 
13 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

FAULK^fER SAMUEL, Farmer; 
24; P. O. Winnebago; born in England, 
in 1833; came to this Co. in 1846; owns 
300 acres; married Miss Sophia Hulett, 
in 1854; she was born in England; have 
seven children, Edward, Marshall, Eliza- 
beth, Calvin, Etta, Henry, and Irving; 
lost two. 

Fitzgerald E. farm ; S. 32 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

FITZGERALD WM. Farmer; Sec. 
32; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Ireland, in 
1827; came to this country in 1842; owns 
160 acres ; enlisted in the Navy, and served 
7 years; was at the storming of Vera 
Cruz; served 3 years under Commodore 
Perry, and was stationed on the Pacific 
Coast 4 years, under Commodore Jones; 
settled in Ills, after his discharge ; enlisted 
in the late war, and served 3 years, and 
his discharge makes mention of 81 general 
engagements, among which are Vicks- 
bm'g, Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, At- 
lanta, Marietta, etc.; he married Catharine 
Quinlan, in 1852 ; she was born in Ireland ; 
have three children living, Eugene, John 
and Sarah ; lost five sons and one daughter. 

FLAGG GEO. W. Farmer; Sec. 5; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Mass., in 1825; 
came to this Co. in 1856 ; owns 112 acres, 
valued at $8,0(i0 ; has held offices of Con- 
stable, Collector, and School Director; 
married Miss Lestina Rugg, in 1850 ; she 
was born in Mass.; have two children, 



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Henry and Lilian ; lost one daughter, Clara, 

and one son, Elijah. 
Flagg H. farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Foilschow Charles, farm hand. 
Fox J. H., collector; Sec. 8; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Frost G. R. 

GAFFENEY PATRICK, farm hand; 
Sec. 28; P.O. Pecatonica. 
Grady A. J. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 

AIRE JOHN, farmer; Sec.34;P. O. 
Fountain Dale 
Halsey O.F. farm ; Sec. 17 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

HAMILTON JACOB M. Farmer; 
Sec. 7; P.O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y., in 
1832; came' to this Co. in 1844; owns 3563^ 
acres ; held olfice of School Director ; mar- 
ried Miss Sarah A. Derwent, Jan. 1, 1851 ; 
she was born in England; have seven 
children, William, Charles, Ella, Cora, 
Myron, Annie and Raymond; lost two, 
Mary and Edward. 

Hamilton Wm. farm; S. 7; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Hayes Garrett. 

Hench H. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Highbarger F. farm ; S.31 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

HI(^HBAB€}I:B ISAIAH, Farm- 

' er; Sec. 81; P.O. Pecatonica; born in Md., 
1835 ; came to this Co. in 1845 ; owns 068 
acres land; has held office of School 
Director; he married Miss Elizabeth 
Rhineheart in 1850; she was born in Md.; 
have seven children, Wm. F., Francis M., 
Mary C, Haywood H., Martha E., Ann E. 
and Leah M. 

Highbarger W. farm; S.31 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Hillock E. farmer ; Sec. 29 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Hitchcock G. farm ; Sec. 2; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Hitchcock R. farm; Sec. 2; P.O. Pecatonica. 

HITCHCOCK IVM. S. P. Farmer; 
Sec. 3; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y., 
1817; came to this Co. in 1854; owns 40 
acres land; married Miss Martha Hudson 
in 1845; she was born in Canada East; 
has six children, Louise, Julia, Sophronia, 
George, Eva and Amanda; has served 
many years as Path Master. 

H01SI5f«T05f KEV. CHEfS- 

TliB, Sec. 26; P.O.Winnebago; born 
in N. Y., in 1808; came to this Co. in 
1844; owns 100 acres land; has held 
offices of Justice of the Peace and School 
Director ; was licensed to preach as a min- 
ister in the M. E. Church in 1843; he was 
afterwards ordained at Dixon ; he preached 
the first sermon in what is now known as 
the Hoisington Church; married Lucy 
Wheeler in 1830 ; she was born in Vt. 

Holcomb A. H. farm ; S.31 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Holcomb D. S. farm; S. 30; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Holmes I. B. fiirm; S. 26; P. O. Winnebago. 

Hooker Geo. W. farmer; P. O. Pecatonica. 



Hudson Arthur, farmer ; Winnebago. 
Hudson T. farm ; Sec. 27 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

TAYNE WILLIAM. 

JOIXES SAMUEIi, Farmer; Sec. 18; 
P.O. Pecatonica; born in St. Lawrence Co., 
N. Y., 1831 ; came to this Co. in 1847 ; owns 
200 acres laud; has held othce of School 
Director; married Miss Adelia Campbell 
in 1843; she was born in Vt. ; have nine 
children living, Viola, Edward, Almiiia, 
George, Flora, Frank, Dell, Willie and 
Mary; lost one daughter, Laura. 

JOJfES WM. Farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. 
Pecatonica; born in St. Lawrence Co., 
N. Y., 1817; came to this Co. in 1847; 
owns 160 acres ; married Miss Mary Tay- 
lor in 1853; she was born in Canada; 
have three adopted children. 

Jones W. farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Winnebago. 

KIDDER PERRY, farmer; Sec. 1 ; P. O. 
Winnebago. 

KIRK SAMUEL., Farmer; Sec. 9; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born in Eng., 1836; 
came to this Co. in 1851 ; owns 160 acres 
land ; has hunted rabbits on the ground 
where the depot in Rockford stands: mar- 
ried Miss Ann Faulkner, in Aug., 1858; 
she was born in Eng. ; have four children, 
William J., Lizzie H., Charles H. and 
Fannie E. 

Kimbal Jos. farm ; Sec. 4 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

AGRANGE FRANK, farmer; Sec. 39; 
P. O. Pecatonica. 

LAMBERT JEREMIAH, Farm- 
er; Sec. 6; P.O. Pecatonica; born in Penn. 
April 31, 1836; came to State in 1855, and 
to this Co. in 1872; rents of I. Wolven; he 
married Miss Rebecca Niels in 1867 ; she 
was born in Providence, R. I. ; have three 
children, Henry, William W. and Frank- 
lin J. ; he enlisted in the 93d I. V. I. and 
served three years. 

Leitts A. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Lincoln S. farmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Lincoln W. farmer ; Sec. 4 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Lindly C. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Winnebago. 

Lindly F. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Winnebago. 

Lindly I. S. farm; Sec. 23; P.O. Winnebago. 

Logan R. farmer ; Sec. 30 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Lowry D. W. farm; Sec. 9; P.O. Pecatonica. 

LOWRY MARCUS L. Farmer; 
Sec. 9; P.O. Pecatonica; born in Ind., Dec. 
17, 1821 ; came to this Co. in Jan. 1843 ; 
owns 383 acres land ; holds office of Su- 
pervisor, and has been Highway Commis- 
sioner and School Director many years; 
married Miss Hannah Derwent in 1849; 
she was born in Eng., and died March 11, 
1868 ; he afterwards married Miss Mary 
Wright, who was born in N. Y.; has six 
childi-en living, by first marriage, Thomas 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DmECTOEYt 



M., Sarah E., David "W., Clarence E., 
Albert H. and Alice J. 
Lunberry P. J. farmer; Sec. 12. 



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cCULLOUGH J. 



McDonald J. farm ; Scc.38 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Pecatonica; born 
in Conuty Meath, Ireland, in 18;:!8; came 
to this Co. in 1854; owns 494 acres land ; 
has held office of Justice of the Peace 12 
years, and School Director many years; 
he married Miss Mary Williams in 1864; 
she was born in Winnebago Co.; has 
seven children, Elizabeth, Edward, John, 
Julia, Mary, Charles and Emily. 

McDonald|R. tarm ; Sec.28; P.O. Pecatonica. 

McDonald Thos. farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. 
Pecatonica. 

McEchran M. farm ; S. 36 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

Mack S. farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Markham Jas. farm ; S. 27 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Markham J. farm ; Sec. 27 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

MARSTOX GEO. W. Farmer; Sec. 
25; P. O. Winnebago; born in N. Y., in 
1835; came to this Co. in 1845; he enlist- 
in the 15th I. V. I., and was wounded at 
the battle of Shiloh ; has held office of 
Collector; he married Miss Sarah Scott, 
who was born in Penn., in 1842; have 
five children, Anson M., Amos W., Chas. 
L., Mary A. and George E. 

Martin J. P. farm; Sec. 4; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Meredith B. D. farmer; P. O. Winnebago. 

Meredith J. C. farmer; P. O. Winnebago. 

MEREDITH T. R. Retired Farmer; 
Sec. 36; P. O. Elida; born in Penn., Sept. 
25, 1815; came to this State in 1854, and 
to this Co. in 1867 ; owns 232 acres land ; 
he married Nancy R. Bull, in 1845 ; she 
was born in Perry Co., Penn. ; have four 
children, John C., David B., Jennie M. 
and Sallie G. 

Moon A. farmer ; Sec. 26 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

Moon R.*farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Moore J. farmer ; Sec. 23 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

Moore Jos. farm; Sec. 23; P. O. Winnebbgo. 

MOORE WM. Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. 
Winnebago; born in Eng., in 1813; came 
to this Co. in 1847 ; owns 360 acres land ; 
married Miss Mary Faulkner in 1840; she 
was born in Eng. ; have eight children, 
William, Isabelle, Mary, Adeline, Susan, 
James, Joseph and Bertha ; lost four. 

Moore W., Jr. farm ; S. 15 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

MORGAX THOS. Farmer; Sec. 18; 
P. O. Pecatonica ; born in Wales, in 1825 ; 
came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 80 acres 
land; married Susanna Helman, in 1866; 
she was born in Penn. ; have five children, 
Cora D., Wm. E., Chas. L., Ida M. and 
Martha J. 



Mosher C. S. retired. 

Myers L. farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Myers S. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Myers W. farmer; Sec. 31; P.O. Pecatonica. 

"IVTEELY WM. farmer; Sec. 16. 

Newton Julian. 

:SfEWTO]^ PEI]!(fY |Z. Farmer; Sec. 
12; P. O. Winnebago; born in Vt., in 
1830; came to this Co. in 1853; owns 120 
acres land ; held office of School Director 
12 years ; married Miss Martha Phelps, in 
1854 ; she was born in Ohio ; have two chil- 
dren, Julia and Almon; and one adopted 
daughter, Augusta. 

Newton W. farmer; Sec. 2. 



OSTRANDER ''JOHN J. farmer 
20; P. O. Pecatonica. 

DALMER W. L. laborer. 



Sec. 



PETERSON CHAS. M. Farmer; 
Sec. 4; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Swe- 
den in 1817; came to this Co. in 1854; 
owns 72 acres land ; married Miss Johanna 
Peterson in 1842 ; she was born in Swe- 
den ; have five children, Matilda, Sophia, 
Emily, Louisa and Augusta ; lost one son 
and one daughter. 

PFEIFER PHIEIP, Farmer; Sec. 
17; P.O. Pecatonica; born in Germany, 
1816 ; came to this Co. in June, 1847 ; owns 
60 acres land ; holds office of Town Clerk 
and has been School Director ; he married 
Miss Rosella Metcalf, in 1858; she was 
born in N. Y. ; have three children, Ida 
R., Lizzie S. and Alice M. 

Phelps J. W. farmer ; P. O. Winnebago. 

PHEI.PS SILAS M. Farmer; Sec. 
13; P. O. Winnebago; born in Ohio, 1840; 
came to this Co. in 1856; owns 160 acres 
land; he enlisted in the 45th I. V. I., and 
served three years ; married Miss Louise 
Chandler in 1864; she was born in N. Y. ; 
has two children, Carrie M. and Susan B. ; 
lost two : Amasa, aged 9 years ; and Clar- 
ence, aged 5 years. 

RAFFERTY A. farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. 
Pecatonica. 

Rhinehart Calvin. 

Roberts E. C. steam thresher ; Sec. 30. 
Rugg A. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Ryan D. farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Ryan D., Jr. farm ; Sec. 33 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

SARGENT DANIEL, farmer; Sec. 36; P. 
O. Winnebago. 

SARGElfT CHAREES, Retired 
Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Winnebago; born 
in N. H., 1800; came to this State 1842, 
and to this Co. 1854; owns 130 acres; 
married Ruth Mansur in 1825, born in 




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Lower Canada 1806, died 1864; six chil- 
dren : Daniel M., Charles P., Ruth, John, 
Maria and Isora A. ; lost two, George and 
Hollis; John enlisted in the 8th I. V. C, 
and was mustered out as Capt. Go. M. 

SCOTT A., M.a>., Physician; Sec. 20; 
P.O. Pecatonica ; born in Penn. 1820 ; came 
to thisCo. 1857 ; owns 80 acres ; has practiced 
medicine for oi years; served in the late 
war as Surgeon of 153d I. V. I. until the 
regiment was mustered out; married Miss 
Harriet McCarty, born in Penn; have eight 
children: Sarah, Rachel, Mary, Charles, 
Martha, Julia, Hattie and Clara; lost one 
daughter, Mercy 13.; has held offices of 
School Director, Road Commissioner and 
Town Clerk. 

Scott H. W. farmer ; Sec. 23 ; P.O.Winnebago. 

Scott J. W. farm; Sec. 27; P. O. Winnebago. 

Searls A. K. farm; Sec. 12; P.O. Winnebago. 

Searls D. J. farm; Sec. 12; P.O. Winnebago. 

Seaton F. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Seaton Gilbert, farm; S. 3; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Seaton W. farmer ; Sec. 2 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Seaton W. T. farm ; Sec. 2 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Sheldon G. E. farm; S. 14; P.O. Winnebago. 

Sheldon I. J. farm ; S. 14 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

Sheldon Jay, farm ; Sec. 14 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

Shimmin Carson. 

Shimmin George, night watchman. 

SHIMMIX JOHX S. Farmer; Sec. 
6; P. O. Pecatonica; born Isle of Man in 
1819; came to this Co. Feb., 1837; owns 
200 acres ; has been member of the School 
Board 3 years ; married Wilhelmina Love 
1845, born in Penn. ; have fourteen chil- 
dren: Emma, Katie, Carson, Almeda, 
George, William, Alice, Mary, Annie, 
Lucy, Mina, Eddie, Charles and Florence ; 
lost two sons. Alba and Elmer. 

Shimmin Wm. farm ; Sec. 5 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Short Robt. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. Pecatonica. 

SIMMOXS OI^IVER, Farmer; Sec. 
5; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y. 1844; 
came to this Co. 1867 ; married Miss Nettie 
Benedict 1876, born in this Co.; enlisted 
in 65tli O. V. I., and re-enlisted as veteran ; 
mustered out in Te.xas in 1865. 

Simpson Cyrus, Sec. 6. 

Simpson H. W., Sec. 11. 

Smiley Andrew, farmer; Sec. 26. 

SMITH BEXJAMIX, Farmer; Sec. 
18; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Penn. 1819; 
came to this Co. 1857; owns 80 acres; 
married Ellen Bailey 1839, born in Penn. ; 
have seven children : Anna, Maria, William 
H., Michael J., Mary E., George B., Lizzie 
and Benjamin Franklin ; lost one daughter. 

Smith G. 

Smith G. H. farmer ; Sec. 22 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

Smith J. A. 



SMITH R. C. Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. 
Winnebago; born in Scotland 1829; came 
to this Co. 1855; owns 240 acres; married 
Miss Kate Stewart 1854, born in Scotland ; 
have six children : Andrew, Hugh, Robert, 
John, Lizzie and Archie; holds office of 
School Director. 

Smith Wm. fjirmer; P. O. Winnebago. 
Snyder Bernard, farmer ; Sec. 4. 
Spencer A. farm ; S. 22. 
Spencer Geo. farmer; Sec. 22. 
Spencer Samuel, farmer; Sec. 22. 

SPI€EK <iEO. ^V. Farmer; Sec. 8; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born Yales Co., N. Y., 
1818; came to this Co. 1846; owns 227 
acres laud ; has held office School Director ; 
married Miss Lucy Hawkins 1846, born 
N. Y. ; have seven children living: Lucy 
L., Mercy E., John B., Pho-be, Willie, 
Aucy and Annie; lost five. 

Straw D. B. tarmer ; Sec. 25 ; P.O.Winnebago. 

Straw J. S. farmer; Sec. 25 ; P.O.Winnebago. 

Straw N. S. farmer; Sec. 25 ; P.O.Winnebago. 

Straw W. S. farmer ; Sec. 25 ; P.O.Winuebago. 

Sweeney John, farmer; Sec. 26. 



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Tracy E. F. retired; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Tracy Geo. farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. Pecatonica. 

TRAVER E. Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. 
Pecatonica; born N. Y. 1832; came to 
to this Co. 1864; owns 80 acres, value $75 
per acre; married Miss Fanny Clapp 1855, 
born in England; have eleven children: 
Charles H., Sarah L, William A., Harriet, 
Eugene, Mary, Fraukie, Nettie, Luther, 
Fannie and Birdie. 

T T-ANSTEN B. 

Vestal F. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Vestal J. H. farm; Sec. 18; P.O. Pecatonica. 

ALL ACE CYRUS, farmer; Sec. 19; 
P. O. Pecatonica. 

Wallace Wm. J. farm ; S. 19 ; P.O.Pecatonica. 

Waters D. farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Welch J. P. farmer ; Sec. 27 ; P.O. Pecatonica. 

WEEES A. A. Farmer: Sec. 3; P. O. 
Pecatonica; born Seward Tp. 1844; owns 
78 acres; enlisted in 146th I. V. I.; mar- 
ried Miss A. Holcomb 1868, born in this 
Co., and died 1870. 

Wells A. J. farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. Pecatonica 

Wells Benjamin E. farmer; Sec. 11. 

Wells C. E. farm ; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Winnebag 

WEEES JESSE, Farmer; Sec. 
P. O. Pecatonica; born N. Y. 1800; cam 
to this State 1842, to this Co* 1854; own 
416 acres; has held office School Director; 
married Aseneth Bennett 1825, born in N. 
Y., died 1845; afterwards married Miss 



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Lovina Everett 1848, born in Peun. ; four 
children by first marriage: Haskell R., 
Harris G., Eunice and Rlioda; bj^ second 
marriage: Orrin C, Cyrus, Oscar, Sylvia, 
Jessie and Schuyler Colfax; one son, Ben- 
net, enlisted in 15th I. V. I., died m service. 

WELIiS .1. K. Farmer; Seel; P. O. 
Winnebago; born St. Lawrence Co., N.Y , 
1837; came to this Co. 1841; owns 157 
acres; holds office School Director; mar- 
ried Miss Adelle E. Clark 1870, born N.Y. ; 
have two children: Ernest E., Gertrude. 

Wells Orin C. farmer; P. O. Winuebitgo. 

WHITMAX JOSHUA, Farmer; 
Sec. ii7; P. O. Winnebago; born N. Y. 
1821 ; came to this Co. 1870 ; f) vvns 80 acres ; 
has held office School Director; married 
Miss L. F. Morehouse, born N. J. ; have 
two children : John and Erastus. 

WHITBfEY DAKWi:S»\ Farmer; 
Sec. 24; P. O. Winnebago; born Pa. 1824; 
came to this Co. 1845 ; owns 320 acres ; has 
held office School Director; married Miss 
Laura Bigsby 1847, born in N. Y. ; have 
five chiklien : Wilbur F., Emerson, Sarah 
L., Newton E., Mary E. ; lost two: Clara 
and Alta. 

VIHITTI.ESEY EDMrXD, 

Farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. Pecatonica; born 
Mass. 1814; removed to Ohio 1817; came 



to this Co. 1835 ; owns 170 acres ; has held 
office of Supervisor 20 years. Justice of 
Peace 30 years. Town Treasurer many 
years; one of oldest settlers ; married Miss 
Susan Vsince 1839, born Ohio; have three 
children: Mary O., Joseph H. and Edwin 
Vance; Mrs. Whittlesey's father, Joseph 
Vance, was the first actual settler in Sew- 
ard Tp. 

Whittlesey J. H. farm;S.8; P.O. Pecatonica. 

lVll.SO]¥ L. A. Farmer; Sec. 4: P.O. 
Pecatonica ; born N. Y. 181(5 ; lived in Ohio 
35 years previous to his removal to Illi- 
nois 1853; married Miss Annie Moulton 
1839, born N. Y. ; have five children: 
Volney, Charles P., Sylvia, Francis and 
Lyman A. ; Volney enlisted in 8th I. V. 
C, served 3 years; Charles P. enlisted in 
152d 111., and was a prisoner in Anderson- 
ville 7 months. 

Wright E. F. clergyman. 

Wright G. fiirmer; Sec. 11; P.O. Pecatonica. 

WRIGHT JOHX, Farmer; Sec. 11; 
P. O. Pecatonica; born England 1828; 
came to this State 1844, to this Co. 1808; 
owns 240 acres; has held offices School 
Director and Road Commissioner; married 
Miss Matilda Hutchins 1855, born in Can- 
ada ; have seven children : George, Charles, 
Alta, Elizabeth, Lottie, Robert and Baby. 




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AFFALBAROUGH JOS. blacksmith; 
Sec. 8; P.O. Rocktord. 

Anderson John, Sec. 19; P. O. Peciitonica. 

Andrew A. rents farm ; Sec.9 ; P.O. Rockford. 

AlfDRE^^ EI.I.IS, Farmer; Sec. 8; 
P. O. Rocktord ; born in Lancashire, Eng., 
Nov. 21, 1838; came to tills Co. with his 
father in 1844; owns 93 acres land, valued 
at $3,000; married Ellen Rudd, Dec. 20, 
1860; she was born in Hamburg, Erie Co., 
N. Y.; they have two children: Lewis 
Judson, born Jan. 2, 1869, and Chariie 
Austin, Oct. 3, 1870; Mrs. A. has been a 
member of the Baptist Church over 18 
years ; she, with the other members of the 
family, are now regular attendants of the 
M. E. Church, there being no Baptist 
Church in the community; Mr. A. was 
Constable for 4 years, and Road Master 2 
years ; was but 13 years of age when he 
came here with his father, and was in 
youth inured to the hardships incident to 
the life of the early settler; Mrs. Andrew 
came here with her father, Joel M. Rudd, 
in 1849 ; has ever since lived within half 
a mile of where she now resides. 

Andrew Wm. farmer ; Sec. 9 ; P.O.Rockford. 

Atkinson B. C. farm; Sec. 18; P.O.Rockford. 

ATKINSOX GEORCJE A. Farm- 
er; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford; born in Bur- 
ritt, June 23, 1848 ; married Martha E. 
Herrington, Oct. 25, 1871 ; she was born in 
Burritt, Nov. 6, 1849 ; they have two chil- 
dren : Emery D., born Aug. 25, 1872, and 
Freddie L., April 6, 1876 ; owns 80 acres 
land, valued at $3,000; attend the M.'E. 
Church ; the parents of both were among 
the first .settlers in this Co.; came here 
about 40 years ago ; were surrounded by 
wild country — only one or two cultivated 
farms between here and Rockford. 

■ ATKIXSOX .IAS. Farmer; Sec. 2; P. 
O. Rockford ; born in Eng., May 15, 1826 ; 
came to this Co. in 1837 ; owns 86 acres 
land, valued $5,000; married Ann J annette 
Brady, Feb. 22, 1860 ; she was born in Bur- 
ritt, Feb. 22, 1843 ; they have three chil- 
dren, two sons and one daughter : Dora O., 
born Dec. 10, I860; Charles F., Jan. 8, 
1869, and Willis C, Oct. 28, 1872; Mr. A. 
was 11 years of age when his father came 
to this Co. ; was but one house between 
here and Rockford, and no road except 
the boundless prairie; has accompanied 
his father to Chicago with grain drawn in 
wagons ; it usually took ten days to make 
the round trip, fording or ferrying the 
Rock river and other streams ; the ferry- 
men at that time at Rockford were James 
Taylor and Giles A. Hard, Esq. 
ATK.INSOX JOH5f, Farmer; Sec. 
17 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in England, 



Dec. 14, 1814; came to this Co. in 1837; 
owns 167 acres land, valued at $6,000; 
married Nancy L. Conklin, Nov. 5, 1840; 
she was born in Wayne Co., Penu., Dec. 15, 
1822; came to this Co. in 1839; they have 
eight children living: Brown C, aged 30; 
John M., 32; George A. and Ellen Melissa 
(twins), 29; Mary Bell, 24; Emma Eliza, 
21 ; Candace Amelia, 19, and Kittle May, 
17 ; lost two, Thomas, died aged two years, 
and David E., who enlisted in Co. A, 74th 
I. V. I., Aug., 1862, was in Buell's cam- 
paign after Bragg in Ky. ; was taken sick, 
returned as fai' as Evansville, Ind., where 
he died on the 26th of Jan., 1803; two 
other sous. Brown C. and John M., were 
also in the service, the former in the 74th 

1. V. I., and the latter in the 11th L V. C; 
when Mr. A. first came to this country 
there were but two or three houses in 
Rockford ; had to ford or ferry the river ; 
the surrounding country was a wild, un- 
broken prairie ; he has been Road Com- 
missioner 14 years. Assessor 13, Collector 

2, and Trustee for a number of years ; all 
attend the M. E. Church. 

AT WOOD AJLBEBT J. Farmer; 
Sec. 18; P. O. Pecatonica; born m Burritt, 
May 10, 1849 ; owns 80 acres laud, valued 
at $3,200; married Caroline M. Beer, Sept. 
20, 1869; she was born in Rockford, April 
29, 1851 ; have two children : Clarence A., 
born Oct. 12, 1871, and Algernon J.. March 
12, 1875. Mr. Beers, father of Mrs. A., 
settled in East Rockford 40 years ago, 
when it contained but four houses ; has 
lived there ever since. Mr. Atwood and 
family attend the Congregational Chm'ch ; 
Republican. 

ATW^OOO THOMAS J. Farmer; 
Sec. 18; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Bridge 
Water, Vt., June 14, 1818 ; came to this Co. 
in 1840; owns 480 acres land, valued at 
$26,400; married Lois Cornelia Cable, 
May 4, 1847 ; she was born Nov. 19, 1826, 
in Bridgeport, Conn. ; came here in 1837 ; 
they have two children living: Albert Jus- 
tin, born May 10, 1849; Emma Cornelia, 
Sept 13, 1855; lost four: Rollin C, Ella 
Maria, Amos W, and Ezra Cable; Mr. A. 
was Supervisor for one term, on committee 
for erecting building on County Farm, 
collected the paupers of the Co., etc. Mr. 
E. S. Cable, father of Mrs. A. was one of 
the early settlers of Pecatonica, where he 
still resides, being now 80 years of age. 

AILEY JOHN, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. 
Rockford. 
Bailey P. farmer ; Sec. 18 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

BAILEY 1V1L.LIAM, Farmer; Sec. 
28; P. O. Winnebago; born in East Green- 
wich, Kent Co., R. L, June 22, 1816; mar- 



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ried Amy W. Reynolds, June 5, 1836; slie 
was born same place, Dec. 3, 1817 ; came 
to this Co. in 1854; have three children 
living: Roby Anna, married to Mr. Bils- 
borough, and living in Iowa; Wintield S. 
and William H.: lost three: Archibald D., 
Mary E. and A. Dorrance; Mr. B. has been 
Assessor 1 year, Ti-ustee 4, and School Di- 
rector 6 or 7 years; came here when there 
were but few farms opened up in Laona 
and Burritl, mostly wild prairie; himself 
and family belong to the M. E. Church. 

BAIIiEY Wi:Si'FIEL.D S. Farmer; 
Sec. 28; P. O. Winnebago; born in R. I., 
Sept. 3, 1852; .came to this Co. with his 
father in 1854; owns 80 acres land, valued 
at $4,500; married Agnes Sillers, Sept. 21, 
1871; she was born in Scotland, June 10, 
1853; came to this Co. with her father 
same year, who settled in Guilford; he 
only lived one year after reaching this Co. ; 
they have one son, Duncan Frederic, born 
Aug. 13, 1872; Mr. B. has been Overseer 
of Highways two terms; holds that posi- 
tion at present; his father was one of the 
first settlers in Laona. 

BARKER HIRAM A. Farmer; Sec. 
1 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in N. Y., Feb. 
12, 1830; came to this Co. in 1850; owns 
159 acres land, valued at $7,500; married 
Isabel Atkinson, Dec. 24, 1849; she was 
born in England, May 8, 1831 ; came to 
this Co. in 1837 ; have one child by adop- 
tion, Etta G., born March 31, 1854; Mr. B. 
was in Co. L, 11th I. V. C; enlisted Feb. 
7, 1865; went lo Memphis just in time to 
join the regiment in a scout after General 
Forrest, following him to Holly Springs, 
Jackson, and as far as Wolf river, being 
in the saddle nearly 48 hours; was out 10 
days; after returning to Memphis, was 
put on duty patrolling the city for two 
weeks, occasionally scouting in various 
directions for a distance of 50 miles; Mr. 
B. has some very fine horses— a pair of 
draft horses, pair of roadsters, and two 
young stallions, and several others, all 
"Normans." 

Barsby William, Sec. 3; P. O. Rockford. 

Bate William, Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford. 

Beach George, Sec. 30; P. O. Rockford. 

BEACH JOHN H. Farmer; Sec. 30; 
P. O . Rockford ; born in Ohio, Dec, 1823 ; 
came to this Co. in 1853; owns 200 acres 
land, valued at $10,000; married Mary 
Oviatt, Dec. 20, 1853; she was born in 
Hudson, Summit Co., O., Sept. 12, 1834; 
they have four children : George M., Frank 
H., Ida M. and Lilly M.; Mrs. B. died Feb. 
24, 1873 ; he married Harriet M. Pate, Sept. 
23, 1874, widow with one child, Walter C. 
Scott : she was born in Wis., Jan. 17, 1848 ; 
Mr. B. has been School Director ever since 
1858, with the exception of 3 years; was 
very sparsely settled in this Co. when Mr. 
B. came here ; only five houses between 
here and Rockford on the Wolf Grove road ; 



family attend Congregational Church; 

Republican. 
Beatson D. farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 
Bickford C. farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Rockford. 
Bickford J. M., Sec. 26; P. O. Rockford. 
Billsbonmgh B. L. farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. 

Rockford. • ' 

Black John, renter; Sec. 24; P. O. Rockford. 

BL.EWFIEI.I> JACOB, Farmer; 
Sec. 14; P.O. Rockford; born in Rock- 
land Co., N. Y., June 9, 1818; married 
Rachel Springsteed, April 21, 1838; she 
was born in same Co., Sept. 6, 1819 ; came 
to this Co. in 1855; owns 105 acres land, 
valued at $7,000; they have nine children 
living: Mary Ann A., Sarah, Samuel A., 
Mary E., Matilda, Jacob, Delaphene, 
Charles ' and Hattie; lost two: Lottie, wbo 
died in California in 1874, aged 31; and 
Malinda, who died in Rockland Co., N.Y., 
in 1857, aged 2 years ; Mr. B. has been a 
life-long Democrat — a war Democrat ; him- 
self and family are regular in attendance 
at M. E. Church ; he is a prominent mem- 
ber of the I. O. O. F., having Tyled his 
lodge from the time of its establishment, 
seven years ago — a public spirited man 
and a good citizen. 

Blewfield Jacob, Jr.. Sec. 14; P.O. Rockford. 

Bois Wm. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O.Rockford. 

BOOiriER EDWARD H. Farmer; 
Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford; born in Newark, 
N. J., March 7, 1848; came to this Co. in 
1857 ; owns 143 acres land, valued at $6,000 ; 
married Celinda Weatherhead, Sept. 27, 
1870 ; she was born in Harrison, June 1, 
1852; they have four cliildren: Willis J., 
born Nov. 12, 1871 ; Ellen May, June 27, 
1874; and Ida and Ira (twins), March 10, 
1876; James R. Weatherhead, father of 
Mrs. B., nearly 40 years ago was working 
by the month and breaking prairie in this 
Co. ; married and settled on a farm in 
Harrison, which is still in his possession; 
Mr. B. enlisted Oct. 1, 1863, in Co. G, 13th 
Wis. Inf. ; was with Gen. Thomas (in the 
march from Chattanooua, was captured by 
a scouting party of rebels at Paint Rock 
Bridge, Ala.; w^as taken to Cahawba, 
thence to Andersonville, where he re- 
mained until April 17, 18G5, when he was 
paroled for exchange ; was mustered out 
June 13, 1865, atthe close of the war; 
they are members of the M. E. Church; 
Republican. 

Boshun Wm. wagon maker; Sec. 14; P. O. 
Rockford. 

Bracken J. farmer ; Sec. 20 ; P. O. Rockford. 

BRO^VX MORTON A. Farmer; 
Sec. 33; P. O. Winnebago; born in N. Y., 
April 20, 1843; came to this Co. in 1853; 
owns 160 acres land,valued at $8,000; mar- 
. ried Jane A. Houghton, Dec. 3, 1868; she 
was born in Durand, Dec. 14, 1848; they 
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A. and Thomas A. ; Mr. B. was Justice of 
the Peace two years, and School Trustee 
eight j'ears; himself and wife are members 
ot the M. E. Church; he luv; been identi- 
fied with Sabbalh-schools since he was 
eleven years old ; late years has been very 
zealous and active in organizing and su- 
perintending in diflerent parts of the 
town ; is rather extensively engaged in 
daily; owns 47 cows; is president of and 
a stockholder inthe Winnebago Creamery. 

BROWN THOS. Farmer; Sec. 33; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in England, Aug. 
3,1814; came to Oneida Co., N. Y., in 
1827; married Almy Fuller, Jan. 13, 1841 ; 
she was born in Oneida Co., Oct. 38, 1831 ; 
they came to this Co. in 1853; owns 330 
acres lane', valued at $13,000; they have 
(me child living, Morton A., born April 
30, 1843; he owns farm of 160 acres- ad- 
joining; •works both farms; lost one 
daughter, Mary Jane, born Sept. 15, 1844; 
died March 38, 1865 ; have an adopted son, 
Chas. W. Brown, whom they have raised 
from the age of seven months; Mrs. B. is 
in charjie of the Burritt Bible Depository, 
and has been for six years ; is Treasurer of 
the same, receiving all moneys collected 
and settling accounts with County Agent; 
are zealous and active members of the M. 
E. Church; Republican. 

Burns T. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 

Byrne L. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Rockford. 

CANNELL JOHN, farmer; Sec. 34; P. 
O. Rockford. 

Chapman S. farmer; Sec. 11 ; P.O. Rockford. 

CHAPMAN MOSES, Farmer; Sec. 
3; P. O. Rockford; born in England, Dec. 
3,1830; came to this Co. in 1855; owns 
127 acres land, valued at $7,000; married 
Alice Andrews, Nov. 18, 1863; she was 
born in England, Feb. 38, 1843; came to 
this Co. in 1851 ; they have six children, 
two sons and four daughters: Alice A., 
aged — ; Clara Etta, 14; Ada Bell, 11; 
George Ellis, 9 ; Chas. B., 7; and Lulu 
May, 3; Mrs. C.'s father, Wm. Andrews, 
emigrated to this Co. when there was 
nothing but wild prairie; plenty of gov- 
ernment land on the market from which 
Mr. A. selected a farm, on which he has 
ever since resided; Mr. Chapman was 
School Directoi- for three years; they are 
members of the M. E. Church. 

Coftin F. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford. 

COFFIN HORACE A. Farmer; 
Sec. 35; P. O. Rockford; bora in Ros- 
coeTp., March 31, 1848; owns 90 acres 
land, valued at $4,500; unmarried; his 
father, Henderson W. Coffin, came to this 
Co. in 1838,being one of the oldest settlers; 
was born Sept. "29, 1813; married Harriet 
Kinnear; she was born Nov. 18, 1823; 
they have eleven children living, Agnes, 
Julia M., Sylvester B., Esther, Wm. H., 



Horace A., Mary J., Emma B., Alfred, 
Fletcher and Ruble H. ; Mr. C, Sr., made 
the brick for all the brick buildings in 
Roscoe and large quantities in Beloit, be- 
ing one of the first to engage in that busi- 
ness in this Co.; his widow is still living 
in this Co. and is fifty-five years of age. 

COMSTOCK liEVI, Farmer r Sec. 
14; P. O. Rockford; born in Saratoga Co., 
N. Y., May 3, 1812; married Matilda Root, 
Oct., 1846; she M'as born in Berkshire 
Co., Mass.; they came to this Co. in 1859; 
owns 1241^ acres, valued at $7,5(10; they 
have four children, Franklin, Lewis A., 
Emma and Etta, three of whom are mar- 
ried and living in this tp. ; Mr. C. has 
been School Director for six years ; Re- 
publican. 

Comstock A. farm; Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 

COMSTOCK FRANKLIN. Farm- 
er; Sec. 10; P.O. Rockford; born in N^. 
Y., Jan. 13, 1843; owns 106 acres land, 
valued at $4,500; married Minerva Frank- 
lin, Feb. 25,1874; she was born in Durand, 
July 31, 1848; they have one child living, 
Mabel Irene, born March 11, 1875; lost 
one, Laura, born April 18, 1877; died May 
12, 1877; Mrs. C. is a daughter of Chas. M. 
Franklin, who was among the first settlers 
of Durand ; came there many years ago, 
passing through all the hardships of the 
early pioneer; he is now sixty-seven years 
of age; living on the same fiirm he opened 
up in early times. 

CONKI.IN JACOB B. Farmer; 
Sec. 1 1 ; P.O. Rockford ; born in Wayne 
Co., Peun., April 6, 1816; came to this Co. 
in 1839; owns 363 acres land, valued at 
$16,000; married Hannah Ellis, Aug. 19, 
1847 ; she was born in Canada, Jan.25,1835 ; 
came to this Co. in 1845; they have three 
children living, Jesse M., aired 34; Barna 
T., 17; andCcn-aLina, 14; lost two, Amelia 
M., died Oct. 3, 1850, aged 4 months; and 
Alta Teressa, aged 1 year and 9 months ; 
Mr. C. went over land to California in 
1850; returned same year by water; start- 
for Pike's Peak in 1859 ; reached the foot 
of the Rocky Mountains; heard unfavora- 
ble reports find returned; in 1865 he sold 
his farm in Harrison, and, with his familj', 
started over land for Oregon ; had several 
Indian scares; all of their horses stam- 
peded; recovered all but two; had one of 
the parly killed and scalped by the In- 
dians within sight of the train; finally 
reached Oregon in safety ; wintered there 
with his family, and returned in 1866 to 
this Co. and liiu-chased the farm he now 
resides on ; Liberal in politics. 

Conklin J. farmer; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Corbin L. J. farm; S. 33; P. 0. Winnebago. 

Corney C. farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Pecatonica. 

Cowley P. farmer; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

Cowley T. farm; Sec. 30; P. O. Winnebago. 

Cox Chas. Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 



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COX HJEXRY A. Farmer (Renter); 
Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford; born Genessee 
Co., N. Y., June 6, 1851 ; came to this Co. 
when an infant, with his father, twenly-six 
years ago; lives on his father's farm of 
154 acres; married Mary S. Merchant, 
March 8, 1876; she was born in Burritt, 
Jan. 29, 1858; they have one daughter, Ida 
Stella, born July 9, 1877; Mr. Cox is a 
prominent member of the I. O. O. F. : is a 
Republican; Mrs. C.'s father, Jas. Mer- 
cliant, came to this Co. from Scotland 25 
years at,^o; settled on apart of Sec. 23, 
where he lived, a good citizen, respected 
by all who knew him, until Jan. 29, 1874, 
when he came to his death while getting 
wood near the west line of Burritt, by the 
falling of a tree, which, striking him, 
caused instant death ; he was a member of 
the Consrregational Church ; was a good 
Republican. 

Cox Mark, Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 

Cox Wm. J. farmer; Sec. 15; P.O. Rockford. 

Crockett J. farmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Harrison. 



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AVIS G. B. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 

Dean R. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Winnebago. 

Dickinson G. farm ; Sec. 27 ; P.O. Rockford. 

DICKIBfSON WM. Farmer; Sec. 
27; P.O. Rockford; born in Yorkshire, 
Eng., July 23, 1821 ; married Ann Cow- 
ard, May 12, 1844; she was born in same 
Co., Eng., Jan. 10, 1821 ; they came to this 
Co. in 1845 : owns 285 acres land, valued 
at $17,500; they have nine children living, 
Rebecca, Emily, Frederick W., Geo. W., 
Florence, William, Annie, Charles, and 
Theodore P. ; lost one daughter, Lucy ; 
died at the age of 2 years and seven 
months; Mr. D. was Commissioner of 
Highways one term ; has been School Di- 
rector for 20 years; is Liberal in political 
views; has passed through some lively 
scenes, one of which occurred 26 year's 
ago; a tornado struck his farm, leveling 
his liouse, fences, etc. to the ground, 
smashing all the crockery, furniture, etc., 
the house contained, and leaving the fam- 
ily out in the wet. 

Dobson J. P. farm ; Sec. 10 ; P. O. Rockford. 

J)obson Jos. farmer; Sec. 10; P.O. Rockford. 

Dobson L. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

Dow Alex, farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Dow Robt. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Durno E. B. farm ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. Rockford. 

DURXO WM. Farmer; Sec. 35; P.O. 
Rockford ; born in Scotland, Oct. 20, 1801 ; 
married Jane Legge, Dec. 23, 1826; she 
was born in Cummingtown, Scotland, 
July 4, 1798; they came to this Co. in 
1846; owns 150 acres land, valued at $7,- 
500; they have five children living, Elsie 
L., Clara Jane, John, George L., and Ed- 
win B.; lost William, vpho fell at the 



battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862, fight=ng 
bravely for the old flag; he was a member 
of Company F, 45th I. V. I. ; James, and 
Mary, their little daughter, tliey buried 
June 22, 1837; Mr. D. has been a deacon 
in the church for 16 years; they are both 
members of the First Baptist, Rockford ; 
they are staunch Republicans, with a 
clear record. 

Dyson Geo. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Rockford. 

Dyson Jas. tarmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

EDDIE EDWARD, farmer; Sec. 23; P. 
O. Rockford. 
Eddie Geo. tarmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Rockford. 
Eddie Wm. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Rockford. 

FAWCETT WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 4; 
P. O. Harrison. 
Pelch Eli L. farm; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockford. 
Felch H. H. farm; Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 
Fell Jas. farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 
Fell Thos. farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Rockford. 

FORBES^ JA^IES, Farmer; Sec. 33; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Scotland, in 
1822 ; came to Canada in 1833 ; married 
Petrina Kinghom, in 1845 ; she was born 
in Scotland, in 1820; they came to this 
Co. in 1852; owns 168 acres of land, val- 
ued at $9,000; have six children living, 
Agnes D., David, William J., George, 
Wilson, and John; lost two, Robert and 
Dorothea; have one adopted daughter, 
Josephine; Mr. Forbes has been School 
Director for three years ; they all belong 
to the First Presbyterian Church at Win- 
nebago. 

FRAIIfltLIN OEORGE, Farmer; 
Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford; born in Durand 
Tp., March 17, 1857; owns 80 acres of 
land, valued at $4,000; unmarried; his 
father came to this Co. in 1837 or '38, and 
settled in Durand, where he has lived 
ever since, working hard and suffering all 
the privations and hardships of the early 
pioneer; has carted to Chicago, Mineral 
Point, and various other distant places, in 
order to find a market, Rockford at that 
time only containing a few houses ; Mr. 
F. is a Republican ; is a member of the 
M. E. Church. 

Franklin Oscar, farm; S. 16; P.O. Rockford. 

Furze John, farm ; Sec. 13 ; P. O. Rockford- 

GILLMORE JAMES, Sec. 32; P. O. 
Winnebago. 

GAYI.ORD OEORGF, Sec. 15; P 
O. Rockford; born in Ohio, Jan. 28, 1853; 
came to this Co. in 1857, with his father, 
when most of the farms now under culti- 
vation were wild prairie; his father lived 
here thirteen years, then removed to Mich- 
igan, where he now resides; has nine chil- 
dren living, Marion, Margaret, Marietta, 
Mary, Minnette, May, Minerva, George, 



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and Charles; lost one sou, Rice, aged 2 
years; Mr. Gay lord, Jr., is a member of 
thel.-O, O. F. 
Glare F. rents farm ; Sec. 5 ; P. O. Kockford. 

GORDON <,}£OR<];i:, Farmer; Sec. 
29: P. O. Rockford; horn in Scotland, 
March 22, 181(5; came to this Co. in 1855; 
owns 100 acres land, valued at $4,000; 
married Jessie Bm-nett, in 1858; she was 
born in Scotland, May 30, 1831 ; they have 
six children livmg, George, Jane, James, 
Jessie, Mary, and Alexander; lost one, in- 
fant; Mr. Gordon and family are members 
of the Presbyterian Church. 

GROVER EDWIX R. Farmer; Sec. 
14; P. O. Rockfnrd ; born in Cattaraugus 
Co., N. Y., April 1, 182G; came to this Co. 
in 1837 ; owns 80 acres of laud, valued at 
$4,000; married Elizabeth Scott, June 22, 
1850; she was born in Richland Co., Ohio, 
Feb. 14, 1830; came to this Co. in 1837; 
they have three children, Mary M., Cor- 
nelia E., and Ida L., aged respectively 2G, 
23, and 21 ; Mr. G. has held the position 
of Town Collector, Constable, and School 
Director, for several years each; Mr. and 
Mrs. G. and their three daughters are all 
members of the M. E. Church ; Mr. G. is 
a staunch Republican ; is also a prominent 
member of the I. O. O. F. 



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ARROLD SAMUEL, farmer; Sec. 26; 
P. O. Rockford. 

HAIIER AN:\, Farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. 
Rockford; widow of Andrew Jiamer, who 
was born in England, in 1801; married 
Ann Dennis, in 1828; she was born in 
England, Dec. 9, 1809; they came to this 
Co. in 1851 ; owns 88 acres land, valued at 
$4,500; Mr. H. died April 5, 1864; they 
have four children living: Jane, aged 47; 
Elizabeth L., 43; Mary, 41, and William 
E., 29; lost four: Robert, aged 1 year; 
Alice, 6 months ; one infant; and Robert 
A., who enlisted, Sept. 9, 1861, in the 55th 
I. V. I., shared all the hardships and pri- 

• vations of his regiment, on marches, in 
scouts and battles, up to the 29th of May, 
1863, when he fell, while with his regi- 
ment charging the works in front of 
Vicksburg ; Mrs. H. was among the early 
settlers of this town ; her three daughters 
are all married ; one living in Kansas, an- 
other in Nebraska, and one in this Co.; 
she lives on the old farm, with her only 
son. 

Hartley Thos. farm; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

Hartley Thos. S. farm; S. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

HEMEHf WAY CALVIX A. Farm- 
er; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockford; born in Ver- 
mont, Jan. 13, 1823; came to this Co. in 
1837; owns 216 acres land, valued at $14,- 
000; married Mrs. Elizabeth Rudd, Sept. 
3, 1848; she was born in England, Dec. 18, 
1827; they have five children living: 
Christina, born Aug. 21. 1851 ; Henry, 
March 26, 1856 ; Chester Leroy, May 18, 



1858; Lydia Nora, July 10, 1862; and 
Rollo Asa, Dec. 15, 1869; "lost four, Charles 
Louis, Flora, Leon Winfretl, and Alice O. ; 
Mr. n. was Town Clerk 12 years. Town 
Treasurer 14 years. Supervisor 5 years; 
has held various other minor offices. 
School Director, etc.; has been Superin- 
tendent of Sunday-school for 15 or 16 
years; Mr. H.'s father came here in 1837, 
traveling all the way from Vermont in a 
two-horse wagon, bringing his family, 
consisting of nine persons; was only five 
families in Burritt when he arrived; Mr. 
H. was an Old Line Whig; is now a Re- 
publican ; they are all members of the 
church. 

Henry Wm. laborer; S. 22; P. O. Rockford. 

Herrington Ira, farm ; S. 8; P. O. Rockford. 

HERRI XGT<H¥ JESSE, Farmer; 
Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford; born in Farmer- 
viilc, Canada, May 27, 1820; came to this 
Co. in October, 1838; owns 80 acres land, 
valued at $3,200; married Mary W. 
Brown, Dec. 12, 1848 ; she was born in 
Belmont Co., Ohio, June 6, 1826; came to 
Illinois in 1839, to this Co. in 1846; they 
have six cliildren: Martha E., born Nov. 
8, 1849 ; Ira, May 29, 1852 ; May L., Oct. 
26,1855; Charlie L., July 25, 1860; Ella 
May, May 19, 1863 ; and Eugene B., March 
24, 1867 ; Mr. H. came here when the Co. 
was very thinly settled ; he worked on a 
farm by the month the first winter, near 
the mouth of the Pecatonica; in the 
spring he worked for Newton Cunning- 
ham, near Rockford, which at that time 
contained about twenty houses ; has owned 
several tracts of land at difl'erent times; 
liMs occupied the farm where he now re- 
sides since 1849; has been Commissioner 
of Highways for 13 years, and School Di- 
rector for several years; Simon Brown, 
the father of Mrs. H., came here in 1846, 
remained here two years, then returned to 
his old home, in Bond Co., where he died, 
in 1864, aged 86 years. 

Higgenbottom Jas. Sec. 5 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Higiienbottom Wm. farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. 
Rockford. 

Higgenbottom Wm. J. rents farm; Sec. 8; 
f . O. Rockford. 

HIIiL. DOl^TAI^D. Farmer; Sec. 1; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Scotland, m 
1850; came to this Co. in 1862; owns 96 
acres land, valued at $5,000; married 
Lola, daughter of Alfred A. Needham, and 
sister to Capt. F. M. Needham. of Rock- 
ford ; she was born in Cleaveland, Ohio, 
Sept. 5, 1853; came to this Co. in 1855; 
became his wife Dec. 30, 1875 ; they have 
one daughter, Mary, born March 7, 1877. 

Hll/rO:^' FRANCIS. Farmer; Sec- 
8; P. O. Rockford; born in England, June 
11, 1818; married Milcah Hartly, in 1840; 
she was born in England, Nov. 5, 1815; 
came to this Co. in the fall of 1843 ; settled 



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first in Durand, then known as Howard ; 
]8 months later came to Burritt, where he 
has lived ever suice; owns 190 acres land, 
valued at $8,000; have six children liv- 
ine;, Rebecca, Edwin, Jane Amelia, Frank, 
William, and Mary; lost two, Nancy, aged 
25, and Angelina, 9; Mr. H. was one of 
th^ old settlers of Burritt, only a few scat- 
tering cabins on the then wild praii'ie; has 
carted grain, with oxen, from here to Ra- 
cine, Milwaukee, and Chicago, in order to 
find a market. 

Hilton Frank, farm; Sec. 5; P. O. Rockford. 
Hilton R. tarmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford 
Hooker W. W. farm ; Sec.27; P.O. Rockford. 
Hoyt G. W. rents farm; S.27; P.O. Rockford. 
Hunter D. J. farm ; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Winnebago. 
Hustaud H. rents farm ; S. 21 ; P.O. Rockford. 

JENNINGS E. H. rents farm; Sec. 34; P. ;. 
O. Rockford. 

JEXKIWGS JOS. Farmer; Sec. 34; 
P. O. Rockford ; born in Hampshire, Eng- 
land, Oct. 1 1, 1811 ; married Amelia Smith, 
May 31, 1834; she was born in same place, 
in 1806; they came to this Co. in 1844; 
settled in Rockford, where Mrs. Jennings 
died in 1846; they had six children, two of 
whom are living, Berkett and Jabez, both 
in Iowa; lost four, Robert, Amelia, Isabella 
and Joseph ; Mr. J. was married again to 
Mary E. Weldon, June 22, 1848; she was 
born at Keene, N. H. ; took possession of 
the farm on which he now resides, in 1855 ; 
owns 355 acres land, valued at $18,000; 
they have six children, Lauretta, Ernest 
H., Adelaide, Josephine, Minnie and Rob- 
ert; Mr. Jennings is School Director, now 
serving his second tei'm; the family attend 
the Presbyterian church at Winnebago; 
Jonathan Weldon, father of Mrd. J. was 
one of the oldest settlers of this Co. ; only 
two houses where Rockford now stands, 
one on the east side, occupied by Mr. 
Haight, the other on tlie west side, by Mr. 
Kent, who ran the ferrj'; Mr. J. had two 
sons in the army during the war, both ot 
whom were severely wounded ; Berkett re- 
ceived a ball through his lungs. 

Johnson Edgar, farm ; Sec. 4 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Jorden Emery, farm ; Sec.l9 ; P.O. Rockford. 

KEITH ADAM, Jr., farmer; Sec. 31; P. 
O. Winnebago. 
Keifli W. H. farm; Sec.31; P.O. Winnebago. 
Kessack J. farmer ; Sec.20 ; P.O. Winnebago. 
Kessack W. farm; Sec. 20; P.O. Winnebago. 

KIVAPP ASHIiEY, Farmer; Sec. 
16; P. O. Rockford; born in McKean Co., 
Penn., Jan. 7, 1821 r came to this Co. in 
Oct., 1842; owns 210 acres land, valued at 
$15,000; married Mrs. Elizabeth Wiliams, 
daughter of the late Rev. Richard Herring- 
tou, of Kiugville, Ontario, Dec. 31, 1844; 
she was born near Kingston, Canada, 



April 4, 1817; came to this Co. July 4, 
1839 ; have four children living, Lauretta, 
born Sept. 27, 1846; Aurilla F., Sept. 10, 
1848; Lucretia, March 3, 1852; Warren 
Jesse, Sept. 21, 1856; Mrs. K. had four 
children by first marriage ; two died in in- 
fancy, Henrietta and Erastus; Louisa died 
aged 28, and Richard, who was doing duty 
in an Iowa batterj', died in St. Louis, of 
pneumonia; they lost one daughter, Lo- 
vina, who died at the age of eight years; 
Mr. K. has been Justice of the Peace 25 
years. School Trustee 20 years and School 
Director for manj^ years; was 22 years of 
age when he came to tliis Co. ; the first win- 
ter, 1842-43, was the severest winter he has 
seen; snow commenced falling in Novem- 
ber, and from that time the weather was 
very cold ; snow was three or four feet 
deep ; could cross the river on the " ice as 
late as April 10; cut the timber .xnd split 
rails at oOc per hundred; are all members 
of Baptist church. 

KI^APP ELIZABETH JAXE, 

Widow; rents house on Mr. Felt's farm; 
Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford; her late husband, 
Elihu Knapp, who was born in Penn., in 
1824, came to this Co. about 30 years ago ; 
pre-empted 80 acres of land where E. S. 
Felch now lives; married Elizabeth J. 
Westbrook, June 6, 1847 ; she was born in 
Ohio, Oct. 17, 1826 ; have three children 
living; Chas. E., aged 29; Geo. E., 19; 
Clara Alice, 15; lost three, Leroy, aged 9; 
Irvis, 5 ; Mary Jane, 8 weeks ; in 1856 they 
sold out and moved to Iowa, where Mr. K. 
died in 1863; Mrs. K. then returned to this 
Co., where she has lived ever since; Chas. 
E. was in the army during the latter part 
of the war ; served one j^ear, and was hon- 
orably discharged at Cairo at the close of 
the war. 

KIS'APP Will. Farmer; Sec. 14; P.O. 
Rockford; born in McKean Co., Penn., 
April 23, 1839; came to this Co. in 1854; 
owns 150 acres land, valued at $7,500; 
married Martha Scott, Marcii 16, 1864;. 
she was born in Burritt Tp., Oct. 27, 1843 ; 
have five children livinsr; Minnie, aged 
12;Lula, 10; Chas. H., 7; Mabel, 6; Al- 
berta, 3 months, the latter being the sur- 
vivor of twins, the little boy, Albert, hav- 
ing died at the age of 2 months and 20 
days ; Mr. K. is now and has been for the 
past 8 years. Town Clerk ; is also School 
Director, a position lie has filled for the 
last 10 years ; he is a prominent member 
of the Order of A. F. and A. M., Rockford ; 
Mr. and Mrs. Kane are both members of 
the Methodist church. 

Knight Jas. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Rockford. 

IGHTFOOT RICHARD, 

Fcirmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Rocktbrd; 
born in England, Jan. 29,1824; came to 
this Co. in 1851 ; owns 250 acres land, val- 
ued at $12,000; married Susan Swindells, 
daughter of Wm. Statham, of Derbyshire, 



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Oct. 10, 1859; she was born in England, 
June 14, 1825 ; came to this Co. in 1857 ; 
liad four cliildren by first marriage, Wm. 
J., Margaret, Ann and Emma Jane; one 
by hist marriage, Nathaniel ; Mr. L, was 
School Director seven years and Pound 
Master five years ; they all attend tlie Meth- 
odist church ; Mr. L.'s brother died near 
Vicksburg, in 1868, in 95th regt. I. V. I. 

L.IIi'LIE ELIJAH M. Farmer; 
Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford; born in Windham 
Co., Conn., Dec. 1, 1844; came to this Co. 
in 1858; owns 80 ;icres laud, valued at 
$4,000 ; married Mary M. Grover, Sept. 2, 
18(59; she was born in'Burriit Tp., July 81, 
1851 ; have two children, Leta May and 
Villa Pearl, aged i-espectively 5 and 3 
years; Mr. and Mrs Lillie are both mem- 
bers of the Methodist church. 

1.UBLEY WM. Farmer; Sec. 21; P. 
O. Rockford; born in Lincolnshire, Eng- 
land, in 1804; married Elizabeth Palmer, 
in 1844; came to this Co. about 1847; owns 
86 acres of laud, valued at $5,000; have 
two children; Joseph, aged 81, and Ade- 
line, 16 ; the former was in the service from 
1861 ; was in the Lead Mine Regt., from 
Galena, which saw some of the hardest 
service; was in 18 different engagements 
in the Southwest; went with Sherman in 
his march to the sea; was honorably dis- 
charged at the close of the War; is now 
living in Iowa ; Mr. L. was School Director 
for two years. 



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cCLISH JOHN, farmer; Sec. 27; P. 
O. Rockford. 
McCoy H. farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. Winnebago. 

M'cDOUGALIi DAX. C. Farmer; 
Sec. 12; P. O. Rockford; born in Scotland, 
March 22, 1830; married Jessie B. Patter- 
son, June 1, 1851 ; came to this Co. same 
year ; owns 90 acres land, valued at $6,000 ; 
have five children living; Jane, aged 24: 
Kate, 22; John, 19; James, 15; Arthur, 12; 
lost their eldest son, Alonzo, born Dec. 7, 
1856, died Feb. 18, 1858; Mr. McD. was 
three years Supervisor, Commissioner six 
years,' Col lector two years. Justice of the 
Peace one year, and is now Township 
Treasurer, all of which offices he has filled 
to the entire satisfaction of the public; 
has always been a Republican, but is 
rather inclined to the liberal party — 
Greenbacks ; Mr. and Mrs. Mc. are mod- 
ern Spiritualists. 

McDougall J. farm; S. 28; P.O. Winnebago. 

McMAHOX HUGH, Sec. 28; P.O. 
Rockford; born in Ireland, Jan. 6, 1846; 
came to this Co. in 1858; owns 170 acres 
land, valued at $8,000; married Ellen 
Barnes, Feb. 18, 1868; she was born in 
Kilkenny, Ireland, Dec, 1845; came to 
this Co. in 1852; have four children liv- 
ing, John Fiancis, James, George P. and 
Thomas Joseph ; lost one son, David Hen- 



ry, born May 29, 1870, died Feb. 28, 1871 ; 
Mr. Mc. was Sergeant in Co. A, 90tli I. V. 
I., and Color Bearer of the regt.; enlisted 
in 1862; was with the army of the South- 
west, and was in 21 of the jM'incipal battles, 
beginning with Vicksl)urg and ending 
with Bentonville, N. C, .seeing all of Sher- 
man's campaign and the Grand Review at 
Washington in 1865; Wm. Fleming, aged 
10 years, a sister's son, has beep living 
with Mrs. McMahon since lie was a year 
old; her mother, aged 65, also resides with 
her; they are all members of the Catholic 
church. 

McMahon T. farm; S. 30; P. O. Pecatonica. 
McNamara J. farm ; Sec. 28 ; P.O. Rockford. 
McPherson J. farm; Sec. 12; P.O. Rockford. 
McSweeney M. farm; Sec.24; P.O. Rockford. 
Marshall H. W. laborer; Sec. 82; P.O. Win- 
nebago. 

Michel J. B. farmer; Sec. 14; P.O. Rockford. 

Milne A. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Rockford. 

Milne Alex., Jr., farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Rock- 
ford. 

Milne F. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Rockford. 
Milne J. renter; Sec. 29; P. O. Winnebago. 
Milne R. farm renter; S.29; P.O.Winnebago. 
Milne L. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O.Winnebago. 
Milne Wm. farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. Rockford. 

MIXARD FRA:5fK, Laborer; Sec. 
17; P. O. Rockford; is a son of William 
Minard, who resides in Owen; farmer; 
Sec. 32; P. O. Rockford; was born in 
Windham Co., Vermont, June 13, 1806; 
came to this Co. in 1871 ; owns 80 acres 
land; married Ann Glover, of Windham, 
Vermont, in 1834; they have nine chil-, 
dren, three sons and six daughters; he is 
a Democrat; Frank makes his home at 
John Atkinson's, Burritt. 

Montague J. renter; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockford. 

MOBfKS RALPH, Farmer; Sec. 10; 
P. O. Rockford; born in England, Oct. 
22, 1834; came to this Co. in 1854; settled 
on the farm where he now resides; owns 
136 acres land, valued at $5,000; married 
Maria Irving, July 3, 1861; she Vi-as born 
in Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 6, 1838; came 
to this country in 1847; .settled in Mass.; 
removed to this Co. in 1868; they have 
seven children, James Irving, aged 15; 
Jennie G., 13; John A., 11; Willie H., 9; 
Mary, 5; Selina, 4, and George W., 7 
months; Mrs. M.'s father was one of the 
early settlers of Burritt; wild prairie and 
but few houses between him and Rockford ; 
Mr. M. is aRei)ublican; the family attend 
the M. E. Church. 

Moore J. farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Rockford. 

Murphy D. renter; Sec. 26; P. O. Rockford. 

Murphy H. farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Rockford. 

Murphy P. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 



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NETTLETON JOHN, farmer; Sec. 25; 
P. O. Rockford. 

NKEDHAM AI.FRED A. Farmer; 
Sec. 18; P.O. Rockford ; born in Wales, 
Mass.; married Eunice L. Moultou, in 
1841 ; slie was born in Wales, Mass., March 
11,1819; they came to this Co. in 1856; 
have five children livmg, Franklin M., 
aged 34; Horace M., 28; Mary E. and 
Maria S. (twins), 25, and Lola, 23; lost 
five, Frances and Henry died in Conn., 
Samuel died in Rockford from the effect 
of a sciild, and Freddie and William A. 
at the farm in Burritt; Mr. Needham is 
an Iron Moulder; has followed the busi- 
ness 34 years, in Mass., Conn., N. Y., 
Oliio, and Ills.; was last employed as 
foreman of this branch in the extensive 
establishment of N. C. Thomson, Rock- 
ford, his son, the late Wm. A., attending 
to the farm in his absence; owns 310 
acres land, valued at $13,000. 

O'BRIEN GEORGE, farmer; Sec. 30; 
P. O. Rockford. 
O'Brien James, farm; S. 30; P. O. Rockford. 
O'Brien John, farm ; Sec. 30; P.O. Rockford. 
O'Brien P. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Rockford. 
Oliver J. farmer; Sec. 4; P. (>. Rockford. 

PALMER CALEB, farmer; Sec. 17; P.O. 
Pecatouica. 

PAIiHIER JOHN G. Farmer; Sec. 
13; P. O. Rockford; born in England, 
June 9, 1824; married Mary Skinner, 
June 30, 1851 ; she was born in England, 
Nov. 8, 1827; came to this Co. in 1856; 
owns 96^4 acres land, valued at $5,000; 
they have ihree children living, Edward, 
aged 25; James E., 18, and Elizabeth 
Alice, 16; lost one daughter, Sarah Jane, 
born Nov. 30, 1856, died Dec. 29, 1856; 
Mr. and Mrs. P. and two of their children 
are members of the M. E. Church; he is 
a Republican; during a tornado about 16 
years ago, their house was unroofed, and 
one side of the roof carried in such a 
manner over a wheat field that it literally 
headed the grain for the distance of four 
rods; the other side Avas torn in pieces, 
and the shingles carried by the wind over 
two miles. 

Penille R. farmer; Sec. 27; P.O.Winnebago. 

Pitcher B. farmer; Sec.28; P.O. Winnebago. 

Pitcher J. farmer; Sec.28; P.O. Winnebago. 

Potter M. farmer; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Rockford. 

RADFORD EDIIUXD. Farmer; 
Sec. 12; P. O. Rockforcl; born in 
England, Dec. 10, 1832; came to this Co. 
in 1852; owns 97^2 'icres land, valued at 
$5,000; married Catherine Atkinson ; she 
was born in Central Square, N. Y., Feb. 
10, 1834; they have no children living; 
lost three in infancy; Mr. R. has never 
been on the jury nor in the witness box, 



nor held any office in a period of 25 years 
that he has been a resident of Burritt; 
has always been a Democrat ; Mrs. R.'s 
father was one of the pioneers of Harri- 
son ; came there in 1837, when there was 
ouly now and then a cabin on the prairie, 
and very few where Rockford now stands; 
died at his home in Harrison over 30 years 
ago. 
Rearden D. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. Rockford. 

RICHARDISON EDWIJf B. Well 
Driller; Renter; Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford; 
born in Canada, Oct. 30, 1841; came lo 
this Co. in 1851 ; married Sarah N. Blew- 
field, Feb. 6, 1865; she was born in N. Y., 
Aug. 10, 1841; they have two children, 
Hattie May, bom May 13, 1806, and Charles 
Edwin, Jan. 29, 1875; Mr. Richardson 
and family attend the M. E. Church ; he 
is a member of the A. F. and A. M. Star 
of the East, Lodge No. 166, Rockford. 

RILEY WILLIAM, Farmer; Sec. 
82; P. O. Winnebago; born in England, 
Aug. 16, 1835; came to this Co. in 1857; 
owns 305 acres land, valued at $15,000; 
married Mrs. Charlotte Randcrsou, 
daughter of George Milnes, Dec. 25, I860; 
she was born in England, March 15, 1826; 
married Joseph lianderson and came to 
this Co. in 1848 ; he died in 1859, leaving 
her with five cliildren, George M., born 
July 17, 1849 ; Alice, Aug. 17, 1851 ; Mary 
H., Dec. 19, 1853; William H., March 1, 
1856, and Joseph, Feb. 13, 1859; Alice 
and Mary have since died, aged respect- 
ively, 19 and 20; has three children by 
second marriage, John, born Maj- 1, 1861; 
Deliah A., Sept. 3, 1864, and Minnie A., 
May 6, 1871 ; lost two infants; Mr. R. has 
been School Director for six years; is a 
member of Winnebago Lodge No. 745, 
A. F. and A. M.; Mrs. R. is a member ol 
the M. E. Church ; family attend same. 

Roger J. farmer; Sec. 16. 

Roger William, farmer; Sec. 16. 

ROWE DAlflEL I. Farmer; Sec. 
34; P. O. Winnebago; born in Stephen- 
town, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Aug. 20, 1819; 
married Phebe A. Johnson April 10, 1845 ; 
she was born at Sand Lake, same Co., 
Feb. 9, 1825; they came to this Co. June, 
1852 ; settled in Laona, where they resided 
17 years ; went from there to Wis., where 
they stayed 1 year; returned to this Co. 
and took possession of the farm they now 
occupy, in 1869; they have four children, 
ElfredM., aged 29; Orcelia M., 23; Ellis 
J., 16, and Arlettie B., 9; Mr. R. was 
Justice of I he Peace in Laona for 1 year, 
and School Director 6 yeais; is School 
Director here now and has been for 5 
years; Mr. and Mrs. Rowe are members 
of the Free Will Baptist Church, in Laona; 
Republican. 

ROST CHARLES, Farmer; Sec. 2; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Sweden, Jan. 1, 
1840 ; came to this Co. in 1868 ; owns 100 



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acres land, valued at $5,000; married 
Caroline Ericson, iu 1873 ; she was born 
in Sweden, July 31, 1836; tliey have one 
child, Charles Albert, born Feb. 15, 1874; 
they are both members of the Swedish 
Church, iu Rockford; Mr. Rost came to 
country a poor man, and by hard work 
and economy has made himself tbe com- 
fortable home he now owns; Republican. 

BYAX DAlflEL K. Farm Renter; 
Sec. 37; P. (). Rockford; born in County 
Clare, Ireland, Dec. 24, 1834 ; came to 
this Co. in 1866, bringing his wife, whom 
he married in N. Y., where he lived from 
1848 till he removed to this Co.; she was 
born m County Louth, Ireland, Jan. 20, 
1834; maiden name, Ann O'Conner; mar- 
ried Oct. 25, 1854 ; they have five children 
living, Maggie J., Mary A., Josephene, 
Frankie D. and Lillie C. ; lost six, Mary 
E., James, Charlie, Henry, Sarah and 
John W. ; Mr. and Mrs. R. and family all 
profess the Catholic faith ; Mr. R. is Lib- 
eral in politics. 

OARVER ALEX. Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 

Sarver S. C. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Rockford. 
Scott Chas. farmer ; Sec. 6 ; P. O. Rockford. 

SCOTT ELIZABETH, Widow; 
Sec. 6 ; P.O. Rockford ; born in Columbiana 
Co., O., March 26, 1810; was married in 
June, 1827, to James Scott, a former ; they 
came West and located on the Pecatouica, 
in this town, in 1838; husband died Dec. 
38, 1865; had 13 children; has 26 grand 
children, and 6 t;reat grand children; 8 of 
her children are living: Henry, Elizabeth, 
Polly, Martha, Sophia, James AV"., Milda 
M. and Charles F. ; James W. is married 
to Miss Jane Stewart, of Owen Tp., and 
has two children : Edwin, born Aug. 10, 
1834, and Ella May, June 4, 1866; Charles 
F. is married to Miss Drusilla, daughter 
of Charles Mortimore Franklin, an old 
settler of Durand, and has one daughter. 
Lena, born July 24, 1877. Mrs. S. owns 68 
acres, valued at $2,380; J. W. owns 105 
acres, valued at $3,150, and C. F. owns 
residence and 10 acres, valued at $1,100; 
they are Independent in politics and re- 
ligion. Note. — They live in the extreme 
N. W. corner of Sec. 6, the line of Har- 
rison and Burritt running through dwell- 
ing. 

Scott Jas. W. farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. Rockford. 

Sharp Edw. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Rockford. 

I^HIELDS HElfRY, Farmer; Sec. 
7; P.O. Rockford ; born in Burritt, Jan. 
15, 1845; owns 80 acres land, valued at 
$3,200; married Ellen Melissa Atkinson, 
March 17,1868; she was born in Burritt, 
June 23, 1848; have two children living: 
Alonzo Martin, born Jan. 11, 1869, and 
Emma Amelia, May 19, 1875 ; the parents 
of Mr. and Mrs. Shields came here 40 
years ago, among the early settlers ; Mr. 



Atkinson still lives here; Mr. Shields, Sr., 
moved to Iowa two years ago, where he 
now resides; Mr. S. and wife attend the 
M. E. Church. 

SiilLLARI^ JOHX, Rents Farm; Sec. 
28; P. O. Rockford; born iu Scotland, Dec. 

14, 1849; came to this Co. with his father 
iu 1853, wlio landed in Guilford with only 
50 cents in his pocket ; his mollier's maiden 
name was Mary McDougal ; she iiad three 
children: Juhn, aged 28; Maiy, 26, and 
Agnes, 24; Mr. Sillars died in 1854; his 
mother was married Feb. 24, 1870, to John 
Piicher; owns 80 acres land, valued at 
$4,000; attend the Presbyterian Church. 

SMITH DAlflEL, Farmer; Sec. 31; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Scothind in 
1820; married Jennie Brown; she was 
born in Scotland in 1830 ; came to this Co. 
in 1860, from Ohio, where he had lived 
two years; owns 176 acres laud, valued at 
$ll,uOO; have nine children: John, Mar- 
garet, James, Marion, Isabella, Jessie, 
Jane, Daniel and Lizzie ; he is the owner 
of some very tine hor.ses, seldom fails to 
carry off tirst premiums at the Co. Fairs; 
Republican; Mr. and Mrs. Smith and 
family are members of the Presbyterian 
Church. 

SMITH JOHN J. Farmer; Sec. 31; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Argyleshire, 
Scotland, Aug. 13, 1833; came to this Co. 
in 1857; owns 140 acres land, valued at 
$7,000; married Jane Greenlees, April 28, 
1859; she was born in Scotland, Aug. 29, 
1841; they have seven children; Mary J., 
Jessie L., Sarah J., Robert G., William G., 
Thomas A. and Nellie; Mr. S. has been 
School Director about 12 years; all mem- 
bers of First Presbyterian Church, Win- 
nebago. 

Snowdon E. farmer; Sec. 15; P.O. Rockford. 

Southard C. farmer; Sec. 30; P.O.Pecatonica. 

Southard Eugene F. Sec. 30 ; P.O.Pecatonica. 

SOUTHARD JEF^^EKSON, 

Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Pecatouica; born 
in Essex, N. Y., April 19, 1822; came to 
this Co. in 1843 ; owns 90 acres land, valued 
at $5,000; married Sar di Ovialt, March 

15, 1853 ; she was born in Hudson, Sum- 
mit Co., O., Aug. 12, 1832; came to this 
Co. in 1844; she also owns 155 acres land, 
valued at $6,000; they have five children 
living: Charles F., Eugene Freddie, Mary 
E., Albert L. and Eddie Grant; lost one 
in infancy; Mr. S. was Commissicmer of 
Highways one year, and School Director 
one term ; he came here when the country 
was wild; has killed dozens of deer and 
wolves, and caught in a trap tlie last wild 
turkey ever heard of on the Pecatouica; 
weighed 23 lbs.; the family attend the 
Congregational Church. 

SWEET TRIIMA:Sf, Farmer; Sec. 
17; P.O. Rockford; born in Laona, Sept. 
35, 1846; owns 80 acres land, valued at 



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$3,000; married Martha J. Weatlierliead, 
Dec. 6, 1866; she was born iu Harrison, 
June 9, 1848; they have four children, 
Ira M., born March a, 1868; Leilia I., 
Aug. 4, 1869; Willis J.. June 21, 1S72; aud 
MattieM, May 23, 1874; Mr. S. was a 
member of the 8th I. V. C. ; enlisted Jan. 
4, 1864; was in front of Washington when 
Gen. Early made a demonstration in that 
direction (Aug., 1864) ; was afterwards 
with Sheridan m the Valley; discharged 
July, 1865 ; Geo. W. Sweet, father of Tru- 
man, has often made tlie trip to Chicago 
and Milwaukee, with grain drawn by 
oxen ; Rockford was then only a ferry. 

Swindle Wm. farm; Sec. 21; P.O. Rockford. 

Stewart A. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Rockford. 

STEWART DAXIEIv, Farmer; 
Sec. 29 ; P. O. Rockford ; born iu Canada, 
Dec. 3, 1819; came lo this Co. in 184); 
owns 222 acres land, valued a $11,000; 
married Matilda Herrington in 1833 ; she 
was born in Canada; died Dec, 1853; had 
four children; none now living; three died 
in infancy, and Jas. P. was killed near 
Atlanta, Ga., June 15, 1864; was Sergt. Co. 
E. 34th I. V. I.; was in battles of Shiloh, 
Pittsburg Landing, Stone River and sev- 
eral other important engagements; Mr. S. 
was married the second time to Beulah 
Herrington, in 1851 ; have tliree children, 
Alice, Arminda and Eldridge; was School 
Director three year.-*; is a prominent char- 
ter member of the I. O. O. F. Burritt 
Lodge. 

Stewart G. F. farmer ; Sec. 2 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Stewart Wm. farm ; Sec. 14 ; P. O. Rockford. 

STORKS €HAS. Farmer; Sec. 2; 
P. O. Rockford ; born in Yorkshire, Eng., 
March 6, 1837; came to this Co. in 1858; 
owns 90 acres land, valued at $4,500; was 
married to Elizabeth Moate, Sept. 27,1860, 
by the Rev. Sam'l Sloane, at his residence, 
in the town of Winnebago; she was born 
in England, Dec. 1,1838; came to this 
Co. in 1844; they have live children living, 
Frankie T., aged 13; Isabel, 10; Arthur, 
7; Elizabeth, 5; and Annie, 3; lost seven 
in mfancy, three, named respectively 
Walter, George and Alfred; Mrs. S.'s 
father, Sam'l Moate, settled in Winneba- 
go Co. when there were only a few houses 
in Rockford ; a trip to Chicago consumed 
from a week to ten days; carted grain 
there, taking provisions along and sleep- 
ing in his wagon; sold for 35c to 45c for 
wheal; often came back iu debt. 

TAPE JOSEPH, farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. 
Wmnebago. 

TESSIER ALFRED, Blacksmith; 
Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford; born in Canada, 
Feb. 9, 1832; came to this Co. in 1857; 
owns 76 acres land, valued at $5,000; mar- 
ried Amelia Mitchell, Jan. 4, 1859; she 
was born in Canada, May 17,1842; they 
have live children livino;, four daughters 



and one son: Laoes J.,aura, born Feb. 13, 
I860: Mary Estella, Nov. 20, 1862; Alfere, 
Sept. 9, 1864; Delphene, July 24, 1870; 
and Ida Amelia, Sept. 26, 1873; lost three: 
Lester, aged 1 year; Zillah May, aged 10; 
and Alfred, aged 7 mouths; Mr^T. has 
been School Director for three terms of 
three years each ; he is a prominent mem- 
ber of the I. O. O. F. ; himself, wife and 
two elder children are members of the M. 
E. Church ; has always been a Republican- 

TOI>U DAXIEIi, Farmer (Renter); 
Sec. 13; P. O. Rockford; born in Somer- 
set Co., N. J., Oct. 6, 1851 ; came to this 
Co. in 1855; married Altie Compton, Sept. 
23, 1875; she was born in Burritt Tp., 
March 12, 1859. 

WAI^IiACE CHAS. Painter and 
Grainer; P. O. Rockford; born in 
England, May 28, 1848; left the British 
line of btUtle ship " Agamemnon " in 1861 ; 
joined the U. S. jST. in the cai)acity of first 
class boy (m board the gun-boat "Pem- 
bina;" was in the battles of Forts Phillips 
and Jackson, also at capture of New 
Orleans; was promoted to first petty offi- 
cer (Signal Q. M.) and had charge of a 
scout-boat and performed some gallant 
services, taking up torpedoes between 
Forts Sumter and Moultrie; was in the 
service till the close of the war; about ten 
years ago he was with a party trapping in 
the Walnut Creek country. Western Kan., 
between the Santa Fe and Smoky Hill 
route, when they were attacked by Indi- 
ans, and of the whole party, all were killed 
except Mr. W. and one other; Mr. W. is 
a member of the M. E. Church, Rockford. 

lVATSO:Sf en AS. H. Farmer; Sec. 
3; P. O. Rockford; born in Fredonia, N. 
Y., June 29, 1835; came to this Co. in 
1845; owns 234 acres land, valued at 
$12,000; married Elizabeth P. Brundige, 
Dec. 7, 1861 ; she was born in Batavia, N. 
Y., March 6, 1839; came to this Co. in 
1861 ; they have six children living, Harry, 
aged 14; Frank P.., 11 ; Chas. R, 8; Clark 
D., 6; Bert T., 4; and Lawrence, 1; lost 
one, born Nov. 5, 1867, died May 4, 1872; 
she was visiting some little playmates in 
the neighborhood, playing in the fields; 
tliey built afire in tlie stubble, from which 
her clothes caught and she was so badly 
burned that she only lived five hours; Mr. 
W. was Town Trustee for three years ; is 
now School Director; enlisted, Oct. 1, 1861, 
in Co. E, 52d I. V. I., as a private ; was 
mustered out as First Lieut., July 14, 
1865; was with Sherman in the Atlanta 
campaign and his March to the Sea, shar- 
ing the hardships of the march, and par- 
ticipating in the glory of the grand review 
in Washington; is a Republican. 

WEMPIvE EDW^ARD H. Carpen- 
ter; (Renter;) Sec. 23; P.O. Rockford; 
born in Fonda, Montgomery Co., N. Y., 
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1, 1859; she was boru in Scotland, April 7, 
1841 ; they have two chiMren living, Ray- 
mond G. and Wm. Wallace; lost one 
daughter, Edna H., died July 17, 1868, aged 
2 years, 3 months, and 30 "days; Mr. W. 
served nine months in the Union army, in 
Co. D, 74th I. V. I.; he now holds the 
ofBce of Constable; his father came here 
in early days and was virtually the founder 
of what is now known as Wempleton, 
having made the first improvements, i. e. 
built a house and blacksmith shop, and 
was particularly instrumental in establish- 
ing the only church in the place ; he died 
in Michigan, April 17, 1873, at the age of 
76 ; Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the 
M. E. Church. 

Wemple E. farm; Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 
Whitney J. farm; Sec. 12; P. O. Rockford. 

WHITNEY THOS. J. Farmer; Sec. 
13; P. O. Rockford; born in Herkimer 
Co., N. Y., Sept. 18, 1823; came to this Co. 
iu 1844; owns 87 acres laud, valued at $6,- 
000; married Ursula Blackinton, March 
12, 1851 ; she was born in Ashtabula Co., 
Ohio, Jan. 22, 1834; came to this Co. in 
1838; they have tliree children living: 
Frances A., born Jan. 24, 1852; Julius E., 
May 16, 1853; and Alvin P., Jan. 28, 1857; 
lost one, Lucius A., born March 25, 1855, 
died Oct. 6, 1871 ; Mr. W. served seven 
years as School Director ; Mrs. W.'s father, 
Jesse N. Blackinton, settled in Roscoe in 
1838, bein2: one of the pioneers of that 
town ; he was a surveyor, and had proba- 



bly more to do with locating the lines of 
sections and farms iu Roscoe than any 
other man in the Co.; he was also often 
employed as counsel by the citizens of 
that town in minor cases of law; he is 
now 80 years of age, and is residing in 
Mass.; left his old home in 1870. 

WILCOX JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 15; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Cornwall, Eng., 
Dec. 27, 1825; came to this Co. in 1850; 
owns 344 acres land in Burritt, valued at 
$15,000; 180 acres in Laona, valued at $2;- 
500; married Margaret Webber, March 3, 
1855; she was born in Coombe, St. Nicho- 
las, England, Feb. 24, 1833 ; came to this 
Co. in 184*J ; they have seven children : 
John W., aged 22; AVilliam H., 20; Mary 
S., 17; Herbert H., 15; Clarence L., 12; 
George L., 10; and Lillian M., 8; John 
W., the oldest .son, has been in New 
Zealand ior two years, with an uncle wlio 
has been a resident of that country forty 
years; Mr. W. was in 1852 ordained a 
Congregational minister, and has preacbed 
regulai'ly ever since; has preached in tliis 
Co. for 22 years without salary, preferring 
to depend upon his own labor for support, 
yet feeling it a duty to minister to the 
spiritual need of a community who are 
destitute of regular preaching; Mrs. W. is 
a Christian lady, and zealous in every 
good work which will benefit the com- 
munity; Mr. W. is the most extensive 
sheep raiser in this Co., having from five 
to six hundred head; he is a Republican. 

Wood K. farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 




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Anderson Frank. 

Arnold Smith K. rents farm ; P. O. Harrison. 

Armstrong James. 

Aspland Slierman, laborer; P. O. Harrison. 

ATKIXMIX JAMEJ*, Farmer; Sec. 
1)5; P. O. Harrison; born in Harrison, Jan. 
19, 1846; owns 60 acres land, valued at 
$2,400 ; married Margaret E. Gaylord, Jan. 
1,1865; she was born in Ashtabula Co., 
O., in 1849; they have four children living: 
Lucy, born Nov. 'i6, 1866; George, Dec. 4, 
1869; Elmer, Oct. 3, 1871; and Minnie, 
Sept. 8, 1875; lost one in infancy; Mr. A.'s 
father, Wm. Atkinson, came to this Co. 40 
years ago, when all was wild prairie; 
Rockfortl contained but four or five houses ; 
Mr. A. is serving his second term as School 
Director; he was in the 141st Regt. I.V.I. ; 
was in service near 6 months; discharged; 
re-enlisled in 8th I. V. C. ; was thrown 
from cars, disabled and rejected on that 
account. 

Atkinson Thomas, Sec. 35; P. O. Harrison. 

Atkinson Wm. farm ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. fJarrison. 

BRIGGS B. F. laborer; Sec. 20; P. O. 
Duraud. 
Briggs M. S. laborer: Sec. 14; P.O.Harrison. 

BODIXE ^WIIil^lAM, Farmer; Sec. 
18 ; P. O. Durand ; born in Canada in 1820 ; 
came to this Co. in 1840; owns 160 acres 
land ; married Harriet S. Babcock in 1843 ; 
she was born in N. Y. in 1827 ; had two 
childi'en: Harriet L. and George W.F.; 
the latter was a member of the 55th I. V. 
I. ; died in hospital, and is buried at Nash- 
ville, Teun. ; Mrs. B. died in 1846 ; married 
second time to Francis E. Albright, of O., 
born in 1831; have eight children living: 
Martha Z., Jethro J., Charles S., Esther L., 
Isaac J., Laura E., Arthusa and Anna 
Louisa; lost three: Joseph C, Dorcus C. 
and Jacob ; Mr. B. was ordained a minis- 
ter in 1852 (Free Will Baptist); preached 
chiefly to the Otter Creek congregation in 
Leona; his health failed him and he gave 
up preaching. 

Boyd John, Sec. 34; P. O. Harrison. 

BOTD SAMUEL, Farmer; Sec. 34; 
P. O. Harrison ; born in Ireland, June 1, 
1824; came to Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1849; 
remained there till 1863; came to this Co. 
and settled within ■'4 of a mile of his- 
present home ; owns 5,J^4 acres land, valued 
at $500; married Sarah Oliver, March 15, 
1851 ; she was born in Ireland, Nov. 2, 
1828; came to this Co. with Mr. Boyd; 
they have eight children living: Jane, 
Adam, John, Mary, Samuel, Sarah, Robert 



and James; lost one son, William, died in 
infancy; Mr. and Mrs. B. and family are 
members of the M. E. Church. 
Branuiug Chas. laborer; S. 14; P.O.Harrison. 

BRAKKIXO CHESTER I. Labor- 
er; P.O. Harrison; born in Pike Co., Pa., 
Dec.24, 1854 ; came to this Co. Nov. 22, 1876 ; 
makes his home with George F. Branning, 
who is a renter; Sec. 14; P. O. Harrison; 
born in Wayne Co., Penn., July 1, 1845 ; 
came to this Co. in 1867 ; married Mary J. 
Hagencamp, April 15, 1871 ; she was born 
in Potter Co., Penn. ; have three children : 
Delia, aged 5 ; India, 3, and Furnam, 2 
years ; the family attend the M. E. Church, 
of which Mrs. Branning is a member. 

Branning Constantine, laborer; Sec. 14; P. 
O. Hai'rison. 

Branning G. F., Sec. 14; P. O. Harrison. 

Burbank Eli, farmer; Sec. 23; P.O.Harrison. 

Burbank Joel, farmer ; Sec. 23 ; P.O.Harrison. 

Burbank T. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O.Harrison. 

BURTOX LEVI, Post-Master; Har- 
rison ; born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Nov. 
13, 1838; removed to Crawford Co., Penn., 
in 1840, where he remained until 1856 ; 
travelled in the West ; finally settled here 
in 1859; was appointed Post-master in 
April, 1877 ; has a store in connection with 
the ofiice; unmarried; is a prominent 
member of the A. F. and A. M. Lodge, No. 
302, Durand ; has tilled (pro. tem.) several 
important positions in the lodge. 

CARPENTER JOHN, farmer; Sec. 23; 
P. O. Harrison. 
Champion Abraham, rents farm ; Sec. 22 ; P. 
O. Harrison. 

CHAMPION ABRAHAM, Farm 
er; Sec. 24; P. O. Harrison; born in Eng- 
land. in 1814; married Elizabeth French 
in 1836; she was born same place in 1815; 
they have eight children : James, Charles, 
Abraham, Isaac, Jane and Henrj^, all mar- 
ried except the latter, and living in Har- 
rison, except Charles, who resides in Chi- 
cago; Mr. C. came to this Co. in 1856; 
resided in Rockton two years ; rented and 
farmed seven years ; then bought the farm 
he now owns, 224 acres; Mrs. C. died in 
1871 ; married, in 1872, Mrs. Sophia Dia- 
mond (maiden name Newman) ; she was 
born in London, Eng., in 1823 ; she had 
two children by first marriage: George 
and Mar}' Diamond. 

Champion H. laborer; S. 22; P.O. Harrison. 

Champion I. rents farm ; S.22 ; P.O.Harri.son. 

Champion Jas. farmer ; P. O. Harrison. 

Cleaveland John T. Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 

Cleveland L. W. farm. S. 23; P. O. Harrison. 



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CLEITIESTT SYI. TESTER, Car- 
penter; Harrison; born in Crawford Co., 
Penn., May 18, 1833; married Christiana 
Shepardson, March 8, 1855 ; she was born 
in Penn., Nov. 34, 1834; came to this Co. 
in 1855 ; owns property in Harrison valued 
at $1,31 lO; they have three children living: 
Anna Belle, born Jan. 25, 1856; Lincoln 
L., Sept. 36, 1861, and Nellie M., Aug. 14, 
1870; lost one, Dan Sylvester, born June 
17, 1858, died April 16, 1859 ; Mr. C. was 
Town Collector one year; has been Road 
Commissioner for 13 years; is a prominent 
member ot the A. F. and A. M. Lodge, No. 
74, Rockton; has filled (pro. tem.) all the 
stations except the East; enlisted as Or- 
derly Sergt. Co. A, 74th I. V. I., in 1863; 
was mustered out as Captain, June 10, 1865 ; 
member of the M. E. Church. 

Collins A. G., P. O. Harrison. 

€OIiI.IXS HEXRY, Jr., Farmer; 
Sec. 36; P. O. Harrison; born in England, 
July 11, 1838; came to this Co. in 1856; 
owns 80 acres land, valued at |3,3()0; mar- 
ried Nancy Atkinson, Nov. 16, 1859; she 
was born in Harrison, April 9, 1844; they 
have five children living : Barney E., Jen- 
nie L., Alma Adell, Daisey belle and 
Henry J.; lost two: Lilah R., aged 3, and 
Matie, 1 year old ; Mr. C. has been School 
Director for 6 years ; family attend the M. 
E. Church; Mrs. C. is a daughter of Wm. 
Atkinson, one of the pioneers of Harrison ; 
opened up the farm he now lives on when 
all was wild land; could drive in any di- 
rection without encountering a fence; had 
to draw grain to Chicago with ox teams. 

Collins Geo. stone-mason; P. O. Harrison. 

Conklin A. rents farm; Sec. 85; P.O.Harrison. 

COXKLIX DAVID, Farmer ; Sec. 31 ; 
P. O. HaiTison ; born in Damascus, Wayne 
Co., Penn., July 30, 1809; married Sarah 
Dexter in 1835; she was born in same town 
and Co. in 1817; they came to this Co. in 
1839; owns 300 acres land; had five chil- 
dren : Mercy, died in Penn., aged 6 months ; 
Benjaniiu, William and Mar}' died in Har- 
rison, aged respectively 3 years, 3 months, 
and 11 years and 3 months; David, Jr., is 
living in Owen; was 26 years old the 4th 
day of July, 1877; married Gertie Lake; 
they have three children: Fred, Walter 
Dumont and Benjamin F. ; Mrs. C. died 
Aug. 3S, 1849; he married again Pha^be 
Drake, March 11, 1853; by second marriage 
they have ihree children living: Orin H., 
Albert!) and Emma E.; lost one, Sarah, 
died in 1857; Mi'. C. was Commissioner of 
Highways 3 years; Kent's was the only 
store in Rockford when he came here; 
Republican. 

Conklin Orin H., Sec. 21 ; P. O. Harri.son. 

Cook Isaac, Sec. 28; P. O. Harrison. 

Cook Sam. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Harrison. 
' Cooney Arthur, farm ; Sec. 20 ; P.O. Durand. 

Cooney R. A. farmer ; Sec. 19 ; P. O. Durand. 



Cook A. rents farm ; Sec. 20 ; P.O. Harrison. 
Coulter Geo. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 
Cowan Jas. laborer; P. O. Harrison. 
Crowley Geo. farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Durand. 
Cunningham Wra. Sec. 34; P. O. Harrison. 

DELANEY JOHN, rents farm; Sec. 33; 
P. O. Harrison. 

Diamond Geo. painter; Harrison. 

Dickerson Jas. L. physician; Harrison. 

Dobson Dan. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Durand. 

Douglass Henry, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Harrison. 

Downie A. J. rents form; S.33; P.O. Durand. 

Doyle P. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Harrison. 

ARLY W. C. carpenter; Harrison. 



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FISHER JAMES, laborer; Sec. 30; P. O. 
Durand. 

Flint Azel, laborer; Sec. 8; P.O. Durand. 

Flint Martin, farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Durand. 

Fritz H. J. rents farm; Sec. 7; P. O. Durand. 

AMMOW HENRY, blacksmith; Har- 
rison. 
Gammow Chas. blacksmith ; Harrison. 

OAXlJBfG SETH, Farmer; Sec. 18; 
P. O. Durand; born in Livingston Co., N. 
Y., Jan. 7, 1816; married Mary L. Rich- 
ards in 1843; had two children, John and 
Ada; Mrs. G. died in 1857; married Louisa 
Eichards iu 1859; she died in Jan., 1862: 
married third time, Oct. 13, 18()5, to Mary 
Adams; had three children, Carrie M., 
Hattie L., and Seth Sumner; she died in 
1870; has been School Director 12 years, 
and Road Master for a number of years; 
when he came here this part of the Co. 
was a wilderness ; ordy three houses on the 
road between here and Rockford; has 
hauled grain with oxen from here to Chi- 
cago ; sold wheat for 50c per bushel ; deer 
and smaller game were plenty, of which 
Mr. G. has brought down his share; a 
huge black bear gave him a scare, one 
day, while working near the barn; was 
within a rod ot him before discovered; he 
drove him off. 

Gilmore Jas. laborer; Harrison. 

Gilmore John, carpenter; Harrison. 

Goakey A. farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. Shirland. 

Goakey J. D. dairy farmer; Sec. 8 ; P.O. Shir- 
land. 

Goodwin G. carpenter; Sec.20; P.O. Durand. 

GOODWIX JXO. Farmer; Sec. 33; 
P. O. Harrison; born in Roscoe, in 1850; 
unmarried; owns 38 acres land, valued at 
$1,600; his father, Silas Goodwin, came to 
this farm in 1853, with his wife and five 
children, Jane, John, Charles, Theresa 
and George; Jane died, aged 8 years, and 
George, aged 1 ; the father enlisted in the 
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years ; was taken sick and sent to the hos- 
pital, where he soon afterward died ; Mr. 
G. went West when only 12 years old, and 
has been absent ever since,until last spring, 
when he returned, after having wandered 
through the mining districts of Montana, 
Idah(7, Colorado, and parts of Dakota; 

, has led the life of a miner since he was 18 
years old, undergoing all of the dangers, 
trials, Indian tiglits, hairbreadth escapes, 
etc., incident to the life of a frontiersman. 

Goodwm W. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 

Gratton Jos. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Durand. 

Gratton Robt. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Durand. 



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ALSTEAD SAMUEL L. Sec. 27 ; P. O. 
Harrison. 

H Alf MER J]?tfO. Farmer ; Sec. 36 ; P. 
O. Harrison; born in Shropshire, England, 
March 23, 1824; married Harriet Lewis, 
June 32, 1846 ; she was born in same place, 
Jan. 8, 1836; came to this Co. in 1855; 
owns 94 acres of land; have six children 
living; John L., born Junel, 1C5B; Geo. 
E., Nov. 7, 1855 ; Orrin C, Dec. 18, 1857 ; 
Emma J., Oct. 19, 1860; Franklin R., Sept. 
25, 1863; Edwin E., Dec. 35, 1867; lost 
three; Eliza died in England, Fannie, in 
Cleveland, O., and Austin O. in this Co.; 
two brothers of Mrs. H. (Richard and 
Charles Lewis) were in the army; the 
former in the 74th I. V. I., was taken pris- 
oner at Chicamauga, Sept. 30, 1863 ; sent 
South, transferred trom one prison to an- 
other, Libby, Florence, Andersonville, etc., 
until he finally reached Savannah, Ga., 
where he died of neglect and exposure, 
in Oct., 1864 ; the latter was in the 39th 
Ind. V. L till the close of the war. 

Hawkins D. farmer; Sec. 7; P.O. Durand. 

Herrick A. laborer ; Sec. 20; P. O. Durand. 

Horsfall R. farmer ; Sec. 38 ; P.O. Harrison. 

TEWETT BRITTAIN, farmer; Sec. 14; P. 
J O. Harrison. 

JEWETT DAVID, Farmer;Sec. 14;- 
P. O. Harrison; born in Genesee Co., N. 
Y., Aug. 34, 1811 ; came to this Co. in 1837 ; 
settled here; built sawmill in Rockton 
where the water power is in that place; 
this was one of the first mills erected in 
this Co.; was engaged in the milling busi 
ness about five years, then sold out and 
devoted his entire attention to farming; 
owns about 4')0 acres at llarrison; married 
Louisa R. Mosher, June 15, 1846 ; she died 
May 9, 1847 : married again to Martha A. 
Rickhow, Oct. 5, 1853 ; she was ' born in 
Great Bend, Penn., March 5, 1831; have 
four children, Brittain, Nellie, Ellsworth 
and Fred; Mr. J. was Justice four years; 
was the first School Treasurer appointed 
for the town of Harrison, and held it 18 
years; he laid out the village of Harrison 
in 1848 ; the family attend the Methodist 
church. 



JEWETT JOHX R. Farmer; Sec. 
23; p. O. Harrison; born in Conn., Aug. 
33, 1815; came to this Co. in 1838; owns 
120 acres land ; married Elizabeth M. Gil- 
mour, May 23, 1850; she was born in Ky., 
Sept. 4, 1833 ; came here in 1847 ; have four 
children living, John R., George L., Rob- 
ert B., and Abbie E. ; lost two, Clara A. 
and Elizabeth C. ; Mr. Jewett has been five 
times elected Justice of the Peace; was 
Commissioner of Highways three years, 
and School Director for quite a number of 
years; he left Buti'itlo to come to this Co. 
the same day the banks resumed specie 
payment after the panic of '36; he fre- 
quently worked for old Stephen Mack who 
was here with the Indians; kept a trading 
post at Mack's Pt., near the present site of 
Rockton; Mr. J. built the first bridge that 
ever spanned Rock river in this State. 



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EEGAN WM. 
O. Durand. 



H. laborer; Sec. 19; P. 



Keuyou D. laborer; Sec. .21; P. 0. Harrison. 

King Geo. rents farm; P. O. Harrison. 

Kinney David, Sec. 26; P.O. Harrison. 

KNAPP WM. Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. 
Harrison ; born in Roxbury, Vt., Nov. 14, 
1836; came to this Co. in 1846; owns 174 
acres land; married Lois Ellis, Jan. 23, 
1864; she was born in Canada, May 39, 
1838; came to this Co. in 1846; married to 
James P. Conklin, who died in 1862, leav- 
ing Mrs. C. with three childi-en, Amos E., 
Urzilla, and George H. ; by second mar- 
riage she has two, Ada May and Fred N<i- 
than ; Mr. K. came here when 10 years old ; 
all wild land, except now and then a farm ; 
could drive in any direction for miles with- 
out encountering a fence; he is serving his 
second term as Overseer of highways. 

KI^IGHT MRS. AirX, Farming; 
Sec. 34; P.O. Harrison; born in Cum- 
bei-land. Me., Aug. 6, 1816 ; maiden name 
was Winslow; married to Eldridge King, 
Sept. 6, 1839; had three children, Gilbert 
E., Almeda J., and Amanda J.; Mr. King 
died Jan. 4, 1844; was married to Peter 
Knight, June 24, 1847 ; they came to this 
Co. in 1854; owns 60 acres land, valued at 
$1,800; have seven children, Charles H., 
Nathan H , Elzura J., James H., Sarah 
Ann, Elnora E., and Alta M.; Mr. Knight 
died July 11, 1867; Mrs. K.'s oldest sou 
was in the 74th I. V.I. ; was with the regt. 
in all the marches, battles, etc. ; Mrs. Knight 
and family attend the Methodist church; 
she remembers when Harrison was wild 
prairie ; plenty of wolves, deer and other 
game. 

Knight Chas. rents farm; Sec. 34; P.O.Har- 
rison. 

Knight James, Sec 34; P. O. Harrison. 

Knight N. laborer ; Sec. 34 ; P. O. Harrison. 

IGHTHEART HENRY, farmer; Sec 
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Lightheart Lewis, laborer; Harrison. 

I.ORD RIJFITS, Farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. 
Durand ; born in Norwicli, Conn., April 
17, 1826; came to this Co. in 1846; owns 
157 acres land ; married Esther M. Camp- 
bell, Nov. 29, 1849 ; she was born in N. Y., 
June 20, 1825; have no children of their 
own; one adopted daughter, Mary J. 
Crovvly, born in Howard (now Durand), 
May 31, 1855; was married Feb. 24, 1876, 
to Henry Fritz, born in Durand; farms 
Mr. Lord's place; Mr. L. landed in Rock- 
. ford on the 5th day of August, 1846, which 
then only contained two stores on the east 
and two on the west side ; the walls ot 
Porter's drug store were being built ; Mrs. 
Lord is the daughter of Delmont and Per- 
melia Campbell, who came to Durand in 
1847, where they resided until 1852, when 
Mrs. Campbell died, aged 51 years; Mr. 
C. died in 1868, aged 68; Mr. L. was Jus- 
tice of the Peace 3 years. Trustee 6 years, 
and School Director for 15 years. 

Long Andrew, laborer; Harrison. 

Lovesee Edwin, physician ; Harrison. 

cCOLLOUGH WILLIAM, farmer; 
Sec. 80; P.O. Durand. 

McCOY MARTIlf, Farmer; Sec. 29; 
P. O. Durand ; born in Penn., Feb. 23, 
1818 ; married Sarah Chandler, March 30, 
1837 ; she was born in Randolph Co.,N.C., 
June 2, 1818 ; they came to this Co. in 
1838 ; settled on the farm where he now 
resides ; owns 185 acres land ; have three 
children living: Ellen, now Mrs. Smith; 
Nancy Doolittle; her little son, Martin, 
lives with his grand parents ; was born in 
March, 1865; Estella Rock.slead, the 
youngest daughter, makes her home with 
her parents; has one child, Raymond 
De F. ; her husband, Andrew Rockstead, 
was a member of the 74th I. V. I. ; was in 
37 engagements; was in Sherman's army 
until they reached Atlanta, then returned 
with Thomas to Franklin, Nashville, etc.; 
was mustered out at the close of the war. 

McKearn James, Sec. 14; P. O. Harrison. 

McMahon J. farm ; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Harrison. 

MAGEE IRVING 'W. Farmer; Sec. 
19; P.O. Durand; born in Cayuga Co., 
N. Y., April 4, 1886 ; moved to York, San- 
dusky Co., Ohio, in 1887; came to this Co. 
in 1841; his father settled in Durand, 
where he remained until 1875, when he 
died, at the age of 64; lived on the same 
farm over 34 years; his mother still re- 
sides on the old homestead; is 65 years 
old; is the mother of ten children; seven 
living; Julia A., Irving W., Martha, La- 
vina, Wilson, Alice, Nancy, and Minnie; 
lost three, William and Will Nathan; 
Eastman died in 1862, from wounds re- 
ceived in the battle of Fort Donelson ; he 
was in the 11th I. V. I. ; Irving came to 
the farm he now resides upon in 1860; 
owns 43 acres land ; married Beruah Han- 



ford, Oct. 22, 1859; she was born in Mich., 
Sept. 8, 1888; have two children, Permelia 
and William. 

Machon Michael, P. O. Durand. 
Marshall James, Sec. 34; P. O. Harrison. 
Merchant Alva, laborer; Harrison. 

MILLER CHRISTOPHER, La- 
borer; born in Monroe Co., N. Y., April 9, 
1851; came to this Co. in 1868; sou of 
Samuel Miller, formerly of Burritt, now 
living in Mich., aged 68 ; his mother died 
in N. Y., in 1867, aged 48; he makes his 
home with Robert Oliver, Sec. 36; P.O. 
Harrison; Mr. Oliver owns 162 acres land; 
married jane Atkinson, of Harrison, in 
1866 ; they have three children, William 
George, Robert C, and Guy T. ; is Com- 
missioner of Highways and Assessor; Mr. 
O. enlisted Sept. 9, 1861, in Co. C, 55lh I. 
V. I., as a private ; was promo^^ed through 
the different grades until Nov. 1, 1864, 
when he received a commission as Capt., 
which he held until the close of the war ; 
participated in 80 general engagements, 
beginning with Shiloh, following Sher- 
man through his campaigns to the sea, 
finally ending with the battle of Benton- 
ville, N. C, March 20 and 21, 1865, being 
under tire in all 120 days ; and had the 
honor of leading Co. C, of the old and 
war-worn 55th through the Washington 
grand review. May 24, 1865 ; traveled 12,- 
000 miles. 

Moate Henry, farm ; Sec. 30 ; P. O. Durand. 

Moate Saml. farm ; Sec. 80 ; P. O. Durand. 

Moore P. merchant and hotel ; Harrison. 

Morey Albert, farm; Sec. 29; P. O. Dufand. 

MORRISON HAMIEL.^ Farmer; 
Sec. 22 ; P. O. Harrison ; born m Scotland, 
Jan. 12, 1818; came to this Co. in 1846; 
was married Jime 6, 1857, to Mary Col- 
grove; they have two children: Nellie, 
born March 17, 1860, and Annie May, Oct. 
23, 1861; the tamily attend the M. E. 
Church, of which Nellie is a member; 
Mr. M. superintended the building of 
Hanchetl's dam, at Harrison; he enlisted 
in the 14th III. Cav., in February, 1868; 
was with Gen. Burnside in his raid to 
Tenu., over the Cumberland Mountains to 
Knoxville; there durmg the siege; skirm- 
ishing with Longstreet every day lor 
about two months ; followed him to Bris- 
tol, Va. ; was with Gen. Stoncman in sev- 
eral actions in Georgia; was captured 
near Millidgeviile, and kept prisoner for 
nearly live months, at Florence and An- 
dersonville; was exchanged and mustered 
out in June, 1865. 

AKES HATFIELD, farmer; Sec. 21; 

P. O. Harrison. 

Oakes Horace, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Harrison. 

OLIVER ADAM, Farmer; Sec. 27; P. 

O. Harrison; born in Ireland, Feb. 2, 

1825; married Mary Marshall, in 1852; 



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went to California, where she died, in 
1857 ; had one child, Mary Jane ; returned 
to New York, and married Agnes Mar- 
shall, June 17, 1858; she was boi"n in Ire- 
land, July 17, 1836; have seven children 
living: Libbie, born May 10, 1859; Annie 
L., Sept. 3, 1860; Ellen, Sept. 18, 1868; 
Martha, March 8, 1865; Hattie, April 16, 
1866 ; Ida F., Feb. 5, 1868 ; and James R., 

Jan. 17, 1870 ; lost three : , May 8, 1863 ; 

Robert, Sept. 17, 1863, and Nettie, Feb. 27, 
1869; they all attend the Presbyterian 
Church; the mother of Mrs. Oliver (Mary 
Marshall), aged 93, resides with her; is 
very smart and active; has the use of all 
her faculties ; can use her needle as deftly 
as any girl ; is supposed to be the oldest 
person now living in Harrison. 

Oliver Jas. rents farm ; S. 25 ; P.O. Harrison. 

Oliver Robert, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Harrison. 

PALMER GEORGE W. Sec. 16; P. O. 
Harrison. 
Palmer H. farmer ; Sec. 16 ; P. O. Harrison. 
Panning Chas. J. Sec. 20; P. O. Harrison. 

PARKIER JOHN C. Farmer; Sec. 
26; P.O.Harrison; born in Sangamon 
Co., 111., May 20, 1826; came to this Co. 
in 1838; owns 60 acres land; married 
Elizabeth Scott, Aug. 17, 1848; she was 
born in Huron Co., Ohio, July 4, 1830, 
came here in 1839 ; they have three chil- 
dren living: Emily, born June 20, 1849; 
Almeda, Jan.l, 1854; and Charles Eugene, 
Jan. 2, 1869; lost one daughter, Amanda, 
in 1851, aged 9 mouths ; when Mr. Parker 
came to this Co. there were four cabins 
beside his own in this town ; one at Kil- 
burn's Grove; there were five hundred 
Winnebago Indians at the mouth of 

, Pecatonica (Rockton), where the veteran 
pioneer Stephen Mack had a trading 
house; was the first white settler in this 
Co. ; Mr. P. worked one summer when he 
was a boy ; Republican. 

Patterson Fred, farm ; Sec. 20 ; P.O. Durand. 

Patterson J. farmer ; Sec. 28 ; P. O. Harrison. 

PATTERSON L.EWI1S, Farmer; 
Sec. 20 ; P. O. Durand ; born in Lower 
Canada, Feb. 16, 1818; married Emily 
Blackburn, in May, 1839 ; she was born in 
Ohio, March 5, 1821 ; came to this Co. in 
1839 ; owns 120 acres land ; they have two 
children living: Frederick W., born 
April 5, 1846, and Marion, Oct. 21, 1855 ; 
lost two sons in the army; John A. was 
wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and taken 
prisoner, where it is supposed he died, as 
he was not heard of afterward ; George C. 
was killed at the battle of Franklin, 
Tenn. ; was in Co. B, 72d I. V. I. ; had 
serve^l 2 years and 4 months ; Mr. P. has 
been Justice of the Peace 15 years, served 
three terms as Collector, four as Assessor, 
and has been School Director for 20 years ; 
the only survivng sou, Fredric, married 



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Erdell Kilburn, in 1869 ; live with parents ; 
have one child, Emily Kate; lost one, 
Alice. 

Petett Henry, ftirm; Sec. 20; P. O. Durand. 

PERRY ElilAIS, Farmer; Sec. 31; 
P. O. Rockford ; born in Co. of Rutland, 
Eng., in 1827; came to N. Y. in 1854; was 
6 months in Butl'alo; lived a year in South 
Reading, Mass.; returned to England; 
came to this Co. in 1856; located where 
he now resides ; Republican ; Methodist ; 
owns 151 acres, valued at $4,530; married 
July 19, 1860, Mrs. Sophia, widow of Ju- 
lius Sass; she was born in Prussia, in 
1834; came to this Co. in 1856; maiden 
name was Schmidt; has one son, Wm. J. 
Sass, by first marriage; Mr. P. has no 
children. 

Phillips Jerome, wagon maker; Harrison. 
Phillips W. farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Harrison. 
Plant Wm. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Durand. 
Prindle J. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 
Putnam 8. C. renter ; Sec. 21 ; P.O. Harrison. 

ECOR HENRY, laborer; Sec. 19; P.O. 
Durand. 

Recor P. laborer; Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 
Riley Wm. Sec. 34; P. O. Harrison. 
Ruhl David, Sec. 35; P.O. Harrison. 
Ruhl Luther, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Harrison. 

O ARVIN ROSS, P. O. Durand. 

Sarvin Steward, P. O. Durand. 

Scott Chas. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Harrison. 

Scott Geo. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Harrison. 

Scott Jas. farmer ; Sec. 23 ; P. O. Harrison. 

Scott Jno. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Harrison. 

Shepardson Josiah, Harrison. 

Shepardson S. D. renter; Sec. 24; P. O. 

Harrison. 
Sherman B. C. farm ; S. 21 ; P. O. Harrison. 
Sherman Benj. Sec. 21 ; P. O. Sherman. 
Shumway C. laborer; S. 20; P. O. Harrison. 
Smith Belden C. farmer; P. O. Harrison. 
Smith F. farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Harrison. 
Smith J. J. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Durand. 

SMITH RICHARD H. Merchant; 
Harrison; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aus:. 
17, 1806 ; came to Hancock Co., 111., in 1839 ; 
married Mrs. Mary A. Oilman, in Nov., 
1839 ; she was the daughter of John Wool- 
folk, of Louisville, Ky. ; born in Carolina 
Co., Va., Oct. 16, 1808 ; mother of six chil- 
dren ; two by first marriage, Elizabeth and 
Gabriella; and four by last, Annie and 
Mary (twins), Richard and Lawrence S. ; 
only one now living; Mr. S. was Post- 
Master here 18 years, Town Clerk same ; 
Trustee one term, and School Director a 
number of years; is a Republican. 

Sniveley A. wagon maker; P. O. Harrison. 



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Snively Wm. renter; Sec. 27; P.O. Harrison. 
Sodaman W. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 
Statker Jas, renter; Sec. 20; P. O. Durand. 
Strawn Mahlon, laborer ; P. O. Durand. 
Swindle Chas. Sec. 33 ; P.O. Rockford. 



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ODD GEORGE, Sec. 25 ; 
son. 



P. O. Harri- 



TODD MRS. HANNAH P. 

(widow); Farming; bee. 25 ; P.O.Harri- 
son; maiden name was Vadakin; born in 
Wayne Co., Penn., Nov. 5, 1819; owns 166 
acres laud, valued at $7,500; married Jon- 
athan Todd, Jan. 17, 1847; he was born in 
N. J., April 20, 1826; came to this Co. in 
1855 ; was an active and influential mem- 
ber of the M. E. Church ; was instrumental 

, in building the church situated on a part 
of his farm, which he donated for that 
purpose; died April 13, 1871 ; Mrs. Todd 
has four children, Milton I., born Sept. 6, 
1847; Geo. R., March 8, 1849; Daniel D., 
Oct. 6, 1851 ; and Marilla Jane, May 15, 
1855 ; she has been a member of the M. E. 
Church for 37 years; they have resided on 
the same farm for 22 years. 

Todd Milton, Sec. 25; P. O. Harrison. 

Torson Nere, farmer; P. O. Durand. 

Tunison D. K. Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 

Tunison Wm. Sec. 33 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Tolman L. D. renter; Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 

T TRQUEHART WILLIAM. 

VAN DYKE CORNELIUS, renter; Sec. 
23 ; P. O. Harrison. 

VAN SliYKK ISAAC, Black- 
smith; Harrison; born in Dutchess Co.,N. 
y., July 10, 1818; moved to Fulton Co. in 
1827; came west in 1839; stopped in Chi- 
cago which at that time was nothing but a 
mud hole; stopped with Mr. Hill, who 
kept the old yellow tavern on Lake street, 
where he was employed as a runner at the 
boat landing; left there the following 
year; came to this Co. in 1840, where he 
has remained ever since ; married Philo 
Ann Cleaveland, Feb. 1850; she was 
born in Cataraugus Co., N. Y., Jan. 24, 
1829; they have four children living, Mar- 
tin C, Alice S., Jay I. and Eva Jane ; lost 
one, in infancy: Sir. Van was Commis- 
sioner of Highways one term ; has been 
School Director for a great many years ; 
Democrat. 

VanWicklinC.laborer; S.35; P.O.Harrison. 

WAINRIGHT CHAS. laborer; Sec. 29; 
P. O. Durand. 
Warren A. farmer; Sec 18; P. O. Durand. 
Warren D. laborer; Sec. 19; P. O. Durand. 
Watson F. farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Durand. 

WEATHERHEAD JAS. R. 

Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Durand; born in 



Sullivan Co., N. H., Oct. 6, 1818; married 
Nancy Fisher, Dec. 10, 1843; they had six 
children; tour living, Martha J. Sweet, 
Waiie, Celina II. Boomer and Mary Ann. ; 
lost two, Elizabeth and Lucinda; Mrs. W. 
died in 1857; he was married again to 
Mrs. Sophia A. Jones, daughter of David 
Baker, of Harrison ; she was b(jrn in On- 
ondaga Co., N. Y. Nov. 23, 1820; had 
three children by her first marriage; two 
living; two by second marriage, Minnie, 
aged 17 ; and Ettie, 15 ; Mr. W. was on the 
jury in 1844, the first jury ever empaneled 
in the old Court House ; was on tlie Mc- 
Kuney trial ; could not agree, consequently 
had to sleep three nights on the floor of 
the old Winnebago House. 

Western C. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 

Whelherhead W. farm; S. 32; P. O. Durand. 

White A. renter; Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 

White Geo. farm; Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 

WIIililAMS JAS. M. Farmer; Sec. 
28 ; P. O. Harrison ; born in Boston, Erie 
Co., N. Y., Nov. 14, 1820; came to this Co. 
in 1845; owns 415 acres land, valued at 
$11,000; married Maria E. Biveus, March 
6, 1851 ; she was born in London, Mont- 
gomery Co., Penn., Dec. 31, 1826; they 
have five children, Mary H., born Feb. 6, 
1852; Alice C, June 22, 1854; Charles H., 
July 26, 1857; Orin, Feb. 26, 1859; Rilla 
A., Sept. 2, 1865 ; Mr. W. was Constable, 
Assessor and Collector the first year of 
the town's organization ; been Assessor 15 
years, and Commissioner of Highways 5 
years; he once started to Chicago with 
150 bushels of wlieat and 10 barrels of 
flour, with four wagous and six yokes of 
oxen ; was gone 20 days and brougiit back 
with him the burrs for Talcott's Mills at 
Rockton, weighing four tons. 

^VIIil^IAMS rUCIEN, Dairy 
Farm ; P. O. Harrison ; born in Onondaga 
Co., N. Y., June 21, 1821; married Mary 
E. Arnold, April 3, 1850 ; she was born in 
Royaltown, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1830; came to 
this Co. in 1852 ; owns about 800 acres 
land; have seven children living: Fannie 
A., born April 21, 1853 ; Ida M., Oct. 29, 
1854 ; Rosamond, June 8, 1856 ; Evelyn T., 
March 3, 1863; Myra J., Nov. 9, 1866;' 
Chas. L., Sept. 16, 1869; and Indiola, Jan. 
5, 1872; lost three, Mary, Ella and Jessie; 
Mr. W. was Supervisor and Commissioner 
of Highways for two years; Town Treas- 
urer for several years, and has held other 
minor offices; he is proprietor of the most 
extensive dairy in this Co.; milks 100 
cows, and turns out about 20,000 pounds of 
butter annually ; has an arrangement for 
churning by power; annuallj' sells about 
100 head of fine hogs, weighing in the ag- 
gregate, 30,000 ; the family attend the M. 
E. Church. 

Winright — , laborer ; Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Dui-and. 



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^WISHOP AlfDKElV, Farmer; Sec. 
23; P. O. Harrison; born in Scotland, 
Sept. 5, 1819 ; came to N. J. in 1841 ; mar- 
ried Isabella Hunter in 1843; she was 
born in Scotland, in 1819; five children, 
Mary H., Isabella, Andrew, Martin and 
John; lost two, David and Ellen; they 
came to this Co. in 1856; owns 190 acres 
land; Mrs. W. died in 1858; married 
again in 1863, to Mrs. Elizabeth Van 
Ausdale, daughter of Cornelius and Ra- 
chel Van Dyke, who reside with them ; 
both over 80 years old ; Mr. Wishop has 



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been School Director for 9 years, and was 
last spring elected Justice of the Peace; 
the family all belong to the M. E. Church; 
he is a Republican. 

Wishop A. Sr. farm; Sec.23; P.O. Rockford. 
Wishop J. H. renter ; Sec.25 ; P.O. Harrison. 
Woods J. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Harrison. 
Woods Wm. farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Harrison. 



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OUNG THEODORE W. farmer; Sec. 
35; P. O. Harrison. 




DTJBAND TOWNSHIP. 



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DURAND TOWNSHIP. 



A BEL GEORGE, rents farm ; Durand. 

Alexander A. farmer ; Sec. 25 ; P. O. Durand. 
Anderson F.farm laborer ; S.23 ; P.O.Durand. 
Anderson Martin, painter ; Durand. 

A s H T o :n host, ax j>rk^v. 

Merchant ; Durand ; born in Argyle, Wash- 
ington Co., N. Y., in 1832; went to Cali- 
fornia in 1852; worked 3 years in the gold 
mines; returned to N. Y. ; went into mer- 
cantile business at Oswego ; continued it 5 
years ; came to this town and entered busi- 
ness in 1861 ; married Miss Mary J. John- 
son, a native of Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1862 ; 
has four children, Carrie M., Frank J., 
Willard H. and Bertha, aged respectively, 
14, 10, 8, and 5 years ; he represented the 
good people of this district in the 29th 
General Assembly; was re-elected in 1876, 
and is one of tlie independent members of 
whom his constituents can say, "Well 
done, thou good and faithful servant;" he 
is a believer, but independent in religion 
and politics. 
Ashton W. J. grain dealer ; Durand. 



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ALDWIN D. F. plasterer; Durand. 



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Baldwin E. bricklayer and plasterer; Sec. 

24; P. O. Durand. 
Baringham Delos W. Sec. 26; P. O. Durand. 
Baringham J. fiirmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Durand. 
Baringham H. son of Matthew ; Sec. 36 ; P. 

O. Durand. 
Baringham J. D. Sec. 26; P.O. Durand. 
Baringham Mat. farm ; Sec.36 ; P.O. Durand. 
Baringham N. J. lives with father ; Sec. 26 ; 

P. O. Durand. 
Baringham Thos. lives with father, Matthew ; 

Sec. 36 ; P. O. Durand. 

BATES AliMAir B. Farmer; Sec. 
10; P. O. Durand ; born in Hampshire Co.. 
Mass., Aug. 22, 1826 ; his father died there, 
Nov. 8, 1828 ; his mother, with him and 
I two other children, moved to St. Albans, 
|Vt., in 1830; lived there until 1835; then 
in comjmny with his uncle, Newman 
! Campbell, they came West, traveling by 
j wagon through a country sparsely popu- 
{ lated, to Laporte, Ind. ; Aug. 15, 1837, they 
~ I arrived in :this Co. ; at that early day, 
' clothing, groceries and other necessaries, 
were not easily obtained here; the native 
talents a^d untiring industry of the widow 
and her children, were well tested in pro- 
curing food and raiment, and in making a 
home of their own ; she, being an expert 
with the needle, did much of the sewing 
for the lady settlers, the boys doing the 
rough outside labor incident to a new 



country, while their little sister, Laura J., ^ 
afterwards wife of John Campbell, assist- 
ed the mother within; in 1842 their house, 
furniture and clothing were destroyed by 
fire; Chicago, Milwaukee and other dis- 
tant places were their nearest markets, 
sometimes taking twelve days to make the 
round trip; the two boys were one night 
followed five miles by hungry wolves, that 
were kept at bay by their faithful dog; 
Mr. B. was married July 4, 1847, to Miss 
Sophia, daughter of William and Fanny 
Campbell, of St. Albans, Vt. ; she was born 
Sept. 23, 1829; they have six children, 
Ellen A., Rollin W., Ovid B., Frank F., 
Carrie L., and Hattie May, aged 29, 26, 28, 
21, 19, and 10 years; owns 112 acres, val- 
ued at $5,600 ; Independent in religion and 
politics ; was Path Master and School Di- 
rector; his mother, who was the second 
wife of Wm. . Sylvester, died March 7, 
1853, in her 59th year, and is buried at Ft. 
Winnebago. 

Bates A. J. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Durand. 

Bates Charles. 

Bates J. A. works for Jas. Kiley ; Sec. 35 ; P. 
O. Durand. 

Bates Rollin W. Sec. 22; P. O. Durand. 

BECKER JACOB, Farmer; Sec. 
16; P. O. Durand; born in Hesse Darm- 
stadt, Germany, Aug. 30, 1844; his parents 
came to 111. in 1846, and settled in Stephen- 
son Co. ; he enlisted in 46th I. V. I., Co. C, 
Jan. 27, 1865; was in battle of Ft. Blakely, 
Ala. ; discharged at Baton Rouge, Jan. 20, 
1866 ; married; Feb. 25, 1868, to Miss Lydia, 
daughter of Ula and Carrie Garder; she 
was'born in that Co., April 18, 1844; has 
five children ; Oscar D., born Jan. 19, 1869 ; 
Carrie E., July 24, 1870; Jane M., Sept. 28, 
1871; Walter A., Oct. 23,1874; Mary H., 
Sept. 17, 1876; came to this Co. in 1872; 
owns 118 acres, valued at .f 5,900, U. S. cur- 
rency; Methodist; was Path Master and 
School Director. 

BEEMER EBWARB A. Farmer; 
Sec. 22; P.O. Durand; born in Morrow 
Co., O., June 6, 1848; moved with his 
parents to Wis. in 1856; came to this Co. 
in 1864; Sept. 22, 1869, married Miss Ellen 
A., daughter of Alman B. and Sophia 
Bntes, of Durand; have two children, 
Willis E., born Oct. 4, 1871, and William 
A., Dec. 13, 1872; rents 80 acres from his 
father, William, who lives with him; his 
sister, Mary A., also lives with him; Dem- 
ocrat; Independent f land valued at |4,000. 

Beemer Wm. farmer; Sec. 22; P.O. Durand. 
Best Albert, lives with father, R. Best; Sec. 

19 ; P. O. Davis. 
Best Erven, farmer; Sec. 12; P.O. Davis. 



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WINJSTEBAGO COUNTY DIKECTOBT: 



Best J. N. farmer ; Sec. 20 ; P.O. Davis. 
Best Nich. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Davis. 
Best Reuben, farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Davis. 

B£$$T SIMOX PETER, Farmer; 
Sec. 20 ; P. O. Davis ; born in Northamp- 
ton Co., Penn., April 13, 1844; came witli 
his parents to tliis Co. in 1855; married 
Miss Lizzie H., daughter of Jonathan and 
Lydia Matter, Feb. 13, 1868 ; has four chil- 
dren ; Fernando, born Oct. 10, 1869 ; Ar- 
thur J., Dec. 7, 1870; Jacob E., Oct. 14, 
1872; Wallace V., Aug. 22, 1874; owns 150 
acres, value $7,500 ; Republican ; Evangel- 
ical ; has been Path Master several years. 

Best Wm. farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Davis. 

Blake Milan, hardware merchant; Durand. 

BliAKE BROIS. Hardware Merchants 
and Dealers in General Groceries ; Durand ; 
are sons of John Blake, Esq., of Pecaton- 
ica Tp. ; the senior partner, Milan A., 
served in the 134th I. V. I (100 days); is 
married to Miss Jane P. Eames, daughter 
of Mrs. D. W. Goodrich, and has three 
children, Ada, Lulu and Clair A., aged 7, 
4 and 2; Andrew S. is married to Miss 
Emily, daughter of the late Wm. Cran- 
dall, M. D., of this town ; has one son, 
Arthur C, born May 1,1875; they suc- 
ceeded H. Burrell & Bro., in Dec, 1872, in 
the old frame building, cor. of Center and 
Howard sts. ; in 1876 they erected a two- 
story stone and brick building, 25 by 80 
ft., having shops in basement fitted up for 
the manufacture of tinware, etc.; it is the 
most substantial, large and well arranged 
business house in the place ; they appear 
to carry an extensive stock, and do a good 
business in hardware, stoves, agricultural 
implements and groceries; Republican; 
Independent ; own real estate worth $8,000. 

Blake S. A. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Durand. 

Bowen A. H. farm hand ; S.15 ; P.O. Durand. 

Bowen Geo. laborer; Sec. 9; P. O. Durand. 

Brannan M. farmer and lime burner; Sec. 
21 ; P. O. Durand. 

Bratt John, blacksmith ; Durand. 

Breed Rufus, laborer; Durand. 

Brooks E. H. carpenter ; Durand. 

Burr Lewis, barber ; Durand. 

Byrne John, grocer ; Durand. 

/^ALDWELL G. W. physician; Durand. 

CAMPBEIili DAVID, Farmer; Sec. 
33; P. O. Durand; born on Grand Isle, 
Vt., March 24, 1815; only 12 years old 
when mother died; left paternal home 
soon after to seek his livelihood and in- 
dependence ; at 19, he went to Cambria, 
Niagara Co., N. Y., thence to LaPorte, 
Ind., thence to this Co., in 1836 ; located 
160 acres; made improvements and a 
home ; when 24, he returned to Vermont, 
where he remained during the winter of 



1839-40; married Miss Erixna, daughter 
of Asa and Molly Barker, of Swan, Feb. 

16, 1840 ; on the 19th, he, with his young , 
wife, again turned his face towards the 
setting sun and departed for his home in 

the West, where they yet enjoy life in 
comparative ease and comfort; had six 
children, four are living, Zeno A., born 
Jan. 14, 1843; Adeline A., June 30, 1847; 
Arba Z., Nov. 27, 1852; Lois I., March 

17, 1858; children are all married, living 
in their own homesteads; Mr. C. owns 
168 acres, valued at $7,000 ; Republican ; 
Spiritualist; has been Assessor for nearly 
a quarter of a century; School Director 
and Commissioner. 

Campbell E. S. farm; S. 28; P.O.Pecatonica. 

CAMPBEI^Ii FRANK B. Farmer; 
Sec. 32; P. O. Pecatonica; born in this 
Co., July 25, 1846 ; son of Jeremiah and 
Cynthia Campbell, natives of Vermont, 
who came to this Co. in 1836; he was 
married Dec. 29, 1870, to Miss Arabell, 
daughter of D. D. and Olive Adams, of 
Pecatonica Tp. ; have one child, Irene B., 
born July 8, 1876 ; owns 430 acres land 
valued at $20,000; Republican; Inde- 
pendent; has been Path Master and 
School Director. 

CAMPBEI.L. HEMAIir, Farmer; 
Sec. 23; P. O. Durand; born on Grand A 
Isle, Vermont, Dec. 23, 1809 ; married, / ^ 
April 2, 1833, Miss Sophia Crampton, of 
Franklin Co., Vermont; came to this Co. 
in January, 1837; Republican; Univer- 
salist: owns 80 acres, valued at $4,000; 
wife died in March, 1843 ; had five chil- 
dren, Lucretia (died in 1861), Sophronia, 
Elmina, Harriet, and Chester, who died in 
infancy ; present wife, whom he married 
in 1845, was Mrs. Malinda, widow of 
Stephen Gillam, of Canada; her maiden 
name was Tennant; she was bom 
on Long Island, June 9, 1809: issue by 
her, three children, Heman (killed at 
Kenesaw Mountain),Henry and Arminda; 
those living are married ; Henry works 
the farm, together with 80 acres, worth 
$4,000, which he owns ; he is married to 
Miss Mary Doyle; is Republican; Inde- 
pendent; Mrs. C.'s five children by first 
husband are: Louisa, Ann, John, Sarah 
and Margaret Gillam. 

Campbell H. farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Durand. 

Campbell Ira, farmer ; Sec. 29 ; P.O.Durand. 

CAMPBEI^Ii JEREMIAH, Farm- 
er; Sec. 33; P. O. Pecatonica; born on 
Grand Isle, Vt., April 5, 1818; mother 
died when he was in his 10th year; left 
paternal roof, went to Wayne Co., N. Y., 
when 15; lived 4 years there; went to 
Oakland Co., Mich., thence to this town, 
in 1838; on June 29, 1839, married Miss 
Lois, daughter of Heman and Susan Hoit, 
born at Si. Albans, Vt., May 9, 1824; she 
died Feb. 17, 1842 ; on Oct. 19, 1848, he 
married her sister, Miss Cynthia E. Hoit 



DUKAND T0WN8UIP. 



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born Nov. 11, 1828; has five children, 
Edward S. (son of Lois), born Dec. 11, 
1840; Romeo H., Sept. 15, 1844 (lives iu 
Iowa); Frank B., July 25, 1846; Emma 
L., June 10, 1S52 (died April 15, 18G4); 
and Eva M., Dec. 21, 1854; la.st four 
named ai'c issue of present marriai^e; 
sold to his sons, E. S. and F. B., all his 
lands except 80 acres, valued at $5,000, on 
which himself, wife, and accomplished 
daughter. Miss Eva, enjoy the comforts of 
a happy and splendid home; Republican; 
Universalist; has been School Trustee, 
Director, and Road Commissioner. 
Campbell W. H. farm; S. 13; P. O. Durand. 

CANOSi OKOR<]}E B. Farmer; Sec. 
30; P. O.Davis, Stevenson Co.; born in 
Twinsburg, Summit Co., Ohio, Feb. 9, 
1825; when 14 years old, went with his 
parents to Iowa; remained there one year; 
came to McDonough Co., 111. ; did not 
like the location; moved to this Co. in 
1840; married Miss Harriet L., daughter 
of Wm. S. and Eliza Havnes, a native of 
Dutchess Co., N.Y., on Aug. 31, 1846; has 
four children, Walter S., born Aug. 29, 
1847; Fidelia A., June 12, 1849; Wm. G., 
Dec. 28, 1851; Lillie M., Aug. 14, 1865; 
three eldest are married ; owns 226 acres ; 
wife owns 38 in this and 12 in Stevenson 
Co.; total, 276 acres; valued at $11,040; 
enlisted in 74th I. V. I., Co. I, Aug. 15, 
1862; was in battle of Perryville, and 
the Lancaster skirmish; was mustered 
out at Chicago, in July, 1865; honorably 
discharged ; has been Overseer of High- 
ways and some 18 years School Director; 
Republican; Independent. 

Canon W. G. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Davis. 

Canon W. S. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Davrs. 

Capron E. S. merchant tailor: Durand. 

Carpenter Romeo, manufacturer buggies, 
wagons, etc., Durand. 

Cleft Charles E. laborer; Durand. 

Cleft Earl, butcher; Durand. 

Cleft Minor, laborer; Durand. 

COCHRAN EliDRIDGE, Farmer; 
Sec. 32; P. O. Pecatonica; born in this 
Co., Feb. 6, 1840; educated at Oberlin 
College, O.; came home in 1858; enlisted 
in 74th I. V. I., Co. H., Aug. 3, 1862; mus- 
tared in at Camp Fuller; reported at 
Louisville, Ky. ; went through campaign 
under Gen. Buel; in battle of Perryville; 
lay in camp at Nashville; fought at Stone 
River,Tullahoma and Stevenson; continu- 
ous marches and skirmishes from June 4 
until battle of Chicamau^a, in Sept.; 
retreated to Chattanooga; besieged there 4 
weeks; fought two days at Mission Rid»e 
and Lookout Mountain; was wounded; 
on forced march to Kuoxville to reinforce 
army there; marched thence to Johnson's 
Mills; wintered there, foraging and mill- 
ing flour; skirmished through Georgia 
campaign under Sherman ; was at battles 



of Rockyface, Resaca, Calhoun, Kenne- 
saw, and Atlanta; back to Nashville in 
Gen.Thomas'corps ; fought the rebels there 
under Hood ; pursued them to Huntsville 
wintered there; tlience to Knoxville; 
repairing railroad on North Carolina line 
when President was assassinated; back to 
Nashville for grand review; honorably 
discharged at Ciiicago, June 10,1865 ; came 
home; married, Sept. 11, 1870, Minerva 
F., daugliter of Peter and Anna M. Mes- 
singer; has five children living, Willard 
W., Elmer M., Doric M., Willis E.. and 
Moody L. ; owns 400 acres, valued at 
$20,000; Republican; Independent. 
Cole Amasa, farmer; Sec. 10; P.O. Durand. 

COI^E E. V. Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. 
Durand; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Mch. 
10,1843: came to this Co. in 1866; pur- 
chased 118 acres in this town; taught 
school during the winter seasons; sent a 
substitute to army in the late war; mar- 
ried Miss Flora M., daughter of Wm. and 
Eliza A. Crowlev, March 10, 1869; has 
two children: Chas. M., born Feb. 22, 
1872; and Fern M., Jan. 18, 1876; owns 
114 acres land, valued at $6,840; Republi- 
can; Methodist; has been Path Master and 
School Director. ,• 

Cole Geo. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Durand. 

COI.E JOHX, Retired Farmer; Durand ; 
born in Sussex Co., N. J., June 2, 1805; 
married, 1828, Miss Annie Van Sickle, 
born there, Dec. 29, 1810; went to Steuben 
Co., N. Y., in 1833; came to this Co. in 
1866; owns house and six town lots in, 
and 41 acres north of village, all valued at 
$3,500; Republican; Presbyterian; has 
seven children living: Mary J., Sarah E., 
Amasa C, Christian A., Edward Y., Mar- 
garet S. and George P., aged respectively 
48, 43, 39, 37, 34, 30 and 28 years ; George 
P. lives on Sec. 21 ; owns 160 acres, valued 
at $7,200; Republican; Independent; wife 
was Miss E. A. Colton ; has one daughter, 
Edith, born June 9, 1860. 

Cole John, farmer ; Sec. 10 ; P. O. Durand. 

Corbon John, hog jobber; Durand. 

COLTOX R«BT. Farmer; Sec. 28; 
P. O. Durand; born in Nottinghamshire, 
Eng., Oct. 15, 1819; came to this Co. in 
1845; married, Jan. 15, 1847, Miss Martha 
J., daughter of Kinslev and Lucinda 
Rimes; wife died in April, 1858; same 
year, on Sept. 15th, married Mrs. Annie, 
daughter of Wm. and Sally Jane, and 
widow of Roswcll Ranney ; has by present 
wife, one son living, Wm. W.; and by first 
wife has four livintr daughters, Leiilia C, 
Elizabeth L., Grace' A. and Ann E.; his 
wife has two children by her first mar- 
riage, Emily L. and Amos D. Ranney; 
owns 320 acres, valued at $16,000; Inde- 
pendent in religion and politics; has been 
School Director and Path Master. 

Conley C. F. laborer; Durand. 



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CORVTIN AMASA, Farmer; Sec. 
26; P. O. Durand; born in this Co., April 
27, 1849 ; enlisted in 134th I. V. 1., Co. E, 
for 100 days; when time expired, he, with 
most of the regiment, volunteered to aid 
• and participate in Gen. Sherman's great 
campaign ; received a certificate for hon- 
orable and brilliant service, and the thanks 
of President Lincoln,dated at Washington, 
Dec. 16, 1864; married, Dec. 15, 1872,Miss 
Mary Ann, daughter of Wm. Fell, who 
was born in Pendel Hill, Lancashire, 
Eng., Aug. 6, 1806, and whose wife was 
Miss Sarah Barningham, a native of 
Yorkshire, Eng., to whom he was married 
in 1836; she died in 1868, leaving five 
children : James, Petheria, Thomas, Sarah 
A. and Mary Ann ; he came to this Co. in 
1842; is a retired farmer; lives with his 
son-in-law and youngest daughter, who 
have one child, Edna L., born June 9, 
1875; both are Republicans; Independ- 

_^ _ents ; Mr. C. owns 81 acres, value $4,050. 

'"'^DRIVIX MARCfclJIS li. Farmer; 
^ Sec. 31 ; P.O. Pecatonica ; born in this Co., 
: Feb. 22, 1845 ; married, Feb. 26, 1865, to 

Fidelia A., daughter of George B. and 
Harriet L. Canon ; has two children, Net- 
tie M., born Dec. 26, 1866 ; Eva L, May 5, 
1870; owns 77I3 acres land, valued at 
$4,000; Independent in politics and re- 
ligion ; has been Path Master and School 
Director. 
Couse A. B. farm; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

COWAN l^M. DIKSIHORE, 

Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Davis; born in 
Washington Co.^ N. Y., March 2, 1810; 
parents died when he was 17 years old ; 
worked at farming until he was 23 ; went 
to Portage Co., O. ; lived there five years; 
married Miss Susan Redner, a native of 
Orange Co., N. Y. ; she was born Oct. 13, 
1813; moved to Sandusky Co.; lived there 
6 years; came to his present home in 
1844 ; had six children : Frances A., born 
and died in Portage Co., O. ; Theodore, 
born in Sandusky Co., Oct. 10, 1838; 
Maria and Sophia (twins), Sept. 22, 1842 ; 
Maria died at Chicago, while on the way 
to this place, March 2, 1844; Orlin D., 
Nov. 7, 1848; and Augusta H., Jan. 29, 
1850; all his living children except the 
youngest are married ; owns 45 acres, wife 
40, and son Theodore 90 acres, all valued 
at $10,000; Republican; Methodist. 

Cravens Benj. teamster; Durand. 

Crowder A. farmer; Sec. 9; P.O. Durand. 

Crowder H. farmer ; Sec. 9 ; P. O. Durand. 

CROWDER PAlTIi, Farmer; Sec. 
9; P.O. Durand; born in Canada, July 14, 
1809; married there, Feb. 7, 1832, Miss 
Ann Holland, who was born in Ireland,in 
1812; came tolthis Co. and located on his 
present farm in 1851 ; owns 182 acres, 
value $9,100 ; Democrat ; Methodist ; had 
nine children, of whom six are living: 
James G., Wm. G., Sarah M., Thomas E., 



Joseph H. and Paul E., aged respectively 
44, 36, 33, 30, 28 and 24 years; all his chil- 
dren are married; his wife's father lost his 
way and was frozen to death in the forests 
of Canada. 

Crowder T. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Durand. 

Crawford Alonzo E. Durand. 

CROW^E IRA E. Farmer; Sec. 22; 
P. O. Durand ; born in this Co., Dec. 25, 
1844; enlisted in 153d I. V. I., Co. G; was 
mustered into service at Marengo ; sent to 
Camp Fry, and thence to Tullahoma, 
Tenn.; was detailed to hospital duty and 
was Surgeon's clerk until discharge at 
Nashville. July 22, 1865 ; came home and 
married Miss Mary A., daughter of Pat- 
rick and Alice Harrigan, of this town, 
Jan. 12, 1875 ; has one son, Edward G., 
born July 3, 1876; owns 119 acres, valued 
at $5,950; Democrat; Catholic: was School 
Director and Overseer of Highways. 

Crowe Jno. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Durand. 

Crowley W.A., Jr. farmer ; Sec. 13. 

Crowley W. farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. Durand. 



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AUGHERTY PHILETUS C. renter; 
Sec. 29 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Dale Lycurgus M. Sec. 31 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

DA VIES JOHIir, Manufacturer of 
Boots and Shoes, Dealer in Ready-made 
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises and 
Gents' Furnishing Goods ; Durand ; born 
in Bridge End, Glamorganshire, South 
Wales, March 9, 1832; went to boot and 
shoe trade at 12 years of age ; emigrated to 
Washington, D.C.,in 1854 ; worked at trade 
there 18 months; in Chicago ,6 months, 
and at Rockford 15 months ; came to this 
town and entered into business Oct. 12, 
1857; married, Dec. 6, 1859, Miss Emily 
L., daughter of Solomon Webster, of 
Laona; has five daughters: Elizabeth P., 
born Sept. 19, I860; Annie J., Jan. 23, 
1863 ; Harriet E., June 24, 1866 ; Martha 
W., July 31, 1870; and Isabella L., Aug. 8, 
1872; wife died March 19, 1874, aged 35 
years; married again, Sept. 2, 1875, Miss 
F. Louise, daughter of E. S. Capron, Esq. : 
no children; owns 40 acres adjoining vil- 
lage, his store building and two town lots, 
valued at $4,000; Democrat; Methodist; 
carries a large and well-selected stock of 
goods, and certainly makes to order as 
elegantly-finished fine boots as any city 
can boast ; keeps only the very best men 
on fine work, two of whom are Mr. W. 
Edmison, who has worked for him 16 
years, and Mr. F. Friedl, 13 years. 

DAA^ DANIEIi, Farmer; Sec. 29; P. 
O. Durand; born in Allegheny Co., Penn., 
Nov. 12, 1822 ; moved to'Washington Co., 
Ohio, in 1842; in October, 1844, married 
Arbilla, daughter of Isaac and Hannah 
Lackey, of that Co. ; in early life he fol- 
lowed boating on the Ohio and Missis- 
sippi; was pilot on these rivers several 



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DUEAND TOWNSHIP. 



609 



years; served 38 days in National Guard, 
at Camp Putnam, during the Morgan raid 
through Ohio; and nearly 2 years in For- 
age Department, buying and delivering 
supplies to the Government; came to this 
Co. and settled on liis present farm in 
April, 1865; has four children living: 
Abby, born Feb. 24, 1849 ; H. W., March 
30, 1851 ; Judson, March 7, 1857, and D. 
L., Nov. 17, I860; owns 230 acres, worth 
$10,900; Independent; Liberal; serving 
second term as Commissioner of High- 
ways ; several years School Director. 

De«ATES MARK, Carpenter and 
Builder; Sec. 28; P. O. Durand; is pre- 
pared to do all kinds of carpenter and 
joiner work, in the best and neatest man- 
ner, on reasonable terms ; all work war- 
ranted ; patronage solicited ; born in Steu- 
ben Co., N. Y., Dec. 20, 1852; taught 
school several winters; married Miss 
Mary E. Smythe, of Allegheny Co., May 
5, 1872 ; came to this Co. in 1866 ; has one 
daughter, Ellenora, born July 19, 1874; 
Republican; Independent; renter. 

Derwent Chas. M. farm ; S. 35 ; P.O. Durand. 

Derwent Jno. H. farm ; Sec.35 ; P.O.Durand. 

DERWEI^T SAMlTEIi, Farmer; 
Sec. 34; P.O.Durand; born in Derby- 
shire, Eng., m 1819 ; was married at Mo- 
tram, Cheshire, in April, 1841, to Eliza- 
beth Rowbotham; came to U. S. same 
year; to this Co. in 1842; has three chil- 
dren living: John H., born in this town, 
Jan. 13, 1852; Flora A., Oct. 24, 1853; 
Lilian M., Dec. 9, 1858; John H. is mar- 
ried to Mary, daughter of Henry and El- 
eanor Sarver; daughters are single and 
live with parents; owns 356 acres, valued 
at $13,000; Independent in religion 
and politics; has served as Road 
■Commissioner, Supervisor, and School 
Director; is Treasurer of Durand & Laona 
Township Insurance Company. 

DERWEKT THOMAS IV. Farm- 
er; Sec. 35; P. O. Durand; born in Ches- 
hire, Eng., in May, 1832; came to this Co. 
in 1842; owns 386 acres, valued at $15,- 
500 ; has lived, 35 years in this town, where 
his father, John Derwent, died ; he is not 
married; his mother superintends the 
household department, assisted by an 
amiable young lady, no relation ; Mr. D. 
was 6 years School Director, and has 
served as Constable. 

Derwent Wm. farm ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. Durand. 

Dowd Lewis. 

Doyle Garry, laborer; Durand. 

DOYI.E MATTHE W,Retired Farm- 
er; Durand; born in County Dublin, Ire- 
land, in 1817; came to U. S. in 1835; 
lived two years in Orange Co., N. Y. ; vis- 
ited Ireland, traveled most of that country 
and England, returned to Orange Co., 
lived 5 years there, and in 1844 came to 
this Co.; owns a farm of 420 acres, 13 



town lots and a good residence, valued at 
$25,000; Democrat; Catholic; married 
Miss Martha Green, of Orange Co., N. Y., 
in 1844; nocliildren. 

Doyle Simon, laborer; Sec. 13; P.O.Durand. 

Drake R. W. farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Durand. 

Duke Chas. A. farm laborer; Sec. 13; P. O. 
Durand. 

EDMISON WALLACE, boot and shoe- 
maker; Durand. 
Ely Fred, farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Durand. 
Evans Alphonzo, farm; S. 13; P. O. Durand. 
Evans Alfred, farm; Sec. 13; P. O. Durand. 

FELL WILLIAM, farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. 
Durand. 
Felts E. B. rents farm ; Sec. 25 ; P.O.Durand. 

FEI.TS ELIJAH, Farmer; Sec. 26; 
P. O. Durand ; born in Wilks Co., N. C, 
June 23, 1810; married March 10, 1833, 
Miss Elsie, daughter of Imlah and Lucia 
Ball, of that Co. ; came to his present farm 
in 1837; Republican; Baptist; owns 125 
acres, valued at $6,000; left the South be- 
cause, should he be blessed with children 
and grow in riches, they might, under the 
influence of "the peculiar institution," be- 
come tyrannical, or, should poverty over- 
take them, they would be only "poor 
white trash," that could never rise; 
through sickness and other misfortunes, 
the journey North was long, tedious and 
trying, extending over three years, having 
had to sojourn in Indiana and Michigan; 
so weary were they when they reached 
this place, and so pleased with the beauty 
of its scenery, its cool and gushing 
spring, its grand old forest trees, and rich, 
undulating prairie, that they decided here 
to stop and live; they have been blessed 
with fourteen children; eleven are living, 
Susan A., Aaron M., Sarah J., Matilda, 
Geor2;eW., Oliver, Edward B., Emeline, 
OrriUa M., Charles, and Florence A.; one, 
Matilda, who in early life became the 
wife of Mr. J. A. Fletcher, has a liistory; 
she has been known to the public for 
eight years as an orator and writer of 
great and diversified power of mind, en- 
thusiastic in reforms, witliout being a 
fanatic, a disliker of extremists and sham 
reformers. 

FEIiTS MRS. HESTER A. 

Widow; Sec. 25; P.O.Durand; born m 
Huron Co., Ohio, March 7, 1822; maiden 
name was Knisxht; her father died in 
Ohio; came to" this Co. with her step- 
father, Tliomas Armstrong, in 1837; mar- 
ried at Rockford, Jan. 7, 1839, to Aaron 
Felts, born in North Carolina, Marcli 6, 
1802; he came hero in 1836; died July 22, 
1875; had eight children; five are living, 
Sarah A., Agnes M., Althe E.. AVm. W., 
and EflieMay; the last named two live 
with her; owns 100 acres, valued at $5,000. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIEEOTORY: 



Felts Wm. W. Sec. 25 ; P. O. Durand. 
Fergusson M. rents farm; Sec. 33; P. O. Pe- 

catonica. 
Fleming P. farm; Sec. 33; P. O. Pecatonica. 
Fenncr Wm. laborer; Durand. 

FORSYTH OEO. W. Mechanic; 
Sec. 34; P. O. Pecatonica; born in N. Y. 
City, Aug. 15, 1839; was brought up to 
the jewelry business; came to this State 
and Co. in 18G1 ; married Miss Elvira S.. 
daughter of Nahum and Jane Foster, of 
Pecatonica, Feb. 22, 1871; has four chil- 
dren : Emma E., born Dec. 3, 1871 ; Irene 
E., June 5, 1873; Willard F., Nov. 16, 
1874; and Mja-tle, July 25, 1877; owns 
steam saw mill, and 3 acres land in the 
village of Elton valued at $400, also part 
owner of mill property and 80 acres in 
Harrison Tp. ; Independent in religion 
and politics ; is School Director. 

Foss W. A. retired farmer ; Durand. 

Franklin C. M. farm; Sec. 36; P.O. Durand. 

Franklin M. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Durand. 

Fink J.W.farm laborer ;S.31 ;P.O.Pecatonica. 

Friedl Frank, shoemaker; Durand. 

FRITZ OFOROF, Farmer; Sec. 12; 
P. O. Durand; born in Washington Co., 
Md., Nov. 22, 1813 ; came to this Co. in 
1837; owns 2003.^ acres, valued at $10,500; 
Democrat ; Independent ; was several years 
Justice of the Peace, and held other im- 
portant offices; married Miss Cornelia 
Jane, daughter ot Elijah Cleveland, of 
Chenango Co., N. Y., Jan. 1, 1840; she 
was born Nov. 29, 1818 ; they have four 
children living: George A., Ann C, Ellen 

A. and Henry J. ; all married except Ellen 
A. ; George A. enlisted in 74th I. V. I., Co. 
H., in Aug., 1862; was in battles of Stone 
River, Perryville and Murfreesboro; took 
sick, lay in hospital some time, was trans- 
ferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, and 
finally mustered out at Louisville, Ky., 
in 1865. 

Fritz G. A. farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. Durand. 

FIJRI.05fCj} MRS. MARY M. 

Widow; Sec. 13; P. O. Durand; born in 
Ind , May 5, 1828 ; came with her parents, 
Scott and Lovina Robb, to this Co. in 1836, 
and settled in this town ; she married Wm. 
Furlong, a native of Co. Wexford, Ireland, 
in 1850; he had served five years in the 
regular army before he came to this Co. in 
1846 ; during the late war he served in Co. 

B, 7th I. V. C, and after long service, 
fighting for his adopted country, he was, 
with eleven of his comrades, captured and 
died a prisoner at Florence, S. C. ; Mrs. F. 
draws a pension, and owns 50 acres, valued 
at $2,000; has three children: Scott L., 
born Nov. 30, 1851 ; John E., Dec. 15, 1853 ; 
Ada M., Jan. 14, 1860; sons are Republi- 
can; Independent. 

Fyler W. E. clerk ; Durand. 



/"^ALARD JAMES, laborer; Durand. 

Galard Michael, laborer; Durand. 

GAWOU]\G ARTHUR H. Wagon- 
maker, Painter, and Farmer; Durand; 
born in Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y., Oct. 
13, 1822; spent four years with his uncle 
learning painter's trade; went to Chicago 
in 1843; worked at house and cabinet 
painting till 1847 ; married, Oct. 5, 1845, 
Miss Nancy, daughter of John Underbill, 
of Lake Co.; came to this Co. in fall of 
1847 ; have six children : George W., Hel- 
en L., Nancy J., Wm. II., James A. and 
Charles M., aged respectively, 27, 23, 21, 
19, 16 and 14 years; Republican; Inde- 
pendent; owns 120 acres, town lots and 
shops, valued at $7,000; makes and re- 
pairs wagons, buggies and democrats; 
does plain and ornamental painting ; all 
kinds of blacksmithing, horseshoeing ex- 
cepted. 

Ganoung John, laborer ; Durand. 

Garrey M. J. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Durand. 

Gates Calvin, works for L. Gates ; Sec. 31 ; 
P. O. Pecatonica. 

GATES liORESfZO, Farmer; Sec. 
31; P. O. Pecatonica; born in Union Co., 
O., in March, 1827; came with parents to 
this Co. in 1840; when a boy he hauled 
grain, dressed hogs and other products of 
father's farm to market at Chicago, Du- 
buque, Mineral Point and Galena, sleeping 
many nights under Heaven's high arch, 
the broad prairie his bed, the wolves howl- 
ing as if hungry for pork steak ; was mar- 
ried Sept. 12, 1851, to Miss Nancy J., 
daughter of John and Margaret Thomp- 
son, of this town ; have two children : Olus, 
born June 17, 1852; Clio, April 25, 1854; 
she is the wife of Lycurgus M. Dale; owns 
333>3 acres, valued at $18,500; Republi- 
can; Independent; School Director. 

Gates Mark D. carpenter and builder ; Sec. 
28; P. O. Durand. 

Gates Olus, lives with father; Sec. 31. 

Gillam J. M. farmer; Sec. 24; P.O.Durand. 

Goakey Thos. laborer; Sec^l3; P.O.Durand. 

GOODRICH DAVID M. Farmer; 
Sec. 8; P.O.Durand; born in Saratoga 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 19, 1814; married in 1837 
to Miss Eliza Ann Wells, of Onondaga 
Co., to which place his parents had moved 
when he was 2 years old ; he came to this 
Co. in June, 1838; owns 100 acres, valued 
at $5,000; Republican; Independent, but 
firm believer, in religion; wife died in 
Aug., 1856; have had seven children, three 
only are living : Betsy, Wealthy and Allen ; 
married again, in 1857, Mrs. Harriet, widow 
of Alonzo Ames, and daughter of Allen 
Bill, of Berkshire Co., Mass., where she 
was born Sept. 19, 1824; she had one child, 
Jane P. Ames, by first husband ; issue of 
present marriage: Ella D. and Kate E. 
Goodrich, both single; his oldest child, 



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Henry J., served in 74th I. V. I.; was 
wounded at Kenesaw Mountain ; died at 
Chattanooga in July, 1863. 

OOOD^UlSf I.EVI H. Farmer; Sec. 
22; P. O. Durand; born in Essex Co., N. 
Y., in 1808; married, in 1828, Miss Sally 
Dudley, of Clinton Co., N. Y. ; run saw- 
mill until he left there for this Co. in 1855 ; 
built his present house in 1861 ; owns now 
30 acres, valued at $1,400; Republican; 
Congregationalist; had six sons and six 
daughters ; two sons were in the late war ; 
Albert, in 74th I. V. I., was a prisoner in 
the South, released and died in Jeiferson 
Barracks, Mo., June 6, 1865; James D. 
served in 55th I. V. I. ; was wounded at 
Shiloh, and died at Cincinnati, May 5, 
1862; only four of his children are living: 
Mary E., Alvira, Russel R. and Loderna 
C. ; all married. 

Goodwin T. well-digger ; Durand. 

OR££X CH ABIDES H. Farmer; 
Sec. 24; P. O. Durand; born in Rockland, 
Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1848 ; came to this Co. 
in 1867 ; owns 40 acres, valued at $2,000 ; 
Republican; Independent; married, Feb. 
29, 1872 ; Miss Amanda, daughter of He- 
man and Malinda Campbell, of this town ; 
had three children : Mary L., born May 
20, 1873 ; Alvin, Feb. 17, (died March 8,) 
1875 ; and boy (not named) born June 4, 
* 1877. 

GRISlVOIiD CHABI.EJS E. Ed- 
itor and Proprietor of The Patriot ; Du- 
rand ; born at Long Prairie, Minn., March 
17, 1851 ; before he was a year old his pa- 
rents, taking him, made the perilous jour- 
ney, by canoe, down the Mississippi, 
through the then little trading post of St. 
Paul, to Fort Prairie Du Chien, thence by 
stage coach, i-ail, etc., to Vermont ; after a 
short sojourn, went thence to Elkader, 
Clayton Co., Iowa; was brought up to 
farming until 13 years old, when his father 
sold out and took his family East, re- 
mained a year, came West again and 
bought a large farm in Osage, Mitchell 
Co., Iowa ; when 18 years old, he entered 
a country printing office, worked 2 years, 
went to Chicago and worked a year under 
instructions in a job printing office; went 
to Sherman, Texas ; became sick ; returned 
to Iowa and was 12 months regaining 
health ; came to 111. in 1875 ; purchased of 
its owner the Durand Enteiyrise, pub- 
lished in a neighboring town, opened an 
office and fitted up a "sanctum" here, 
changing the name of the paper to The 
Patriot, having an original motto: "iVo 
success icithout labor:' He has now a very 
complete newspaper and job printing 
office, from which issues every Friday 
one of the best and liveliest local weeklies 
published in the "West, with a steadily in- 
creasing advertising patronage and fast 
growing list of subscribers; in him the 
talent, energy and industry that insures 



success seem to be united ; he does nearly 
all his type-setting, writes all his spicy 
editorials, having only a boy to assist him 
after school hours; he is Notary Public; 
Republican; Independent; has been Sec- 
retary of Reform Lodge, No. 116, Good 
Templars, since its organization in June, 
1877, and has recently been elected its L. D. 
Gunderson J. farmer ; Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Durand 

HANFORD LEANDER B. saloonkeep- 
er; Durand. 

Hanson Peter, laborer ; Durand. 

Hargraves R. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Durand. 

Hargraves Thos. lives with father, Richard; 

Sec. 24; P. O. Durand. 
Harris E. farmer ; Sec. 24 ; P. O. Durand. 
Hartley Everett C. son of William ; Sec. 34 ; 

P. O. Durand. 
Hartley Wm. farmer; Sec. 84; P.O. Durand. 
Hartley W. sou of William; Sec. 34; P. O. 

Durand. 
Harvey J. laborer; Durand. 

HAIJOHTON AAK0:K, Sr. Farm- 
er and Stone Mason ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. 
Durand; born in Cheshire, Eng., in 1812; 
married Miss Harriet, daughter of Thomas 
and Hannah Derwent, a native of Derby- 
shire, Eng.; came to U. S. in 1841; 
sojourned a year at Rochester, N. Y.; 
came to this Co. in 1842; wife died Feb. 
12, 1844; married Miss Mary A., daughter 
of Job and Elizabeth Barniughani, in 
June, 1844; she died in Feb., 1857; his 
present wife was Mrs. Ruth, widow of 
Milo Hall and daughter of M. Bradley, of 
Vt. ; had seven children by first wife, five 
of them are living, Thomas D., Aaron, 
Mary H., Nye and Samuel; by second 
wife had seven, three of whom are living, 
Sarah, Clara, and Henry; no issue by 
present wife; owns 190 acres, valued at 
$7,000 ; he built the first all stone residence 
in this Co., where now there are many, 
that of his son, Thomas D., being among 
the best; has been Post Master, Path 
Master and School Director ; Republican ; 
Independent. 

Haughton Henry, works farm and lives with 
T. D. ; Sec. 36. 

Haughton E. lives with father, T. D. ; Sec.36. 

HArGHTOX THOMAS D. Farm 
er and Stock Raiser; Sec. 36; P. O. 
Durand; born in Cheshire, Eng., in 1832; 
emigrated in 1841 ; lived one year in Roch- 
ester, N.Y. ; came to this Co. in 1842; mar- 
ried Miss Agnes, daughter of Henry and 
Eleanor Sarver, of Harrison Tp., in 1855 ; 
has liiree children, Everett, born Sept. 
8, 1856; Emily H., Dec. 2, 1857; and 
Florence A., Dec 18, 1859; owns 310 
acres, valued at $14,000; Independent in 
religion and politics; is School Director 
and has been several years. 

Hayes Albert, butcher ; Durand. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIKECTORTt 



HSRRINO GEO. H. Farmer; Sec. 
20; P.O. Durand; born in Oxford Co., 
Maine, July 13, 1820; liis father came 
with family to Hockford, in 1838 ; lived 
there a few months ; moved to this farm 
same year; he (Geo. H.), on May 21, 1843, 
married Miss Lovina, daughter of David 
Campbell, of Cherry Valley; she died 
Dec. 29, 1854, leaving two sons, Simeon A. 
and Jerome C. ; his present wife, whom he 
married May 1, 1855, was Miss Ann, 
daughter of Peter and Margery Mann; 
she was raised in Lewis Co., K. Y., edu- 
cated at Lowville Academy, came West 
under patronage of Gov. Slade, of Vt., in 
1851, in the educational interests of the 
New England Woman's Literary and 
Missionary Society; children of this mar- 
riage are: Daniel M., Lettie J., Sybelle 
and Angeline F. ; had penchant for the 
woods, the mines, and the frontiers; 
worked in the Wisconsin pineries; rafted 
on the Wisconsin and Mississippi ; crossed 
the plains in 1849; erected a ranche on 
the Sacramento; was among the early 
gold hunters and miners ; came home in 
1852 ; off to Montana in 1866, taking a 
herd of cows; started dairy; lost most of 
them first winter; poor success; mined 
some; made but little and came home 
Jan. 1, 1870; owns 102 acres, valued at 
$7,000 ; Greenbacker and Spiritualist. 

Herring G. farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Durand. 

Herring J. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P.O. Durand. 

Herring J. lives with father; Sec 20; P.O. 
Durand. 

Herring J. M. lives with father; single; 
Sec. 13; P. O. Durand. 

HERRIXC^ JOHIT R. Farmer; Sec. 
13; P. O. Durand; born in Parsonsfield, 
Maine, in 1818; settled in this Co., June, 
1838; owns a farm of 2C4 acres, which, 
with other real estate, is worth $15,- 
000; in 1838-9, assisted D. A. Spaulding, 
U. S. Deputy Surveyor, in making govern- 
ment surveys in Ogle, DeKalb, Boone and 
Winnebago Counties, and for many years 
made most of the surveys in the N. W. 
part of tiiis Co.; was first Town Clerk of 
Durand; has been most of the time for 
35 years Associate Justice and Justice of 
the Peace; a member of the Board of 
Supervisors of this Co. 7 years; and 
Chairman of the Board 1 year; Township 
Treasurer 35 years; laid out the village 
plat of Durand, in 1856, and was one of 
the Proprietors ot the town ; in 1853, he 
married Miss Nancy Grippen, of Winne- 
bago; his children now living are: John 
M., Mary and Eygji; his father, John 
Herring, living on Sec. 21, with his son, 
Granville, was born at Gloucester, Maine, 
Feb. 9, 1788; when six weeks old moved 
to Norway, Maine, as one of its first settlers. 
married Miss Mercy H. Haskell; was a 
soldier in the war of 1812; after returning 
therefrom he became convinced that all 



wars were unchristian and sinful, hence 
joined the Society of Friends; in 1838, he 
left his home, at Waterford, Maine, and 
came to Rockford, Ills. ; in the fall of that 
year, moved to the (now) town of Durand, 
with his family, consisting of three 
daughters and four sons; all since mar- 
ried — Julia H. to F. Kron, Mercy H. to 
P. B. Webster, Sybil T. to G. A. Pettingill, 
see biographies of John R. and Geo. H. ; 
Granville's first wife was Barbara Jenne- 
wein, his present was Mariette Marcy; 
and Benjamin, who married Honor Pen- 
gra ; all are Republicans ; the father, who 
is said to be the oldest man in the Co., 
formerly belonged to the Liberty Party. 

Herring J. R. Sec. 18 ; P. O. Durand. 

Herring S. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Durand. 

Holfman Thos. mason ; Durand. 

HOFFSTAKDT FREDERICK, 

Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Davis; born in 
Prussia, Dec. 6, 1821 ; was Inspector of 
farms there; came to New York in 1850; 
went to Milwaukee, thence to Beloit; 
from there went to the far West ; worked 
as farm hand; came to this Co. and farmed 
on shares; married Miss Gertrude Houser, 
May 14,1854; in 1856, moved to Minne- 
sota ; claimed 160 acres ; lived there about 
11 years; sold claim; returned here in 
1867; purchased his farm, 140 acres, 
worth $7,000; has seven children, Frank- 
lin N., born Aug. 2, 1856; Geo. E., May 
10, 1858; TheresmL., Jan. 29, 1861; Ad- 
die W., Feb. 12,1863; Frederick I., March 
28, 1865; Ann E., Aug. 7, 1867; and David 
G., Oct. 28, 1869; Republican; Evangeli- 
can; wife and four children are church 
members. 

HOOKER JAMES, Baker and Con- 
fectioner ; Durand ; keeps neatly furnished 
parlors and rooms, where he caters for 
ladies and gentlemen, serving them with 
oysters and every edible found in a first- 
class restaurant; was born in Wyandotte 
Co., Ohio, March 7, 1837 ; his father died 
in 1844; he moved to Green Co., Wis., in 
1847; married Miss Elmira Straw, in 
1858; she was born in Wyandotte Co., O., 
May 8, 1841 ; she died Jan. 10, 1861 ; he 
married again, Feb. 5, 1863, MissArminda, 
daughter of John and Eliza Johnson, of 
this Tp. : had one son by first marriage, 
Charles I., born Nov. 27, 1858; owns town 
lot and business house, valued at $1,000; 
Republican; Methodist; enlisted in 153d 
I. V. I., Co. G., Feb. 14, 1865; did garrison 
duty at Tullahoma; lay in Memphis two 
mouths; mustered out Sept. 21, 1865; paid 
off at Springfield. 

Horigan Henry, lives with father ; Sec. 24: 
P. O. Durand. 

Horigan James, farm; Sec. 23; P.O. Durand. 

Horigan John, lives with father; Sec. 23; 
P. O. Durand. 

Horigan P. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Durand. 



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HOIJI^I^R MRS. ElilZABETH, 

Widow; Sec. 30; P. O. Davis; bom in 
Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, in 1794; her 
husband, Nicholas Houser, was born in 
1790; they were married April 23, 1815; 
he died here, in June, 1872; came to this 
Co. in 1851 ; had eleven children, born in 
Germany; six are living, John, born June 
9, 1821; Appolone, July 18, 1826; Ger- 
trude, March 19, 1829; Catherine, Aug. 
29, 1835; Anna Mary, Aug. 3, 1838; 
Theresia M., Oct. 15, 1841; she and the 
youngest two daughters own 100 acres, 
valued at $6,000; Mr. H., in his native 
country, followed the coopering business; 
the family are Catholic. 

Hoyt E. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 

Hoyt Heman, works for E. Campbell ; Sec. 
33 ; P. O. Durand. 

Hoyt Nelson, Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 

Hoyt O. F. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Durand. 

HVRD <3HE»TER A. Farmer; Sec. 
22; P. O. Durand; born in Litchfield Co., 
Conn., in 1820; learned tailoring trade in 
N. Y. City; lived there 13 years; married 
Miss Mary E. Harris, in 1842; lived 18 
months in Beloit, Wis. ; came to his pres- 
ent home in 1851 ; Republican ; Independ- 
ent; owns 54 acres, valued at $2,160; has 
twelve children, George A., Francis H., 
Mary E., Eliza A., Alonzo R., Stephen N., 
Addison J., Eugene G., Charles E., Stella 
J., Emma A. and Edward D., all alive; 
George A, served in 74th Regt. I. V. I., 
from Aug., 1862, till war closed. 

Hurd D. S. farmer; Sec. 14; P. O. Durand. 

Hurlbut L. R. painter ; Durand. 

Hurlbut T. R. painter ; Durand. 



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NGERBERTSON JOHN, mason ; 
Durand. 

'ACOBS O. H. Post Master; Durand. 



JOHXSOX JOHX A. Farmer; Sec. 
15; P. O. Durand; born in Essex Co., 
Mass., July 21, 1810; when 16 years old 
went to blacksmith trade, which he fol- 
lowed until 1870; married, Dec, 1833, 
Miss Eliza A., daughter of James and 
Betsey Pettingill; came to this Co. in 
1837; built the first smithy erected north 
of the Pecatouic in this Co.; a very re- 
spectable settler, still living, sent his son 
to the shop with a horse to have the shoes 
sharpened ; Mr. J. began to take them off; 
the youth demurred, saying: "My father 
don't want the shoes taken off, he wants 
them sharpened." "But I must heat 
them," replied Mr. J. "Well, you may," 
quoth the boy, "but be sure you do not 
burn his feet." Owns 176 acres, valued at 
$7,040; Republican; Independent; has 
seven children, John F., Emily I., Ai-- 
minda A., George J., Ruby M., Addie E., 
and Frank P. ; one son, Charles E., served 



in 55th and 153d I. V. I. Regts. I. V. I. ; 
mustered out in Sept., 1865; died Nov. 17 

1872. 

J0H:WS$0X JOHX F. Farmer; Sec. 
15 ; P. O. Durand ; born in Buffalo, Sept. 
12, 1837; came to this Co. when two 
months old; Avorked at blacksmithing 
trade for his father, John A.; married. 
May 22, 1861, Miss Caroline M. Jayne, of 
this town; had two children. Elmer E., 
born Sept. 26, 1864, and Lula I., July 6, 
1869; Elmer E. died March 2, 1866;. rents 
35 acres of his father ; personal property, 
$500; Republican; Independent. 

Jones E. L. laborer; Sec. 10; P. 0. Durand. 

Jones John, carpenter; Durand. 

JOSLIX CkEORGE H. Stock Buyer; 
Durand; born in Surrey, N. H., Jan. 
27, 1819; lived with his parents, who 
moved to Tioga Co., N. Y., until 1840; 
then visiled this Co.: returned to N. Y.; 
taught school there and in Penn. during 
the winters of 1841, 1842 and 1843 ; farmed, 
and ran on the rivers in the summer ; Dec. 
3, 1842, he married Miss Eunice, daughter 
of Mathias and Sarah Olmslead, of Brad- 
ford Co., Penn.; moved to this Co. in 
1844; farmed until 1850; went to Cali- 
fornia; remained one year ; came back in 
1851; farmed till 1869; sold the farm; 
visited relations in N. Y. and Penn., in 
1870; permanently located at Durand, 
buying stock, and part of the time dealing 
in meat; owns real estate, valued at 
$3,500; Republican; Independent; served 
one year a member of Board of Super- 
visors ; two years Town Assessor, and four 
years a Justice of the Peace; has three 
children, Henry H., Julia E., and Nellie 
E., aged 34,31 and 17 years; Henry H. 
was married, in Sept., 1869, to Miss Nellie 
Hall, of Rockford, and Julia E. to Mr. 
Martin Sarver, a merciiant of Durand ; 
Nellie E. is single; both son and son-in- 
law served in the late war, the former in 
the 55th Regt. I. V. I. ; was in 28 engage- 
ments, among which were Shiloh, Vicks- 
burg, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta and 
Jackson ; was wounded at Shiloh, and 
was P. M. at Durand, in 1872 and 1873; 
resigned to engage in other business; 
the latter in 74th I. V. I., Co. H, fought 
at Perryville, Crab Orchard, and Murfrees- 
boro, where he was wounded ; after recov- 
ery was in Invalid Cori)s till close of war; 
he receives a pension ; keeps an extensive 
grocery, dry goods and notion store ; buj'S 
and ships butter, beans, eggs, green and 
dried fruits, etc; owns real estate valued at 
$2,000, and carries an average stock of 
.$4,000; Republican; Independent. 

Joslin Henry H. general business; Durand. 
Judd J. buys and ships produce; Durand. 

JIJDD -JfEIiSOX, Farmer; Sec. 23; 
P. O. Durand; born in Sandusky Co., O., 
June 17, 1825 ; came with his parents to 



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this Co. in 1839 ; married July 13, 1848, to 
Miss Lucy M., daugliter of Asa Hemen- 
way; she was born in Vt., and died here 
June 8, 1873, leaving nine children, Ed- 
mond N., Maria L., Orin H. Emerson J. 
(now dead), Adelbert F., Adalede L., Em- 
ma R., Hattie L., and Frederick J., aged 
respectively, 28, 37, 25, 20, 18, 14, 11 and 4 
years ; was again married to Miss Elenora 
M., daughter of Wm. and Eveline Beemer, 
of this town, by whom he has tWQ children, 
Eveline V., born Dec. 6, 1874, and Ernest 
J., April 13, 1876 ; owns 185 acres, valued 
at $9,250; Republican; Methodist. 



ILEY JAMES, farmer; Sec. 35; P.O. 
Durand. 



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Kiley Wm. H. lives with father, Jas. Kiley ; 
Sec. 35 ; P. O. Durand. 



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EECH JOHN S. lives with father; Sec. 
36; P. O. Durand. 
liEECH JXO. Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. 
Durand ; born in Mosley, Lancashire, Eng., 
Aug. 7, 1824; was cotton spinner; came to 
IT. S. in 1847 ; worked at his trade in R. I. 
and Mass. ; came to this Co. in 1849 ; went 
back East; remained four years; married, 
Aug. 31, 1851, to Miss Elizabeth Higginbot- 
ham, at Portsmouth, N. H. ; she was born 
at Oldham, Eng., April 27, 1823 ; returned 
and located on his present farm in 1853; 
owns 370 acres, valued at $11,100; Inde- 
pendent; Episcopalian; had eight chil- 
dren; four are living; Levi, born Aug. 24, 
1852; John S., Aug. 5, 1857 ; Allen, Nov. 2, 
1864; Lizzie, June 24, 1866 ; was Path Mas- 
ter and School Director. 

McCALLAM THOS. H. farm hand ; Sec. 
21 ; P. O. Durand. 
McCrady J. rents farm ; S. 15 ; P. O. Durand. 
McGraw J. rents farm ; Sec. 25 ; P.O. Durand. 
McKay A. L. harness-maker ; Durand. 
Maham Chas. farmer; Sec. 14; P.O. Durand. 
Malowney Lewis, section boss ; Durand. 

MAI.OW5JEY JXO. Was born in Co. 
Wexford, Ireland, July 4, 1784; lives in 
village of Durand ; came to this Co. with 
his son, who is section boss on the W. U. 
R. R., in 1873. 

Marriuer C. D. principal of school ; Durand. 

Martin Lewis, farmer; Sec. 22; P.O. Durand. 

Martin Jos. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Durand. 

Martin Sam. farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Durand. 

MARI^H COIi. JASOX, Attorney 
at Law; retired; Sec. 25; P.O. Durand; 
born in Windsor Co., Vt., in March, 1807 ; 
had a common school and academical ed- 
ucation, until he was 16 years old; he then 
went to Saratoga Co., N. Y., and began life 
teaching school; in 1825 went to Genessee, 
now Wyoming Co., where he continued 
teaching, and began to study law ; in 1829 
went to Adams in Jefferson Co. ; continued 



his studies and teaching until 1831 ; was 
then admitted and practiced till 1839; mar- 
ried in 1832, to Miss Harriet M., daughter 
of the then eminent Dr. John Stafford, of 
that town ; came to this Co. in 1839, and 
located at Rockford, where he soon ob- 
tained reputation and a paying practice in 
this and adjoining counties, not only in 
the circuit, but also in the supreme court; . 
he was somewhat conspicuously identified 
with every movement conducive to the 
growth and prosperity of the city until 
1862, when he raised a regiment (74th I. 
V. I.), of which he was Colonel, command- 
ing till fall of 1863, when, having been 
wounded at Mission Ridge, he became in- 
capacitated, and came home to recuperate; 
supposing he was thoroughly recovered in 
a couple of months, he returned to his 
command, and was through campaign 
from Chattanooga to Atlanta, where the 
effects of his wound again rendering him 
unable longer to serve, he resigned, came 
home, and not being able to resume the 
practice of law, the Council appointed him 
City Clerk, in 1866, which office he cred- 
itably held for ten years ; in 1876 he re- 
tired to his farm, where he seems to enjoy 
health, comfort and ease ; his farm of 157 
acres, valued at $7,850, is managed by E. 
B. Phelps ; Republican ; Congregationalist. 

Meinger A. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Durand. 

Meinger J. C. farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. Durand. 

Meinger Wm. farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. Davis. 

Messinger J. W. farmer; Sec. 29. 

Messinger P. farmer and carpenter ; Sec. 29 ; 
P. O. Davis. 

Monteith J. D. S. carpenter and joiner; Du- 
rand. 

More Andrew H. tinner ; Durand. 

Morey Abijah, grocer; Durand. 

MORRIS liElVIS J. Farmer; Du- 
rand; born in this town, May 4, 1843; his 
father was a native of Penn. ; came to this 
Co. in 1841, and died here in 1857; Mr. M. 
married Miss Emeline E., daughter of 
Elijah Felts, in Nov., 1867 ; has one daugh- 
ter, Arvilla Matilda, aged 8 years ; he has 
never been 40 miles away from his birth- 
place ; is Tax Collector and Justice of the 
Peace ; owns 10 acres, valued at $500 ; Re- 
publican ; Independent in religion. 

Myott H. J. farm ; Sec. 34 ; P. O. Pecatonica. 

Mj'ott Sol. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Durand. 

NORIIII^'GTON WM. Farmer; 
Sec. 24; P. O. Durand; born in Essex 
Co., Mass., Sept. 21, 1829 ; he lived in New 
Haven, Conn., 12 years; came to this Co. 
1848; after 3 years returned to Conn.; came 
back in 1853, and married Miss Ann A. 
Archer, of Harrison Tp., March 31 ; owns 
107 acres, valued at $5,000; Independent 
in politics and religion ; had ten children, 
eight are living; Clara L., Violetta F., 
Ai'cher E., John, Ai-abella, Eva, Flavilla 



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and Star ; aged as follows : 23, 18, 16, 14, 
11. 9, 5, and 2 j^ears; Clara L. is now a 
student at the Woman's Medical College, 
Chicago. 

XORTON I>AX. D. Owner and Pro- 
prietor of Norton House ; Durand ; born 
in Canada West, Dec. 15, 1842; came to 
this Co. with his parents in 1857; followed 
farming and stock dealing until he pur- 
chased the hotel, which he is making a 
success ; he is single ; the domestic atlairs 
of the house are presided over by his sis- 
ter. Miss Jane Norton, to whose efficiency 
and close attention in the culinary and 
other departments, the establishment owes 
much of the excellent reputation it bears, 
while "Dan" is deemed a cheerful, cour- 
teous and accommodating landlord ; Dem- 
ocrat; Independent; owns real estate, val- 
ued at $7,000. i 

IlfOKTOX OSCAR, Grocer ; Durand ; 
born in Oswego Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1837; 
came to this Co. in 1861 ; married July 18, 
1862, to Miss Jane A., daughter of D. S. 
Richards, of this Co. ; has six children, 
Charlie A., James O., Wm. B., Lottie L., 
Morton and Lawlence E., aged in order, 
14, 13, 10, 6, 4, and 2 years; Republican; 
Independent ; owns residence, store and 24 
town lots, valued a. $3,000; keeps a well 
assorted stock of groceries, jewelry and 
notions; Mrs. N. carries on and does a fair 
business in fashionable Millinery. 

OAKLEY LUKE, farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. 
Durand. 
Orth Philip, farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Davis. 
Orvis T. Durand. 

■pARKER ELMON, Durand. 

Parker John, Durand. 

Parker S. J. Durand. 

PARTCH ORVIIiliJE H. Grocer; 
Durand ; born in Addison Co., Vt., July 
14, 1833 ; came to this State in 1846 ; to 
this town in 1858; enlisted in 55th I. V. I., 
Co. C, Sept. 9, 1861 ; was twice wounded, 
in battle of Shiloh; being disabled and un- 
fit for service, was discharged in August, 
1862 ; draws a pension ; married, in May, 
1869, Miss Georgiana Vermilyea; has no 
children; owns 40 acres land, store build- 
ing and lot, valued at $2,000 ; Republican ; 
Independent; his brother, Geo. S., is his 
partner in the grocery and produce busi- 
ness. 

PATTERSON AliMON, Physician 
and Surgeon ; Durand ; born in Ellisburg, 
Jefferson Co., N. Y., Nov. 7, 1820 ; moved 
with parents to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and 
lived eight years at Berea; came to this 
Co. in 1839 ; he and his father walked the 
whole distance from Berea Co., O., to Har- 
rison Tp., each carrying a knapsack, and 
paying their last sixpence to the ferryman 
for crossing the Pecatonica river where the 



Trask bridge now is; he went to work for 
$15 per month, stipulating that he should 
receive enough in money to pay his letter 
postage; worked at rail-making, rafting 
and other heavy labor till 1847; saved a 
little, bought some books, borrowed 
others; was a close reader, hungry for in- 
formation ; entered on the study of medi- 
cine, under the kite Doctor W. H. Cran- 
dall, and for two years made his home in 
the doctor's study, except when attending 
lectures at Rush Medical College, Chi- 
cago; money and credit being exhausted, 
and Dr. Crandall being absent in the East, 
he began to practice as physician; earned 
the first year $1,500, $36 of which he re- 
ceived in money, the rest in provisions, 
which to him in those days were accepta- 
ble, having been married, Jan. 2, 1848, to 
Miss Ruth A. Farnham, who was born in 
Oswego Co., N. Y., June 2, 1822; he has 
practiced heie 20y ears, made a reasonable 
competency ; has two sons, Wilson A. and 
Watson G. ; owns a good residence and 
17 town lots, and his sons own 250 acres, 
the whole valued at $15,000; he is Inde- 
pendent in politics and religion. 

PATTERSOBf WILSOX A. Son 

of Dr. Alman Patterson; Farmer; Sec. 
15; P. O. Durand; born in this town, Oct. 
8,1848; married, Nov. 22, 1871, by Rev. 
Jas. Hodges, the oldest minister of the 
Congregational Church now living in this 
Co., to Miss Pha?be E., daughter of John 
and Phcebe Van Sickle, of this place; she 
was born in Sussex Co., N. J., May 26, 
1851 ; they have one daughter, Mattie 
May, born June 7, 1875 ; owns 130 acres 
land, valued at $6,500 ; is Independent in 
religion and politics ; Mrs. P. is a Metho- 
dist. 

Pettingill G. H. farm; Sec. 22; P.O. Durand. 

Pettingall J. F. farm ; Sec. 15 ; P. O. Durand. 

Pettingill Warren, Sec. 21; P. 0. Durand. 

Petitt H. rents farm; Sec. 24; P. O. Durand. 

Place David ; Sec. 7. 

Place John, farmer ; Sec. 7. 

Place J. R. farmer; Sec. 13 ; P. O. Durand. 

Place Marsden, Sec. 7. 

Prindle H. farmer; Sec. 23; P. 0. Durand. 

RANEY A. D. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. 
Durand. 
Randall Henry, horse dealer; Durand. 
Reed G. M. rents farm ; S. 25 ; P. O. Durand. 
Richie Elmon. 
Richie James. 
Richie John. 
Rieggle Jonas. 

Rieggle Thos. W. Sec. 19; P. O. Davis. 
Rickman G. laborer; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Durand. 
Robb Perry, laborer ; Durand. 
Robb Wra. laborer; Durand. 



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Winnebago county dikectoet: 



Robinson O. F. Durand. 

lloloson H. J. 

Koxted Miles. 

Russell Morton, lumber dealer ; Durand. 

OACKETT ISAAC, laborer; Durand. 

Sarver A. rents farm; Sec. 14; P. O. Durand. 
Sarver Raymer, farm; Sec. 34; P.O. Durand. 
Sarver Martin, merchant; P. O. Durand. 
Sarver Nathan, lives with mother; Sec. 15; 

P. O. Durand. 
Sarver Wm. laborer ; Sec. 14 ; P. O. Durand. 
Scales D. H. Sec. 22; P. O. Durand. 
Schoolcraft Jas. farm; Sec. 27; P.O. Durand. 
Selzer N. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Davis. 

iSHIELD!^ JOSEPH ^V. Farmer; 
Sec. 14; P.O. Durand; born in Canada, 
March G, 1846; came to this Co. in 1852; 
renter; Republican; Seventh Day Advent- 
.ist; married, Nov. 13, 1875, Miss Ada M. 
Staples, born in Elkhorn, Wis., April 25, 
1858; has one daughter, Ethel B., born 
Nov. 21, 1876; he enlisted in 142d I. V. I., 
Co. F., May l, 1865 ; did garrison duty at 
Memphis, and was mustered out at Chi- 
cago, Oct. 5, 1865. 

Smith Jacob, farm; Sec. 11; P. O. Durand. 

Smith Jobe, farmer ; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Durand. 

Smythe Calvin, joiner and carpenter; Sec. 
28; P. O. Durand. 

Stabeck Clement, farm; S. 17; P.O. Durand. 

Stabeck Thurston, farm; S.^17; P.O.Durand. 

Stalker Aug. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Durand. 

Stalker Wm. laborer; Sec. 14; P. O. Durand. 

Staples D. B. laborer ; Durand. 

Starr C. H. druggist; Durand. 

Stevens E. C. Express & R. R.Ag't ; Durand. 

Steves John, miller; Durand. 

Stewart C. R. farmer; Sec. 11; P.O. Durand. 

Stewart D. J. farmer; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Durand. 

SWEXNIXGSOX MO«ENS, 
Farmer and House Carpenter ; Sec. 9 ; P. 
O. Durand; born in Norway, Jan. 23, 
1821; came to thi.- Co. in 1846; owns 80 
acres, valued at $4,000; Republican; 
Lutheran; married, April 13, 1849, Miss 
Marikan Aslakson; had six children, five 
of whom are living, Swenning, Halvor, 
Olaves, Karine Annette, Anne Tomine, 
Aslak; Swenning is married and lives in 
Mower Co., Minn. ; in 1875, Mr. S. paid a 
visit to his mother, two brothers, two sis- 
ters, and other relatives, in his native 
land, where he met with that heartfelt 
welcome and joyful greeting known only 
to those near and dear relatives who have 
been 29 years separated by thousands of 
miles of boisterous ocean from a loved 
and long remembered son and brothei*. 

ERRY THOMAS, farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. 
Durand. 



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Thayer Sam'l, farmer: Sec. 14; P.O.Durand. 
Thompson John, farmer ; Sec. 30 ; P.O.Davis. 
Thore Nere, farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Durand. 
Thorne G. J. wagon-maker ; Durand. 

TOMBS JOSEPH^ Merchant; Du- 
rand ; born in Co. Antrim, Ireland, April 
6, 1827; came toll. S. in 1835; lived in 
Deerfield, Mass., until 1848, when became 
to this Co., and lived most of the time, 
until 1859, in Laona, where he served as 
Justice of the Peace ; then settled perma- 
nently in this town and was elected to the 
same office in 1861, which office he held 
continuously until 1873; also served on 
the Board of Highway Commissioners 12 
years; is Notary Public; married, in 1855, 
at the age of 28 years. Miss Emily H., 
daughter of Wm. Randall, Esq., of Laona ; 
have three children: Frank W., Ralph H. 
and Helen H.; owns real estate worth 
$12,000; Republican; Independent. 

TRUE JAMES R. General Black- 
smith ; Durand ; born in Lexington, Ky., 
June 24, 1820 ; his parents came to this 
State in 1824; moved 'to Mo. in 1827; 
father died there in 1829; mother and 
family returned to this State; she died at 
Springfield in 1835 ; he learned trade there, 
served 6 years; worked in Quincy, Galena, 
Milwaukee and Chicago ; started business 
at Wheeling, 111. ; tried it 6 months ; moved 
to Rockford in 1847 ; came to this town in 
1848; carries on general blacksmithing 
and wagon-making; said to excel in horse- 
shoeing; owns residence, shop and 5 town 
lots, value $1,500; Independent in politics 
and religion ; was married at Chicago to 
Miss Abigail, daughter of John and Pattie 
Underbill, in 1845; she was a native of 
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and her father of 
Bristol, Eng. ; she carries on Millinery 
and Fancy Goods business ; keeps Hosiery, 
Zephyrs, Notions, etc. ; gives special atten- 
tion to bleaching, altering and repairing; 
have no children; adopted her niece. Miss 
Frances J. Smith, and employs other young 
lady assistants. 

Truesdell Henry A. traveling photographist ; 
Durand. 

VAX SICKI.E JOHX €. Farmer" 
and breeder of pure blood "Poland China 
Pigs;" Sec. 21; P. O. Durand; born in 
Sussex Co., N. J., May 26, 1851 ; his pa- 
rents came to this Co. in 1856; Independ- 
ent; Methodist; owns 150 acres, valued at 
$9,000; married Dec. 16, 1869, Miss Maria 
L., daughter of Nelson and Lucy M. Judd ; 
have one daughter, Phojbe M., born June 
19, 1871 ; their youngest child, Mertie L., 
died Feb.6, 1876,aged 2 months and 15 days. 

YAHi TASSEIi ASEL. E. Under- 
taker and Furniture Dealer; Durand; 
keeps on hand a full line of household 
furniture, parlor and chamber sets, picture 
frames, looking glasses, etc., which he 
sells al low prices ; born in Manlius, Onon- 



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daga Co., N. Y., Dec. 4, 1826; came to this 
town in 1858; was married JS^ov. 13, 1856, 
to Charlotte M., daughter of ElishaEly, of 
Madisoa Co., N. Y., have had tiiree chil- 
dren: Charlotte (dead); Amos H., born 
Jan. 6, 1803, and Frederick E., Jan. 30, 
1869, are living; owns his residence, 15 
town lots and store, valued at $2,000; re- 
pairs aud makes furniture to order; Re- 
publican; Presbyterian. 

Van Valkenborg Henry, laborer; Durand. 

Van Valzah S. B. physician ; Durand. 

Vincent Frank E. jeweler; Durand. 

Vinton Henry, teamster; Durand. 

VIXTO:^ OLIVER II. Town Con- 
stable ; Durand ; born in Onaudaga Co., N. 
Y., July 8, 1833; came to this Co. in 1854; 
married, Sept. 3, 1858, Miss Maria E. 
Hodge ; she was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., 
April "4, 1838; have six children: Ida E., 
Charles E., Eleanor W., Mary E., Herbert 
J. and Ralph E., aged respectively, 18, 16, 
14, 12, 7 and 3 years ; he is serving his 
fifth year as Constable; owns 9 acres in 
Howard's addition to Durand, valued at 
$700; Republican; Independent. 

WADE ORASTUS H. harness-maker; 
Durand. 
Wagoner John, laborer; Durand. 
Wagoner M. shoemaker; Durand. 
Walker Geo. traveling agent; P. O. Durand. 
Wallace Henry, farm; Sec. 12; P.O. Durand. 
Wallace John, farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. Durand. 
Warner James, retired farmer; Durand. 

^WEBSTER Mi:»fOR P. Farmer; 
Sec. 23; P. O. Durand; born in McComb 
Co., Mich., in 1835 ; came to this Co. in 
1851; Republican; Independent; owns 115 
acres, valued at $5,750; married, Sept. 26, 
1858, Miss Susan M., daughter of Michael 
and Mary BoUmau, of Lebanon Co., Pa.; 
has three children: Fletcher E., born 
April 23, 1861; Edith A., July 16, 1866 
and Maud, Feb. 18, 1872; their first born 
Elmore M., died Feb. 3, 1860, aged 7 mo 
and 15 days. 

Webster P. B. fiirm; Sec. 10; P. O. Durand. 

Webster P. M. farm; Sec. 10; P. O. Durand. 

WEISS REIJBEX, Farmer; Sec. ; 0; 
P. O. Davis; born in Northampton Co., 
Pa., Aug. 31, 1831 ; came to this Co., with 
parents, in 1853; located and lived 12 
years on Sec. 39 ; bought his present farm 
in 1865 ; married, in 1853, Miss Matilda 



Fink, of Stevenson Co. , she died Sept. 26, 
1865; July 5, 1866, married Mrs. Jose- 
phine, relict of I. I. Epley, and daughter 
of Jacob and x\.nna M. Becker, of Steven- 
son Co.; issue of first marriage, five chil- 
dren; four are living: Urius F., born Feb. 
35, 1856 ; Zeno, May 15, 1858 ; Mary E., 
July 9, 1860; Sophia, June 26, 1863; and 
Franklin, Sept. 29, 1804 (deed); of present 
marriage : Ida N. (deed) ; Frank, born Oct. 
11, 1808; Emma A., Oct. 10, 1869; and 
Lena L., Nov. 15, 1870; his mother, Mary, 
is in her 87th year, and lives with him; 
she is a devoted member of Evangelical 
Church ; his father, Solomon, died Nov. 3, 
1865; owns 350 acres, valued at $15,000; 
Republican; Evangelical; was several 
years Path Master; is School Director. 

Wescott Dan. laborer; S. 33; P. O. Durand. 

Wheeler Franklin E. farm laborer; Durand. 

M^IKE L,AWREX€E, Farmer; Sec. 
19; P.O. Davis; born in Hesse-Darm- 
stadt, Ger., Aug. 10, 1833; came to this Co. 
in 1855; married, Sept. 10, 1856, Miss 
Mary A., daughter of Wm. and Eve Peth, 
of Stevenson Co. ; she was born in New 
Jersey, Sept. 13, 1840; has one daughter, 
Mary J., born Jan. 3, 1858; owns 133 
acres land, valued at $11,000; Republican; 
Independent. 

Winchester A. rents farm; Sec. 11 ; P.O. Du- 
rand. 
Wise Thos. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Davis. 
Wood Emery, blacksmith ; Durand. 
Wood G. J. blacksmith; Durand. 

YOlfE FRAl^K A. Saddler and 
Harness Maker; Durand; born in 
Prussia, Feb. 14, 1845; came to this State 
and located in Peru in 1851 ; came to this 
Co. in 1808; married, Oct. 30, 1870, Miss 
Mary, daughter of Michael Branuan, of 
this township ; her parents emigrated from 
Ireland in 1843, and had only two chil- 
dren ; the oldest, Thomas, served in the 
13th 111. Cav., and was drowned at sea, 
with many other soldiers, in 1865, while 
sailing on the ship North America from 
New Orleans to New York ; Mr. Y. has 
four children: Mary S., born Sept. 17, 
1871 ; Emma E., Jan.3], 1873; Francis A., 
May 34, 1874; and Thomas M., May 4, 
1876 ; owns 80 acres on Sec. 33, residence, 
shop, store, and two town lots, valued at 
$6,500; Democrat; Catholic; said to be an 
excellent worknuxn ; makes a specialty of 
fine harness, fair in his dealings, warrants 
his work, and does a good business. 



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ROSCOE TOWNSHIP. 



A DAMS H. C. painter. 

ABBOTT A. IS. Merchant; Roscoe; 
born in Albany Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1819 ; 
cames to this Co. in 1845 ; owns property 
to the value of $10,000; married Miss 
Phcebe Rowland, in this Co., Roscoe Tp., 
April 19, 1854; she was born in Butialo 
Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1832. 

Allen E. farmer ; Sec. 34 ; P. O. Roscoe. 

Allen S. C. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Roscoe. 

Atwood B. S. farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Roscoe. 

Atwood J. B. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Roscoe. 

Atwood Wm. farmer ; Sec. 8 ; P. O. Roscoe. 

Aylworth R. retired farmer ; Roscoe. 

BALDWIN E. A. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. 
Roscoe. 
Baldwin G. H. farmer; Sec.25; P.O. Roscoe. 
Baldwin T. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Roscoe. 
Bauer H. A. farmer; Sec.l2; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 
Baxter Timothy. 
Billings Thos. laborer. 
Blackington Geo. farmer ; Sec. 35. 
Blackington H. H. farm ; Sec.36 ; P.O.Roscoe. 
Blackington James, retired ; P. O. Roscoe. 
Blackington J. F. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 
Blackington Jesse, retired; P. O. Roscoe. 
Blackington M. R. farm ; S. 35 ; P. O. Roscoe. 
Blackington Wm. farmer ; P. O. Rosoce. 
Blackington Wm. farmer; Sec. 35. 
Blair S. A. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Roscoe. 
Blake D. C. 
Borth A. farmer. 
Bowns Joseph, laborer; Roscoe. 
Bradley Edwin, retired farmer. 

BRADLEY J. A. Druggist; Roscoe; 
bom in this Co., Roscoe Tp., April 33, 
1845 , owns property to the value of 
$4,000 ; married Miss M. E. Smith, in this 
Co., Roscue Tp., in April, 1870; have four 
children, Clara S., Louis Bristol, Helen 
Mabel, Maria. 

Bradley L. B., M. D. ; Roscoe. 

BRADL.EY MV. H. Merchant; Roscoe 
born iu this Co., Roscoe Tp., in 1850 
owns property to the value of $4,000 
married Miss C. M. Shaw, in this Co., Oct 
3, 1876; she was born in N. Y., in 1857 
have one child, Frank. 

Briggs D. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Roscoe. 

BRlOGiS KORAH, Farmer; Sec. 8; 
P. O. Roscoe ; born in Montgomery Co., 
N. Y., April 8, 1815 ; came to this Co. in 
1842 ; owns 98 acres land ; married Miss 



T. A. Bonfey, in N. Y., in 1840; she was 

born in N. Y., Oct. 13, 1815. 
Brown Fred C. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 
Brown J. W. farmer ; P. O. Roscoe. 
Brown L. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Roscoe. 
Buchanan T.P. farm; S.20; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 
Budd M. D. blacksmithing and jobbing, 

Roscoe. 
Budd Wm. wagon and carriage maker; 

Roscoe. 
Burden John, laborer ; Roscoe. 
Burtin W. G. farm; Sec.lO; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

/^xiDY D. C. farmer. 

Carey Howard, barber. 

Carpenter J. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Roscoe. 

Carpenter N. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Roscoe. 

Carroll J. renter; Sec. 3; P. O. Beloit. 

Chenney J. renter; Sec. 14; P. O. Beloit. 

Coffin S. B. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Roscoe. 

Colier Alexander. 

COLE E. D. Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. 

Roscoe ; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 

7, 1827; came to this Co. in 1846; owns 

140 acres land; is Notary Public and 

Commissioner Highways. 
Cornelius Geo. laborer; Roscoe. 
Cox Chas. farmer; Sec. 12; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 
Cox Richard, farm; S. 12; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 
Cox Russell, farm ; Sec. 12 ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 
Crosb}^ Lorain, laborer; Roscoe. 

CROSS LEWIS, Farmer; Sec. 29; P. 
O. Roscoe; bora iu this Co., Oct. 31, 1851 ; * 
owns 106 acres land ; married Miss Lydia 
Boon, iu this Co., town of Roscoe, March 
19, 1873; siie was born in Elgin, this State, 
July 27, 1855. 

CR«>SS HO]!^f. ROBERT J. (De- 
ceased), whose portrait appears in this 
work, was born in Newburg, Orange Co., 
N. Y., on the first day of October, 1803, 
and during his years of minority resided 
mostly in Bethel, Sullivan Co., of that 
State. 

When about 22 years of age, he, with a » 
younger brother, decided to emigrate to I 
the then tar West, and going to Detroit, I 
purchased a farm in Tecumseh, Lenawe | 
C'o., Mich., where he remained until 1830. < 
He and his brother then sold out and re- 
moved to Coldwiter, Mich., where they 
remained until June, 1835, when he came 
to his present residence in Winnebago Co., 
Illinois, where he continually resided un- t 
til his death. The next year he married 1 
Miss Hannah Benedict, of Monroe Co., N. ' 
Y., who still survives him. At the time 



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Mr. Cross came to Roscoe, no land was in 
market and he was forced to purchase a 
squatter's right to his present farm, and as 
some of the land in Wisconsin was subject 
to entry in the Green Bay land district, he 
selected some along the Rock river from 
Janesville to Beloit, and on foot and alone 
he made his way to Green Bay, through 
an unbroken wilderness, and bought his 
land in Wisconsin. From thence via the 
lakes he returned to Detroit and Cold- 
water, and in the fall of that year became 
the occupant of the present homestead. 
Mr. Cross was essentially a pioneer — a 
man of strong frame of body, of unyield- 
mg tenacity for the right ; even in boy- 
hood the champion of the feeble, or those 
he deemed oppressed. 

He was a stalwart oak, cm whom could 
ever lean the feeble and the frail— as Min- 
ister E. B. Washburne declared, a "Noble 
Old Roman." A farmer all his life, and 
yet a firm, reliable business man, as a life 
constantly occupied in public atiairs 
proved him to be. Yet he was ever as 
tender in heart as a little child, and his 
sympathy was even larger than his frame, 
or his purse ; and truly was it said of him, 
"those who knew him best, loved him 
most." 

During his residence of 36 years in this 
County, Mr. Cross was closely and inti- 
mately identified with its development, 
politically, socially and materially, never 
being backward in anything that would 
aid in its moral or religious advancement. 
A warm friend of education, he always 
lent a willing hand to aid in building 
school houses and es-tablishing schools. 

Mr. Cross assisted at the organization of 
the county, being a member of ihe elec- 
tion board for the first election ever held 
in it, August, 183G. He was elected by 
the County Commissioners in 1836, at their 
first meeting, County Treasurer, which 
position he held for three years, in 1846, 
he was elected by the W^higs as a Repre- 
sentative to the General Assembly for this 
county, and in 1847, by them as the col- 
league of Hon. Selden M. Church, a dele- 
gate to revise the Constitution of the 
State. In 1862, he was an independent 
candidate for the position of delegate to 
the Convention to again revise the Consti- 
tution, but was defeated by a small plu- 
rality. In 1869 he was unanimously nom- 
inated by the Republicans for member of 
the Convention that formed our present 
constitution, and was elected without 
opposition. Later he was nominated by 
the Republicans and elected one of the 
three members from Winnebago and 
IBoone Counties to the General Assembly. 
In all these legislative bodies he has borne 
an honorable and conspicuous part. 

In addition to this, Mr. Cross was 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors sev- 
eral years, occupying that position at the 
time of his death. 



He was also township School Fund 
Trustee for over thirty consecutive years, 
during which time the township never 
sufi'ered loss from th ■ funds being loaned 
on insutficient securities, as was the case 
in most townships. 

He had five cliildren, John, Margaret 
Louisa, William Henry, Marie Antoinette 
(deceased), and Lewis. The estimation in 
which lie was lield was manifest by dele- 
gations of the early settlers of the county, 
members of the Board of Supervisors and 
from the State Legislature, in attendance 
at his funeral. 

Curtiss Harry B. machinist; Roscoe. 

Curtiss John, physician ; Roscoe. 

Curtiss Wilbur A., Roscoe. 

Cushman A. laborer; Sec. 14; P. O. Beloit, 
Wis. 

■p^AVIDSON JOHN, shoemaker; Roscoe. 

Degraff A. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Roscoe. 

©ECiROFF PH1L.EMON, Farmer; 
Sec. 27; P. O. Roscoe; born in N. Y. in 
1811; came to this Co. in 1842; owns 37 
acres land; married Miss M. Westrup, in 
this Co., Dec. 25, 1873; she was born in 
N.Y. 

Dodge A. F. farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Roscoe. 

Dodge Ahueron, Sec. 21; P. O. Roscoe. 

Dodge L. B. farmer ; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Roscoe. 

Dunning A. C. farm ; Sec. 3 ; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

ELLIS G.H., 2d, farmer; Sec. 15; P. O- 
Beloit, Wis. 
Ellis J. C. farmer; Sec. 12; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 
Ellis P. C. farmer; Sec. 13; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

F ARK ANT R. H. farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. 
Beloit, Wis. 

Fassett L. H. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Roscoe. 

Filliugham E.J. farmer; Sec. 9; P.O.Be- 
loit, Wis. 

Fillingham Chas. farmer; Sec. 9; P.O.Be- 
loit,' Wis. 

Fillingham I. farm; Sec. 9; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

Fitch A. D. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Roscoe. 

Fitch W. P. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Roscoe. 

Fox C. D. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Fox C. M. farmer ; Sec. 10 ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Fyler L. S. peddler; P. O. Roscoe. 

'ALEN J AS. laborer; Roscoe. 



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Galen Lawrence, laborer; Roscoe. 

Garlick Byron, singing school teacher. 

Garlick G. C. 

Garrett G. W. farmer. 

Glover B. F. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Roscoe. 

Goodwin H. farm; Sec. 14; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

Grant John, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 



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Grant J. H. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Roscoe. 

GRAVES A. Farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. 
Beloit, Wis.; born in N. Y., Oct. 23, 1811; 
came to this Co. in 1837; owns 240 
acres land; married Miss MaryE. Roberts, 
in Ohio, April 3, 1832; she was born in 
Vermont in 1811. 

Graves B. F., Beloit, Wis. 

Graves G. W. farmer ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Graves Homer, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Graves Horace, farmer. 

Graves Orlando, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Graves Orrin, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Graves R. W. farm; Sec. 10; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

Graves R. farmer ; Sec. 4 ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Graves W. farmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Griffith Serene, retired farmer; Roscoe. 

GRISWOLD FRANCIS, Farmer; 
Sec.21 ; P.O. Roscoe ; born in Ontario Co.,]Sr. 
Y., June 17, 1825 ; came to this Co. in 1854 ; 
owns 84 acres laud ; married Miss Cynthia 
Emeline Warner, in Lake Co., O. ; she was 
born in Madison, O., Dec. 2, 1827 ; have 
seven children: Amie Eliza, Harriet, War- 
ren, Ida, Anna, Melissa, Charles. 

ARDY HARRIS, renter; P. O. Roscoe. 



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Harley Frederick, cabinet maker ; Roscoe. 

HARW$>OI> B. F. Retired Farmer; 
Roscoe; born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., 
Jan. 3, 1813; came to this Co. in 1843; 
owns 100 acres land ; first wife was Miss 
Melissa Stone; present wife was Lydia 
Ostrander; she was born in Canada, May 
1, 1815. 

Hayward L. G. farm; S.8; P. O Beloit, Wis. 

Hayward M. W. farm; S.3; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

Hemstreet Jas. farm; S. 12; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

Hill Marvin, blacksmith and wagon maker; 
Roscoe. 

Hinkley A. B. trav. ag't; S. 28; P.O. Roscoe. 

HOBART J. €. Farmer; Sec. 28; P. 
O. Roscoe; born in Cortland Co., N. Y., 
March 13, 1826; came to this Co. in 1867; 
owns 75 acres land; married Miss CM. 
Wadsworth, in Rock Co., Wis., Dec. 12, 
1851 ; she was born in Erie Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 14, 1825. 

Holland Thos. laborer; Roscoe. 

Holmes C. B. farm; Sec.l7; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

Hopkins C. PI. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 

Hopkins H. D. carpenter and joiner; Roscoe. 

Hopkins J. C. farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

TRISH JOSEPH, tailor; Roscoe. 

Irish Wm. miller ; Roscoe. 
JEROME C. B. laborer; Roscoe. 

Jones J. B., M. D. physician ; Roscoe. 



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JOIVES JOH]^ R. Farmer; Sec. 9; 
P.O.Beloit, Wis.; born in city ot New 
York, Aug. 3, 1850; owns property to the 
value of f 1,600; married Miss Fannie 
Myers, in Beloit, Sept. 18, 1S73 ; she was 
born in Penn., Dec. 11, 1854; have three 
children : Ada Frances, born Aug. 5, 1874; 
Nellie, Jan. 29, 1875; Mary Rachel, Jan. 
30, 1877. 

ENT FRANCIS SMITH, farmer; Sec. 
34; P. O. Roscoe. 

KEXT GEORGE H. S. Farmer; 
Sec. 34; P. O. Roscoe; born in Erie Co., 
Penn., April 7, 1821 ; came to this Co. in 
1844; owns 260 acres land; liiis held va- 
rious town offices ; married Miss Belinda 
V. Smith, in Rosci e, this Co., Sept. 14, 
1853; she was born in Penn., Feb. 2, 1830; 
have four children: Francis Smith, born 
in this Co., July 17, 1854; Mary E., in this 
Co., Nov. 12, 1855; William Forest, in 
this Co., May 14, 1859; Ernestine, in this 
Co., Sept. 6, 1862. 

Kent N. D. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Roscoe. 

ATHROP GEORGE W. school teacher; 
Roscoe. 

I.ATHROF SAMlTEIi, Proprietor 
of the Farmers Hotel, Roscoe,Ill. ; born in 
Rutlnnd Co., Vermont, Feb. 28, 1815; 
went from there to St. Thomas, Canada; 
lived there three years; from there he went 
to Ohio, where he married Miss Margaret 
Hays, Jan. 13, 1846; she was born in 
Penn., Oct. 6, 1821 ; they came to this Co. 
in 1846 ; have live children : Mary A. (now 
Mrs. Cheeney), born Dec. 1, 1847 ; Esther 
Alice (now Mrs. Van Antwerp), Aug. 29, 
1851 ; George W., Nov. 24, 1853 ; Annie 
Luela, Aug. 19, 1861 ; Fred. Delos, June 5, 
1864. 

Lawrence A. D. retired merchant; Roscoe. 

Lee E. M. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 

Lee Geo. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 

Linderman J. II. farm; S.l; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

Lloyd Wm. farm; Sec. 24; P. O. Roscoe. 

Lloyd Thos. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Roscoe. 

I.OVE JABEZ, Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Roscoe; born in this Co., in township of 
Harlem, May 16, 1854; owns 100 acres 
land ; has held various offices in County 
Grange. 

Love John, farmer ; Sec. 36 ; P. O. 1 oscoe. 

EOVEJOY X. J. Farmer; Sec. 4; P. 
O. Roscoe; born in city of New York, 
Aug. 1, 1818; came to this Co. in Feb., 
1837; owns 51 acres land; married Miss 
Louisa Wood, in this Co., Sept. 24, 1867; 
she was born in Hancock Co., Maine, July 
7, 1828. 

Lovesee G. G. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 

Lovesee G. W. farm ; Sec. 29 ; P. O. Roscoe. 

EOVESEE JOHX, Farmer; Sec. 35; 
P. O. Roscoe ; born in England, in 1815 ; 



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came to this Co. in 1835; owns 180 acres 
land; married Miss Permelia McCrady, in 
this Co., in 1840 ; she was born in Canada, 
in 1831. 

Lovesee L. D. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Roscoe. 

Lovesee Philo, farmer ; Sec. 29. 

Lovesee R. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Ro.scoe. 

liOVESEE WM. Farmer; Sec. 25; 
P. O. Roscoe; born in Berlishire, Eng., 
Aug. 8, 1818; came to this Co. in 1836; 
owns 160 acres land; married Miss Harriet 
Blackington, in Beloit, Wis., Aug. 27, 
1847 ; she was born in Ohio, June 29, 1828 ; 
have seven children. Homer, Harriet, 
William, Emma, Collins, Ida, Edith. 

Lovesee W. W. farm; Sec. 34; P. O. Roscoe. 

Lundy W. N. physician ; Roscoe. 

LYFORD ©IJDIiEY, Farmer; Sec. 
5; P. O. Roscoe; born in JST. H., Nov. 6, 
1835; came to this Co. in 1842; owns 680 
acres land ; married Miss Harley, in Rock- 
ton, this Co. ; she was born in S. C. 

Lyford J. G. farmer ; Sec. 5 ; P.O. Roscoe. 



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cAFFEE W. D. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 



McAFFEE J AS. Farmer; Sees. 29 and 
32; P. O. Roscoe; born in Bradford Co., Pa., 
Aug. 18, 1827; came to this Co. in 1839; 
owns 128 acres land ; enlisted in 74th L V. 
I., as Sergeant, Aug. 11, 1862; was honor- 
ably discharged; married Miss M. L. 
Cross, in this Co., Roscoe Tp., March 22, 
1866 ; she was born in this Co., Roscoe Tp., 
April 21, 1839. 

HfcAFFEE JNO. Farmer; Sec. 28; 
P. O. Roscoe; born in Northumberland 
Co., Penn., in March, 1810; came to this 
Co. in 1838; owns 112 acres land; has 
held office of Supervisor two years ; mar- 
ried Miss Adeline Alden, in Ogle Co., this 
State, in 1844 ; she was born in Bradford 
Co., Penn. 

McCabe Jas. farmer; Sec. 27; P.O. Roscoe. 

McCabe Jas., Jr. farm ; Sec. 27 ; P.O. Roscoe. 

McMakin Peter, rents farm; P. O. Roscoe. 

McMaster J. farm; Sec. 4; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

McMaster J. W. farm ; S.4; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

McSwegin D. farm: S. 22; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Manley G. F.farm ; Sec. 24; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

Marston A. farm ; Sec. 12 ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Marston P. farmer ; Sec. 13 ; P. O.Beloit, Wis. 

Marston S. C. farm; Sec. 13; P.O.Beloit,Wis. 

Mathews E. farm ; Sec. 15 ; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Mathews I. N. farm ; Sec. 15 ; P.O.Bel()it,Wis. 

Maynard A. M. Town Collector; Roscoe. 

Messenger Austin, shoemaker; Roscoe. 

Miller David. 

Moore John, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Moore Wm, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Muchmore G. H. renter; P. O. Roscoe. 



NICHOLS A. F. farmer; Sec. 15; P.O. 
Beloit, Wis. 

Nichols D. P. farm; S. 16; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

Nichols L. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Nichols Phineas, farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Be- 
loit, Wis. 

Nichols Phineas T. farmer ; Sec, 15 ; P. O. 
Beloit, Wis. 

Nilsson Isaac, renter ; Sec. 35 ; P. O. Roscoe. 
"PALMER N. P. wagon-maker; Roscoe. 

Parkins Benj. renter; P. 0. Roscoe. 
Pepin Chas. farmer; P. O. Roscoe. 
Peter John, retired farmer ; P. O. Roscoe. 
Pierce D. A. peddler ; Roscoe. 
Pitt B. F. farmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O, Beloit, Wis. 
Pitt S. R. farmer; Sec. 3; P. 0. Beloit, Wis. 
Prentiss D. G., P. O. Roscoe. 



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ANSOM G. P., M. D.; Roscoe. 



Ransom Wilmot L., M. D, ; Roscoe. 

RA:NDAI^1. E. H. Dealer in Boots 
and Shoes ; Roscoe ; born in N. Y. in 1851 ; 
came to this Co. in 1871 ; commenced busi- 
ness here in Roscoe in 1873 ; owns prop- 
erty to the value of |2,000; has held office 
of Town Clerk one term. 

Reed Frederick, laborer ; Roscoe. 

Reed Jefierson, laborer. 

Reeves J. H. Methodist Preacher; Roscoe. 

Reuschle F. C. farm; S.17; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

Renschle F. W. farm ; S.17 ; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

RHODES J. M. Farmer; Sec. 33; 
P. O. Roscoe; born in this Co., Roscoe 
Tp., Aug. 25. 1840; owns 107 acres land; 
has been Supervisor three terms ; Justice 
o[ the Peace two terms; is Supervisor 
and Justice of the Peace at present writ- 
ing; married Miss Louisa Love, in this 
Co., Aug. 25, 1864; she was born in this 
Co., in i843; Mr. Rhodes enlisted in 15th 
Regt. I. V. I., Co. B., May 24, 18(il ; was 
in battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Siege of 
Vicksburg, and numerous other engage- 
ments. 

RICHARDSON F. R. Farmer; Sec. 
22; P. 0. Ro.scoe; was born in this Co., 
May 8, 1837; owns 240 acres land; mar- 
ried Miss Libbie Gregory, in this Co., 
Sept. 22, 1862; she was born in Delaware 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 19, 1843. 

RICHARDSOX I.. ^V. Inventor; 
Roscoe; l)orn in Montgomerv Co., N. Y., 
J:m. 17, 1828; came to tliis Co. in 1854; 
owns property to the value of -$10,000; is 
Inventor of tlie Diamond Plow, manu- 
factured by N. C. Thomson, Rockford; 
nuirried Miss Maria L. Joms, in Mass., 
Nov. 7, 1854; she was born in Cheshire 
Co,, N. fl., Oct. 36, 1834. 



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Kichardson W. plow manufacturer; Roscoe. 
Roberts James, miller ; Roscoe. 
Roberts Wm. miller; Roscoe. 

O AGE H. L. harness maker. 

!SCHEL.IiENOER H. €. Farmer; 
Sec. 26; P. O. Roscoe; born in Ohio, 
April 30, 1839 ; came to this Co. in 1853 ; 
owns 77 acres land; enlisted in 74th Regt. 
I. V. I., Oct. 8, 1863; was honorably dis- 
charged in 1864; married Mary Lovesee, 
in this Co., Roscoe Tp., Dec. 25, 1867 ; she 
was born in this Co., June 28, 1841. 

Scott Samuel, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Schaffer J. J. blacksmith ; Roscoe. 

Shaw Reuben, laborer ; Roscoe. 

Shaw W. H. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Roscoe. 

Sherwood C. L. farm; S.IO; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 

Sherwood C. farmer; S. 10; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

SMITH C. F. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. 
Roscoe; born in Mich., May 30, 1845; 
came to this Co. in 1861 ; owns property 
to the value of $1,000; enlisted in 74th 
Regt. I. V. 1., in 1862 ; was in numerous 
engagements; was honorably discharged 
in June, 1865; married Miss Smith, in 
Roscoe, this Co., Nov. 25, 1867 ; she was 
born in this Co., Roscoe Tp., Aug. 13, 1847. 

Smith C. L. farm; Sec. 24; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Smith Henry, laborer; Roscoe. 

Smitli John C. renter; Roscoe. 

SMITH S. T. Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. 
Rockton; born in tliis Co., Rnckton Tp., 
Feb. 2 >, 1851 ; owns property to the value 
of $1,500; married Miss MaVy Talcott, in 
this Co., Sept. 24, 1875; she was born in 
this Co., Sept. 24, 1852. 

Spawn J. A. farmer; Roscoe. 

Stevens Richard, stone mason. 

ST<>CKWEIil. S A li' F O K D J. 
Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Roscoe; born in 
Jefferson, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1840; came to 
this Co. in 1876; owns property to the 



value of $3,000; served three years in 
late war; was in battles of Bulls Run, 
Petersburg, and numerous other engage- 
ments; WHS honorably discharged in 1865; 
married Lydia J. Cox, in Beloit, Wis., 
Dec. 9, 1875; she was born in England, 
March 18, 1841. 

Stover Benj. miller; Roscoe. 

Sturtevant D. A. merchant ; Roscoe. 

Sturtevant Frank, clerk. 

TAFT GEO. M. farmer; Sec. 5; P. O. 
Roscoe. 
Taft L. M. farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Roscoe. 
Tiffany L. N. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O.Rockton. 
Tuttle G. M. farmer; Sec.2; P.O.Beloit, Wis. 

VARNEY JOHN E. harness maker; 
Roscoe. 
Vencent Cornelius, attorney at law ; Roscoe. 



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ARNER EUGENE, laborer; Roscoe. 



Watt R. shoemaker ; Sec. 35 ; P.O. Roscoe. 

WEIiCH A. D. Painter; Roscoe; born 
in this Co., Roscoe Tp., Feb. 13. 1850; 
married Miss Elizabeth ^purlin, in 
Grundy Co., la., May 10, 1875; she was 
born in Ohio. 

Welch Chas. painter ; Roscoe. 

Welch P. M. wagon maker ; Roscoe. 

Westrip Jas. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Roscoe. 

Whipple T. B. blacksmith ; Roscoe. 

Wickoff J. B. blacksmith, and wagon and 
carriage manufacturer; Roscoe. 

Wilmarlli John, farmer. 

WII^S^J]^ EKlfEST fil. Clerk; 
Rosroe: born in tlii.s Co., Roscoe Tp., 
Sept. 27. 1856; is Town Clerk, and Secre- 
tary of Roscoe Silver Cornet Band. 

Woolsey J. E. farmer ; P. O. Beloit. 

Wood M. J. retired ; P. O. Roscoe. 

Wood S. O. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Roscoe. 




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ANDERSON ABRAHAM, laborer; Sec. 
18; P.O. Rockford. 

ALBRABTT A. Blacksmith; Sec. 15; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Canada, Feb. 16, 
1841; came to this Co. in 1872; Republi- 
can; Methodist; married Sarah Rosevear, 
of Rochester, N. Y., in 1869; Mrs. Al- 
brant's mother, Mrs. Martha Rosevear, re- 
sides witli them ; she M^as born in Ontario 
Co., N. Y., in 1812; have two children: 
Willie, born April 11, 1870; Alta, Jan. 1, 
1874. 

Armstrong A., Jr., Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

Armstrong A. R. Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

Armstrong J. renter; Sec. 3; P. O. Rockford. 

Aspland G. renter; Sec. 2; P. O. Rockton. 

Atkinson Charles, Sec. 6 : P. O. Harrison. 

ATKlIfSOK JOHJ^ M. Superin. 
tendent of County Poor House and Farm ; 
Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford; born in Bur- 
ritt Tp., in this Co., July 5, 1845; Re- 
publican ; Liberal ; has held ofHce of Town 
Collector of town of Burritt; was in 11th 
HI. Cav., Co. L; maiden name of wife was 
Minnie A. Douglas, born in N. Y. State; 
married in Feb., 1868 ; have three children : 
Ada, Elva and Kittle May. 

Atwood John, Sec. 13; P. O. Rockford. 

AT WOOD PATTEN, Farmer; farm 
and residence in Sectional District of 
Harlem; P. O. Rockton; boi-n in New 
Hampshire, in January, 1805; married 
Anna Brooks, Feb. 26, 1820; she was born 
in Canada West, March 20, 1808; they 
came to Winnebago County in Dee., 1839; 
moved on tiie lanu where they now reside 
in 1840; Mr. Atwood owns 230 acres of 
land; tliey have fourteen children, all 
married ; their names are as follows : Hen- 
ry B., Sally, Eliza, Lydia, William, Can- 
dace, Anna, Mary, Joseph B., Ireiui, Pat- 
ten B., Harriet, John and Philip; ten of 
these are now living in this Co.; Mr. and 
Mrs. A. are members of the Baptist church. 



AKER DAVID, Sec. 21 ; P.O.Rockford. 



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Baker Wm., Sec. 21 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Balis Nelson. 

Barrett Charles, Sec. 26; P. O. Rockford. 

Barnes H. renter; Sec. 28; P. O. Rockford. 

Barnes Wm. renter; Sec. 21; P.O. Rockford. 

Barrett C. L. renter; Sec. 26; P.O. Rockford. 

Black Chas , Jr., Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 

Black Charles, Sec. 13 ; P. O. Rockton. 

Black John, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Rockton. 

Black William, P. O. Rockton. 

Blake David, farmer; Sec. 20 ; P.O.Rockford. 



BL.I»$H JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 80; P. 
O. Rockford ; born in Troy, N. Y., Jan. 22, 
1822; came to this Co. in 1860; Republi- 
can ; Baptist ; owns 232 acres land ; has held 
oflicesof Road Masterand School Director; 
married Lydia E. Fife, of Mass. ; she died 
ill March, 1861; present wife was Ann M. 
Colton, born in Westfield, Mass., Aug. 22, 
1831; married Jan. 27, 1863; have one 
child by former and one by present mar- 
riage: James Edward, born May 22, 1856; 
Ashland C, March 20, 1875. 

Blomberg August, Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 

Bomgarty Jos. renter ; Sec. 20 ; P.O.Rockford. 

Bolfield Charles, Sec. 7 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Brewster J. W. farm ; Sec. 8 ; P.O. Rockford. 

Brewster Joseph, Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

Brewster Jos., Jr., Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

Brown Chas. E. brick maker; Sec. 26; P. O. 
Rockford. 

BRO^W:»f GEORGE S. Farmer ; Sec. 
35 ; P. O. Rockford ; boru in this Co. June 
23, 1859; owns 199 acres land, value $60 
per acre; holds office of Road Commis- 
sioner of this town ; was in army as team- 
ster six months; maiden name of wire was 
Jennie Rogers; she was born in England, 
March, 1846; married Feb. 13, 1867; have 
three children: William, born Dec. 11, 
1868; Flora, Aug. 16, 1870; Edith, Nov. 
25, 1872. 

BROWir IIOM'RY, Farmer ; Sec. 26 ; 
P. O. Rockford ; born in Rhode Island, Jan. 
29, 1S14; came to this Co. in May, 1838; 
Republican : Liberal ; owns 240 acres land ; 
has held office of Justice of Peace; is 
among the oldest settlers; still owns and 
conducts the f\u'm which he originally 
purchased from the government; married 
Lucy AI. Pease, of Lyons, Wayne Co., N. 
Y. ; she was born March 31, 1815; niiirried 
Feb. 26, 1837; have had eleven chiMreii, 
five still living: George S., Charles E., 
Mary E., Henry A., Fred O., Richard E. 

Bryden James W. Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 

CAMPBELL JOHN. Sec. 12; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 
Campbell J. C. renter; Sec. 10; P.O.Rockton. 
Carr Thos. renter; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 
Clarke Geo. renter; Sec. 6; P. O. Rockton. 
Clark John, renter; Sec. 6; P. O. Rockton. 
Clark W. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockton. 

CLIKEMAW MINER, Farmer; Sec. 
21 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Schoharie Co., 
N Y, Feb. 26, 1832: came to this Co. in 
1862 ; Republican ; Liberal ; owns 260 acres 
land; maiden name of wife was Ann 
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Y ; married in 1853; have six children, 
Charles, Sidney, Austin, Verni, Adela and 
William. 

Clikeman S. farmer, lives with his father- 

bee. 21 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Collender Jno. Sec. 19: P. O. Rockford 
Collins F. A. rents farm; S.6; P.O. Harrison 
Compton W. Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford. 
Conklin D. rents farm; Sec.4; P.O.Harrison. 
Crowley M. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Rockford. 

AVIS ANDREW, laborer; Sec. 13- P 
O. Rockford. ' 



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Douney Morris, farmer; Sec. 9. 



EAKER A. B. fruit raiser; Sec. 37- P O 
Rockford. 

Easterly E. O. Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford. 

'^J^'^S^y^^ CHAS. W. Farmer; 
Sec. 34; P.O. Rockford; born in GeoiW 
c^i"' ^' '^'^''- ^^' 18^2 ; came to this Co. in 
l«74; Republican; Liberal; married Sa- 
maria J. Rodgers ; she was born in N Y ■ 
have two children, George P., and Emma 
t5. ; was in 92d I. V. I., Co. A; served three 
years. 

Ellis D. H. Sec. 6; P. O. Harrison. 

pADER J. G. Sec. 15; P. O. Rockford. 

Fader S. N. Sec. 14; P. O. Rockford. 
Fairgrieve J. laborer; Sec. 2; P.O. Rockford. 
Farmer B. rents farm ; Sec. 6 ; P.O. Rockton. 

^'^^P^ WADI.EICJH, Farmer; 
Sec. 5; P. O. Rockford; born in N. H. in 
1H06; came to this Co. in May, 1838; Re- 
publican; Liberal; owns 180 acres land- 
has held office of Assessor; maiden name 
ot wife was Mary Bryning, born in Lon- 
aon, England, in 1814; married in 1843. 

Favor Walter, Sec. 8; P. O. Rockton. 

Fleming Jno. farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. Rockton. 

Fleming Jno. Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Fleming R. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Rockton. 

Force William T. 

Frazer F. rents farm; Sec.l4; P.O. Rockford. 

Furye Henry, Sec. 3; P. O. Rockton. 

Furye R. C. farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. Rockton. 

r^ILMORE WILLIAM. 

Gleasman Geo. bee. 1 ; P. O. Rockton. 
Gleasman Philip, Sec. 11 ; P. O Rockford. 
Glover Jno. W. Sec. 4; P. O. Rockton. 
Griffiths Geo. Sec. 4; P. O. Rockton. 

GRIMES CHAS. and JOHX, 

Farmers; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockford; John 
Grimes was born in Rockford, March 6, 
1853; Charles was born in same place' 
Oct, 6, 1856; both Democrats; Catholics, ' 



H ALLEY DAVID, Sec. 19; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 

Halley D. W. Sec. 19; P. O. Rockford. 
Halley E. R. lives with father; Sec. 4- P O 
Rockton. ' 

Halley Robt. Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford. 
Halley Wm. Sec. 30; P. O. Rockford. 

HAL,l,EY WM. Farmer; Sec. 4; P 
O. Rockton; born in Fifeshire, Scotland, 
June 4, 1818; came to this Co. in 1838; 
Republican ; Liberal ; owns 640 acres land • 
Mr. Halley was an early settler of this Co.! 
and until 1860 engaged in merchant tailor- 
ing in Rockton; after this he became a 
farmer; holds the office of Supervisor of 
this Tp.; has also held offices of Justice of 
the Peace and Assessor; married Christian 
Mackie, born in Scotland, in 1846 ; have 
three children, Willi am A., Hannah M 
and Edwin R. 

Halley W. A. lives with father; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Rockton. 

Hanmer John C. rents farm ; Sec. 19 ; P. O 
Rockford. 

Hanmer J. L. rents farm ; Sec. 19 ; P. O. Har- 
rison. 

Harper J. rents farm ; Sec. 6 ; P. O. Rockton. 

Haske W. H. 

Hatch Adelbert. 

Hatch A. F. Sec. 25; P. O. Rockford. 

Hatch D. R. farmer; Sec. 35; P.O.Rockford. 

Hawkenson David, Sec. 33; P. O. Rockford. 

Hawkenson J. farm; Sec. 33; P.O.Rockford. 

Higgens T. renter; Sec. 5; P. O. Rockford. 

Hulett A. farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Rockton. 

Hulett J. M. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockton. 

Hulett L. F. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Rockton. 

Hulett M. farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. Rockton. 

Hyatt Almond, Sec. 10; P. O. Rockford. 

Hyatt C. W. farmer; Sec. 10; P.O. Rockford. 

JENSEN T. P. laborer; Sec. 26; P. O. 
Rockford. 

Johnson John, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Jordon R. Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockford. 

KELLY JAMES, rents farm; Sec. 23- 
P. O. Rockford. 
Kelly J. rents farm ; Sec. 10 ; P. O. Rockton. 
Kelly John, Jr., Sec. 32; P. O. Rockford. 
Kebbe A. rents farm ; Sec. 15 ; P.O.Rockford. 
Kebbie Wm. 

KXAPP FREDERICK M. Farm- 
er; Sec. 34; P. O. Rockford; born in 
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1847; came to this 
Co. in 1845; owns 160 acres laud, valued 
at ,|85 per acre ; married Ida M. Barrett 
Sept. 1, 1863; she was born in N. Y.; 
have two children, George, born June 5,' 
1864; Fred, Feb. 4, 1866; Mr. Knapp'^ 



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mother, Electa P. Knapp, is living on Sec. 
33; was born in Hamilton, Madison Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 17, 1804; owns 240 acres land; 
Mrs. Knapp is the widow of the late Jacob 
Knapp, who was a Baptist clergyman of 
distinction and a large land owner; he 
died March 2,1874; Mrs. Knapp is mother 
of eight children ; lost one at the battle of 
Kenesaw Mt. 



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ANDERS CHRISTOPHER, Sec. 27; 
P. O. Rockford. 

Landers Thos. 

L.ATHAM FRA5f€lS E. Farmer; 
Sec. 13; P.O. Rockford; born in Conn., 
Feb. 16, 1818; came to this Co. in 1854; 
Republican; Liberal; owns 269 acres 
land; has held the othce of Supervisor of 
this Tp. for 14 years ; also has been Com- 
missioner of Highways; married Maria 
Zimmer; she was born in N. Y. ; died 
July 31, 1872; has four children, Henry 
A., Sarah (now Mrs. R. D. Hatch), Abbie 
and Emma. 

Latham H.A. rents farm ; S.24 ; P.O.Rockford. 

Leahy Wm. Sec. 29; P. O. Rockford. 

Lewis A. rents farm ; Sec. 2 ; P. O. Rockford. 

liEE JAMES B. Farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. 
Harrison; born ip Columbia Co., Penn., 
Nov. 23, 1803 ; came to this Co. in Sept., 
1835; is the oldest settler in this Tp. ; 
there were but two houses in Rockford 
when he came here; lias held the office of 
Town Trustee; his lirst wife was Miranda 
Brayton ; she was born in Canada, July 
26, 1809; married July 23, 1829; she died 
Feb. 3, 1849 ; his present wife was Clara 
A. Henry; married May 27, 1863; have 
seven children living, Clarinda (now Mrs. 
John I. Fassett), Carseua (now Mrs. Nor- 
ris Makepiece), Lucinda (now Mrs. 
Asahel Fassett), Clinton J., Ruth (now 
Mrs. Job Trenholm), Benjamin F., present 
Co. Clerk, Margaret J., now Mrs. Willis 
Stone. 

Liddle George, Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 

Liddle Thomas, Sec. 2; P. O. Rockton. 

Liddle William, Sec. 12; P. O. Rockford. 

LiILLiIE J. X. Farmer; lives on ftither's 
farm; Sec. 31; P. O. Rockford; born in 
Woodstock, Mass., Aug. 5, 1846 ; came to 
this Co. in 1858 ; Republican; Methodist; 
enlisted in 146th Regt. T. V. L; served 
one year; married Caroline Beatson, Feb. 
2, 1869 ; she was born in this Co. ; have 
four children, Luman B., Elizabeth I., 
Herbert C, and Edward L. 

Lillie Jared, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Lonergan John, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Lonergan Thomas, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockford. 

MCCARTY FLORENCE, Sec. 18; P. O. 
Rockford. 
McClarren Peter, Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 



McClaren Wm. Sec. 16; P. O. Rockford. 
McGonigal Alex. Sec. 11 ; P. O. Rockford. 
McGonigal W. rents farm; Sec. 36; P. O. 
Rockford. 

McMICHAEI. HUGH, Farmer; Sec. 
25 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Scotland, Feb. 
6,1832; came to this Co. in 1851; owns 
163 acres land; married Mary Hill in 
March, 1863; she was born in Scotland; 
have live children : Agnes, Daniel, Lizzie, 
Hugh and John. 

McMlchael Malcom, Sec. 23; P.O.Rockford. 
Mayes James, Sec. 2; P. 0. Rockford. 

MAYES WIIil^IAM, Farmer; Sec. 
14; P. O. Rockford; born in Penn., Dec. 
15, 1815; came to this Co. in 1856; Re- 
publican; Presbyterian; owns 160 acres 
land, valued at $65 per acre; has held 
office of Road Commissioner for two 
terms, and Assessor two years; married 
Margaret Elliott, of Penn., in 1838; she 
was born April 9, 1817 ; have had six chil- 
dren, three still living : Rebecca A., James 
O. and Frances W. 

Miller S. rents farm ; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 

Miller Wm. rents farm ; Sec. 7 ; P.O.Harrison. 

Miller Z. rents farm; Sec. 14; P.O.Rockford. 

MIL.NE ROBERT P. Farmer ; Sec. 
32; P. O. Rockford; born in Burritt Tp., 
Oct. 22, 1846; Republican; Liberal; hokls 
office of Collector; maiden name of wife 
was Mary Duffee, born in N. J., May 1, 
1855; married Jan. 1, 1873; have one 
child, Una H., born Dec. 28, 1873. 

Milton William, Sec. 8; P. O. Rockford. 

MIXARD CHARLES, Farmer; P. 
O. Rockford; born in N. H., Oct. 14, 1839; 
came to this Co. in 1858; owns 131 acres 
land, value |60 per acre; married Susan 
Hocking, of England, in 1866; have five 
children : Anna, Ida, Jennie, Luis, Fred. 

Minard Wm., Sec. 32; P. O. Rockford. 

Moflatt John, Sec. 32; P. O. Rockford. 

Montgomery Andrew, Sec. 22 ; P.O.Rockford. 

Montgomery J. farm ; Sec. 22 ; P.O.Rockford. 

Moore Wm. N. 

Mulvaney W. Jas., Sec. 26; P. O. Rockford. 

PARROTT WILLIAM, Sec. 22; P. O. 
Rockford. 
Pashman G. rents farm ; S. 22 ; P.O.Rockford. 
Pashman J.H. rents farm ;S.22 ;P.O.Rockford. 
Patterson Alexander, Sec. 9; P.O. Rockford. 
Patterson James, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Patterson John N., Sec. 30; P. O. Rockford. 
Pendergrast Patrick, Sec. 29; P.O.Rockford. 

PHEL.PS EGBERT, Farmer; Sec. 
33; P. O. Rockford; born in this Co., 
April 20, 1837; Republican; Liberal; Mr. 
Phelps claims to be the oldest person now 
living in the Co. that was born here; he 
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years ; married Mary E. Brown, who was 
born in this Co., Sept. 12, 1843, and mar- 
ried in Nov., 1866. 

Powell Wm., Sec. 29; P. O. Roclcford. 
Price Wm. Sec. 19; P. O. Rockford. 
Primes John. 

Putnam B. F. Sec. 20; P. O. Rockford. 
Putnam Marshal. 



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EED JAMES C, Sec. 31; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 

Reeves Jas. W., Sec. 15 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Richards O. L., Sec. 29 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Richards S. S., Sec. 29 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Riley Patrick. 

ROISA JAMEIS, Renter; Sec. 22; P.O. 
Rockford ; born in Cortland, N. Y., March 
19, 1825 ; came to this Co. in 1876 ; maiden 
name of wite was Harriet Patten ; she was 
born in N. Y. State ; married in 1844 ; have 
four cliildren : William J., Abram, Emma 
and Nellie. 

Rotgar C. renter ; Sec. 7 ; P. O. Harrison. 

Rudd Cyrus, renter; Sec. 11 ; P. O. Rockton. 

SAMPLE DAVID, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. 
Rockford. 

SAMPI.E IVM. H. Farmer; Sec. 
28; P.O. Rockford; born in Allegheny 
Co., Penn., Nov. 12, 1837; came to this 
Co. in 1871; owns 160 acres land, valued 
at $70 per acre; Republican; Liberal; 
married Mrs. Emma C. Couch, in 1870; 
she was born in Penn.; have three chil- 
dren; Mrs. Sample had one child by for- 
mer marriage, and two by present mar- 
riage: Elizabeth, Pearl and Willie. 

Sanders H. C. Sec. 3; P. O. Rockton. 

S^CHOONIVIAKER C. Farmer; Sec. 
25 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Montgomery 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1824; came to this Co. 
in March, 1857; Republican; Liberal; 
owns 208 acres land ; has held the offices of 
Collector and Assessor; married Charity 
Derring, Aug. 19, 1848; she was born in 
Schoharie Co., N. Y., Jan. 5, 1827; have 
had four children; two living: David, 
born Oct. 31, 1849; Fred, born June 3, '69. 

Schoonmaker David, S. 25 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Seaverns Frank, Sec. 24 ; P. O. Rockford. 

SEAVEBWS ISAAC MT. Farmer; 
Sec. 24 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Rox- 
bury, Mass., Jan. 30, 1813; owns 245 acres 
land; came to this Co. in 1848; married 
Ann E. Titus; .she was born in Rochester, 
N. Y. ; married in 1842; have had eight 
children ; lost two ; Isaac W., now 1 iving 
in Chicago, Edwin M., living in Janes- 
ville, Frank, George, Isabella, now Mrs. 
Eddy, and Ella M., now Mrs. Dr. Taylor 
of Rockton ; Frank Seaverns was born in 
this Co., Dec. 13, 1850; owns 185 acres 
land ; has held the offices of Overseer of 
Highways and School Director ; married 



Lillie E. Willis ; she was born in Penn. ; 
married Sept. 22, 1875. 

SIMPSO:^ 1VII.I.IAM C. B. 

Farmer; lives with Robert P. Milne; Sec. 
32; P. O. Rockford; born in Rockford 
township, in 1848; Republican; Liberal. 

SMITH ARCHIBAIiD J. Farmer; 
Sec. 35 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Scot- 
land, Oct. 1, 1842; came to this Co. in 
1862 ; owns 160 acres land, valued at $65 
per acre; married Mary A. GifFen; she 
was born in this Co.; married June 2, 
1864; have five children, James A., Jen- 
nie, Mary, Alice, and Arthur. 

Smith F. farm hand; Sec. 8; P. O. Rockton. 

SMITH BICHABD, Rents Farm; 

Sec. 19 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Ireland ; 

came to this Co. in 1865; Republican; 

Methodist preferred; married Margaret ¥ 

Scott, in 1868 ; she was also born in Ire- 1 

land ; have two children. 

Sohner Edward, Sec. 29; P. O. Rockford. 

Steward Alanson, Sec. 9; P. O. Rockford. 

Steward E. farm ; Sec. 28 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Steward James, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Steward Minard, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Rockford. 

Stryker J. B. rents farm ; Sec. 5 ; P. O. Har- 
rison. 

Sweeney P. laborer; S. 18; P. O. Rockford. 

TAIT WILLIAM, Sec. 32; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 
Taylor S. B. farm; Sec. 23; P. O. Rockford. 
Thomas G. C. Sec. 7 ; P. O. Rockford. 

THOMAS OBVILIiE P. Farmer; 
Sec. 7; P. O. Harrison; born in Waj'ne 
Co., Penn., Dec. 17, 1837; came to this Co. 
in 1838; Republican; Liberal; owns 80 
acres laud; was in 74th I. V. I., Co. F; 
served three j'ear.;; married Alice A. Carr, 
Dec. 2, 1870; she was born in N. Y. State; 
have one child, William A. 

Thompson D. A. farm ; S. 5 ; P. O. Rockton. 

THOMPSO:Sf STEPHEN O. 
Farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. Rockton; born in 
New Jersey, Aug. 15, 1818; came to this 
State in 1838 ; came to this Co. in 1842 ; 
Republican ; Presbyterian preferred ; owns 
290 acres land; married Eliza Knapp; she 
was born in Putnam Co., N. Y., Aug. 17, 
1818; married Nov. 29, 1845; have two 
children living, Emily, now Mrs. Luke 
T. Hulett, and Dudley A. ; lost two. 
Tittle M. laborer; Sec. 82; P. O. Rockford^ 
Truesdell Allen, Sec. 19; P. O. Rockford 
Truesdell J. W. brickmaker; Sec. 26; P. O. 

Rockford. 
Trimmer Chas. M. Sec. 4; P. O. Rockton. 

TUIil^OCK OEOBGE, Farmer: 
Sec. 34; P.O. Rockford; born in Scot, 
land, July 4, 1815; came to this Co. in 
1841 ; Republican ; Liberal ; owns 231 
acres land ; Mr. Tullock is one of the old- 



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est settlers, tiaving drawn wheat to Chi- 
cago and selling it at 50c per Imsliel, and 
has sold pork as low as $1.25 per cwt., 
taking about six days to make tlie trip ; 
has held the oflices of Assessor and School 
Treasurer; married Mary A. Milne; she 
was born in Scotland, in 183;? ; married in 
1845; have six children living, Maggie, 
William, Emma, Alonzo, Volney, and 
George ; lost three. 

Tnl lock Volney, farmer; Sec. 34 ; lives with 
father; P. O. Rockford. 

Tullock Wm. farm; Sec. 34; P.O. Rockford. 

Turney E. W. rents farm; S. 16; P. O. Rock- 
ford. 



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EBB BURL, laborer; P. O. Rockford. 



Whelan Matthew, Sec. 28; P. O. Rockford. 
Wicks Walter, Sec. 17; P. O. Rockford. 

WILDER KUWARU B. Farmer; 
Sec. 27; P. O. Rockford ; born in Kecne, 
N. H., Nov. 2(i. 1833; came to this Co. in 
1856; Republican; Congregalionalist; 
owns lOo acres land, valued at $55 per 
acre; lirst wife was Mary Williams, born 
in Maine ; present wife was Edna E. Fow- 
ler; has two children by first marriage 
and three by second, Viola, Azel H., Lil- 
lian J., Charles, and Edward B. 

Woodiwess Alonzo, rents farm ; Sec. 1 ; P. O. 
Rockton. 




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ANDREW CHARLES, grain dealer; 
Argyle. 
Andrew David, grain dealer ; Argyle. 
Andrew Hugh, merchant; Argjie. 
Andrus Joel, farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Harlem. 
Andrus Thos. farmer ; Sec. 21 ; P.O. Harlem. 
Armstrong A. farmer; Sec. 33; P.O.Harlem. 
Armstrong F. farmer ; Sec. 33 ; P.O. Harlem. 
Armstrong AVilber ; farm ; S.33 ; P.O.Harlem. 
Armstrong W. D. farm; Sec.32; P.O.Harlem. 
Aspole Josiah, farm; Sec. 20; P. O. Roscoe. 
Atwood B. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Harlem. 
Atwood David, farm; S. 31 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Atwood Jas. farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Harlem. 
Atwood S. G. farmer; bee. 30; P.O. Harlem. 

ARRETT HARDING, rents farm; Sec. 
20; P. O. Harlem. 

Bartholomew E. S. farm; Sec.30; P.O.Rock- 
ford. 

Bartholomew Joy, farm ; Sec.30 ; P.O.Rock- 

ford. 
Benedict Elius, farm; Sec. 9; P. O. Roscoe. 
Brown xindrew; Sec. 13; P. O. Argyle. 

BROWX EDYTAKD, Faraier; Sec. 
15; P. O. Argyle; born in Argyleshire, 
Scotland, Nov. 11, 1810; came to this 
country in 1834; located in Ohio; lived 
there 17 years; came to tliis Co. in 1851; 
owns 345 acres land ; has held various 
township offices; msirried Miss Elizabeth 
Brown, in Hamilton Co., Ohio; she was 
born in Argyleshire, Scotland; Mr. Brown 
has been Trustee of the Presbyterian 
Church for a number of years. 

Brown Win. farm; Sec. 13; P. O. Argyle. 

Brown Wm., Jr. Sec. 13 ; P. O. Argyle. 

BRUXEK MAI.COI.3I, Farmer; 
Sec. 22; P. O. Harlem; born in Essex Co., 
Canada, April 10, 1839 ; came to tliis Co. 
in 1849; owns 215 acres land; enlisted in 
18th Wisconsin Inf , in September, 1861 ; 
served 4 months as private, G months as 
Sergeant, 6 months as 2d Lieutenant, 2 
years and 6 months as Captain ; was hon- 
orably discharged in 1865 ; was Secretary 
of the County Grange the first 3 years of 
its organization ; married Adelia Swezey, 
in this Co., April 23, 186S; she was born 
in New York, March 3, 1844. 

BIJCHAXA]^ THO.UAS, Farmer; 
Sec. 3; P. O. Roscoe; born in Canada, 
April 10, 1854; came to this Co. in 1857; 
owns property to the'value of $1,800; mar- 
ried Miss Lydia Love, in tliis Co.; she 
was born in this Co., Jan. 16, 1856. 

AHOON EUGENE, rents fi^rm; Sec. 
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COI.EMAX CHRISTOPHER C. 

Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O.Harlem; born in 
Vermont, July 25, 1825 ; came to this Co. 
in 1847; owns 200 acres land; married 
Abigail Danlley, in this Co., town of Har- 
lem, in April, 1865 ; she was born in Jef- 
ferson Co., N. Y., Sept. 1, 1828. 
Coleman D. C. farm; Sec. 28; P. O. Harlem. 

COIvEIER AliEXAXDER, Farm- 
er ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Roscoe ; born in N. Y., 
March 8, 1849; came to this Co. in 1869; 
owns property to the value of $2,000 ; mar- 
ried Miss McMullen, in DeKalb Co., this 
State ; she was born in DeKalb Co., this 
State, in 1849. 

Colville Robert, farm; Sec. 26; P.O. Harlem. 

Cummings A. B. farm; Sec. 8; P. O. Roscoe. 

Cummings F. B. farm; Sec. 8; P. O. Roscoe. 



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ANLEY B. rents farm ; 
Harlem. 



Sec. 28; P.O. 



DOOEITTEE RUSSEEL C. 

Farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. Rockford; born in 
N. Y., Dec. 23, 1835; owns 100 acres land; 
enlisted in the 11th 111. Cav., in 1864; was 
honorably discharged in 1865 ; has held 
various township offices; married Miss 
Ann Jane Arnold, in this Co., July 4, 
1859; she was born in Canada, March 23, 
1840. 

DOOEITTEE P. S. Farmer; Sec. 19; 
P. O. Rockford ; born in Erie Co., N. Y., 
Aug. 6, 1811; came to this Co. in 1887; 
owns 234 acres land; was one of the 
judges in the first election held in this 
township; has been Supervisor 2 yeais, 
and has held various other township 
offices; first wife was Angeline Knox; she 
was born in Oneida Co., N. Y. ; present 
wife was Paulina Reynolds ; she was born 
in Canada. 

Douglas C. W. farm; Sec. 20; P.O. Harlem. 

WOUGEAS WM. Farmer; Sec. 20; 
P. O. Harlem; born in Hancock Co., Me., 
June 21, 1836; came to this Co. in 1868; 
married Miss Sarah Wood, in Hancock 
Co., Me. ; she was born in same Co. and 
State. 

Dyer H. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Argyle. 



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ASTON DAVID, farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. 
Harlem. 

Easton Walter, farmer; Sec.32; P.O.Harlem. 
Edic Chas. rents farm ; P. O. Harlem. 

E1>1VARI>!S JOHX. M. Farmer; 
Sec. 28 ; P. O. Harlem ; born in Vermont, 
Dec. 14, 1837 ; owns 45 acres land ; married 
Miss Maggie Ryan, in this Co., June 8, 
1870 ; she was born in N. Y., March 14, 
1843 ; Mr. Edwards came to this Co. in 1847. 



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FABRICKALANSON, farmer; Sec. 30- 
P. O. Rockford. 

Fabrick L. A. grain dealer ; Harlem Station. 

FergusonjA. farmer; Sec. 31; P.O. Rockford 

Ferguson H. farmer; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Rockford. 

FJEROUSON WM, Farmer; Sec. 25; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Campbelltowu, 
Argyleshire, Scotland, May 15, 1813; 
came to Ohio in 1836; moved from there 
to this Co. in 1840; has been Supervisor 
two terms, Collector one term, Assessor 
eight terms; owns 400 acres land, well im- 
proved and within five miles of Rockford ; 
married Miss Ellen Pickens, in Cincin- 
nati, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1839; she was born in 
Scotland, Dec. 30, 1815. 

GREENLEES JAMES, farmer; Sec. 15; 
P. O. Argyle. 
Greenlees P. farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Argyle. 
Griffin Edwin; farmer; P. O. Argyle. 

OOODHU£ DAVID, Farmer; Sec. 
18; P. O. Roscoe; born in N. H., April 11, 
1813; came to this Co. in 1845; owns 121 
acres land; married Miss Eunice T. Durell 
in N. H. ; she was born in N. H. 

ALL JOHN L. farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. 
Harlem. 

Hall Henry, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Harlem. 

Hall L. F. rents farm ; Sec. 21 ; P.O. Harlem. 

Hardy Mike, laborer. 

Harvey Daniel G. farmer: P. O. Argyle. 

Harvey Wm. farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Argyle. 

Haskins Amos, farmer ; P. O. Harlem. 

HAi^KIX CHAS. Farmer; Sec. 29; 
P. O. Harlem ; born in Berkshire Co., 
Mass., March 14, 1817 ; came to this Co. in 
1841 ; owns 343 acres land ; has held various 
township offices ; married Miss Mary W. 
Atwood, in Jefterson Co., N. Y., Aug. 29, 
1841; she was born in Berkshire Co., 
Mass., Nov. 21, 1819. 

Howie R. farmer ; Sec. 26 ; P. O. Argyle. 

Hurlburt R. S. farmer; P. O. Rockford. 

HrXCHIJfS «. C. Farmer; Sec. 9; 
P.O. Roscoe; born in N. Y., March 2, 
1833: came to this Co. in 1839; owns 124 
acres laud; has been School Director 15 
years; married Miss Mary Stein, in Iowa, 
July 4, 1859; she was born in Canada, 
March 16, 1842. 

Hutchins Nat. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Roscoe. 

JACKSON WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. 
Argyle. 
Jenks Edin, farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Roscoe. 
Jenks W. farmer ; Sec. 9 ; P. O. Roscoe. 
Johnson D. farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Roscoe. 

JOHll^fSON JEREMIAH, Farmer; 
Sec. 19; P. O. Harlem; born in N. J., 
Dec. 6, 1804 ; came to this Co. in 1837 ; 
owns 125 acres land ; married Miss Julia 



Doolittle, in N. Y., Feb. 13, 1830; she was 

born in N. Y., May 21, 1804. 
Jones George, laborer. 
Jones J. II. laborer. 

KERR CHARLES, farmer; Sec. 1 ; P. O. 
Roscoe 
Kilburn S. S. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Harlem. 



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ANDUS LEVEY, farmer; Sec. 32; P.O. 
Harlem. 
Landus R. farmer; Sec. 32; P. 0. Harlem. 

1.0VEJ0Y ANDREW J. Sec 9; 

P. O Roscoe; born in this Co., in town of 
Harlem; owns 215 acres land; aLso has 
Dry Goods and Notions wholesale house 
in Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Hi.; married 
Miss Eliza Wyman, in this Co., Aug. 27, 
1867 ; she was born in this Co.,July 12, 1846. 

MCDONALD ALEXANDER, farmer; 
P. O. Argyle. 
McDonald Andrew, farmer; P. O. Argyle. 
McDonald D. farmer; Seel; P. O. Argyle. 
McDonald James, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. 

Argyle. 
McDonald John, farm; S. 14; P. O. Argyle. 
McEachran John, farmer; P. O. Argyle. 
McFarland Walter, farmer ; P. O. Argyle. 
McKay Alexander, farmer; P. O. Argyle. 
McLarty Walter, farmer ; P. O. Argyle. 
McNeilly R. blacksmith ; Harlem Station. 
Mabie Eugene, farmer; P. O. Harlem. 
Mabie Homer, farmer; P. O. Harlem. 

MARIE PETER, Farmer; Sec. 17; 
P. O. Roscoe; born in Delaware Co., 
N. Y., on Feb. 17, 1814; came to this Co. 
in 1843; owns 340 acres land; was Super- 
visor 12 years, and has held various other 
Tp. offices; first wife was Eliza Ann Chap- 
pel; she was born in Conn.; thej^ were 
married in Ohio; present wife was Mary 
Sibley, of Berkshire Co., Mass. ; tliey were 
married in Minneapolis, Minn. 

Mabie R. farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Harlem. 

Magoon C. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Rockford. 

Magoon W. farmer; Sec. 36; P.O. Rockford. 

MAGOOUT W. T. Farmer; Sec. 36; 
P. O. Argyle; born in Lower Canada, 
March 24, 1810; came to this Co. in 1838; 
owns 160 acres land; married Emeline 
Higby, in Canada; she was born in Lower 
Canada, June 29, 1810. 

Malott Theodore, farmer; Sec. 4. 

Martin Morris M. school teacher. 

Montgomery R. farm; Sec. 34; P.O. Harlem. 

/^'SHEA DANIEL, farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. 



Harlem. 

RKER I 

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Parker J. S. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Harlem. 
Perry David, renter; Sec. 31; P. O. Harlem. 

PICKARD PAIiMER, Farmer; 
Sec. 31; P. O. Harlem; born in N. Y., 
Jan. 5,1820; came to this state in 1839; 
located in this Co. in 1844 ; owns 252 acres 
land; married Miss Lydia Atwood, in this 
Co., Sept. 29, 1847 ; she was born in Can- 
ada, March 23, 1830. 

Picken Alexander, farmer; P. O. Argyle. 

Picken Hugh, farmer ; P. O. Argyle. 

Picken James, farmer; Sec. 14; P.O. Argyle. 

Picken James, Jr., farm ; Sec.l4 ; P.O.Argyle. 

RALSTON ALEXANDER, retired 
farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Argyle. 
Ralston Alex. C. farm; Sec. 15; P.O. Roscoe. 
Ralston D. C. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Argyle. 

BAI.STOX JOHIIf, Farmer; Sec. 25; 
P.O. Rockford ; born in Argyleshire, Scot- 
land, Oct. 30, 1828; settled in Boone Co., 
this state, in 1842; came to this Co. in 
1851 ; owns 104 acres in this Co., and 60 
acres in Boone Co. ; has held various Tp. 
offices; married Miss Jane Ralston, in 
Boone Co., this state; she w^as born in 
Scotland. 

Ralston J. C. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Argyle. 

Ralston R. farmer; Sec. 22; P.O. Harlem. 

Ralston R., Jr., farmer; Sec.22; P.O.Harlem. 

Ralston P. farmer; Sec. 34; P.O. Harlem. 

Ralston Peter, farmer; Sec. 15; P.O. Roscoe. 

Ralston T. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Argyle. 

Ralston Thos., Jr., farm ; Sec.l4; P.O.Argyle. 

Ralston W. farmer; P. O. Argyle. 

Reid Alex, farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Argyle. 

Reid Alex., Jr., farmer; Sec. 25; P.O.Argyle. 

Reld Hugh, farmer; Sec. 25; P.O. Argyle. 

KEID JAMES S. Farmer; Sec. 24; 
P.O.Argyle; wa.s born in this Co., town 
of Harlem, Nov. 12, 1840; owns 200 acres 
land; has held various Tp. offices; mar- 
ried Miss Mary Breckenridge, in this Co., 
June 27, 1867; she was born in Argyle- 
shire, Scotland, Nov. 13, 1846; died June 
14, 1»76; James S. Reid's father (Hugh 
Reid) was born in Scotland ; he came to 
this Co. in 1837; wife was Mary Howie; 
they were married in Scotland. 

Rice V. B. farmer; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Harlem. 

Rogers Wm. laborer. 

Rumelhart A. farmer ; Sec. 34 ; P.O. Harlem. 

RUMEL.HART GREO;ORY, 

Farmer; Sec. 34; P.O.Harlem; born in 
Germany, March 12, 1825 ; came to this 
Co. in 1852; owns 220 acres land; has 
held various township offices; married 
Miss Laura Ann Jewel, in Erie Co., Penn., 
June 14, 1849 ; she was born in Ludlow 
Co., Vt., Feb. 22. 1831. 
Ryburn Jas. renter ; Sec. 14 ; P. O. Argyle. 



Ryan John, laborer. 
Ryan Daniel, laborer. 

O AMMONS AMOS, retired. 

Sammons John, retired. 

SAU:SfDERS IRA, Farmer; Sec. 31; 
P. O. Rockford; born in Erie Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 2, 1843; came to this Co. in 1877; 
OMms 148 acres land, within four miles of 
Rockford, and it is well improved ; mar- 
ried Miss Amelia Welch, in Erie Co., N. 
Y„ Oct. 9, 1864; she was born in Erie 
Co., N. Y., Nov. 8, 1846. 

Sellers Dan'l, farmer ; Sec. 25 ; P. O. Argyle. 

Sellars D. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Argyle. 

Smith Alex, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Argyle. 

Smith Cornelius, farmer; P. O. Harlem. 

Smith D. M. farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Argyle. 

Smith D. P. farmer; P. O. Harlem. 

Smith E. farmer; P.O. Harlem. 

Smith Geo. G. farmer; P. O. Harlem. 

Smith H. renter; Sec. 7; P. O. Roscoe. 

SMITH JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 35; 
P. O. Argyle ; born in Argyleshire, Scot- 
land, July 22, 1826 ; came to this Co. in 
1842; owns 340 acres land; has been 
Supervisor three years, and has held 
various other offices since he has been in 
the Co.; married Miss Elizabeth Mont- 
gomery, in this Co. ; she was born in 
Argyleshire, Scotland, in Jan., 1826. 

SMITH ROBT. Farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. 
Argyle; born in Argyleshire, Scotland, 
Aug 22, 1824; came to this Co. in 1842; 
owns 200 acres land; has held various 
offices; married Miss Greenliss, m this 
Co.; she was born in Argyleshire, Scot- 
land. 

Swarthout Isaac, merchant ; Harlem Station. 

TARMER JAMES, farmer; Sec.l3; P.O. 
Argyle. 
Taylor A. farmer ; Sec. 29 ; P. O. Harlem. 
Taylor Jas. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Harlem. 

TAYIiOR tiYMAX, Farmer; Sec. 
28; P. O. Harlem; born in Berkshire Co., 
Mass., Oct. 21, 1821 ; came to this Co. in 
1840; owns 217 acres land; is Justice of 
the Peace, and has held various township 
offices; married Miss Eliza Bowman in 
this Co. ; she was born in Scotland. 

Taylor O. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Harlem. 

Throne N. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Rockford. 

Throne Wm. farmer ; Sec. 36 ; P. O. Argyle. 

Thompson L. D. farm ; Sec.20; P.O. Harlem. 

Tofflemire Jas. farm; Sec.36; P.O. Rocktord. 

Toffiemire J. farmer; Sec.36; P.O. Rockford. 

Tran Roberth H. 

Tripp John C. with D. A. Sturtevant & Co. ; 
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Turner Wm. laborer. 

Tuthill John N. carpenter ; Argyle. 

Tuthill Wm. carpenter; Argyle. 



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ARNER FRED'K. W. farmer; Sec. 
9 ; P. O. Roscoe. 

^WARXER OI.IX S. Farmer; Sec. 
4; P.O. Roscoe; born in this Co. Nov. 6, 
1851; owns 125 acres land; his lather, 
Walter Warner (now deceased), came to 
this Co. in 18H6. 

Waterson David, farmer; P. O. Harlem. 

Waterson Daniel, Sec. 16; P. O. Roscoe. 

Waterson J. farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Argyle. 

Waterson T. J. farm; Sec. 16; P. O. Roscoe. 

Watson J. D. farmer; Sec. 25 ; P. O. Argyle. 

Wellington O. N. farm; S. 28; P.O. Harlem. 

Wilder S. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Harlem. 



Wilder Seth C. farm; Sec, 29; P.O. Harlem. 
Wollon Michael, retired; P. O. Harlem. 

W4JODWARD AliliEJIf, Farmer; 
Sec. 36; P. O. Rockford ; born in Oneida 
Co., N. y., April 12, 1833; came to this 
Co. in 1856; owns 153 acres land; married 
Miiry Perry, in Oneida Co., N. Y., March 
19, 1855; slie was born in Oneida Co., N. 
Y., Nov. 1, 1832. 



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OUNG C. B. farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. 
Roscoe. 

YOUKG A. H. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. 
Roscoe; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., June 
20, 1828; came to this Co. in 1854; owns 
100 acres land; married Miss Birdsall, in 
Waterloo, Iowa, Jan. 29, 1865; she was 
born in Herkimer Cc, N. Y., Nov. 9,1837; 
have one child, Edith Lane, born in Har- 
lem, this Co., June 22, 1868. 




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ADA.MS D. E. farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. 
Laona. 
Adams E. N. farmer ; Sec. 29 ; P. O. Laona. 
Atlams Elisha, Sec. 36; P. O. Durand. 
Adams R. E. lives with father ; Sec. 29 ; P. 

O. Laona. 
Adleman Frank, renter; Sec. 32; P.O. Laona. 
Anderson And. son of H. H. Anderson; Sec. 

30; P. O. Laona. 
Anderson H. H. farmer; Sec.30; P.O. Laona. 
Anderson Holver, farm; Sec.30; P.O. Laona. 
Anderson Ole, son of H. H. Anderson; Sec. 

30; P. O. Laona. 
Anderson O. C. 
Andrews J. P. Sec. 6; P. O. Durand. 

BARKER G. C. renter; Sec. 30; P. O. 
Laona. 
Barker N. D. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Laona. 
Bartell Belona, laborer; Sec.29; P.O. Laona. 
Baker A. H. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Durand. 
Baker A. W. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Durand. 
Baker E. H. farmer; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Durand. 
Baker P.D. wheelwright; S.6; P.O. Durand. 
Belden Simeon ; Sec. 2; P. O. Durand. 
Belden T. T. P. O. Durand. 
Bills Alson, Sec. 33; P. O. Laona. 
Briggs T. H. Sec. 30; P. O. Laona. 
Bristol Asher, P. O. Durand. 
Bristol Ole, P. O. Durand. 
Burgurson Holo,farm ; Sec. 26 ; P.O. Durand. 

CARTER C. H. farmer; Sec. 1 ; P. O. Du- 
rand. 
Chambers Henry, lives with daughter ; Sec. 

34; P. O. Durand. 
Christinson John,farm ; Sec.29; P.O. Laona. 
Cleavland Alex, lives with father, E. F. 

Cleavland ; Sec. 2 ; P. O. Durand. 
Cleavland A.D. renter; Sec. 3; P.O. Durand. 
Cleavland E.F.farmer; Sec. 2; P.O. Durand. 
Cleavland L.V. farmer ; Sec.3 ; P. O. Durand. 
Cleavland R.L. farmer; Sec.2; P.O. Durand. 
Cram T. B. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Durand. 
Cross F.P.school teacher; Sec.30; P.O.Laona. 

AVIS OLIVER, laborer; Sec. 29; P.O. 
Laona. 

Day A. W. laborer; Sec. 35; P. O. Laona. 
Dean Carlos, farmer ; Sec. 6 ; P. O. Durand. 
Dean Solon, laborer; Sec. 35; P. O. Durand. 
Dickenson E. D.farmer; Sec.33; P.O. Laona. 
Dickinson F. laborer ; Sec. 33 ; P. O. Laona. 
Dolan John, farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Durand. 
Dolan P. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Durand. 



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Dunn Michael, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Laona. 

ELIOT.GW. blacksmith and farmer; Sec. 
31 ; P. O. Laona. 
Eliot Robert, Renter; Sec. 31; P. O. Laona. 
Eliot Seth, lab; Sec. 19; P. O. Laona. 

FLINN JOHN, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O 
Durand. 
Fox Mich, son of Thos ; Sec.25 ; P.O. Durand 
Fox Thomas, farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Durand 

GARNER CHARLES, farmer; Sec.30 
P. O. Durand. 
Gehr W. L. works for H. Randall ; Sec. 33 ; 

P. O. Laona. 
Gilbertson Jacob, carp ; Sec. 19 ; P. O. Laona. 
Gillman J.P.farrier and farmer ; P.O. Durand. 

HARTI.EY ^JELDSETH, Far- 
mer; P. O. Durand; owns 78 acres of 

land valued at .$4,000 ; is a single man ; 

born in Norway in 1857; came to this 

country in 1872, and to this county in 

1875; Lutheran; Republican. 
Hanford Philo, farmer ; Sec. 1 ; P. O. Durand. 
Hartman John, rents from father Thomas 

Hartman; Sec. 31; P. O. Davis. 
Hartman Thos. farmer; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Davis. 
Hartman T. T. Sec. 20; P. O. Laona- 
Hartmau Uriah, rents from father Thomas 

Hartman; Sec. 31; P. O. Davis. 
Hill Augustus, farmer ; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Durand . 
Holton C. A. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Laona. 
Holvorsen H. A. farmer ; Sec.32 ; P.O. Laona- 

JENESON C. H. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. 
Laona. 
Jeneson H. S. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Laona, 
Johnson N. farmer ; Sec. 23 ; P. O. Durand. 

JOHJfSON PETER, Farmer; P.O. 
Durand; owns 240 acres of land worth 
$10,000, lying in Section 3; he was born 
in Norway, June 18, 1818; came to the 
U. S. in 1843, and to this county in 1844; 
he was married in 1848 to Aslong Peter- 
son ; she was born in Norway, Sept. 12, 
1826 ; they have had seven children, four 
of whom are now alive : John F., ai;ed 25, 
Fremont P., aged 20, Henry A., aged 18, 
Adelaide S., aged 15. Mr. Johnson has 
been Commissioner of Highways twelve 
years. Supervisor three years, and has 
been President cf the Durand Farmers' 
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. since its or- 
ganization; Lutheran; Independent. 

Jones John, farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Durand. 

Judd Lyman, farmer ; Sec. 1; P. O. Durand. 

Judd Norman, farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. Durand. 



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Judd Oliver, farmer ; Sec. 36 ; P. O. Durand. 

ENDALL C. A., renter; Sec. 28; P. O. 
Durand. 

Kendall W.H. renter; Sec.28; P.O. Durand 
Kendall W. N. renter; Sec.24; P.O. Durand. 
Kinney Alson,fiirmer ; Sec.31; P.O. Durand. 
Kinney Wm. farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Durand. 
Koehn N.H. renter; Sec. 4; P. O. Durand. 
Kyes David, laborer; Sec. 25; P.O. Durand. 

ENNON MICHAEL, farmer; Sec. 24; 
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McDERMOTT JOHN, farmer; Sec. 34; 
P.O. Durand. 
McDonald Alex, farm ; P. O. Durand. 
Mansfield Wm. farm ; Sec. 24 ; P. O. Durand. 
Matoon John, farmer ; Sec. 27 ; P. O. Laona. 
Mayer August, farmer; Sec.28; P. O. Laona. 
Mayer Henry, farmer ; Sec. 21 ; P. O. Laona. 
Mayer Henry J. lives with father; Sec. 21; 

P. O. Laona. 
Moore R. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Durand. 
Murray C. F. farmer; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Laona. 
Murray P. farm hand ; Sec. 26 ; P. O. Durand. 
Murray M. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Durand. 

NELSON ANDREW, farmer; Sec. 23; 
P. O. Durand. 
Norton Edward, rents from father, E. Norton ; 

Sec. 33; P. O. Laona. 
Norton E. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Laona. 
Norton H. L. rents from father, E. Norton ; 

Sec. 32; P. O. Durand. 
Norton L. H. lives with father, E. Norton ; 
Sec. 33; P. O. Laona. 

PALLSON HOWELL, farmer; Sec. 6; 
P. O. Davis. 
PATTERSOIS' XII^ES, Farmer; Sec. 
5; P. O. Durand; was born in this town, 
Dec. 23, 1853; owns 270 acres, valued at 
$10,800 ; is independent in politics ; a mem- 
ber and a trustee of the Lutheran church; 
is not married ; his father, Niles Patterson, 
a native ot Norway, came to this country 
in 1848 ; died May 25, 1873, in his 54tli 
year; his mother, Mrs. Helga Patterson, 
now 68 years old, lives with him. 
' Patterson P. farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Durand. 
PHIPPS AliLEK", farmer; Sec. 33; P. 
O. Laona; was born in lona county, Mich., 
m 1837; came to this county in 1844; 
owns 50 acres, valued at $2,500 ; indepen- 
dent in politics and religion; was married 
Sept. 23, 1870, to Mrs. Eliza, widow of J. 
C. Bates and daughter of Wm. Randall, of 
this town ; she was born in 1836 ; he has 
three step-children: Henry, Robert and 
Mary Bates ; Mr. Phipps has crossed the 
plains to the Pacific slope several times, 
meeting with some exciting adventures 
and narrow escapes for life. 



Phipps Homer, lives with father, Wm. ; Sec. 

4 ; P. O. Durand. 
Phipps Samuel, renter ; Sec. 34 ; P.O.Durand. 

PHIPPS WM. Farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Durand; born at Niagara Falls, where his 
father was 4 years ferryman; in 1825, 
moved to Oakland Co., Mich. ; lived there 
6 years ; in lona Co., 1 1 years, came to this 
State and Co. in 1844; married, July 3, 
1853, Miss Emily, daughter of Price B. 
Webster, ol Durand ; have seven children 
living : Homer A., Marriette, Viola, Price, 
Wm., Sarah E. and Emily V. ; is an exten- 
sive hog breeder; owns 170 acres, valued 
at $7,600; Independent in politics and re- 
ligion; in 1860 "crossed the plains" to 
California, taking his family, a number of 
horses and horn cattle ; returned the next 
year, coming by water to N. Y. ; made a 
second trip across the plains with 42 
horses ; was 6 mouths on the way ; sold 
them out at profit and came back ; made a 
trip to Idaho in 1864, taking a drove of 
stock, which were all captured by the In- 
dians before he reached his destination, 
saving only his life, clothes and a small 
sum of money; came back, and in 1876 
again visited California, over tlie Pacific 
Railroad ; owns a most beautiful Arab 
stallion and yearling colt; the former, 4 
years old, is said to be the handsomest 
horse in the State ; has been three terms 
Path Master and one term School Director. 

Plunkett Wm. lives with niece ; Sec. 27 ; P. 
O. Durand. 

Powers Jas. farmer; Sec. 27 ; P. O. Durand. 

Putman Henry, farmer ; Sec. 33 ; P.O. Laona. 

ANDALL FREMONT, son of Wm.; 
P. O. Laona. 

Randall Wm. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Laona. 

Randall Wm., Jr., farm ; Sec. 32 ; P.O.Laona. 

Ripley Chas. lives with mother ; Sec. 4 ; P. 
O. Laona. 

Ripley E. D. farms for mother; Sec. 4; P. 
O. Laona. 

Robinson W. H. farm ; Sec. 36 ; P.O.Durand. 

Rosenkruns C. A. blacksmith ; Sec. 33 ; P.O. 
Laona. 

Rowley M. E. farmer ; Sec. 33 ; P. O. Laona. 

KUSSEIi I>EXTJEB, Farmer and 
Mason; P. O. Durand; born Aug. 22, 1841, 
in Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. ; came to this Co. 
in 1857 ; married in 1853 to Hannah Sweet; 
she was born in Tomkins Co., N. Y.; died 
in 186'J, leaving two children : Alice, aged 
20, and Harriet, aged 18; Mr. Russel was 
in the army 3 years ; Baptist preferred ; 
Republican. 

SACKET R. J. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Du- 
rand. 
Sammon J. rents farm; Sec. 23; P.O.Durand. 
Selden E. A. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Durand. 
Shorb H. farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Durand. 



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Smith A. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Durand. 
Smith C. M. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Durand. 
Smith Clerk, farmer; Sec. 34; P.O. Durand. 
Smith F. P. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Durand. 
Straw Jesse, farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Durand. 

TALLACKSON OLE, farmer; Sec. 35; 
P. O. Durand. 
Tyler J. W. farmer; Sec. 1 ; P. O. Durand. 

"\ yiSIGAR JOHN, farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. 
* Durand. 

WALLAR B. F. farmer and school teach- 
er; Sec. 21; P. O. Laona. 
Wallar F. P. laborer; Sec. 1; P. O. Durand. 
Wallar G. E. farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Durand. 
Wallar Geo., Jr., rents farm ; Sec. 36 ; P. O. 

Durand. 
Wallar R. P. renter; Sec. 3; P. O. Durand. 
Wallar W. H. farmer; Sec. 22; P. O.Durand. 
Wallar W. L. farmer; Sec. 25 ; P. O. Durand. 
Warner J. S. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Durand. 
Webster Carr, works father's farm Sec. 2; 

P. O. Durand. 



WEBSTER RIE:SfZI, Farmer; P. 
O. Durand; owns 207 acres land, valued 
at $8,000; born in 1837, in Wyoming Co., 
N. y. ; came to this Co. in 1844; married 
in 1867 to Henrietta Van Sickle ; she was 
born in N. J., in 1841; have one child, 
Phoebe P., aged five years ; Mr. Webster 
has been Assessor, and is now Justice of 
the Peace; Episcopalian preferred; Re- 
publican. 

Webster Solomon, farm ; S. 2 ; P. O. Durand. 

Webster T. W. cattle dealer; Sec. 3; P. O. 
Durand. 

Welch Edmund, farm ; Sec. 25 ; P.O. Durand. 

Welch J as. lives with father; Sec. 25; P. O 
Durand. 

Welch Pat. farmer; Sec. 22; P.O. Durand. 

Wentworth H. laborer; S. 36; P. O. Durand. 

Wever Carlos, renter; Sec. 6; P.O. Durand. 

YOUNG DAVID, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. 
Laona. 
Young Jacob, farmer; Sec. 35 ; P.O. Durand. 
Young Orson, farmer; Sec. 35; P.O. Durand. 

ZIMMERMAN GEO. farmer; Sec. 29; 
P. O. Laona. 




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DES GEO. laborer; Winnebago. 



Adams John, Methodist Pastor; Winnebago. 

AliEXAXDER DAVID B. Dry 

Goods, Boots and Shoes, etc.; Winnebago; 
was born in Mifflin Co., Pa., July 27, 
1838; at 21, he came West, stopping in 
Fairfield, Iowa, 1 year, when he returned 
to the oil regions iu Pa., where, like many 
others, in 1860, he was immensely rich 
and then very poor; his ups and downs 
in this region would fill pages, so we 
hastily pass them, and find him next in 
the South, with E. C. Randolph & Co., 
Land Agents; after working for this firm, 
came to this Co., working iu Rockford, in 
1868, after which he moved to this village, 
where he is doing a good business; mar- 
ried Eunice M. Ray, Nov., 1870; she was 
born iu Licking Co., Ohio. 

Al. WORTH RUBEX, Retired Farm- 
er; Sec. 20; P. O. Winnebago; was born 
in Sullivan, Oneida Co., N. Y., Oct. 14, 
1814; at the age of 16, he left home, work- 
ing by the month summers, and going to 
school winters for 7 j^ears; about this time, 
he married, and bought 60 acres land, con- 
tinuing on the same until 1843, when he 
started for the West, via Erie Canal, to 
Buflalo, and Cleveland, Ohio, where he 
remained until the following spring, when 
he came to this Co., arriving May 25, 
1844; after working out for 2 years, he 
pre-empted 160 acres land, which he still 
owns; has been Post Master, School 
Director, and Justice of the Peace for 
many years; is one of the most influential 
men in the Co.; married Martha Bellows, 
Sept. 14, 1873; she was born in Uniou- 
ville, Georgia Co., Ohio, Dec. 28, 1824. 

ANDERSON DAVID J. Farmer; 
Sec. 81; P. O. Elida; owns 80 acres land; 
learned tlie Blacksmith's trade, which he 
followed many years; he came to this Co. 
in 1850, bringing with him his widowed 
mother and bier children ; he is the oldest 
son of John Anderson, who died in June, 
1850; Mr. Anderson did not have the 
"lightning express" of our day to bring 
him West, but came by water, via N. Y., 
Albany, Buflalo, Detroit, and Chicago, 
taking as many weeks as it would days 
now; elegant buildings adorn his farm, a 
home of happiness and comfort, where 
love and contentment reign supreme; 
married Elizabeth Forrester, who was 
born in Upper Augusta, Northumberland 
Co., Pa.; Nellie E., born Dec. 23, 1869, 
and died Jan. 4, 1873; Gertrude, born 
June 20, 1874, is the only child. 

ANDERSOW HENRY M. Farmer 
and Stock Dealer; P. O. Winnebago; 



born iu Hunterdon Co., N. J., May 
8, 1838; came to this Co. in 1850, 
purchasing 141>^ acres land in Sec. 
30 ; married Ancia A. Conger, March 30, 

; she was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., 

Oct. 5, 1850; she is a niece of David Con- 
ger, of LaSalle Co., and a cousin to Col. 
Morril, of same Co. ; Mr. Anderson fol- 
lowed sailing 1 year, after which he turned 
his attention to farming, and buying 
horses and stock, disposing of them botli 
in Eastern and Western markets; was a 
member of 17th I. V. C, commanded by 
Col. Beveridge; received an honorable 
discharge at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, in 
1865; Guy; their oldest child, was born 
July 16, 1871, died Dec. 25, 1873 ; Sarah 
E., March 13, 1873, is the only child 
living. 

ARMSTROXG J AS. Farmer ; Sec. 7 ; 
P.O.Winnebago; born in Huntingdon Co., 
Pa., March 18, 1838; when twenty years 
old he left home, coming to this Co., 
where he commenced life by working on 
a farm, at $14 per month, for four years; 
on Aug. 15, 1862, he married Margaret 
Meredith, who was born in Perry Co., Pa., 
July 17, 1838; rented farms for six years; 
after which he bought their present "home, 
of 87 acres, which is wortli $80 per acre; 
building substantial buildings and 
making other improvements; Lulu, Rob- 
ert, and Maud, are iheir children. 

ALDWIN ISAAC, laborer; Winne- 
bago. 

BA]!^ft}!S CliAREXDOX, Farmer 
and Seaman; Sec. 35; son-in-law of T. B. 
Hoyt; P. O. Rockford ; born in Boston, 
Dec. 20, 1853; married JMaiy Josephine 
Hoyt, May 2, 1876; she was born in this 
Co., May 2, 1856; tiieir only son, William 
Hoyt, was born July 2!), 1877; Mr. Bangs 
came to this Co. in 1870; he is a seaman 
of no ordinary ability; commenced before 
the mast, and was raised to the important 
position of Master; at the request of his 
father and the influence of his devoted 
wife, he abandoned seafaring and look to 
farming. 

BARKER ADDISO\ S. Farmer 
and Stock Raiser; Sec. 33; P. O. Elida; 
born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Feb. 21, 
1821 ; came to this Co. in 1865 ; Republi- 
can ; Baptist; owns HO acres of land, 
worth $70 per acre; married Eliza J. Kid- 
der, in 1851; she died in 1865; had three 
children, Henry H., Clarence H., Freddy 
B. ; married Christiana Davis, born in 
Canada, May 29, 1830 ; two children. Let- 
tie M., Rosina E. ; Mrs. Barker's father, 
Robert Davis, took an active part as one 
of the Reformers in the Patriot War in 
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Baker Henry, laborer; Winnebago. 

BARRACK A^fDREW J. Farmer 
and Carpenter; Sec. 32; P. O. Elida; 
rents his fatlier-in-law's — John Swartz — 
farm; born in Perry Co., Pa., Jan. 5, 1843; 
came to this Co. in 1871 ; married Cathe- 
rine Swartz, Dec. 2, 1871 ; she was born in 
Perry Co., Pa., Feb. 28, 1859 ; Mr. Barraclc 
enlisted in the 37th Penn. V. I., serving 9 
months ; re-enlisted in the 208th Penn. V. 
I. remaining until the close of the war; 
was actively engaged in the battles at 
Petersburg, Fort Stedman, Five Forks, 
and Gettysburg ; after the war Mr. B. took 
an extended trip throughout the West, 
looking at the land in Michigan, Missouri, 
Nebraska, and 111. ; the beautiful Prairie 
State won him as one of her subjects. 

BARTOX ROBINSOK W. Weaver; 
Winnebago ; born in Tioga Co., N. Y., 
Sept. 3, 1845; when only 16 years old he 
enlisted in the I09th N. Y. V. I., at the 
commencement of the war, serving until 
its close; he was three times wounded, 
and taken prisoner at Petersburg, July 30, 
1864 ; incarcerated in the Danville prison 
three months, when he was paroled and 
returned to his regiment, completing his 
time in the service of his country ; in 1872 
he removed to Big Rapids, Mich., remain- 
ing until 1874; when he removed to Win- 
nebago ; has held the office of Town Col- 
lector; married M. M. Hills, Dec. 25, 
1871 ; she was born in Tioga Co., N. Y,. 
Feb. 8, 1850. 

BEATSOl!^ JOHJf IV. Farmer; Sec. 
28; P. O. Elida; born in Scotland, April 
20, 1839 ; came to this Co. in 1843 ; owns 
120 acres land, valued at $70 per acre ; has 
been Collector of Burritt Tp. ; married 
Jennie E. Van Alstyne, Dec. 14, 1865 ; she 
was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., Oct. 
16, 1846; have three children, Rosilla, 
Daisy and Maud ; served three and one 
half years in 74th I. V. I., commanded by 
Col. Jason Marsh, and was honorably dis- 
charged ; is a Republican and Presbyterian. 

Beebe Geo. H. sewing machine agent ; Win- 
nebago. 

Beecher C.R.renter; Sec.l9; P.O.Winnebago. 

BEECHEB RA:NS0M, Farmer; 
Sec. 24; P.O. Rockford; born in Wash- 
ington Co., Vt., May 22, 1821 ; married 
Sarah A. Drake, March 12, 1844 ; born in 
Rutland Co., Vt., June 4, 1820; have two 
children, Editha and Inez E. ; Mr. Beecher 
came to Kendall Co. at an early day, tak- 
ing up government land ; has hauled wheat 
to Chicago ; lived there seven years ; sold 
out and came to this Co. in 1854 ; he now 
owns 202 acres of fine farming land. 

BEKHAM AL. ANSON J. Farmer; 
Sec. 4; P. O. Winnebago; born in Onon- 
daga Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1814; he came to 
this Co. with his lather, who settled there 
from N. J. ; his mother died when he was 



eight years of age, and he was obliged to 
leave home for a time, after which his 
father was again married, when he re- 
turned home, moving with his parents to 
Cayuga and Tompkins Counties ; at the 
age of 21, he started out for himself, by i 
working by the month ; while engaged in | 
this occupation, he was married to Maria 

0. Farrell, Jan. 8, 1837 ; she was born in 
Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 12, 1816 ; he i 
then moved to Canandaigua, Cayuga, On- I 
ondaga and Tompkins Counties; at the * 
latter place, he bought his first farm, of 20 
acres ; sold out and went to Cayuga Co. ; 
bought 101 acres of land; sold again, and | 
moved to Scipio, and from there to Barry i 
Co , Mich., residing there 14 years, when 

he removed to this Co. in 1868, buying his 
present home of 55 acres. , 

BENHAM GEO. E. Farmer; Sec. 5; 1 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Aurelius, Caj'- 
uga Co., N. Y., Jan. 5, 1839 ; the history in 
this book, of A. J. Benham, his father, , 
will indicate where he lived until he ar- I 
rived at the age of 24, at which time he f 
married Elizabeth Dickerson, Nov. 14, 
1863; she was born in New York city, 
Nov. 29, 1840; with his young wife, he 
moved to Rutland, Mich., where he pur- 
chased 80 acres of land and improved it 
from a wild state; sold out and rented for 
two years, when he moved to this Co. in 
Feb., 18—, buying 80 acres of land where 
he now resides ; is one of our best men 
and farmers in this Co. 

BICKFORD ABBIi^ON W. 

Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Rockford; born 
in Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 1, 1845 ; came 
to this Co. in Feb., 1868; owns 150 acres 
land; married Susie M. Dickey, Jan. 13, 
1873 ; Florence May and Cora Alice are the 
names of their children; Mrs. B. was born 
in Orange Co., Vt., March 9, 1853; her 
father was an old settler of that Co. ; Mr. 
B. first came to Burritt in this Co., resid- 
ing there five years, when he removed to 
his present location. 

Billsborough L. retired farmer; P. O. Win- 
nebago. 

Bird Frank, laborer ; Winnebago. 

Bird Joseph, farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Elida. 

Bird T. W. farm; Sec. 16; P. O. Winnebago. 

BIRKITT SMITH, Farmer; Sec. 9; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Alvingham, 
Lincolnshire, England, July 21, 1834; in 
May, 1854, he came to Canada, where he 
was engaged in shoemaking and other 
business until April, 1857, when he came 
to this Co. ; although but four years in 
America, his principles of equity and jus- 
tice were so inherent, and a patriotic 
devotion to his adopted country, prompted 
him to be among the first to ofler himself 
in her service, enlisting in Co. G, 45th 

1. V. I., Sept. 17, 1861; was engaged in the 
battles of Donaldson, Shiloh, siege of 



WINNEBAGO TOWNSHIP. 



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Corintli, Vicksburg and Jackson, Tenn.; 
honorably discharged in Chicago, July 20, 
1865 • married, Oct. 2, 1866, to Nettie Bird, 
who was born in North East, Erie Co., Pa., 
May 17, 1848 ; one son, John W. 
BirtchJohn, farmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Elida. 
Bouton G. renter; Sec. 23; P. O. Winnebago. 
BOUTON JOHJf ». Farmer and 
Carpenter; Sec. 28; P. O. Winnebago; 
born in Conn., Sept. 8, 1808 ; came to this 
Co in 1865; married Betsy Wheeler in 
1830 ■ she was born in N. Y., Sept. 8, 1810 ; 
they have six children; their daughter 
Emma is the only one residing with her 
parents • Mr. Bouton lost a good farm on 
account of its title, and has since pur- 
chased 25 acres which he has improved, 
and values it at $100 an acre. 
Braddock J. S. Presb. minister; P. O. Elida. 
Bridgeman H. A. renter; Sec. 36; P. O. 

Rockford. 
Briggs A. farm; Sec. 24; P. O. Winnebago. 
Briggs B. W. farm ; Sec. 24 ; P. O. Winnebago. 
Briggs C. R. farm; Sec. 8; P. O.Winnebago. 
BKIOGS OI.EASO?f F. Retired 
Farmer Sec. 28; P. O. Winnebago; born 
in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1825; in 1838 he 
came to this Co. with his parents, via 
Dixon, Grand De Tour and Doysyille; 
Mr Bri"-gs commenced the struggle ot 
life alone, by working by the month at a 
time when this Co. was thinly inhabited; 
he followed this occupation three years, 
and when the public lands came into mar- 
ket in 1840 he bought 40 acres from his 
earnin'^s; from this start he has gradually 
o-rownln wealth, until he now owns 120 
Icres of land, and 20 acres in tbis village; 
married Rebecca A. Hunt March 20^866; 
she was born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., 
Oct. 17, 1835. 
Broodrick J. farm; Sec. 8; P. O. Winnebago. 
Brown Fred, farm; Sec. 16; P.O.Winnebago. 
Brown Fred, farm laborer; P.O.Winnebago. 
Bunn J. E. farmer ; Sec. 22; P.O.Winnebago. 
Burdick Henry, laborer; Winnebago. 

CAI^'IF^IFOBD WIIililAM. E. 
Mamifacturer of Pumps and Wind 
Mills ; Winnebago ; born m 0"ei y bt 
Mary Devonshire, England, Feb. 7, 1836 
moved with his parents, when four years 
old to Ebrington, Gloucestershire, Eng., 
Sut 1852 he'was apprenl^iced to learn the 
carpenter and joiner s trade;, at the age o 
21, his apprenticeship expiring, he went 
to London, remaining there until 1857, 
when he came to Ottawa Canada work. 
ir,£ at his trade until the fall of 1858 
wfen he came to Whitewatei-^ Wis^; m 
Mav 1859, returned to London, taKing 
paSage on' the City of_ ^^f^^'/l{^^Zlv^ 
Rent 14 1862, he married Mary Ann Gara- 
nefof kins's Lynn, Norfolkshire, Eng. ; 
Sn in Oct 22, 1862, he came via Liver- 



pool and Quebec to Chicago; in May 5, 
1863 he came to Rockford, where they re- 
mained until Feb. 1871, when they moved 
to Winnebago; engaged in his pre^nt 
business; has three children, Lizzie, Wil- 
liam J. and Adah. 
COLEiriAN AI.EXANDEB,Farin. 
er; Sec. 31; P.O. Winnebago; born in 
Ireland in 1825; came to this Co. ui 1864; 
owns 100 acres of land, valued at |7,000; 
married Catherine Anderson, Sept. 9, 18 <j ; 
she was born in N. J. in April, 1824; 
Amanda Anderson is Mrs. Coleman's only 
daughter, who was born March 22, 1800 ; 
John Coleman, son of Mr. Coleman, was 
born July 16, 1859; Mrs. Coleman can 
date her residence in this Co. 26 years ago. 
Comstock Frank, laborer; Winnebago. 
Comstock Thos. shoemaker; Winnebago. 
COOMI>GE EBEEDOM, Farmer ; 
Sec. 6; P. O. Winnebago ; born m Cxford, 
now Androscoggin Co., Me.. May 13,1830 
residing there with his parents until the 
year 1845, whenhe emigrated to this Co 
where he married, March 13, 1862 Au- 
crusta J. Woods, who was born inMidston, 
Vt Feb 21, 1838; Mrs. C, before marriage, 
was identified in the educational interests 
of the country, having taught school eight 
vears and four years in this Co.; mr. 
Lolidge commenced in this Co. by work- 
ing bythe month, and now owns a farna 
o°"220 acres, on which he has made all the 
?mprovemeAts; Aaron Coolidge, aged 84 
and his mother, aged 81, have resided w^h 
him the past 18 years; Clarence Edwin 
Lelia,are his children; has been School 
Director of his district for several yeais^ 

r^rtl'P'l-ATVD PHlIiANDER, M. 

*^DPh;tcianard Surgeon; Winnebago; 

bJr'n in Plymouth Co.,. Mass M^rch 6 

1817; came to this Co. in 18-^; mained 

Louisa Watk ms. Sept 6, 1836 she was 

born in Dutchess Co., N. i ., May lo, loio , 

mTc and his father could not agree rela^ 

tivetohis future pursuit in ^iff' ^onse^ 

c uentlv he left home at the age o 17, ^'»th 

3n suit of clothes and f^^^'f^l^'^^^ 

mination to educate himself for the prac- 

r of m'edicine; he pas-d throu|Ji many 

dark hours but subse(iuently gracluateaai 

he Sta?e University of Michigan; he is 

he oldest Homc.oJathicPhy-cuan^ 

n vears and residence in the Co. ; has looe 

ovJr ?he prairie th-^t/lns n"t'see"a 

day, never being id e, -^ f ^^^ibuted 

Jiticr^ionrf"?! the churches in the 

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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



ticed to a harness maker, at Monroe, Wis. ; 
the burning of tlie establishment throw- 
ing him out of employment, he returned 
to Freeport, where he completed his trade, 
remaining there 4 years; after a year's 
work at Polo, he began business at Rock 
Grove, remaining there until March or 
April, 1863 ; enlisted in Co. B, 46th I. V. I., 
doing good service until the close of the 
war ; returned to Rock Grove, and began 
business again, which he continued 2 
years, then 3 years selling dry goods with 
Mr. Cramer, and came to this Co. in 1872 ; 
married Edith R. Seebold, Oct. 7, 1869; 
she was born in Union Co., Pa., Sept. 14, 
1845. 

CORL. JAMES O. Member of the 
firm of Corl & Marston; Winnebago; 
born in Centre Furnice, Centre Co., Pa., 
June 21, 1856; came to this Co., April 7, 
1869 ; married Miss Fannie Brown, May 
8, 1877 ; she was born in St. Clair, Schuyl- 
kill Co., Pa., May 5, 1858; Mr. C. moved 
with his parents to Oakhall and Bowls- 
burg, and from the latter place to this Co. ; 
Messrs. Corl and Marston are the only 
Manufacturers of and Dealers in Harness, 
Saddles and Collars in Winnebago ; they 
are honest, prompt business men, whom 
the people respect and patronize. 

CORL, JOSEPH, Blacksmith; Win- 
nebago ; one of the firm of J. & N. Corl ; 
was born in Union Co., Pa., March 2, 
1835 ; his father died when he was 12 
years old, when he went to Centre Co., 
Pa., working on a farm 1 year; returned 
to his native Co., learning his present 
trade with his brother; worked on a farm 
and then rented farm until 1857, when he 
started for the West, arriving in Freeport 
the same year ; came to this Co. in 1858, 
where he has been a very successful man ; 
married Harriet Porter, Oct., 1860; she 
was born in Huntington Co., Pa.; they 
have three children. 

CORL, ]!lirATHA3f, Carriage Manu- 
facturer; Winnebago; a member of the 
firm of J. & N. Corl ; born in Union Co., 
Pa., Feb. 8, 1823; at the age of 22, he 
commenced business on his own account 
by starting a wood shop adjoining his 
father's blacksmith shop, continuing in 
this place and at this trade until the death 
of his father, when he lived on the home 
farm until it was sold, when he moved to 
this Co., in 1869, where he has been en- 
gaged in his present business; married 
Caroline Swarm, Nov. 16, 1847 ; she was 
born in Union Co., Pa., Aug. 31, 1838; 
they have three children. 

COWLES HORACE P. Retired 
Grain Dealer ; Winnebago ; born in She- 
nango Co., N. Y., Jan. 15. 1826; at an 
early period of his existence, he went with 
his parents to Geauga Co., Ohio, residing 
there about 18 years, after which he moved 
with his brother to Ingham Co., Mich., 



the Capital being located at Lansing the 
year following his coming to this Co. ; he 
assisted in the survey of the grounds, and 
in building the capitol buildings ; at the 
age of 23, he again returned to Geauga 
Co., Ohio, and married Sabrina L. Smith, 
July 10, 1849; she was born in Geauga 
Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1831 ; he went to Bel- 
videre, residing one year, when he came 
to this Co., arriving in 1854; has been 
Supervisor 8 years. Justice of the Peace, 
Town Clerk and Town Treasurer. 

Craig Robt. farmer; Sec. 33: P. O. Elida. 

Cralahan Michael, trackman ; Winnebago. 

Cross A. Methodist pastor ; P.O. Winnebago. 

CROSS PHILIP, Grocer and Attor- 
ney at Law; P. O. Winnebago; born in 
Onondaga Co., N. Y.. July 15,1881 ; when 
two years old, moved to Oakland Co., 
Mich. ; resided there 12 years ; in 1843 he 
went to Genesee Co., Mich., where he lived 
4 years, when he sought a home in La 
Peer Co., Mich. ; in 1852 he came to this 
Co., where he has been engaged in his 
professional work and in mercantile busi- 
ness ; married Martha E. Pulman ; she was 
born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dec. 18, 
1841 ; Alice M., Francis J., Albert P., Jen- 
nie M. and Jessie R. are their children. 



D 



ALES WM. boot and shoe store ; Win- 
nebago. 

DAXIELS OEHlfIS O. Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 23; P.O. Rockford; 
born in Ireland, Jan. 18, 1820 ; owns 80 
acres land, valued at $5,600; came to this 
countrjMn 1826, and to this Co. in 1844; 
married for first wife Tirzah Powell, and 
for second, Sarah Sharp ; she was born in 
England, Jan 28, 1834; Freddy N., Grace 
and Duane are three pretty children ; Mr. 
D. commenced a poor man, and now has 
a good home. 

Darling W. L. farm lab; P. O. Winnebago. 

Darling Jos. laborer; P.O. Winnebago. 

Decota John, painter; P. O. Winnebago. 

Delaney J. farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. Rockford. 

Delaney W. farmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Rockford. 

DICKEY ALONZO, Farmer; Sec. 
23; P. O. Rockford; born in Unity, N. H., 
Aug. 11, 1818; commenced life by trans- 
porting goods with team from Corinth, 
Vt., to Boston ; being a careful and pru- 
dent man, he gathered together money 
sutficient to purchase a farm ; sold out in 
Feb., 1869, and came to this Co. ; married 
Mary A. Green, Jan. 1, 1846, who was 
born in Corinth, Vt., April 15, 1819; Win- 
throp G., their second son, was a commer- 
cial traveler, and died in Ohio while there 
on business ; owns 140 acres land. 

Dickey G. B. resides with father. 

Donaldson Alonzo, laborer ; P. O. Elida. 

Poi^e Geo. R. laborer ; P. 0, Winnebago. 



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Doyle Thos. laborer ; Winnebago. 
Drummond John, laborer ; P.O.Winnebago. 
Drummond S. laborer; P. O. Winnebago 



EDWARDS HUGH R. Farmer; 
Sec. 80; P. O. Winnebago; Republi- 
can; owns 120 acres land; married Julia 
C Mvrick, in March, 1864; born in Jetter- 
son Co., N.Y., Feb. 7, 1836; she is be- 
loved by her family and friends for her 
intellectual and moral worth; two chil- 
dren living : Edwin H., born March 12, 
1867; Inez E., Sept. 29, 1868; Geo^'ge E., 
born Sept. 17, 1871, died Sept. 27, 1873; 
too much cannot be said of Mr. Edwards' 
army history, as he was a member of the 
2d 111 Cav. ; that regiment being engaged 
in all the battles of the Tennessee, among 
which are Fort Henry and the famous 
battle of Hawley Springs, where Mr. E. 
with others of his regiment were sur- 
rounded and cut their way out; it would 
take pages to tell all the lifoi^ .^^ts of the 
2d Cav under Grant and Ord; Mr. E. 
served four years and six months. 
EI.LIS JAMES, Principal High 
*^fehool Winnebago; born in Lmcolnshi^^^^ 
Eng on the 9th of May, 1844; his fathei 
wal a retail merchant and fancy baker; at 
the ao-e of 7 James was sent to the Wes- 
leyan" Monotorial School, at Winterton 
where he remained two years; in 185o his 
father emigrated with his family to 
America, an?l landed in New York after a 
voyage of nearly seven weeks; P"^l""g 
West as far as railroads were opened, they 
arrived in Rockford in June of the same 
year; after remaining in Jof f^f^^-^ 
years his father purchased a farm in 
g,one Co., 111., to which he and h s fam 
i\v removed ; James worked on this faim 
and out by the month during the summer 
seasons and attended district school dur- 
ing the winters, until 1862, when, at the 
aol of 18 he enlisted into the army, and 
sirved during the war of the rebellion, in 
the 95th I VI.; after his discharge from 
hfa'rmyhe reiurned ^ome and -rked 
hw father's farm two years; he then aeiei- 
m W to oVtain a more liberal education 
.1 in December 1867, entered the 
Aharon No?Snd Scientific In^titiUe at 

ofThtttLe teaching to oWain^ecessa y 

funds, and keepin- uP.^i/l^ ^^ Prindpah 
1870 he was appointed to the I'rincipai 
shiD of the Pub ic School at Capron, HL, 

h?same year he married Miss Susan L. 
Bowman of Len.yB..on^C-, in- -^f - 

Sed'h^fpsitiSSenteiJthelljinois 

Stote Normal University, at Normal 111. 

a a student, where he gracl'.ated m 187o 



which he was reappointed to his old posi- 
tion at Winnebago, where he still remains ; 
his wife, Susan L. B. Ellis, is the daugliter 
of Benjamin Bowman, one of the first set- 
tlers in Boone Co., 111.; she was born in 
Leroy, Boone Co., 111., June 3, 1851 ; Mr. 
and Mrs. Ellis have two children, girls, 
one 4 and the other 2 years of age. 
El^IilS WII.I.IAM, Farmer; Sec. 15; 
P O Winnebago; born in Attlebury, 
Mass., June 22, 1808; came to this Co. in 
1852 ■ married Justina Abbott, Marcli 3U, 
1845; she was born in Middlebury Co., 
April 27 1828; Mr. Ellis, at 16, left home 
and learned the jewelry business after 
which he took up the machinist trade; 
was next engaged in business, with his 
brothers, in the buckle and button trade 
which he left and came to this Co and. 
bought 80 acres land; the names of their 
children are as follows: Frances E Ade- 
laide J., Elder T., Harriet A., Frank H., 
Fred. W., and George Burdett. 



Edston E. H. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 
Elston W. A., P. O. Winnebago. 

FALCONER ALEXANDER, renter; Sec. 
14; P. O. Winnebago. 
EAI.C01SER JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 
*^rP-0 Winnebago; born in Scotland, 
Tnne29 1838; came to this Co. in 184«, 
RepublVan ; owns 70 acres land, valued at 
$5 000 ma ried Esther Elliott, Dec. 19, 
1867rsl^e was born in Winnebago Co 
Dec 1 1847; John, Chariey, Robert, Will- 
lami Freddie, Esther, Ellen, are the names 
of their children. 
EAI^COI^ER ROBERT, Farmer; 
^^15 P O. Winnebago; born in Scot- 
bind fcb. 1, 1832; came to this Co. with 
Ws fVifher in 1848; when t>-y first came to 
this Co his father worked bind on shares 
nrtie town of Rockford, until the year 
855 when he bought the 80 acres of land 
Robert now owns; Feb. 1, IS.b, Kootri 
man led Anna Ross, who was born in 
Sland, July 27 1853; they l.iveo^^^^ 

bright little boy, Robert Hugh '^IJ^;^ 
roner's father died Jan. 8, 1867 ana au^. 
Sconer, a good old pioneer lady, lives 

with her son. . , -c ^ 

FArrKI^ER JOHN, Ret^rec^Farm- 

er- Winnebago; born in Enghind Dec 1 1 
isio married Mary Read, Oct. 14, 1831, 

lu, ioi-*, J ^^ this 00., 

until 1848 when ii} j- .^.j^erc 

of eleven children. 
Faulkner John, Jr., laborer; Winnebago. 
Faulkner Sam'l. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 
Sw.farmer; Sec. 4; P. O.Winnebago. 

FolsomC.H,masoo;P.O.Wmaebago, 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIREOTOET: 



Francis J. renter ; Sec. 4 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

FREAR ABRAII, Deputy Sheriff; 
Winnebago; born in Oswego, Tioga Co., 
N. Y., Jan. 9, 1835; at tlie age of 32 he 
left his native state, coming to Winnebago, 
in 1858 ; the same year he went to Pike's 
Peak, returning the same fall ; Feb. 28, 
1861, he was married to Elida E. Schoou- 
maker ; she was born in Esperauce, Scho- 
harie Co., JSr. Y., June 1, 1842; during the 
19 years Mr. Frear has lived in this Co. 
he has taken an active part in her interests, 
both social and political, having been an 
honored and efficient officer nine years. 

GARDNER REV. THEO. A. Congrega- 
tional Pastor; Winnebago. 

^ARBITER RICHARD, Farmer; 
Sec. 15; P.O. Winnebago; born in Eng- 
land, Nov. 29, 1822, crossing the Atlantic 
in 1831, with his parents; came to this Co. 
in 1849 ; remained 3 years ; removing to 
LaFayette I Co., Wis., he remained 14 
years ; then returned to his present farm of 
159 acres; married Abigail C. Swezey, in 
1846 ; she was born in Nonvay, Herkimer 
Co., N. Y., Aug. 23, 1825 ; Mr. G. owns 
one of the finest farms in this Tp. 

Gartock John, laborer ; Elida. 

Gearhart W. R. physician and Post Master; 
Winnebago. 

Gillett Thomas, laborer; P.O. Winnebago. 

GODBARD J. M. Farmer and School 
Teacher ; Sec. 17 ; P. O. Winnebago ; born 
in Franklin Co., Vt., July 7, 1823 ; came 
to Freeport, 111., July 7, 1841, and removed 
to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 80 acres of land, 
about a quarter of a mile southwest from 
Winnebago; he is a pioneer School 
Teacher, and labors to promote the cause 
of learning; has been Principal of the 
High School in Winnebago and other 
schools in the Co. for 9 years, and has 
been teaching 38 years ; is a Republican 
and Presbyterian; held the offices of 
School Director and Superintendent of 
Sabbath School ; married Mary Blodgett, 
Sept. 10, 1862; they have two sons and 
one daughter, Charles Edwin, Henry 
Newel, and Mary Alice. 

Goodrich N. W. clerk ; Winnebago. 

GORHAM ORAUfGE R. Farmer; 
Sec. 17 ; P. O. Winnebago ; born in Pitts- 
ford, Vt., July 13, 1837 ; came to this Co. 
in 1846 ; he is a cousin to the great in- 
ventor, M. L. Gorham; Orange com- 
menced by working land on shares in 
this Co.; he has owned several farms, 
which he has conducted successfully ; he 
is now the Business Manager of the estate 
of M. L. Gorham ; being" one of the old 
settlers of this Co. and an honorable man, 
he is highly spoken of by his neighbors ; 
married Mary McDowell, March 11, 1863; 
she was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Sept. 
19. 1839. 



€JRlPPE:»f DEMITS W. Retired 
Farmer; Winnebago; was born in Wood- 
stock, Madison Co., N. Y., April 13, 1806; 
and is one of the solid men of this Co.; 
at the age of 21, he left home, his father 
then residing in Oneida Co. ; residing on 
one piece of laud for 16 years, when, like 
other energetic men, he came to this Co., 
ma Erie Canal and the lakes, landing in 
Sheboygan, Wis., and over land tolhis 
place, arriving here in 1845; enlisted as 
First Lieutenant in 45th Regt. I. V. I., in 
1861; again enlisted as First Lieutenant 
in 146th Regt. I. V. I., serving out his 
time ; married for first wife Lydia Miller, 
born in Oneida Co., 1803; married second 
time Margaret Wallace, born Nov. 18, 
1838, in Franklin Co., Ind. 

GRIPPEX SPEXCER €. Drug- 
gist; Winnebago; born in Oneida Co., N. 
Y., March 24, 1844; came to this Co. with 
his parents in Sept., 1845; at 22 he com- 
menced life as a farmer, owning at one 
time a portion of the home farm ; this he 
sold, and in the winter of 1871-2, clerked 
for a Mr. Shumway, who was keeping a 
drug store in this village ; this store he 
bought. May 30, 1872 ; he has a beautiful 
store, 20x55, which is kept stocked with 
a full line of Drugs, Druggists' Sundries, 
Wall Paper, Paints and Oils; the firm is 
now Grippen & Mellen ; Mr. G. married 
Margaret Hunter, in 1865 ; she was born 
in Shelby Co., Oct. 16, 1844. 

ALL ALFRED, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. 
Elida. 

Hallowell Joel, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Rockford. 

HARRIIS AMOS C. Farmer; Sec. 
10; P.O. Winnebago; born in Albany Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 1, 1824; his father having fif- 
teen children, was of necessity a very poor 
man, but the average wealth of his chil- 
dren is estimated at $15,000; Amos mar- 
ried Mary J. Kellogg, in 1858 ; she was 
born in N. Y., Oct. 12, 1833; her moth- 
er, now 65 years old, resides with her 
daughter; Mr. H. came to this Co. in 
1855, and worked in a machine shop 
in Rockford, and by this means col- 
lected together a little money to make 
a payment on a farm; started in life 
poor, and is a self-made man; has one 
child, Stewart, who is a bright boy. 

Harris John, painter; P. O. Winnebago. 

Hart Pat. farm ; Sec. 10 ; P.O. Winnebago. 

HATTOX THOS. Carpenter; Winne- 
bago; born in England, Sept. 16, 1811; 
came to this country when quite young, 
and resided in N. Y. until 1838, when he 
came to Chicago, residing there about 
three or four years ; in 1841 he came to 
this Co., where he has been following liis 
trade; married Angeline Williams, Aug. 
13, 1842; she was born in Catauraugus 
Co., N. Y., Jan. 28, 1828. 

Hatton Thos., Jr. laborer ; Winnebago. 



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WINNEBAGO TOWNSHIP. 



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Heart C. farmer ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Heart John, farmer ; Sec. 2 ; P. O. Rockford. 
Hennesey J. farm ; Sec. 3 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

HOB^ON EOWARD B. Farmer; 
Sec. 20; P. O. Winnebago: born in Can- 
ada, April 11, 1837; Democrat; owns 120 
acres land, valued at $10,000; came to 
this Co. in 1843 ; married Cornelia Ann 
Schoonmaker, April 28, 1857; she was 
born Nov. 26, 1837; Martha J., Mary 
Alice, Jacentha M., Gitty M., Henry, 
Thomas, Lillie, Harry, Lizzie L. and 
Charles E. are the names of their chil- 
dren; Mr. Hobson came from Chicago 
with a team, and is one of the old settlers 
of this Co. ; he has always walked on the 
platform of never going into debt unless 
he knows he can pay, which has brought 
him a competence which few are able to 
enjoy. 

HOIiCO^IB OlilVER T. Grain 
Dealer; Winnebago; born in Hartford, 
Conn., Dec. 31, 1818; when fourteen years 
old he moved with his parents to Geauga 
('o., Ohio, and were pioneer settlers in 
that Co. ; here he lived, helping his father 
clear a new timbered farm (marrying in 
the meantime Jerusha E. Cowles, Sept. 6, 
1840 ; she was born in Shenango Co., N. 
y., Feb. 14, 1815), until 1851, when he 
came to this Co., settling in Burritt, buy- 
ing a farm of 160 acres; he commenced 
here with nothing, mortgaging his first 
crop to secure a payment; has been en- 
gaged in the grain trade on the Mississippi 
and in this village several years. 

HOl.I-EM'BECK E. Farmer; Sees. 7 
and 8; P. O.Winnebago; born in Middle- 
burg, Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 7, 1844 ; 
came to this Co. in 1857; Republican; 
Congregationalist; owns 88 acres land, 
worth $6,000 ; married Mary A. Keep, in 
1871 ; two children, Wallace K. and Her- 
bert D. ; during the twenty j^ears Mr. Hol- 
lenbeck has been in this Co. he won for 
himself an enviable reputation ; he holds 
an office in his church, which indicates 
his honesty in Christianity; Rev. John 
Keep, Mrs. H.'s father, is buried in this 
Co., and Mrs. Keep resides with her 
daiighter. 

Hollenbeck G. farm ; S. 24 ; P. O. Rockford. 

HOIiliEXBECJi HEXRY, Farmer 
and Stock Raiser; Sec. 22; P. O. Winne- 
bago; born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Mar. 
26, 1814; came to this Co. in 1857; owns 
120 acres land, valued at $8,000; married 
Eve Zimmer, in March, 1836; she was 
born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Oct. 13, 
1818; they have a family of eight chil- 
dren, one daughter residing in Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa. 

HOIiI.EI^BE€K JACOB, JR., 
Farmer; Sec. 23; P.O.Winnebago; born 
in Middleburg, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Oct. 
39, 1831 ; his father gave him a farm m 



tlie above Co., where he resided fourteen 
years; came to this Co. in 1854; has been 
School Director; married Mary Warner, 
Sept. 10, 1840; she was born in Schoharie 
Co., Sept. 8, 1821 ; the names of their ciiil- 
dren are as follows: George, Catherine, 
William H. (drowned while at school in 
Beloit, Wis.), Jacob, Wells, Peter, Frank, 
Anna E., Fred. J., Wyley S.. and Jacob A. 

HOIvL.E:K^BE€K peter. Farmer; 
P. O. Winnebago; resides on his father's 
(Jacob Hollenbeck) land; he was born 
March 13, 1851, in Schoharie Co., N. Y.; 
came to this Co. with his father in 1854; 
Republican; married Elmira Staflbrd, 
Dec. 15, 1871 ; she was born in Statesburg, 
Clinton Co., N. J., Jan. 24, 1847; Mr. H. 
was three years in the regular army, serv- 
ing in the 2 1st, 17lh and 10th, commanded 
by McCook ; Burton, their only child, was 
born in August, 1872. 

Holt E. H. P. O.Winnebago. 

Holt G. W. farmer; P. 0. Winnebago. 

HOIiT WJLI.IAM, (Deceased;) born 
Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., July 12, 
1795, and died May 14, 1876; at the age of 
21, he married Louisa Vibbard ; she was 
born in Otsego Co., N. Y. ; when Mr. Holt 
was 14 years old, his parents moved to 
Buffalo, buying a farm where a portion of 
that city now stands; here he lived for 27 
years; early in the spring of 1837, this 
pioneer started for 111., at the season of the 
year when navigation was not fully 
opened, and walked the greater part of 
the way to Chicago; paying his passage 
to Dixon on the line of stages then run- 
ning, he journeyed with them about two 
days, when the delays occasioned by their 
sticking in the raud disgusted him; he left 
them, coming on foot, via Doysville, to 
Westfield, in this Co., where his brother, 
David A. Holt, the oldest settler in this 
Tp., then lived ; Gerucia anil Abby S. are 
his daughters; Elijah H. and Grosvenor 
Williams are his respected sons, and reside 
in Winnebago. 

H«lIGHTOX BETHIJEL, Farm- 
er; Sec. 1; P. O. Rockford; born July 12, 
1808, in Boston, Vt. ; at a very early age 
he moved to N. H. witli his lather, Jona- 
than Houghton, where he lived until ten 
years old,' when he went to live with his 
grandfather, where he remained until 21 
years old ; in about five years he moved to 
Vt., living there three years, when he 
came to tliis Co. in 1836 ; was engaged in 
the bakery business till 1845, when he 
bought his present home of 194 acres of 
land; married J. C. Morgan, Jan. 28, 1844; 
she was born in Ireland, Aug. 1, 1834, 
and died Oct. 22, 1869. 

Houditon Chester, resides with his father; 
P. O. Rockford. 

HOYT TIMOTHY B. Sec. 33; P.O. 
Elida; came to this Co. in 1836, settlmg 



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in another part of the Co. from where he 
now resides ; he is a Republican and Con- 
gregationalist : born in St. Albans, Vt., 
Dec. 26, 1819; he started from Vt. at the 
age of 15, driving a team all the way to 
this Co. for a Mr. Campbell, who died in 
Ogle Co. recentlj^ ; the hardships to be en- 
dured on such a trip for a boy of fifteen 
can better be imagined than described ; in 
1849 he married Abigail Blake, who was 
born in Georgia, Vt., April 10, 1829; they 
have six children, Jerome O., Casper W., 
Mary J., Estella G., Hattie J. and Herman 
J. ; Mr. Hoyt has been severely afflicted 
with rheumatism and suffers untold mis- 
eries, but for all that his love of fun is pre- 
vailing; lias a home of 145 acres land. 

Hudson Arthur, resides with father, W. 
Hudson; P. O. Winnebago. 

Hudson Horace, laborer ; P. O. Winnebngo. 

Hudson R. resides with father, W. Hudson. 

HlJI>!SO]!«' WM. Farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. 
Winnebago; Democrat; Methodist; born 
in England, Feb. 11, 1811; came to this 
Co. in 1844; married for his first wife 
Martha Valentine, in 1831 ; she died on 
their way to this country ; married Eliza- 
beth Bryant in 1862, who was born in 
1836; Emeline S., their only daughter, is 
a very interesting appearing girl of 16 ; 
Mr. H. owns a beautiful farm of 80 acres, 
valued at $7,000. 

HITXTER DAVID E. Retired Farm- 
er; Winnebago; born in Miami Co., O., 
May 10. 1826; leaving home when 16 years 
old, he learned the tanners' trade, follow- 
ing the same 3 years, after which he was 
engaged in farming with his brother until 
at the age of 25,when he went to California, 
mining gold 2 years; returning to his na- 
tive town, he bought a farm and resided 
on the same until i868, when he came to 
this Co., where he has been farming and 
other business; married first time Sarah J. 
Erwin, Feb. 29, 1853; she was born in 
Tyrone, Ireland, July 14, 1829; married 
second time Mary Mutchmore, March 8, 
1859; she was born in Essex Co., N. J., 
Dec. 15, 1824. 

Hunter J. G. carriage trimmer; Winnebago. 

Hunter J. I. retired harness mkr ; Winnebago. 

Hunter P. farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Winnebago. 

Hunter Wm. farmer; Winnebago. 

J AGGER NELSON, laborer; P. O. Win- 
nebago. 

JACKJSOX JOHIV A. Farmer; Sec. 
8; P. O. Winnebago; born in Bath, Sum- 
m"t Co., O., June 4, 1843; when quite 
young he moved to Cleveland, O., with his 
parents, residing in that city and in East 
Cleveland 13 years and 9 months; came to 
this Co. in 1859, bringing his widowed 
mother, his brothers and sisters, whom he 
had cared for since the death of his father 
iu 1852; married Camilla C. Lawreuce, 



Nov. 16, 1864; she was born in Addison, 
Oakland Co., Mich., Nov. 23, 1845; moved 
with her parents from Oxford, Mich., to 
this Co., and is the only daughter of P. T. 
Lawrence; Florence E. (deceased), Orin 
P., Elva M. ; the last two their living chil- 
dren. 

JACOBS CHAKLES H. Retired 
Farmer; P. O. AVinnebago; born in Spaf- 
ford, Onondaga Co., N. Y. ; his father was 
born in Guilford, Vt, April 24, 1823; mar- 
ried Cornelia O. Farrell ; she was born in 
Onondaga Co., N. Y., Oct. 9, 1£21 ; Mr. 
Jacobs, Sr., moved to Fribble, N. Y., where 
he lived about six years, wlien he moved 
to Onondaga Co. ; married ; after which he 
entered the ministry, joining the Metho- 
dist; in 1856 he came to this State, buying 
a farm in Ogle Co., continuing on the same 
two years, and then came to this Co., ar- 
riving in Dec, 1858; joining again the 
conference, he preached in Stephenson, 
McHenry and Lake Cos., coming back to 
this village, where he died, Feb. 21, 1874. 

John J. M. agr'l implements ; Winnebago. 

J^>NES ABRAHAM, Farmer; Sec. 
18 ; P. O. Winnebago ; born in Canada, 
March 17, 1837; came to this Co. in 1852; 
Democrat; Episcopalian; owns 80 acres 
land, valued at $6,400; married Marv A. 
Two. Feb. 22, 1866; she was born in Bed- 
fordshire, Eng., June 29, 1829; Wilber, 
Joel and Lillie are the names of their three 
chiklren ; Joel Two, Mrs. Jones' first hus- 
band, died some years ago, leaving five 
children ; Ada, aged 18, and Catherine 16, 
are his two youngest daughters. 

JORDAN JERRTE, Furniture Deal- 
er and Undertaking; Winnebago; born in 
Juniata, Penn., July 1, 1830; moved to 
Ogle Co. in 1852, where he lived four 
years, and then went to Kansas, where he 
joined the John Brown expedition, for 
which he was sentenced to State's prison 
five years; after serving six months of the 
time he, with others, was released by or- 
der of the Governor, when he came to 
Byron, where he enlisted in the 8th I. V. 
I., serving three years ; was Avounded near 
Fairfax; in 1869 he came to this Co. ; mar- 
ried Ellen J. Linn ; she was born in Perry 
Co., Penn. 



K 



ENNEDY JOS. laborer; P. O. Win- 
nebago. 

KERNS WM. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 22; P. O. Winnebago; born 
in Chester Co., Pa., Oct. 7, 1829 ; came to 
this Co. in 1854; owns 120 acres of land, 
on which he has erected good buildings ; 
held office of School Director; married 
Sarah E. Myers, Feb. 17, 1859, who was 
born in Lancaster Co., Pa., January 12, 
1831 ; her father was an old settler of Pa. ; 
Mr. Kerns commenced life by renting 
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earnest labor, has acquired a goodly com- 
petence. 

Kerr Wm. farmer; Sec. 3;gP. O. Rockford. 

KIKSTEK D. MILTOI^, M. 1>. 

Physician and Surgeon; Winnebago; 
born in Westmoreland Co., Pa., Feb. ^0, 
1849; married Josie McKenzie, April 19, 
1877 ; she was born in Penn. ; at the age 
of 17, Dr. Kiester and his father not agree- 
ing about his education, he left home, 
teaching in summers and going to school 
winters, until he commenced the study of 
medicine, resulting in his graduating at 
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 
in 1875 ; has been practicing, since he 
graduated, in Iowa; he comes recom- 
mended by his class-mate. Dr. Spaulding, 
whose practice he takes Oct. 17, 1877. 
King Wiley, laborer ; Winnebago. 



L 



ANE FRED, resides with his father, 
W. H. Lane; P. O. Winnebago. 

liAllfE ^^Ilil^IAM H. Farmer; Sec. 
9; P.O.Winnebago; born in Guildhall, 
Essex Co., Vt., Jan. 8, 1823; when an in- 
fant his parents moved with him to Lan- 
caster, N. H., where he lived 19 years; 
buying his time of his father, and with 
one suit of clothes and $60 dollars he went 
to Boston, working by the month for Gov. 
Morton; here he was married, to Emily 
N. Weare, on Sept. 6, 1846 ; she was born 
in York Co., Maine, Feb. 25, 1820; they 
moved to Belfast, Maine, engaging in the 
marble business with his brother-in-law, 
J.A.Farley; in the spring of 1851 he 
came West, via the canal and lakes, to 
Chicago, tirst settling and buying 240 
acres of land in Grant Co., Wis. ; in 1855 
he came to this Co., the year following 
buying his present farm, on which he has 
made all its improvements ; has six chil- 
dren. 
1,AWRE:NCE porter J. Farm, 
er; Sec. 8; P. O. Winnebago; he, with his 
father, moved to Washington, Macomb 
Co., Mich., in 1835, from Onondasa Co., 
N. Y., where he was born, on Nov. 5, 
1821; he lived in Washington, Mich., 
until he was 21, when he married, Jan. 
1st, Martha M. Baldwin, who was born in 
Addison Co., Vt., May 14, 1819 ; M'ith his 
young wife, moved to Addison, Oakland 
Co., Mich., residing there 4 years; tlien in 
Oxford 16 years ; from the latter place they 
came to this Co., arriving here and buying 
their present home of 80 acres in 1863; 
they have but one daughter, who is Mrs. 
Camilla Jackson. 
LiA^WREIfCE WII. E. Retired 
Farmer; Winnebago; born in London, 
Eng., March 18, 1816 ; at the age of 16, he 
went to sea and was engaged as a seaman 
for three years ; in 1835 he came to Amer- 
ica with his parents, settling in Cleveland, 
Ohio, where he was married to Blanche 
Friend, April 4, 1837; she was bora in 



Devonshire, Eng., Feb. 14, 1816, and was 
one of the pa.ssengers of the ill-fated 
"Minerva," which was wrecked off Long 
Island Sound, in March., 1846; she was 
saved by wreckers; Mr. L. came from 
Cleveland to this Co. in 1855, settling five 
miles west of Rockford, where he now 
owns a good farm; have eight children; 
Newton, their oldest son, enlisted in the 
74th I. V. I. 

liEVTIS DAVID €. Merchant; Win- 
nebago; born in Huron Co., O., Feb. 4, 
1823; moved when quite young to Detroit, 
Mich.; at the age of 10, he returned to 
Huron Co., Ohio, where lie remained until 
he was 15; he went to St. Clair, Mich., 
where he resided 8 years; in 1845 he came 
to this Co.; commenced life on liis own 
account at sixteen, and has been engaged 
in fishing, boat building, carpentering, 
farming and hotel keeping, until he com- 
menced his present business in this vil- 
lage, in 1855; now owns a first-class dry 
goods store; from a poor fisher boy, he 
has risen to rank among the wealthiest 
men in this village; married LucyBurtch 
in 1843 ; she was born in Canada West, 
Nov. 23, 1829; have two children, E. 
Chandler and Etta. 

lilGGETT HEITRY, Farmer; rents 
the Hall Farm; Sec. 1 ; P. O. Winnebago; 
born in Chester Co., Pa. ; resided with his 
father, Jacob Liggett until 22 years of age, 
when he worked the homestead one year ; 
went to Byron, Ogle (Jo., where he resided 
until the 22d of February last, when he 
came to his present location; married 
Martha Bunn, Nov. 26, 1874; she was 
born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., Sept. 12, 
1854 ; they have two pretty children, Wm. 
B. and Lillie I. 

lilGGETT JACOB, Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 27; P. O. Winnebago; 
born in Chester Co., Pa., Aug. 26, 1823 ; 
came to this Co. in 1854; March 27. 1849, 
he married Ann Ayers, who was born ia 
Chester Co., Pa., Jan. 15, 1823; although 
Mr. L. came to HI. when there were very 
few improvements, he has by industry 
and careful management acquired 202 
acres of land; he is a man of sterling 
worth and beloved by his neighbors and 
family; he has eight children. 

Linn John M., Presb. pastor; Winnebago. 

I.VITHER CHARLES D. Farmer; 
Sec 5- P.O. Winnebago; born in Mul- 
ville Mass., Auc;. 29, 1851 : married Mary 
L VanAlstine, Oct. 18, 1873; she was born 
in Burritt, HI., July 19. 1854; Mr. L. came 
to this Co. with his father in 18.)7; first 
settled in Rockford when he was about 6 
years old, living there about 3 years; 
moved to Burritt, residing there 6 or 7 
years when they came to their present 
kome; Louie H. and Alonzo T. are then- 
only children. 



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JLIJTHER lVIIil.IAM H. Retired 
J^'armer; Winnebago; born in Swansea, 
Bristol Co., Mass., July 11, 1811 , moved 
with his parents to Attleboro, and then to 
Mendora, Worcester Co., where he was em- 
ployed as a boy of all work ; at the age of 15 
his employer, who was superintendent of 
the shops, let him learu the machinists' 
trade; worked for Dr. Wilder until he had 
earned $500; loaned the same to his em- 
ployer, who failed, and he lost it all ; he 
afterwards built 354 looms in Worcester, for 
Hamilton Woole^i Mills, and took charge 
of them in South Brady ; moving to Lowell, 
Mass., he took charge of the mills that 
made the first shawls in America; after- 
wards bought half interest in mills at 
Springfield!^ Vt., when he sold out to his 
partner, going to Worcester Co.,where, with 
two others, he bought a large mill, which, 
when repaired, cost $40,000 ; through the 
rascality of a partner, all this propertj^ was 
lost, when he came to this Co. in 185G, and 
is now a wealthy man; married for first 
wife Ruth Darling in 1841 ; she died in 
1856 ; married Luranda R. Turk, who was 
born in Acworth, N. J., March 7, 1827. 

Lutz Geo. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 



M 



cCLAIN J. G. laborer; Winnebago. 



McCann G. warehouse elk; P.O.Winnebago. 

McDannell Wm. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 

McGEACHIE l>lUNCA5r, Farmer; 
Sec. 1 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Argyle- 
shire, Scotland, j\Iay 24, 1823 ; after living 
in Scotland and with his father until 28 
years of age, Mr. M. determined seeking a 
home in the new world; he accordingly 
left Glasgow and came vui New York to 
Rockford, arriving there in 1852; went to 
Iowa and bought 200 acres land, and sold 
it in a short time, bujnug 112 acres in the 
northern part of this Co.; he afterwards 
bought his present farm of 300 acres, on 
which he has erected magnificent build- 
ings ; has been School Director, and Trus- 
tee of the Presbyterian Church, of which 
he is a member ; married in Feb., 1853, 
Elizabeth Ralston, who was born in Scot- 
land in Sept., 1828 ; Duncan, Lizzie, Ella, 
Maggie and Willie are their children. 

HcGEACHY .fOHJT, Farmer; Sec. 
3; P. O. Rockford; born in Scotland in 
1835; Mr. M. worked by the month in 
Scotland until he was 22, after which he 
came to Canada, living there 6 months; 
then came to Boone Co., 111., where he 
lived 5 years ; thence to this Co., residing 
3 years ; returning to Boone, rented a farm, 
on which he worked six years; came to 
this Co. again, buying his present farm of 
134 acres ; married Martha Ralston in 1865 ; 
she was born in Scotland in 1833 ; have 
one child, William. 

McGeachyN. farmer; Sec. 4; P.O.Rockford. 

McGeachie P. farmer; Sec.2; P.O.Rockford. 



McNear Robt. larm ; Sec.6 ; P.O.Winnebago. 
McQuaters Alexander, resides with brother ; 
P. O. Rockford. 

lIcQlTATEBS JOH:Bf, Farmer; Sec. 
14 ; P. O . Rockford ; born in Westchester 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 29, 1836; married Mary 
E. HoUenbeck, May 27, 1871; she was 
born June 7, 1846, in Schohaiie Co., N. Y. ; 
Mr. M. moved with his parents to Con- 
necticut, where he resided eleven years ; 
in 1852 moved to Norwich, and again to 
Blackstone, Mass., where he worked in 
woolen mills; came to Wisconsin in 1856, 
and to this Co. in 1866, coming all the way 
with an ox team ; rented his present farm 
for three years, after which he bought it ; 
his father died in Wis., April 12, 1866; his 
mother and brother Alexander still reside 
with him; has three children, Margaret 
A., Agnes E., and Henry. 

Mack J. C. laborer; Winnebago. 

Mahan John, rents farm; P. O. Winnebago. 

Mandeville Frank, resides with S. S. Man- 
deville; P. O. Winnebago. 

M Alt DE VIIil^E H E X R Y I^f . 

Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Elida; born in 
Orange Co., N. Y., in 1793; married 
Peace Sprague, born in 1792; Henry D. 
was his eldest son, who died July 12, 1877 ; 
Adeline, Simon S., Daniel, Sarah, Katie 
P., Frank, and Fred., are the names of his 
living children ; Mr. M. has been a help- 
less invalid for thirty years ; his loving 
children sold their home in New York 
and came to this Co. Oct. 1, 1860, hoping 
to change the condition of their father's 
health; notwithstanding long nights of 
anxious, weary watching, and days filled 
with toil in attending to the wants of an 
invalid parent, these children, with Simon 
S. as manager and director, have secured 
and beautified 160 acres of land. 

Mandeville Isaac, laborer; P.O.Winnebago. 

Mandeville S. S. P. O. Winnebago. 

Mandeville Thomas, resides with his father, 
W. A. Mandeville; P. O. Elida. 

MAXDEVIIil^E \VII.I.IAM A. 

Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 33; P. O. 
Elida; born in Elbridge, Onondaa;a Co., 
N. Y., Aug. 2, 1821 ; came to this "Co. m 
September, 1846; Democrat; Congrega- 
tionalist; owns 65 acres of land, worth $4,- 
500; married Adelia Chapel, in July, 1844; 
she was born in New London, Conn., Aug. 
22, 1820; have three children, Charles B., 
Thomas Irving, Libbie E. ; Mr. M. har- 
vested from 80 acres 3,200 bushels of wheat 
in 1848, two-thirds of which he hauled to 
•Chicago, 111., Milwaukee and Jauesville 
Wis. 
MARCHAIlf T EXOCH, Blacksmith ; 
Winnebago; born in Tioga Co., N. Y., 
Feb. 24, 1826: from his native Co. he came- 
to this in Oct., 1854; married Miranda 
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Tioga Co., N. Y., April 23, 1833; Mr. 
Marcliant enlisted in the 156th I. V. I., 
serving his country with honor until the 
close of the war, when he was honorably 
discharged ; he is one of ten sons his wid- 
owed mother sent to the army, an account 
of which is given in another part of this 
work 

MAKGET JAMES. Farmer; Sec. 19; 
P. O. Winnebago ; born in Bedfordshire, 
England, Sept. 1, 1831 ; came to this Co. in 
1855; Democrat; Presbyterian; owns 40 
acres land, worth $65 per acre ; married 
Mary Ann Hewlett in Sept., 1851; she was 
born May 6, 1831 ; Lizzie A., Angelo J., 
Herschell G. and Louisa L. are their chil- 
dren, one of whom is married to David 
Sims; Mr. Marget was 23 days coming to 
N. Y. from England ; first settled in Evaus- 
ville, Ind., where he resided 2 years ; not 
being suited with the country, he went by 
water to Cairo, then to St. Louis and Ga- 
lena ; took the stage for Rockford, and has 
made this Co. his permanent home ever 
since. 

Mariner Frank E. son of G. H. Mariner ; P. 
O. Winnebago. 

MARINER OEORGE H. Farmer; 
Sec. 9; P.O. Winnebago; born in Saco, 
Me., Sept. 16, 1818; at 6 years old he was 
left an orphan, and at his mother's request, 
who died two years previous, he was taken 
by a Mr. Rich, who removed to Livermore ; 
here he lived until 21, when he left with 
$75, working by the month for a Mr. 
Coolidge 2 years at $12 per month; after 
being engaged in the dry goods trade in 
Livermore, he went to Boston, engaging 
in the bakery business with his brother-in- 
law ; after 4 or 5 years he sold out, and 
ran a truck line until 1852, when he moved 
to this Co., buying a farm and building 
the first stone house in this township; 
married Mary J. Coolidge, Jan. 1, 1843; 
she was born in Livermore, Me., Jan. 28, 
1820; have three children: Charles D., 
George E. and Frank E. 

Marshall Benj . laborer ; Winnebago. 

MARSTON WM. Farmer; Sec. 8; P. 
O. Winnebago ; born in England, Jan. 12, 
1825 ; married Sarah M. Peck, March 24, 
1856; she was born in England, April 2, 
1832; Mr. Marston, after living in nine 
different shires in England, like many 
other energetic men, came to this country 
in the ship Excelsior in 1850, stopping 
first in Janesville, Wis., where he lived 
three years ; in 1853 he went to St. Paul, 
Minn., but returned to Janesville, Wis., 
when in 1857 he came to this Co., where 
he has since resided. 

Martenus A. B. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 

Mellen Albert A. hardware ; Winnebago. 

MEIiliEN A. J. Farmer; Sec. 17; P.O. 
Winnebago ; born in Newfield, Tompkms 
Co., K Y., April 24, 1835; came to this 



Co. in March, 1857; Democrat; owns 220 
acres land, valued at $17,600; is School 
Director; married Flora M. Swan, Oct. 2, 
1866; she was born in N<;wficld, N. Y., 
June 3, 1839; Alice, Fred. S. and S. Clarl 
ine are their tiiree living cliiidren ; Clias. 
W. died Sept. 30, 1868; when Mr. Mellen 
came to this Co., he had only $15, but by 
manly and ennobling toil, he has beauti- 
fied a lovely home; his house is situated 
on an eminence of land, giving one a fine 
view of tlie surrounding country. 
Mellen Clark, nmfr. of butter ; Winnebago. 

MELI.EN CHAS. H. Winnebago; 
Of the firm of Grippen ct Mellen, Drug 
gists; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y. Dec. 
11, 1839; moved to Cayuga Co., N. Y., 
when about three years old, where he was 
engaged in farming; came to this Co. in 
1854, following the same business until 
June 1, 1877, when he bought an interest 
in a drug store, with the above partner ; 
Mr. Mellen's honesty and integrity are 
well established in' this Co. ; married 
Annis St. John, Sept. 25, 1859; she was 
born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1849; have 
two children, Elmer E. and Elida. 

Mellen Erastus, retired farmer; Winnebago. 

Mereditli Geo. retired farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. 
Winnebago. 

Merryfield J.O.fann; S. 22; P.O.Winnebago. 

MERRYFIELD JOSIAH F. 

Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Winnebago; he is 
one of the oldest settlers in this Tp. ; born 
in Wyoming Co., N. Y., Oct. 17, 1821; 
started with his father from Buflalo, via 
the lakes, to Toledo, Ohio ; then by land 
and teams to tliis Co., arriving here in 
1836; married Jane Stewart, March 29, 
1848 ; she was born in Ogdensburg, N. Y., 
Aug. 16, 1830; has a good home of 180 
acres of choice land. 

MIL.LEK AMOS. (Deceased); died 
of disease contracted while in the South 
attending his son Cyrus, who was wounded 
in the arm ; he was a man who possessed 
those qualities of mind and character 
which made him beloved by all who knew 
him; he was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 4, 1809 ; came to this Co. in 1855 : Jo- 
siah F., his youngest son, and an attorney 
at law, resides on the homestead with his 
mother; Richard andThos. N., one a Cou- 
gregatioualist pastor and the other a physi- 
cian,are two of Mr.Miller's promismg sons ; 
Mary E. is the only daughter; we cannot 
speak too highly of his friends and chil- 
dren, cherish too well the memoiy of this 
old settler. 

MILI^ER AMOS E. Farmer; Sec. 19; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Vernon, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Sept. 26, 1844; came to this Co. 
in March, 1855 ; Republican ; Congrega- 
tionalist; owns 65 acres of land, valued at 
$4,900; married Lauretta Jennings, Dec. 
23, 1869; she was born May 20, 1849; 



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Edeline E., born Dec. 23, 1870; Alice A., 
May 15, 1873; Jessie L., Dec. 25, 1873; 
thiese, their children, were all born in 
Winnebago; whatever this history could 
say of Mr. and Mrs. Miller, it would be a 
small tribute to theu' worth; long after 
they have i^assed away, like a wreath of 
mist at eve, the memory of their acts of 
kindness will be cherished in the hearts 
of those who knew them. 

MIL.I.ER CYRUS A. Farmer; Sec. 
18; P. O. Winnebago; owns 80 acres land, 
worth $6,500: born in Vernon, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Feb. 17, 1839; married Ida D. 
Hobert, Sept. 5, 1872 ; she was born in 
Westford, Chittenden Co.. Vt., Dec. 30, 
1849; she is a lady of culture, having 
taught in the High School at Winnebago; 
Mr. Miller enlisted and served nearly 
three years in the 74th I. V. I. ; was in the 
battles at Murfreesboro and Lookout 
Mountain ; was severely wounded in the 
arm and honorably discharged. 

lIIIiI.ER|HENRY H. Farmer; Sec. 
19; P. O. Winnebago; born in Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 28, 1840; moved to this 
Co. witli his parents in 1855, who were 
poor, his father working land on shares; 
Henry with his other brothers has helped 
to amass a good fortune, which was 
amicably divided among them at the death 
of their father; Mr. M. has contributed 
largely to all the improvements of the 
township, and is known as an honorable 
and honest man ; married Mary A. Pettis, 
Dec. 5, 1871 ; she was born in Oswego Co., 
N. Y., Oct. 29, 1848 ; Maud is the name of 
their only daughter. 

Miller Josiali, P. O. Winnebago. 

MlliliS DAVID, Farmer; Sec. 21; P. 
O. Winnebago ; born in Albany Co., N. 
Y., July 4, 1811 ; came to this Co. in 1859; 
owns 160 acres land, worth ,$11,000; mar- 
ried Ermelia Baylies, in 1835; slie was 
born in Cato, N. Y., June 24, 1818; Mr. 
Mills resided with his fatlier until 21 
years old; worked by the month for $10 
per month; settled in Weedsport, N. Y., 
in mercantile business for six years; 
bought a farm in Cato, N. Y., lived there 
ten years, and then moved to this Co. 

MITCHEEE JOSEPH M. Farmer; 
Sec. 30; P. O. Elida; born in Lebanon, N. 
J., Dec. 13, 1847 ; came to Winnebago Tp. 
in March, 1870; married Sarah Seal, Aug. 
12, 1871 ; she was born in Lebanon, N. J., 
Aug. 18, 1847 ; they have three children : 
Lizzie S., born June 19, 1872; Nellie, Jan. 
12, 1874, and Lydia, Oct. 10, 1875. 

MlTCHEF^Iv JOHK W. Farmer; 
Sec. 32; P. O. Elida; Republican; born in 
Hunterdon Co., N. J., Jan. 6, 1844; owns 
93 acres land; married Sarah A. Stryker, 
July 2, 1864; she was born Feb. 4, 1844; 
their children (Peter S., born Oct. 12, 1865 ; 
Mary L., May 7, 1867 ; Eva E., Jan. 1, 1874,) 
are being so guided in early life by their 



parents that they may be an ornament in 
society; Mr. and Mrs. M. are earnest as 
well as honest workers in the Methodist 
Church, and are beloved by its pastor and 
society; Mr. M. served 9 months in the 
31st N. J. V. L, and was honorably dis- 
charged. 

Moore Job, laborer ; Winnebago. 

Moore J. W. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 

MOORE JS. H. Farmer and Carpenter; 
Sec 18 ; P. O. Winnebago ; born in Fulton, 
Schoharie Co., N. Y., July 26, 1831; came 
to this Co. in 1855; Republican; Congre- 
gationalist; owns 120 acres land, ■worth 
$8,400 ; married Catherine Hager in 1855 ; 
she was born in Cobleskill, NrY., Oct. 29, 
1828; the names of their children are: 
Elder, Ella, George, John, Nancy, Alice, 
Ralph and Minnie; the last died Dec. 10, 
1876 ; Mr. M. is one of the trustees of his 
church, and beloved by all who know 
him; they have a beautiful house situated 
on an elevated portion of his farm, where 
love and happiness reign. 

Morris John, tinsmith; P. O. Winnebago. 

N EVENS W. H. farmer; Sec. 18; P. O. 
Winnebago. 
Nicalson J. farmer; Sec. 5; P.O.Winnebago. 

NYE ^WIEEIAM, Farmer; Sec. 9; P. 
O. Winnebago; born in Worcester Co., 
Mass., June 17, 1820; at the age of 22 he 
went to Norfolk Co., Mass., where, the 
following year, he married Eliza Daniels ; 
22 years ago he came to Cambridge, Henry 
Co., 111., purchasing a farm, and returned 
to Mass. ; after a lapse of 7 years he again 
returned to Cambridge, 111., where he was 
engaged as a clerk in a mercantile house 
until 1871, when he sold his place and 
came to this Co., buying 25 acres of land ; 
Mrs. Nye was born in Franklin, Norfolk 
Co., Mass., Feb. 3, 1827, and is sister of 
Rev. W. Daniels, A. M.. of Chicago, who 
has lately written the life of Rev. D. L. 
Moody. 

09BRIEN DENNIS, laborer; Winne- 
bago. 

O'FARRELrli D. McD. Retired 
Methodist Minister and Farmer; P. C>. 
Winnebago; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., 
Dec. 5, 1809 ; at the age of 16 he left home, 
learning the carriage maker's trade, which 
he followed until 23, when he entered the 
ministry, which profession he followed 15 
years, when he was obliged to retire on 
account of health; buying a farm, he re- 
sided on the same for nearly 20 years; 
came to this place in 1878, where he has 
since resided; owns 240 acres land ; mar- 
ried Adaline Whitney, Sept. 1, 1836; she 
was born in Cortland Co., N. Y. 

Osborn Walter, laborer; Winnebago. 

OSRORN WERSTER, Farmer; 
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land, yalued at $12,000; born in Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Nov. 13, 1841 ; married Lucin- 
da Spencer, May 28, 18G1; she was born in 
Penn., May 26, 1888; children: Rhoda 
born Jan. 15, 1862; Willard L., July 18 
1864 ; Frank J., Nov. 5, 1866 ; Fred, Feb 
4, 1869; George, Sept. 21, 1870; Grace M. 
Nov. 7, 1871; Blanche A., Dec. 3, 1874- 
Fred died Feb. 12, 1869, and George, the 
day of his birth; these, his children, are 
beloved by all who know them; Mr. O. 
came to this Co. in 1846; started from 
Oneida Co. in a canal boat for Bulialo: 
thence to Chicago by boat, using a team 
and wagon to transport him to this Tp.; 
lie is a man of intelligence and .sterling 
worth, as is shown by his holding the 
highest offices of his Tp. for seven years ; 
the second term of his district school was 
taught in his house. 

PAHRLEY D. C. laborer; P. O. Winne- 
bago. 

PAD1>0€K. WII. S. Farmer; Sec. 
22; P. O. Winnebago; is a nephew of 
Mrs. Eliza A. Burnett, and resides with 
that lady; his father is an old resident of 
this Co., coming here in 1844; he was 
born in Tompkins Co. N. Y., in 1817 ; 
married Selena Fox ; she was born in Cat- 
araugus Co., N. Y. ; both parents are 
buried in this Co. ; William is an unmar- 
ried man and beloved by all who know 
him. 

Palmer A. F. laborer ; Winnebago. 

Parsons N. F. lumber dealer ; Winnebago. 

PATRICK J AS. Farmer; Sec. 13; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in England, 1822; 
came to this Co. in 1846; owns 210 acres 
land; has held offices of School Director 
and Road Commissioner; married Miss 
Rachel Faulkner, in 1845 ; she was born in 
England, and died in 1861; in 1864 he 
married Clara Rundell, who was born in 
N. Y. ; has six children, Lucy, Azubah 
M., Rachel F., Theron J., Martha E., and 
Edith E. ; lost one daughter, Mary Edith. 

Patton Wm. H. hardware; Winnebago. 

POrivTOX AILFRED, Sec. 21; P. 
O. Winnebago; rents Mrs. Merrifield's 
farm ; born in England, Dec. 16, 1827 ; 
came to this Co. in October, 1868; owns 
personal property valued at $3,000 ; mar- 
ried Susannah M. Saunders, June 12, 1856; 
she was born in Milbourn, Willshire Co., 
Eng., Sept. 6, 1837; the names of their 
children are as follows: Madeline M., 
born Aug. 6, 1857; Elizabeth E., Oct. 3, 
1858; Sarah A., May 21, 1860; Emily R., 
Nov. 8, 1863; Alfred C, Sept. 10, 1867; 
they were all born in East Court, England, 
except Alfred C, who was born in Clift, 
Piper, England. 

Pettis M. P. farm; S. 20; P. O. Winnebago. 

Posson A. G. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 

POWEIili L.EWIS, Farmer; Sec. 27; 
P. O. Winnebago; an old settler; born in 



Chester Co., Pa., April 17, 1818; he mar- 
ried Mary Hallowell, Feb. 16, 1843; she 
was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Sept. 3, 
1821; Mr. Powell came to this Co. in 
1853, a poor man, and at a time when one 
could go in any ilirection over the prairie 
without hindrance: he now has a beauti- 
ful home of 174 acres, on which he has 
ju.st erected a beautiful house; Anna M., 
an accomplished young lady and musi- 
cian, is their only daughter. 

P«^VEI.L. WILLIAM A. Farmer; 
Sec. 26; P.O.Winnebago; he was born 
in Chester Co., Pa., May 12, 1844; came 
to this Co. with his parents in 1853 ; mar- 
rietl Angeline HoUenbeck, Dec. 24, 1869; 
she was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
May 13, 1848; William W. is their only 
child ; Mr. Powell has held the office of 
School Director, and is regarded by all 
who know him as an intelligent and hon- 
orable gentleman. 

Prescott Chas. carpenter ; P. O. Winnebago. 

PBESCOTT ROBERT, A member 
of the firm of Prescott & \'anston. Meat 
Market, Winnebago; born in Canada, 
July 15, 1836; came to this Co. and 
first settled with his parents on Sugar 
River, in this Co., where he resided eight 
years; at 16 he came to this township and 
commenced life on his own account, first 
working for D. C. Lewis ; he afterwards 
learned the carpenter trade, which he fol- 
lowed, in connection with farming, until 
he engaged in his present business; mar- 
ried Sarah A. Kepner, July 15, 1862; she 
was born in Perry Co., Pa., in 1839. 

PRESCOTT WILLIAM, Grain 

Buyer; Winnebago; born in this Co., 
Oct. 4, 1841 ; enlisted in Co. A, 2d I. V. C, 
July 16, 1861 ; some time after leaving 
Camp Butler his company was placed on 
detached service, as escorts tor Gens. 
Sweene3\ Davis, Oglesby, Ord, and John 
A. Logan, after which tliey returned to 
tlieir regiment, in February, 1864; they 
were engaged in the battles of New Or- 
leans, Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, 
Corinth, Black River Bridge, Thompson 
Hill, Snake Creek, Jackson, (Miss.) Vicks- 
burg, and Blakely; honorably discharged, 
at Springfield, 111., July G, 1866. 

RAINEY ALBERT G. retired merchant; 
P. O. Winnebago. 
ROBERTS A. T. Sec. 18; P. O. Win- 
nebago; lives on one of his father's many 
farms, containing 80 acres; born in Pe- 
tersburg, Huntingdon Co., Pa., Aug. 4, 
1855; came to this Co. in 1857; Democrat; 
owns personal property to the value of 
$2,000; married Nellie Smith, May 4, 
1876; one son, Frank Edward, was born 
May 8, 1877, and died July 11, 1877; Mr. 
Roberts is a young man, but one cannot 
meet him without being impressed with 
his open and manly character; his con- 



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sort is one of the intelligent young women 
of this county. 

Roberts Ed. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Elida. 

ROBERT}^ HE3»^RY B. Retired 
Farmer; Winnebago; born in Perry Co., 
Pa., Oct. 28, la20; moved with his parents 
to Juniata Co., Pa., and then to Hunting- 
don Co., where he lived about ten years ; 
after teaching school winters and work- 
ing on a farm summers he laid by money, 
which he invested in the mercantile trade 
with A. G. Miller, in Mechanicsville, Pa., 
in 1849 ; about this time his father died 
and he went back home, residing until 
1852, when he came West, to Ottawa, 111., 
where he bought a large tract of land in 
Farm Ridge Tp. ; returned to Penn. ; and 
again, in 1857, came to this Co., making 
it his permanent home; married Nancy 
J..Meradeth, Feb. 4, 1864; she was born 
in Perry Co., Pa., Jan. 7, 1845 ; have two 
children, Mattie and Jessie M. 

Roberts Jonathan, farm; S. 32; P. O. Elida. 

ROGERiS HENRY B. Farmer; Sec. 
0; P. O. Winnebago; born in Cortlana 
Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1839 ; came to this 
Co. in 185(j ; moved to California in 1864, 
and returned to this Co. in 1867; started 
in life without capital, and by dint of per- 
severing has gained 146 acres land, and is 
regarded as one of the solid men of the 
Co.; he married, March 20, 1861; Sarah 
Derwent; she was born in England, in 
October, 1839; have seven children. 

Runyard Alfred, laborer ; Winnebago. 

Russell E. J. teacher; Winnebago. 



'CHOONMAKER CHAS. 
> bago. 



S. Winne- 



!S€H00:NM AKER H E I^ R Y, 

(Deceased;) was born in Albany, N. Y., 
April 16, 1808; for nearly 30 years he 
lived in this locality, working in an ax 
factory, and on his father's farm; in 
1826, he married Mary Lown; 5 years 
later, the beauties and prospects of the 
prairie state were so graphically laid 
before him that he became convinced 
of its merits, and determined making 
it his future home; he accordingly 
gathered together all his scanty resources, 
and, with one team and wagon, came, 
■via Buffalo and Detroit, to Rockford, 
where he camped over night, there being 
only two log houses where the pros- 
perous city now stands ; after looking for 
a suitable location, he settled near a place 
formerly called Westfield, in 1838 ; some- 
time during the year, he pre-empted 160 
acres land, and in due time received the 
first government deed for the same ever 
given for land in this Tp. ; always keep- 
ing in view that toil for daily bread and 
the necessaries of life is manly and 
ennobling, he was able to leave a goodly 
inheritance to his children ; on Aug. 30, 



1872, he was suddenly called from earth, 
by being thrown from a wagon while 
after a load of hay; John Schoonmaker, 
his eldest son, was born in this Tp., April 
2, 1842 ; owns 80 acres land in Sec. 27 ■ 
married L. M. Posson, Feb. 18, 1868; she 
was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., May 
9, 1849; Ella, Fannie and Maggie are 
their children ; Mr. S. served 5 months in 
the 74th I. V. I., and re-enlisted in the 2d 
Illinois Light Artillery, Co. G.; Charles 
Schoonmaker, the fourth son, married 
Katie Lown, Oct. 3, 1876 ; she was born in 
Oswego Co., N. Y., Dec. 16, 1855 ; Maggie 
Schoonmaker, an unmarried daughter, 
now resides on the old homestead with 
her mother, and was a favorite daughter 
of her father ; no daughter cherishes the 
memory of a loved parent more than 
Maggie; this family's P. O. address is 
Winnebago. 

SCHOONMAKER IRA, Black- 
smith; Wmnebago; born in Schoharie 
Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1832 ; moved with his 
parents to West Tp., Albany Co., N. Y., 
returning again to Schoharie Co., and 
after two years again moved to Schenec- 
tady, where he lived 12 years, when he 
moved to this Co., arriving in 1854; mar- 
ried Mary Mack, Sept. 14, 1862 ; she was 
born in Ulysses, Tompkins Co., N. Y. 
Dec. 24, 1842; have five children; Mrs. s! 
is a member of the Methodist Church. 

Schoonmaker John, Winnebago. 

Schoonmaker William, renter on Sec. 20: 
P. O. Winnebago. 

JSEAIiS JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 34; P.O. 
Elida ; born in Hunterdon Co., N. J., and 
commenced life for himself by working 
for F. Martenis, at $2 per month, and then 
for another farmer 6 years and 6 months, 
at $6 per month ; after working at differ- 
ent places at $9 per month, the highest 
wages then paid, he moved into the moun- 
tains, buying a farm at ,|3,650; resided 
there six years ; sold out for $5,000, and 
came to this Co. April 5, 1855; after living 
on different farms, he bought 167 acres 
where he now resides; married his first 
wife, Jane Bellis, in 1846; she died in 
1849 ; had two children, Sarah and Peter; 
Mr. S. has been School Director for 10 
years, and one of the first Trustees of the 
Methodist Church in Elida; during 22 
years' residence in this Co. has been re- 
garded as an honorable man. 

Seal Peter, renter; Sec. 34; P. O. Elida. 

Searls S. I. renter; Sec. 7; P. O. Winnebago. 

Schreiber J. shoemaker ; P. O. Winnebago. 

SHAMMO JOHN R. Farmer; Sec. 
26 ; P. O. Rockford ; born in Perry Co., 
Pa., Oct. 16, 1847; came to this Co. in 
Oct., 1867 ; Democrat ; owes 80 acres land, 
valued at $60 per acre ; married Laura J. 
Bell, March 11, 1874; she was born in 
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their only child ; Mr. S. lived in Ogle Co. 
22 years. 

Shaw Jacob, laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 

Shaw Morris, laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 

Shehan Jas. laborer; Winnebago. 

Shehau P. renter; Sec. 26 ; P. O. Winnebago. 

Sheldon C. G. farm; S. 15; P.O. Winnebago. 

$!»hi:ldo]\ kdward a. 

Farmer; P. O. Winnebago; born in Ohio, 
in 1827; came to this Co. in 1858; owns 
240 acres land ; has held offices of School 
Direcior and Road Commissioner; mar- 
ried Miss Aurenchi M. Stinson, in 1848; 
she was born in N. Y.; have four children, 
Edwin M., Geo. E., Clarissa I., Mary J. 

8HIELH JAS. Farmer; Sec. 21; 
P. O. Elida; born in Ireland, in 1833; 
came to this Co. in 1851 ; Democrat; Cath- 
olic; married Hannah Barry, in 186G; she 
was born in Cook Co., III., Feb. 22, 1844; 
have five children living: Christopher J., 
Rachel S., .Jas. H., John B., and Mary R. ; 
Geo. N. died March 20, 1874; Mr. S. owns 
120 acres laud, worlh $70 per acre; Mrs. 
Shields' father was an old settler of Ogle 
County. 

Shilling Sam. book-keeper; P.O.Winnebago. 

Shinn S. blacksmith; P.O. Winnebago. 

Simpson H. hotel keeper; P.O.Winnebago. 

SIMS H. W. Farmer; Sec. I'J; P.O. 
Winnebago; rents C. R. Briggs' land; 
born in Ogle Co., 111., Nov. 30, 1847 ; came 
to this Co. Nov. 24, 187G; married Eliza A. 
Porter in March, 1875 ; she was born in 
Wis., Aug. 8, 185''; William James, born 
April 8, i87G, and Nathan P., July 9, 1877, 
are the names of their children; Mrs. 
Sims' father is one ot the pioneer settlers 
of Wis., and Mr. Sims' father is one of the 
old settlers of Ogle Co. of this State, where 
he has reared a large and interesting 
family. 

Smead Asa, farmer ; Sec. 21 ; P.O.Winnebago. 

Smith Ed. farmer; Sec. 30; P.O.Winnebago. 

SMITH FRA^K, Farmer; Sec. 2(i; 
P. O. Rockford ; owns 100 acres land ; born 
in Ireland in 1827; came to this Co. in 
1855; married Sarah Kelly in 185!); she 
was born in Ireland ; have one child living; 
Mr. Smith worked on a farm after arriv- 
ing in the Stales, both in Mass. and N. Y. ; 
came to Chicago; was there one year; 
then to Rockford; he now resides on a 
beautiful farm in this township. 

Smith Jas. retired farmer; P. O. Winnebago. 

Smith J. C. farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. Winnebago. 

SMITH MARK, Farmer; Sec. 9; P.O. 
Winnebago; horn in Marston, Eng., Oct. 

11, 18iG; owns 382 acres land, valued at 
$30,000 ; married Elizabeth Faulkner, May 

12, 1848; she was born in Marston, Eng., 
Feb. 16, "l831, and they rpioved to this 
country the same year; when Mr. Smith 
arrived in Rockford, where he lived 9 



years, he had 93 cents; laying up a little 
money by working by the day, he went to 
Seward Tp., bought a farm iuid rt-sided 
there 18 j'ears, after which he came to this 
tp. ; he is one of the wealthiest farmers in 
the Co. 
Spalding A. E. physician; Winnebago. 

SPOT TSWOOD ROBERT, Black- 
smith; Elida; owns 25 acres land, uud one 
house and lot in Byron; born in Scotland 
in 1817; sailed from Annon, Scotland, to 
Quebec, residing in Canada 12 years; 
moved to N. Y.; lived there 13 years; 
landed in the U. S. in 1«30; came to this 
Co. in 1867; married Mary C. Graham in 
1842; she was born in Scotland, June 19, 
1817 ; children are : Catherine, Robert 
(both died when young), Robert, Cath- 
erine, Elizabeth, Margaret, Jennie, Mary 
C, Ellen; Robert, his only son, works at 
blacksmithing with his father; married 
Eleanor F. Ellis, June 30, 1875; one child, 
Mary J. 

Stack Jolin, laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 
Steers A. R. farmer ; Sec. 33 ; P. O. Elida. 
Stephens I. M. carpenter; P. O. Winnebago. 
Stiles E. G. Teacher; Winnebago. 

STRAW HEXRY I^. Wagoumaker; 
Winnebago; born in this Co., March 17, 
1844; married Cathennu F. Byron, Sept. 
26, 1869; she was born in Utica, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Dec. 23, 1849; three children, 
Blanch K., Grace E. and Edna; Mr. Straw 
has been actively engaged in the wagon 
manufacturing business until recently, 
when he sold out to other parties. 

Sullivan J. renter; Sec.29; P.O. Winnebago. 

Sullivan Pat'k, farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Elida. 

Sucia D. H. blacksmith ; Winnebago. 

SWAX EDGAR I.. Clerk; Winne- 
bago; born in Schuyler Co., N. Y., Feb. 
12, 1850; when 10 years old he moved 
with his parents to this Co., where he has 
been engaged in farming until the past 
two years, which have been given to clerk- 
ing Vor his brother, M. M. Swan, of this 
village; married Florence H. Edson, Dec. 
29, 1874; she was born in Rockford, 111., 
Dec. 20, 1852; Mr. Swan is one of those 
atfable, congenial men who are ever ready 
to take one by the hand with hearty wel- 
come; Herbert E., a brighl-eyeil little boy 
nearly two years old, is tlieir only child. 

Swan J. farmer; Sec. 10; P.O. Wiimebago. 

SWAX MARCUS M. Merchant; 
Winnebago; born in New Jersey, 
Feb. 8, 1848; came to this Co. wilh his 
parents in I860; commenced the mercan- 
tile business in this village in 18ii8, with a 
brother, the firm continuing about four 
years; about 1872 Marcus bought out his 
brother, and has been the only proprietor 
ever since; with good business qualifica- 
tions, fair and honorable dealing, he lias 
won the confidence of all who know him; 



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keeps a full line in general goods, and has 
the largest trade of any house in Winne- 
bago; makes a specialty of Butter and 
Eggs, shipping to all Eastern markets. 

SWARTZ AMOS, Elida; Keeps the 
only general store, and is Postmaster of 
Elida, commonly known as Westlield ; 
born in Perry Co., Pa., Dec. 25,1850 ; came 
to this Co. in 1854; married Viola M. 
Craig, Dec. 9, 1875; she was born in this 
Co., July 7, 1852; Mr. Swartz keeps a good 
assortment of goods of all kinds, which he 
will sell to his customers as low as any 
store in Rockford ; commenced business in 
Nov., 1875. 

Swenzey A. S. farm ; Sec.7 ; P.O.Winnebago. 



T 



ANNER E. C. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. 
Winnebago. 
Taugher James. 

Taylor J. H. laborer; P. O. Winnebago. 
Taylor S.W. renter; Sec.20; P.O.Wimiebago. 
Taylor Samuel, renter; Sec. 20; P. O. Win- 
nebago. 
Temple J. H. renter; Sec. 32; P. O. Elida. 
Thorn A. C. carpenter; P. O. Winnebago. 

THORX HIRAM T. Dealer in Agri- 
cultural Implements; Winnebago; born 
in Taberg, Oneida Co., N. Y., Oct. 14, 
1844; at the age of 11, he came with his 
parents to this Co.; married Emma Ben- 
ham, daughter of the distinguished A. J. 
Benham, Aug. 22, 1875; she was born in 
Hastings, Barry Co., Mich., Jan. 1, 1855; 
Mr. Thorn enlisted in the 12th I. V. C, 
in 1863, serving with honor until 1866; he 
is actively engaged in the agricultural 
,'-^' implements trade, handling only first- 
class goods and selling at reasonable 
prices; he is a vocal and instrumental 
musician, of no ordinary abilities, being a 
leader of the Winnebago Silver Coruet 
Band. 

Tracy L. D. farmer; Sec. 9; P.O.Winnebago. 

Treadwell T. carpenter; P. O Winnebago. 

TrittleF. C. U. S. detective; P.O.Winnebago. 

TWO AliFRED, Farmer; Sec. 19; 
P. O. Winnebago; lives on his mother's 
farm, Mrs. Mary A. Jones; born in Eng- 
land, Jan. 11, 1850; came to this Co. in 
1855, and is the oldest son of Joel Two, 
one of the old settlers of this Co. ; mar- 
ried Patience Kennedy; she was born in 
Canada, June 1, 1857; Ural J. and Lyman 
A. are their only children. 

Two Samuel, mason ; P. O. Winnebago. 



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PDIKE DANIEL, laborer; P.O. Elida. 



VanAI^STIXE JACOB O. Farm- 
er; Sec. 5; P. O. Winnebago; born 
in Montgomery Co., N. Y., April 6, 1814; 
he was a descendant of an old line of 
patriots, his father and their relatives help- 



ing to defend our rights in the revolution- 
ary war; at the age of 21, he left the 
parental roof, having in the meantime 
learned the carpenter's trade, with a stout 
heart and willing hands as his capital, 
working a portion of the time at his trade 
and at boating on the Erie canal until the 
year 1852, when he came to this Co., 
residing in Burritt 15 years, and then 
removing to his present location, where 
he has beautified a home of 105 acres 
land; married Margaret Coventry, July, 
1843 ; she was born in Utica, N. Y., March 
28, 1872; her father and brother have been 
in the practice of medicine 100 consecu- 
tive years, in Ulica, N. Y. ; have twelve 
children; John, their oldest son, enlisted 
in the 44th I. V. I., Aug., 1861, and was 
killed at the battle of Stone River in 
Dec, 1862. 

VAlfSTO^" OAVID, Jr. Winne- 
bago; of the firm of Prescott & Vanston; 
Meat Market; he was born in Upper Can- 
ada, March 25, 1884 ; came to this Co. with 
his parents in 1853; mfuricd Emily J. 
Hudson, March 30, 1871 ; she was born in 
Sardlna, Orleans Co., N. Y., Oct. 37, 1832; 
Mr. V. first settled in Seward Tp., where 
he followed farming; about 3 years since 
he bought an interest in the Market, and 
the firm is doing a prosperous business. 

VAI^STOlf SAMITEI., Farmer; Sec. 
P.O.Winnebago; born in Dublin, Feb. 
22. 1822; he is a son of Major Vanston, of 
the English army ; at the age of 20 he came 
to this country, sailing «2."« the Westlndias 
and landed in New Orleans; not suited 
here, he came to Peoria via St. Louis, 
where he lived three years with Bishop 
Chase; afterwards bought 80 acres land in 
Stark Co. ; sold the same and came via La 
Salle, 111., to this Co. in 1845 ; served in 
the late war in the 45th I. V. I. ; was at the 
bMttle of Shiloh when Gen. W. H. W. 
Wallace was killed ; married Mary A. 
Wallace, cousin of the above General ; 
have adopted two children, Horace and 
Lulu Allen ; the latter died 3 years ago. 

WARNER EDWARD, renter; P. O. 
Winnebago. 

WARMER JOSEPH I>. Farmer; 
Sec. 19; P.O. Winnebago; born in East 
Harden, Middlesex Co., Canada; he came 
to this Co. in 1843; built the first house in 
the villatie of Winnebago, on the ground 
where Lind's store now stands; was the 
first station agent at Winnebago, holding 
that oflice 13 j^ears; Saturdaj' nights he 
would arrange seats in the station house 
for a "handful of people" to hear the first 
Methodist preacher in this town, Barton 
Cartrieht; he at one time bought about 
one-half of the land on which Winnebago 
is now built; he still owns a good house 
and lot in the village, and 80 acres ; he was 
born May 15, 1811 ; raised a family of six 
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grand-children live to bless a pioneer of 
this Co. 

\¥ARE EDWIX, Fanner; Sec. 24; P. 
O. Rockfbrd; born in Hancock, Hillsboro 
Co., N. H., Jan. ;51, 1842; he came to this 
Co. in March, 1876; married Agnes Mc- 
Quatei's, Dec. 16, 1866; she was born in 
TaritiVille, Conn., Jan. 6, 1845; WiuitYed 
A. and Ernest E. are their only children; 
Mr. Ware enlisted in the 13th N. H. V. I., 
serving 3 years; his Kegt. planted the hrst 
U. S. infantry flag in Richmond. 

Watson F. A. farm lab; P. O. Winnebago. 

WATSO]^ CjJEO. Farmer; Sec. 29; 
P. O. Winnebago; born in Yorkshire, 
Eng., Jan. 14, 1821 ; came to this countrj' 
in 1829; Congregationalist; owns 240 
acres land, worth $17,000; lived in N. Y. 
about 14 years, and otiier places about 6 
years, when he moved to this Co. ; came 
from Annsville, where he was married, to 
111.; married Marie C. Tygert, Feb. 1, 
1847 ; she was born in Montgomery Co., 
N. Y., April 22, 1829; children are: James 
W., W. Henry, Frank A., S. Jennie, G. 
Lewis, Thos. B. A., Marion D., Erminie 
E. ; Mr. W. owns one of the finest larms in 
this section of country, and is beloved by 
all who know him. 

Watson Henry, farmer; P. O. Winnebago. 

Watson Jas. farmer ; P. O. Winnebago. 

WEL.BOX SPE^^CER S. Farmer; 
Sec. 23; P. O. Rockford; in 1885 Mr. Wel- 
don came from Keene, N. H., with his 
father, to Ottawa, La Salle Co., and 



camped on Covel Creek, near that pioneer 
settler of La Salle Co., Joseph Ebersol ; 
the ne.xt summer he came with his father 
to this Co., and has resided here ever 
since; the old log house they l)uilt in 1830 
is still standing, in a remarkal)le degree of 
preservation; Mr. S. was born in Keene,N. 
H., in 1825; married Agnes Kelly, April 
26, 1854; she was born in Scotland, in 
1825 ; they are among the oldest living res- 
idents ot this Tp. 

Wells K. L. farm; Sec. 16; P.O. Winnebago. 

Winslow E.W. station agt; P.O.Winnebago. 

WRAY SAMIJEI. T. Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 34; P. O. Elida; born 
in Perry Co., Pa. ; came to this Co. in 1855 ; 
owns ll)0 acres land, worth $5,000; Re- 
publican; Presbyterian; married Martha 
Scott, in 1871; she was born in Pa., in 
1852; her father is an old settler of this 
Co., and a physician ; have three children, 
Clara B., David C. and Clarence. 

WRltJHT WM. I.. Farmer; Sec. 27; 
P. 0. Elida; born in Yorkshire, England, 
July 14, 1826; owns 242 acres laud; came 
to this Co. in 1845; resided in Ogle Co. 5 
years, when he moved to the southern part 
"of the State and lived there about 10 years ; 
then he returned tothis Co. ; married 
Christina Geiger, in 1853 ; she was born 
June 5, 1834; Mr. Wright lived with his 
father until he was 27 years old, when he 
lett and worked by the month in Byron, 
111.; from this he has risen to one of the 
wealthiest farmers in the Co. 




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WINNEBAGO COUNTY CIKECTORYJ 



ROCKTON TOWNSHIP. 



A DAMS DARIUS, retired; Rockton. 

Adams Isaac, merchant; Rocklou. 

Armatage John, laborer; Rockton. 

Asplaud George, renter; Rockton. 

Asplaud James, speculator; Rockton. 

Aspland James, Jr., laborer; Rockton. 

Austm A. M. farmer; Sec.16; P.O. Rockton. 

Austin E. M. book keeper; Rockton. 

Austin H. larmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Rockton. 

Austin W. W. farmer; Sec.16; P.O. Rockton. 

AXE W. R. Maciiinist; Rockton; born 
iu Engbiud, July 22, 1821; learned his 
trade iu Sheffield, England; came to Prov- 
idence, R. I., in 1842; worked at his trade 
there 13 years; came to this town in 1866, 
and in connection with Mr. Widdowson 
erected a foundiy and machine shop, iu 
1867 ; married Olive P.Marshall, in N.Y.,in 
1848; she was born in Maine. 

BACOX JOH^, Farmer; Sec. 31; 
P. O Rockion; born in Frankfort, 
Maine.on June 24,1803 ; moved to Dutchess 
Co., N. Y., in 1836; lived there 4 years; 
came to this Co. in 1840, and it has since 
been his home; owns 240 acres land; mar- 
ried Ermina Seaver, in N. Y., Aug. 1837; 
she was born in Essex Co., N Y., in 1815 ; 
died in this Co., May 27, 1863. 

Baker Rufus, money ioaner; Rockton. 

Baker Samuel, pamter; Rockton. 

Baker William, blacksmith; Rockton. 

Bartholomew O. F. tinsmith; Rockton. 

Bartholomew S. tinsmith; Rockton. 

Bater H. E. miller; Rockton. 

Bates E. S. fiirmer; Sec. 32; P. O. Rockton. 

Bellows Hiram, retired; Rockton. 

Bentley Caleb, attorney at law ; Rockton. 

BEXTLEY FREDERICK J. 

Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. Rockton; born in 
Columbia Co., N. Y., June 22, 1822; came 
to this Co. with his father and bi'Othei', in 
1846; his father and brother died 2 years 
afterwards iu Chicago, with cholera; Mr. 
Bentley owns 200 acres land on Sec. 11, 
40 acres on S#c. 9, 20 acres on Sec. 16; 
married Sarah Crandall, in Berlin, N. Y., 
Jan. 9, 1843 ; she was born in Berlin, N. Y., 
Feb. 17, 1823; have four children, Mary 
(now Mrs. C. A. Strickland), born in June, 
1845; Alice li. (now Mrs. R. B. Meach), 
June 26, 1849; Wm. Northrup, Nov. 2, 
1852. 

Bentley W. farmer; Sec.l2; P.O.Beloit. Wis. 

Benton George, mail carrier ; Rockton. 

Benton John, farmer; P. O. Rockton. 

Beeby W. S. mail carrier; Rockton. 



Bingham Allen, retired; Rockton. 
Bingham Robert, laborer; Rockton. 

BLACK ED^^ARD, RairedFarmer ; 
Rockton; born iu Ireland, March 5, 1844; 
moved to this country with his parents 
in 1855; came to this Co. in 1857, and.it 
has since been his home; enlisted in 74th 
Regt. I. V. I., Co. A, in Aug., 1862; was 
promoted Second Sergeant for meritorious 
services; was in battles of Stone River, 
Murfeesboro, and all through to Atlanta; 
was honorably discharged in June, 1865; 
married Mary Chapman, in Rockford, 
this Co., March 5, 1869; she was born in 
this Co., July 13, 1845; they have three 
children, Clara, bt)rn Feb. 5, 1870; Eugene, 
Aug. 16, 1875 ; Frances, May 2, 1877. 

Blake Amos, retired; Rockton. 

Blake E. A. retired ; Rockton. 

Blish E. watchman; Rockton. 

Bliss A. D. laborer; Rockion. 

Blunt Thomas, farmer; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Boon Aaron, retired ; Rockford. 

Boon C. E. laborer; Rockton. 

Boon Joseph, laborer; Rockton. 

Boon S. S. stage driver ; Rockton. 

Bordman C. farmer; Sec. 31; P.O. Rockton. 

Borthe A. laborer; Rockton. 

Brown Amos, renter; Sec.l9; P.O. Rockton. 

Bryden Charles, cooper; Rockton. 

Burk Andrew, contractor; Rockton. 

Burns John, laborer ; Rockton. 

Busher D. wheelwright; Rockton. 

Butler D. S. lime kiln ; Rockton. 

Butler Robert, works with father; Rockton. 



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VLVIN JOHN, farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. 
Rockton. 
Cardell Edmon, retired; Rockton. 

CARPENTER DAVID, Retired 
Farmer; P. O. Rockton; born in Berk- 
shire Co., Mass., March 15, 1808; came to 
this Co. in 1836; owns 170 acres land; 
was one of the tirst Jurors that were 
selected in the Co.; was elected Super- 
visor several years; has been President of 
Board of Village Tiustees last 5 years; 
has been Superintendent and Trustee oi 
the Congregational Church 12 years; mar- 
ried Miss Julia M. Pettiboue, in Saratoga 
Co., N. Y., March 7, 1836; they came to 
this place on their wedding tour; located 
here, and it has since been their home; 
Mrs. Carpenter was born in St. Lawrence 
Co., N. Y., July 15, 1814. 

CARPEIXTER JOHN H. Born in 
Berkshire Co., Mass., May 19, 1797, and 
graduated at Williams College, in 1824, 



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and at the Berkshire Medical College in 
1837. Soon after, he with his brother, 
George, purchased a hotel in Troy, N. Y., 
where they located, George attending to 
the affairs of the hotel and John H. prac- 
ticing medicine. A few months later 
their property was destroyed by fire, and 
being only partially insured, involved 
them in debt. The Doctor soon after 
abandoned his profession, and becoming 
a stockholder in "The Brattleboro Typo- 
graph Co," of Vermont, engaged in sell- 
ing one of their proposed works, "The 
Comprehensive Commentary," which, 
like most works of a similar nature, was 
sold by subscription in advance of publi- 
cation. In 183(5, he made a trip West, and 
located a claim on Rock River at the 
place now known as Rockton, and return- 
ing East, resumed his labors, selling 
"The Commentary." In this work he was 
eminently successful, being instrumental 
in putting into circulation five thousand 
sets of "The CompreheusiveCommentary," 
in five states, viz: Filteen hundred in 
Mass. and Conn., about the same number 
in Kentucky and Indiana, and two thou- 
sand in Illinois. But the company who 
proposed to publish the work failed, so he 
was not made very rich by his efforts in 
that direction. He next engaged for sev- 
eral years in the agency of the American 
Bible Socieiy, both in Wisconsin and 
Illinois, although continuing to reside at 
his old homestead in Rockton, where he 
carried on tlie farm by proxy, never hav- 
ing been married; has been a member of 
the Congregational Church in Rockton 
for some forty years, and a Deacon for 
nineteen years, and has been a contributor 
to most of the benevolent objects of the 
day, and has been especially active in the 
cause of temperance and antislavery, and 
above all the support of true and genuine 
Christianity, which requires us to do good 
to all and evil to none. 

Carpenter T. M. Rockton. 

CAKR CALEB. Farmer; Sec. 11; P. 
O. Beloit, Wis ; born in Columbia Co., 
N. y., July 18, 1820; moved from tliere to 
Mich., in 1842; lived there until 1852; 
California two years; moved to Iowa in 
in the spring of 185G; came from there to 
this Co., in 18G0; owns 100 acres land; 
married Cinderella Lewis, Oneida Co., 
N. Y., Nov. 1, 1847; she was born in N. 
Y., Nov. 6, 1820. 

€ARK €HAS. E. Farmer; Sec. 10; 
P. O. Beloit, Wis.; born in lona, May 
27, 1857; cametotiiis Co. in 18G0; married 
Miss Julia Sanders, in Beloit, Wis.. March 
10, 1877 ; she was born in N. Y., May 24, 
1856. 

Case E. laborer; Rockton. 

Case Edwin, wagon maker; Rockton. 

Chamberlin W. C. farmer; Sec, ^O; P. O. 
Peloit, Wis, 



Chamberlin J. F. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. 
Beloit, Wis. 

CHAPMAX FiDOM, Farmer and 
Fruit Grower; Sees. 32 and 20; P. O. 
Rockton, born in N. Y., Sept. 17, 1809; 
moved to Michigan in 1838; lived there 8 
years; moved back to N. Y. ; stayed there 
8 months; came to this Co. in 1842; has 
held various township ofiices; owns 162 
acres land; there are 1,200 apple trees on 
it; many of them are bearing; first wife 
was Gertrude Jones ; they wen; married 
in Michigan ; present wife was Mary Wal- 
lace ; they were married in Janesvi]le,Wis. 

Chapman Edom, Jr., renter; Sec. 33; P. O. 
Rockton. 

Chapman H. renter; Sec. 33; P. O. Rockton. 

CHASE J. E. Farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. 
Rockton; born in Franklin Co., N. Y., 
Dec. 25, 1830; came to this Co. in 1845; 
has been School Director 9 years; first 
wife was Jane Newton ; present wife was 
Matilda Jane Vandenburg; they were mar- 
ried in Clinton, Iowa; she was born in 
Canada. 

CHEXEY O. A. Farmer; Sec. 3; P.O. 
Beloit, Wis.; born in Erie Co., N. Y., 
April 6, 1833; moved with his parents to 
Rock Co., Wis., in the fall of 1841; here 
he learned the carriage trade; in 1856 he 
entered the Milton Academy; stayed there 
2 years; taught school from time of leav- 
ing until 1861, when he enlisted in 18th 
Wis. Regt., Co. H, V. I.; served 8 years 
and 3 months; was honorably diseharu^ed ; 
returned home; was admitted to the Wis- 
consin and Iowa Bar in 1866, and prac- 
ticed law several years; in 1869 he pur- 
chased the Boone County Advertiser, and 
under his management it became one of 
the most vigorous of the Repul)lican pa- 
pers in the Stale of Iowa, in advocating 
the election of Gen. U. S. Grant for Presi- 
dent of tiie United States; he sold ihis 
office in 1878; in 1872 he purchased half 
interest in town site of Rock Rajiids, la.; 
bought an office and pulilished \hc Rock 
Rapids Iteviein; in this \y.\\\vY he strongly 
advocated the re-election of Grant; he has 
ever been an earnest worker in the Reimb- 
lican party, and opiiosed to all laws favor- 
ing human bondage, and has on several 
occasions stumped different parts of the 
Stale of Iowa ui behalf of the i)arty that 
carried us safely through lo victory in tlie 
dark night of war; he was honored with 
various offices of trust during his residence 
in that Slate; he married Miss Nellie M. 
Sa.xe, in Janesville, Wis., Dec. 6J864; 
she was born in Greene Co., N. Y., Oct. 
7, 1839. 

Clark C. C. miller; Rockton. 

Clark E. N. farmer; Sec. 5; P.O. Beloit,Wis. 

Clark John, miller; Rockton. 

Clark Pat. retired; Rockton. 

Clover Cliarles, prop, meat market; Jiocktop. 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIRECTORY: 



CI^OVER JOHX 1. Proprietor Meat 
Market; Rockton; born in En<?land, Jan 
31, 1839; moved to this Co. witli his pa- 
rents in 1844; married Emily Shores, in 
Beloit, Wis., Oct. 2, 1862; she was born 
April 5, 1841 ; Mr. Clover's father, John 
Clover, came to this Co. in 1844; was one 
ot the principal contractors in the build- 
ing of the N. W. R. R. ; also one of the 
contractors in the building of the W. U. 
R. R. 

CoanixH. laborer; Rockton. 

Cochran E. retired ; Rockton. 

Collor Abram, wagon maker; Rockton. 

Collor Wm. B. works in grist mill ; Rockton. 

ColyerEd. farmer; Sec. 10; P. O. Rockton. 

Comstock Chas. mail agent; Rockton. 

Comstock Joseph, laborer ; Rockton. 

Comstock N. R. barber; Rockton 

^ff^-l^^'^^'K R. H. Farmer; Sec. 26; 
P. O. Rockton ; born in Middlesex Co 
Conn., June 14, 1815; learned trade of car- 
penter and joiner; when a boy, helped 
build the first depot in Ann Arbor, Mich • 
drove from there to this place with ox 
team in 1839; made the trip in 14 days- 
helped build the first house put up on 
Randolph street, Chicago ; also worked on 
the first warehouse built in Morris 111 
owns 89 acres land; married Hannah Hor 
ton in Morris, this State, Jan. 10 1848 
she was born in Jefferson Co., Ind., March 
«1, 1828. 

Comstock W. W. book-keeper; Rockton. 
Conklin H. W. farmer ; Sec. 32 ; P.O.Rockton. 
Coons T. M. retired ; Rockton. 
Cooper J. C. retired ; Rockton. 
Cotteral Pat. laborer; Rockton. 

COWE^ JTAHES S. Merchant ; Rock- 
ton ; born in Canada West, Dec. 15 1835 • 
came to this Co. in 1848; enlisted in 74th 
Regt., I. V. I., Co. A; was commissioned 
Second Lieutenant of Co. A, 74th Regt., 
March .2, 1863; was commisssioned First 
Lieutenant, Nov. 16, 1864; the rank of 
Captain by brevet was conferred on him 
April 20, 1865, for gallant and meritorious 
service at the battles of Stone River Mis 
sion Ridge. Franklin and Nashville, tenn., 
and in the Atlanta campaign; has been 
married twice; present wife was Sarah M 
Lester. 

Cowan Wm. merchant; Rockton. 
Cowles J. W. prop, mills ; Rockton.v 
Crawford C. M. blacksmith; Rockton. 
Crawford J. J. teamster ; Rockton. 
Crawford W. P. gardener; P. O. Rockton. 
Crimmins J. C. carriage trimmer; Rockton 
Cristin Wm. laborer; Rockton. 
Crittenden L. retired ; Rockton. 
Crosby Jas. works in paper mill ; Rockton. 
Cumings Ira, mail carrier; Rockton, 



Curry John, laborer; Rockton. 



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ARLIN E. O. mechanic: Rockton. 



Davis E. J. carpenter and joiner; Rockton. 
Davy M. laborer; Rockton. 
Deen J. W. retired ; Rockton. 
Dewey H. D. laborer; Rockton. 
Dickinson T. broom-maker; Rockton. 
Dickinson Wells, broom-maker; Rockton. 
Dougherty Jas. J. paper-maker; Rockton 

BOIJGLASS JAMES X. Sexton; 
Rockton; born in Jefterson Co., N Y 
March 11, 1834; moved with his parents 
to Kaine, Wis.; lived there ten years; 
came to this Co. in 1853; married Miss 
Veness, in Beloit, Wis., Jan. 25, 1854; she 
was born in England, and came to this Co 
with her parents in 1839. 

Doyle John, laborer ; Rockton. 

Dresser Frederick, retired ; Rockton. 

Druynois J. E. retired farmer; Rockton. 

ELLIS GEORGE, proprietor blacksmith 
shop; Rockton. 

Enos— , retired; Rockton. 

Enos L. G. retired ; Rockton. 

Enos S. C. retired ; Rockton. 

Erkenback James, miller; Rockton. 

FACKERILL HENRY, laborer; Rock- 
ton. 

Fackerill H. C. laborer; Rockton. 

FAIRCHIJLDS DAIlflEL, Farmer; 
P. O. Rockton ; born in this town, Feb. 4 
1848; married Miss Diema Springer in 
Beloit, Wis., Feb. 11, 1863; she was born 
in Hancock Co., Maine, June 12, 1852- 
Mr. Fairchilds' father, Daniel Fairchilds' 
Sr., settled in this Co. in 1830. 

Fairchilds E. farm; S. 14; P. O. Rockton. 

Fairchilds H. farmer; Sec. 14; P.O.Rockton. 

FAIRCHILD tEWIS, Farmer; 
Sec. 14; P. O. Rockton; born in St. Law- 
rence Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1825 ; came from 
there to Beloit, Wis., in 1855; thence to 
Winnebago Co., in 1860 ; owns 236 acres 
land; is School Director; married Miss 
Lucinda Hurd, in St.Lawrence Co., N. Y 
Oct. 10, 1847; she was born in Jefferson 
Co., N. Y., in October, 1824; have four 
children: Melvin, born July 12, 1848- 
Emma, Jan. 1, 1850; Henry, Nov 23 
1852; Mary, Dec. 12, 1857, died Sept. 4,' 
1877; Alice, Oct. 16, 1865; his oldest son 
Melvin, enlisted in 43d Wis. Inf., Co. G., 
re-enlisted in September, 1864; was hon- 
orably discharged in June, 1865. 

Farmer H. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Rockton. 

FARMER WirtlAM, Farmer; 
Sec. 25; P. O. Rockton; born in this town 
July 14, 1843; married Miss Alma Mar- 
tin; she was born in Vermont; Mr. 



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Farmer has been Road Commissioner a 
number of years; owns 140 acres land. 
Favor O. rents farm; Sec. 24; P.O. Rockton. 
Feakius George, miller; Rockton. 

FI>ETCHER B. F. Millwright; P.O. 
Rockton; born in Caledonia Co., Vt., 
June 21, 1812; he helped manufacture the 
first pair of Fairbanks Scales that were 
made; has worked manufacturing them 
several years in St. Jonesburg, Vt., and 
Canada, and has sold them in a number 
of the Western and Southern States; he 
also built and fitted machinery in several 
of the first mills put up in this Co. 

Forester Chester, gunsmith ; Rockton. 

Forester E. J. Yankee notions peddler; 
Rockton. 

Forester Judson, peddler ; Rockton. 

Forward George, teamster ; Rockton. 

Forward Jonah, butcher ; Rockton. 

Forward William, teamster ; Rockton. 

Freed H. B. machme tender in paper mill 



acres land; enlisted in 30th N. Y. I. V. I., 
Co H in June, 1861; was honorably dis- 
charged in 1863; was in several battles 
and skirmishes; married Clara E. Farns- 
worth, in Beloit, Wis., Jan. 21, 1867; she 
was born in Eaton, Canada, Sept. 27,18.32; 
have had three children : Walter Thomas, 
born July 24, 1871 ; Nettie Clara Oct 27 
1874; Stephen Henry, June 11, 1808, cliecl 
June 21, 1868. 
Green Jas. laborer; Rockton. 
Greenley M. P. laborer; Rockton. 
Gridley J. C. retired; Rockton. 
ORliPFITH JNO. Farmer; Sec. 26^; 
P O. Rockton; born in Wales, Jan. 4 
1816- came to Cincinnati in 1836; went 
from there to St. Louis; lived there three 
years; came to this Co. in 1840; owns 230 
acres land; married Miss Catherine Web- 
ber, in this town, March 1, I860; she was 
born in England. 
Griffitch W. farm; Sec. .8; P. O. Shirland. 
Groat Henry, carpenter; Rockton. 



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. X. w TTANAWAY JAS. fireman; Rockton. 

AGON JOHN, farmer; P.O. Rockton. JJAWAWivi 



Gammon Roscoe, propr meat mkt; Rockton. 
Gammon T. W. laborer. 
Gaton George, farmer; S. 7; P. O. Rockton. 
Gates B. B. miller; Rockton. 
Gavin John, laborer ; Rockton. 
Glazier Henry, laborer ; Rockton. 
Gleaseman F. farm; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockton. 
Gleaseman J. farm; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Rockton. 
Gleaseman V. farm; Sec. 22; P.O.Rockton. 
Glover Thomas, painter; P. 0. Rockton. 
Goodwin A. P. retired farmer; Rockton. 
Graham Henry, farm; S. 32; P. O. Rockton. 
GRAHA!fI HENRY, Farmer ; Sec. 
2- P O Rockton; born in Penn., Dec. 20, 
1823 • learned the trade of mason there, 
and worked at it a number of years in 
Pittsburg, New Orleans, and Cincinnati; 
came to^Beloit, Wis., in 1845; lived there 
seven years; he then came to this Co 
which has since been his bome: owns 200 
acres laud; has heid various oflices; hrst 
wife was Melissa Shurtlefl-. they ^^i-e 
married in JanesviUe, Wis m 18o0; she 
was born in Canada, in 1830 died in 
1856; married present wife (maiden name 
Ellen F(.ster) in Edwardsburg M.ch , n 
1858- she was born in Huron Co onio. 
Much 8 1831; Mr. Graham had tlu^^^^ 
brothers in the army, one ot whom was 
killed at the battle of Fort Donelson. 
Gray Robt. farmer; P. 0. Rockton. 
Graves E. L. retired ; Rockton. 
Graves H. retired ; Rockton. 



Harper David, laborer ; Rockton 
Harper Thos. miscellaneous ; Rockton. 
Hart A. T. laborer; Rockton. 
Hays Pat. mechanic ; Rockton. 
Haywood — , merchant; Rockton. 
Heath W. H. mechanic ; Rockton. 
Hennesey Michael, laborer ; Rockton. 
ui?r'RI«~'K: \ B. Farmer; Sec. 27; 
"1^? Ro'c^^ton; bom 'in Jeff-erson Co., N. 
Y April 26, 1820; came to this Co. in 
1845 • owns 210 acres land; married Lydia 
Ann Young, in Rockton, in 1846; she was 
born in Bufi^alo, N. Y., in 1828. 
Herrick Chas. farmer; Sec. 27; P.O^Ogle. 
Herrick P. M. farm; Sec. 27; P. O. Rockton. 
HERSEY S^M»UEL, Fnmjer; Sec. 
7 • P 0. Rockton : born in O^foul '-.o., me., 
Tnlv 27 1814; came to this Co. in May, 
§• 8 -owns 80 acres land; first wile was 
Hannah Cole ; they were -ar"- ^.J, J''^^' 
fipnt 2 1842; she was born in ^^^'<' ".'"0•' 
K thTdied April 20, 1853 . h.|d t^^ 

^^^'^S^"De;^Tl^43"hf^lS 
't"" a S' in 0th IV. C, Co. I; was 
Sed' n ii^f Campbellville Tenn 
^ov 24 1864; Henry Osgood born i 
Ston, Oct. 25, 1847; the third son ched 

S^^^^&rtir^nV"^ 

iviarcu '±, ' Arthur, born April 1<, 

7. 18S7-, Mary Emma, Aug. 23, I860. ">'• 
riet Adaline, June W"*' 



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WINNEBAGO COUNTY DIEECTOEY: 



Hewitt F. J. mechanic; Rocliton. 

Hickey Jas. farmer; Sec. 5; F. O. Shirland 

Hicks W. G. renter; Sec. U; P. O. Rockton. 

Hill B. B. gunsmitli; Rockton. 

Hipwell W. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Shirland. 

Hollenbeck G. cooper and mason; Rockton. 

■'^' fJ^,""^*^"* <^EO. H. born in 
Marshtield, Washington Co., Vt.. Dec. 13, 
18^-i, where he remained till 1850 when 
he removed to Rockton, Winnebago Co., 
111., where he has since resided; was 
elected Supervisor of Rockton for four 
consecutive years; held the office of Post- 
niasterfor seven years; has held the office 
ot lownJiip Treasurer of School Fund 
for 16 years; in July, 1875, was appointed 
State Commissioner of Public Charities 
^L>^^^\ Beveridge, which he held till 
1877, when he resigned, being elected a 
member of the State Legislature which 
position he still occupies; Mr. H.'s princi- 
pal business has been farming ?? and 
Real Estate; married Miss Elizabeth H 
Pettibone, in 1853, wlio died Sept. 20 
1860, leaving one son. Harry L. ; married 
Miss Fannie E. Hooker, Dec. 11 1861- 
have four children: Willie C, born Nov' 
18, 1862; Fred, Aug. 21, 1865; Mary B., 
Jan. 29, 1871 ; Fannie, Sept. 11, 1873. 

Holmes T. S. laborer; Rockton. 

HOOKER DR. HARI.EY, (De- 
ceased), whose portrait appears in this 
work, was born in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 9 
1792, being descended in direct lin/froni 
Rev. Thos. Hooker. He earlv selected 
the study of medicine, and thoroughly and 
devotedly fitted himself to practice this 
profession. Located, when a young man 
at Syracuse. In Feb., 1827, he was united 
in marriage to Miss Mary Beardslee, of 
Auburn, INT. Y., where he afterwards re- 
sided until in 1839, when he removed to 
the "far west," intending to locate in Mar- 
shall, Mich. On his arrival there, the 
cholera was sweeping off the inhabitants 
ot that place at a fearful rate. He dared 
not stop with his young family, and so 
pushed on toward the setting sun. Provi- 
dcnce directed his steps to Rockton Win- 
nebago Co., 111., (then called Pecatonica) 
bearing a letter of introduction to Deacon 
Pettibone. Here he located and remained 
till his death, which occurred March 16 
1867,_aged 74 years. Dr. Hooker was a 
physician of extensive and successful prac- 
tice, widely known and greatly respected. 
He was a man of strong religious princi- 
pies, a devout and consistent member of 
the Congregational Church, and in his 
practice as a physician and in his private 
walks of life, he ever adorned his Chris- 
tian profession. Six children were horn 
to him: Wm. Chellis, born Sept. 13, 1828; 
Jas Hart, June 23, 1830, died in Sacramen' 
to, Cal., Julv 15. 1874; Edward Payson,' 
Sept. 1, 1831; Mary J. L., A.ug, 89, 1833; 



Geo. Rudd, Sept. 24, 1835, died in Rock- 
ton, Aug. 18, 1874; Frances E., Sept. 13, 
1838. He lived to see his sous and daugh- 
ters attain to man and womanhood, occu- 
pying honorable positions in society, ilkis- 
trating the value of wise and virtuous par- 
ental precept and example. 

Howard Jos. laborer; Rockton. 

Howard Michael, Rockton. 

Hudson David, blacksmith; Rockton. 

Hudson J.W.blacksmith and larm ; Rockton. 

Huff J. A. laborer ; Rockton. 

Hughs John, laborer; Rockton. 

Hugins G. carpenter; Rockton. 

Humphrey J. H. merchant; Rockton. 

Hunt Robt. laborer; Roclcton. 

Hunt W. J. laborer; Rockton. 

Hutchinson David, farmer; Rockton. 

TACKMANP. D. farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. 
U Rockton. 

James E. J. farmer; P. O. Rockton. 

Jeffres A. laborer; Sec. 32; P. O. Rockton. 

JEXISO:!' S. P. Farmer; Sec. 10; P.O. 
Rockton; born in Wyoming Co., N Y 
March 2, 1835; owns 197 acres land in 
Wis.; enlisted in 6th JNT. Y. V. C, Oct. 
16, 1861; was promoted Corporal;' was 
honorably discharged in June, 1865; was 
in battles of Chancellorville, Gettysburg, 
South Mountain, Smilhfield, and others; 
was wounded in skirmish at Deep Bottom^ 
on Junes river; married Annie A. Davi- 
son, in N. Y., March 6, 1856 ; she was born 
in K Y., June 28, 1836; have one child 
living, Hathalia E., born in N. Y., Julv 6 
1859. ^ ' 

Jessup C. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Rockton. 

JESSITP fSIIiAIS, Farmer; Sec. 9; 
P. O. Rockton; born in N. Y., May 23, 
1813; came to Ogle Co., this State, in 1842'; 
came to this Co. in 1857; owns 200 acres 
land; married Mary Calender, in Buffalo, 
N. Y., Aug. 25. 1843 ; she was born in N. 
Y., April 25, 1814; have two children liv- 
ing: Mary, born Sept. 6, 1845; Calender, 
April 25, 1850; lost two, Elizabeth and 
Henry. 

Jinkens J. H. laborer; Rockton. 

Jinkens Seth L. foreman sorting room; 
Rockton. 

Johnscm D. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Shirland. 
Johnson E. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Shirland. 
Johnson Jas. fixrmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Rockton. 
Johnson Wm. farmer; Sec. 9; P.O.Rockton. 
Jones A. C. laborer ; Rockton. 
Jones H. B. retired farm ; Sec. 16 ; Rockton. 



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EELEY PHILLIP, laborer; Rockton. 



KELtEY R. B. Farmer; Sec. 10; P. 
0. Beloit, Wis. ; born ia Saratoga Co., N, 



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Y., in 1816; moved from there to Iowa in 
1850; lived there ten years; was in Quar- 
termaster's Department, in the service of 
the Government, four years; went to Wis- 
consin in 180.) ; lived there until 1874, 
when he came to tliis Co.; married Maria 
Perry, in New York, in 1839; she was 
born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1823; Mr. 
Kelley owns 80 acres land. 

Kimball J. laborer; Rockton. 

Kincade L. A. laborer; Rockton. 

Kincade N. B. restaurant and bakery; Rock- 
ton. 

Kinsley E. blacksmith ; Rockton. 

Kinsley William, blacksmith; Rockton. 

KIPP DAVID G. Farmer; Sec. 28; 
P. O. Rocktcm; born in Greene Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 22, 1838; came to this Co. in I860; 
enlisted in 74th I. V. I., Co. B, in Septem- 
ber, 1862; honorably discharged in 1805; 
was in battles of Stone River, Mission 
Ridge, Kenesaw, and others ; was severely 
wounded in left arm, left leg and head in 
the battle of Kenesaw. 

LAKE V. A. Grain and Coal Dealer; 
Rockton; born in Canada, Feb.9, 1824; 

came to this Co. in 1843; has held various 

township offices; married Miss S. M. 

Taft, in Wisconsin, Oct. 25, 1850; she was 
. born in Ohio, Feb. 20, 1826; she moved 

with her parents to this Co. in 1836. 
Lally John, Rockton. 

Lamb Chas. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Shirland. 
Lamb D. C. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Rockton. 
Lappin Martin, retired ; Rockton. 
Lawrence Luther, retired ; Rockton. 
Lawshe Wm. propr New England House, 

R()ckt(m. 
Lynch Thos. farm; Sec. 35; P. O. Rockton. 
Lyon J. G. farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Shirland. 



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cCARTHY FLORENCE, Rockton. 



McConnel J. C. laborer; Rockton. 

McCue Michael, laborer; Rockton. 

McDonald James, laborer; Rockton. 

McGrath E. laborer; Rockton. 

McKay J. R. laborer; Rockton. 

McKay W. W. speculator; Rockton. 

lIcLARO:^ DIJXCAN, Farmer; Sec. 
20; P. O. Rockton; born in Pertshire, 
Scotland, in 1847; came to this State in 
1860; to this Co. in the spring of 1877; 
married Jennie Millinie, in Rockford; 
she was born in Scotland. 

McMickin Jas. laborer; S. 34; P.O.Rockton. 

Magilton William, retired; Rockton. 

Maher James, mechanic; Rockton. 

Mallums Robert, cooper; Rockton. 

Manchester Thomas, agent ; Rockton. 

Mannard T. farmer; P. 0. Rockton. 



Manning C. D. retired; Rockton. 

MAXXIl^G €. I.. K. Harness Maker; 
Rockton; born m Oniarlo, Canada, Feb. 
19, 1821; came to this Co. in 1848; holds 
the office of Justice of the Peace, and lias 
been School Director seven years; mar- 
ried Miss Jane Baker, in Ontario, Canada; 
she was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; 
had one son (Chas. Dewey Manning.) in 
the army; he enlisted in the 9th L V . C. 
in 1802." 

Manning F. R. harness maker. 

MARTIX C. B. Farmer; P. O. Rock- 
ton; born in Washington Co., Vermont, 
July 18, 1832; came to this Co. in 1851; 
has been Town Collector and Constable 
lor the last fourteen years; has been 
Deputy Sheriff five years; mai'ried Miss 
Mary C. Cardell, in this town and Co., in 
October, 1855; she was born in Washing- 
ton Co., Vermont, in 1854. 

MARTIX EDU^IX, Farmer; P. O. 
Rockton; born in AVashington Co., Ver- 
mont, April 25, 1821; came to this Co. in 
1851 ; owns 150 acres land, on Sees. 19, 5, 
and 29; owns one block of town property; 
nas been School Director several terms; 
married Miss Caroline B. Wheeler, in Vt., 
Jan. 1, 1846 ; she was born in Vermont, 
July 2, 1827. 

Martin G. W. clerk; Rockton. 

Martin E. W. retired ; Rockton. 

Maxon — , laborer ; Rockton. 

Maxon A. laborer; Rockton. 

Maxon A. B. laborer. 

MEE€H RICHARD B. Farmer; 
Sec. 16; P.O.Rockton; born in Canada, 
Jan. 2, 1840; came to this Co. in 1857; 
owns 160 Jicros land; married Alice H. 
Bentley, in Beloit, Wis., Jan. 20, 1869; she 
was born in Ro(;ktnn, Jan. 26, 1849; have 
two (children, Freddie Arthur, born Aug. 
22, 1871; Nellie, Oct. 4, 1876. 

Merrill F. W. merchant; Rockton. 

MERRILL, J. A. Telegraph Opera- 
tor; Rockton; born in this town and Co., 
Nov. 6, 1857; his father, F.W.Merrill, 
came to this Co. in 1843; is engai'cd in 
the mercantile business; he married Miss 
Harriet S. Hollisler, in Grafton Co., N. 
H., Aug. 20, 1844; she was born in N. H., 
March'Sl, 1825. 

Merrill William, clerk; liockton. 

HfERRITT J. B. Superintendent of 
the Winnebago Paper Mill : Rockton ; 
was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec 27, 
1830; came to this Co. in 1857; is Super- 
visor; this is the third term thai he has 
represented his town in tlie Co. Board; 
has held various other ofliccs; married 
Miss Frances E. Mellen. in the town of 
Roscoe, this Co. ; she was born in N. Y. 

Miller Geo. renter; Sec. 23; P. O. Rockton. 

Miller Lewis, farmer ; Rockton. 



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Miller M. farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Rockton. 1 
Miller M. M. renter; Sec. 18; P.O. Rocktoa. 
Miller R. C. renter; Sec. 22; P. O. Rockton. 
Mills Wm. retired; Rockton. 
MofFatt G. E. renter; Sec. 34; P.O. Rockton. 
Moffatt G. N. renter; Sec. 34; P.O. Rockton. 
Moffalt R. N. renter; Sec.34; P. O. Rockton. 
Montarne K. D. L. merchant; Rockton. 

MOODY EDJHUKD W. Farmer 
and Stock Raiser; Sec. 21; P.O. Rockton: 
born in Niagara Co., N. Y., Oct. 1, 1830; 
moved with his parents to Racme, Wis., 
in 1847; came from there to this Co. in 
1850; owns 250 acres land; married Char- 
lotte M. Fader, in town of Owen, this Co., 
April 3, 1856; she was born in Canada, in 
1835. 

Moody S. C. fiirraer; Sec. 7; P. O. Rockton. 

Moran John, laborer; Rockton. 

More Jas. laborer ; Rockton. 

Morgan Josiah, laborer ; Rockton. 

Morril E. laborer; Rockton. 

Morrison Michael, section boss; Rockton. 

MORSE JOHN, Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 10; P.O. Rockton; born in 
Maine, April 25, 1826; came to this Co. 
with his parents in 1838; owns 350 acres 
land; Mr. Morse was among the first set- 
tlers in this Tp. 

MORSE li. B. Farmer aad Stock Rais- 
er; Sec. 11; P.O. Beloit, Wis.; born in 
Lewis Co., N. Y., July 26, 1831; moved 
from there to Rock Co., Wis., in 1856; 
lived there two years; thence to Winneba- 
go Co., Wis. ; lived there ten years ; thence 
to this Co. in 1858; owns 225 acres land ; 
married Marietta Carter, in Lewis Co., N. 
Y., July 7, 1855; she was born in Lewis 
Co., N. v., Jan. 15, 1836; have four chil- 
dren: Cordon L., born March 11, 1859; 
Sarah, March 17, 1861; Frank, Feb. 7, 
1864; Iva Nellie, July 7, 1868. 

Morse Philip, painter; Rockton. 

MOSS CHAS. Farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. 
Rockt'.n; born in Troy, N. Y., Sept. 20, 
1842; moved with his parents to this Co. 
in 1852; went to Cal. in 1863; lived there 
until the spring of 1868, when he returned ; 
married Viola Smith, in N. Y. city, in 
the fall of 18G8; she was born in this Co., 
in 1845; his father, Wm. Moss, was born 
in England; came to N. Y. at an early 
age, and married Betsey Bates, in Troy, 
N. Y. ; she was l)orn in Warren Co., N. Y. 

MYROX THOS. Carpenter and Farm- 
er: Sec. 15; P. O. Rocktoa; born in Berk- 
shire Co., Mass., Feb. 18, 1837; moved to 
this Co. with his parents in 1854; owns 80 
acres land; first wife was Ida L. Hum- 
phrey; they were married in Beloit, Wis.; 
she was born in Beloit, in 1854; died Aug. 
2,1874; had one child by this marriage, 
Maude Ida, born July 27, 1874; present 



wife was Sophia Leavitt Martin; they 
were married in Rockton, June 20, 1877 ; 
she was born in Washington Co. Vt., June 

16, 1857 ; Mr. Carpenter's father, Thos. Car- 
penter, was born in Williamstown, Mass., 
April 13, 1801; came to this Co. in 1854; 
married Ann Graves, in N. Y., Feb. 12, 
1829; she was born in N. Y., June 13, 
1799; he died in this town, Jan. 20, 1874. 

IVTEWELL D. peddler; Rockton. 

Newell Jason, laborer; Rockton. 

XEWTO:^ AI^AXSOIIf S. (De- 
ceased;) born in Windsor, Windsor Co., 
Vt. Aug. 1, 1795; died July 4, 1877; came 
to Beloit, Wis., in 1844, and to Rockton, 
Winnebago Co., 111., in 1848, where he 
has since resided ; married Miss Polly 
Prentice, May 3, 1818; she died Dec. 5, 
1830; married Miss Eunice Palmer, July 

17, 1831 ; she died in April, 1877; has had 
seven children : Leonard H., born July 1, 
1821; Mary A., March 15, 1825; Polly J., 
Sept. 3, 1829; Chas. A., April 28, 1832; 
Albert S., May 36, 1834 ; Hiram P., Jan. 
25, 1837; Chauncey D., Sept. 17, 1841; 
Miss Mary Coyle has been as one of the 
family since she was ]4j'ears old, and was 
regarded as an heir to the estate in its final 
settlement by will ; Mr. Newton was an 
honored and upright man, and held ill 
high esteem by all who knew him, as a 
model of consistency ; he had been a mem- 
ber of the Masonic fraternity for over 60 
years. 

IlfEWTON CHAUNCEY D. Pro 

fessor of Penmanship; Rockton; born in 
N. Y., Sept. 17, 1841 ; came to this Co. 
with his parents in 1846; married MLss 
Mary E. Towne, in Mich., Feb. 27, 1867; 
she was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 
22, 1848. 
Northrup H. S. butcher; Rockton. 



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RR R. C. machine tender in paper mill. 



Osborn Henry, mechanic; Rockton. 
OsbornR. C. mechanic; Rockton. 
Osgood S. W. retired ; Rockton. 

TDADFIELD E. retired; Rockton. 

PACKARD W. F. Carpenter and 
Builder; Rockton; born in Portland, Me., 
July 31, 1821; came to this Co. in 1838; 
located in this town, and it has since been 
his home; he has been Constable 6 years; 
married Miss Julia Adams, in this town, 
Jan. 1,1852; she was born in Tompkins 
Co., N. Y., Sept. 13, 1824; Mrs. Packard's 
father, the Rev. Wm. Adams, was born in 
Norwich, Conn.; he married Sophia C. 
Farnsworth, in Madison Co., N. Y. ; she 
was born in Berkshire Co., Mass.; they 
came to this Co. in 1837. 



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Patton M. H. fanner; Sec. 25; P. O. Roscoc. 

PECK O. D. Farmer and Stock Deal- 
er; Sec. 1); P. O. Rockton; born in N. Y., 
Feb. 5, 1841 ; came to this State in 1867 ; 
to this Co. in 1868; owns 100 acres hmd; 
married Anna White, in RocliesterCo., N. 
Y., Oct. 22, 1864; slie was born in N. Y., 
Feb. 18, 1845; iiave tive children: Asa, 
born July 31, 1865; Willie, Sept. 16, 1866; 
Jeunie Estelle, Nov. 27, 1868; Carrie, 
March 18, 1873, died Aui?. 19, 1874; Frank 
H., June 2, 1874; Cora May, Jan. 27, 1876. 

Pennock H. machine tender paper mill; 
Rockton. 

Peper Jas. mechanic; Rockton. 

PJETTIBO:Sf E CHAITXCEY, 

Rockton; Foreman in Lumber Yard of 
Peeter & Keeler, of Beloit, Wis. 

PHEL.PS W. A. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockton; born in 
Allegany (now Wyoming) Co., N. Y., 
April 6, 1825; came to this Co. in 1849; 
owns 480 acres laud ; has held offices of 
Commissioner of Highways and School 
Director for a number of years ; is a mem- 
ber of Methodist Episcopal Church; has 
held the position of Class Leader, Trustee 
and Sabbath-school Superintendent; mer- 
ried Miss Mary Jane Lippitt, in Crawford 
Co., Penn., Jan. 13, 1858; she was born in 
Allegany Co., N.Y., Sept. 2, 1822; have 
seven children living, one dead; Byron 
Wesley, born in N. Y. ; Mary P., now 
Mrs. Miller, born in this Co.; Willie H., 
Carrie, Hattie Estella, Geo. Harvey, and 
Rosa Luella, all in this Co. 

Phillips Benj. farmer; Sec.32; P.O. Rockton. 

Pohl Fred, mechanic ; Rockton. 

Pomeroy S. A. renter; Sec.28; P.O.Rockton. 

POWEIiTi E. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 17; P. O. Shirland; born in 
Stark Co., Ohio, Feb. 15, 1839; came to 
this Co. in 1865; owns 153 acres land; en- 
listed in the 115th Ohio Vol. Inf, Co. I, 
Aug. 15, 1862; was in the battle of Mur- 
freesboro ; served on detatched duty part 
of the time; was honorably discharged, 
July 6, 1865; is class-leader in Methodist 
Church; married Nancy Gary, Aug. 5, 
1862; she was born in Ohio, April 24, '43. 

Props S. rents farm ; S. 34 , P. O. Rockton. 



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UINN JOHN, mechanic; Rockton. 



RANDALL JNO. works in paper mill; 
Rockton. 

Ratchford N. D. retired ; Rockton. 

Richardson C. B. farm; S. 16; P.O.Rockton. 

ROBERTSOJf CHAS. W. Retired 
Farmer; P.O.Rockton; born m N. H., 
March 16, 1812; came to this State in 
1838; located in Montgomery Co.; lived 
there until 1860, when he moved to this 
Co., which has since been his home ; owns 



128 acres land on Sec. 19; married Mary 
Fairbanks, in Montgomery Co., this State, 
April 29, 183i»; she was born in Town- 
send, Mass., July 6, 1814; she came to 
this State in 1838. 
Rockwood J. B. pattern-nuikei-. 

ROE €. T. REV. Bapt. Minister; Rock- 
ton ; born Durham, Eng.,May 1, 1835 ; came 
to this country in 1851; to this Co. in 
1859; was ordained minister here, and 
had pastoral charge of the Baptist Church 
in this place seven years; luis been P. M. 
five years; married Miss Clara E. Manard, 
in this town, July 21, 1864; she was born 
in Greeubush, Canada, March 8, 1846; 
have one child, Charles Manard, born in 
this town, Oct. 15, 1869. 

Rosenberg Adam, painter; Rockton. 

Royden George, merchant; Rockton. 

Royden W. C. merchant; Rockton. 

S EARLS F. D. farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. 
Shirland. 

SEAMASr WM. Farmer; Sec. 25; P. 
0. Rockton ; born in Canada, June 25, 
1847; came to this Co. in 1852; married 
Miss Hattie Smith, in Beloit, Wis., Nov. 
4, 1869 ; she was born in the town -of 
Rockton, this Co., Nov. 20, 1847. 

Shefnin John, stock dealer; Rockton. 

Shibley William, stock dealer; Rockton. 

{CHORES AAROlf. Carpenter and 
Joiner, Contractor and Builder; Rock- 
ton ; born in Ontario Co., N. Y., June 2, 
1806; came to this Co. in 1846; is one of 
the present Board of Town Trustees ; mar- 
ried Jane Horton, in Penn. ; she was born 
in Bradford Co., Penti. ^ 

Shores O. B. carpenter; Rockton. 

SHlJRTIilFF ORVIJS, Farmer; 
Sec. 33; P.O.Rockton; born in Canada, 
Oct. 29, 1817; came to this Co. in 1846; 
owns 90 acres land ; married Miss Sarah 
Smith, in Beloit, June 25, 1854; she was 
born in Canada, June 20, 1832; have had 
six children: Chauncey Josiali, born May 
22, 1855; Wm. Smith, 'Oct. 22, 1857, died 
in 1863; Lucy and Eliza, both born April 
2,1865; Jno. Orvis, Oct. 22, 1868; Lath- 
rop Ezra, June 13, 1870; Orvis Smith, 
May 30, 1876. 

Shutley Orvis, dealer; Rockton. 

Smith Frank, blacksmith; Rockton. 

Smith William, laborer; Rockton. 

Snyder A. A. painter; Rockton. 

Sperry C. farmer; Sec. 2; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

Springer F. A. shoemaker; Rockton. 

Steavans Henry, rents farm: P. O. Rockton. 

Steavans J. F. farmer; Sec. 8; P.O.Shirland. 

Steavans S. C. farmer; S. 8; P. O. Shirland. 

Stickler John, laborer; Rockton. 

Stickler Thomas, rents farm; P.O. Rockton. 



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Stiles A. Ct. blacksmith ; Kockton. 

STILfKS E. Lr. Agent Northwestern 
Union Telegraph Office; Rocktou; born 
in Siisquehana Co., Penn., Aug. 8, 1820; 
came to this Co. in September, 1845; has 
been agent for tlie Northwestern Union 
twenty-one years; is Town Clerk; mar- 
ried Miss Marautha Catron, in Susque- 
hana Co., Penn., in June, 1841 ; she was 
born in 1817. 

Stiles O. T. works in paper mill ; Rockton. 

Strickland C. A. retired ; Rockton. 

fS'WAK' JAMK», Farmer; Sec. 28; P. 

0. Rockton; born in Hillsborough Co., 
N. H., July 9, 1818; came to this State in 
1865; to this township in 1871 ; owns 191 
acres land; lirst wife was Elizabeth P. 
White; they were married in Hillsbor- 
ough Co., N. H., March 17, 1846; she was 
born in Hillsborough Co., June 24, 1817; 
died Oct. 14, 1856; married present wife, 
Mary W. Grant, in Hillsborough Co.. N. 
H., Jan. 30, 1861; she was born in Hills- 
borough Co., Feb. 13, 1823; children by 
first wile are, James W., born June 18, 
1849, died Sept. 12. 1850; Annie W., born 
April 30, 1853, died April 10, 1863; Eliza- 
beth P., born June 5, 1856; one child by 
■present wife, Nancy L., born Nov. 26, '61. 

ALCOTT CHARLES, farmer; P. O. 
Rocklon. 

TAI.COTT EIIEIiIXE, (Maiden 
mime McConnell) born in New Jersey, 
Dec. 10, 1817; she came to this Co. in 
1839; husband was Walter Henry Tal- 
cott; they were married in this Co., Oct. 

1, 1845; he was born at Rome, N. Y., Feb. 
13, 1814; he located in this Co. in 1835; 
he was identified at an early day with the 
anti-slavery movement, and was uncom- 
promising in liis hostility to slavery and 
all the laws favoring it; lie was firmly at- 
tached to the Liberty party from its or- 
ganization; he assisted in organizing the 
first Cnngregational Church in this place, 
consisting of fourteen members, five of 
whom were of the Talrott fiimily; he died 
in this town Dec 9, 1870. 

TAI^COTT SYLVESTER, Farm- 
er; P. O. Rockton; born at Rome, Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 14, 1810; when he became 
of age he removed to Horse Heads, Che- 
mung Co., N. Y., where he engiiged in 
the mercantile business; he moved to this 
Co. in 1836; in connection with his father 
and brothers, took up Government lands; 
built and run the first grist inills in the 
Co.; carried on farming, etc.; he was 
elected Justice of the Peace at the organ- 
ization of this Co.; acted as ministerial 
officer for the first coujile that were mar- 
ried in this Co.; was elected Supervisor 
several years; united with the Congrega- 
tional Church in 1850, and was elected 
Trustee several years; in 1854 he was in- 
terested in ilio manufacture of the Manny 



Reaper and Mower; he was identified 
with the anti-slavery party in this Co. in 
1844; he was a member of the convention, 
convened in BufiVilo, N. Y., which nom- 
inated James G. Burney as candidate for 
President of the United States; he acted 
with the Liberty party until it became a 
part of the Republican party, which po- 
litically swept the country at the election 
of Abraham Lincoln as JPresident of the 
United States; although past the age sub. 
jecting him to the draft, he paid and sent 
a substitute, who represented him in the 
army of the United States during the war; 
married Miss Mary Westlake, in the 
town of Rockton, this Co., June 10, 1841; 
she was born in New York, Sept. 26,' 1820. 

TAI.C<>TT MAJ. THOS. B. Farm 
er; P.O. Rockton; born in Hebron, Conn., 
April 17, 1806; moved to Horsehead, Che- 
mung Co.,N.Y.,and engaired in the mercan- 
tile business; came to this Co. in 18::i5; the 
Co. was then comparatively a wilderness; 
there were not more than half a dozen 
families in the territory now I'epi'esented 
by Winnebago, Buone and Stephenson 
counties; Chicago was a small village, 
and all the north half of the State was in- 
cluded in one Congressional District; 
Major Talcott was elected one of the first 
County Commissioners, and, in connection 
with Wm. E. Dunbar and Simon P. Doty, 
organized this Co., Aug. 1, 1836; he was 
elected to the State Senate in the fall of 
1849, and represented Winnebago, Boone 
and McHenry Counties four years; he has 
also held various Tp. offices since he has 
been in the Co. ; married Sophia E., 
daughter of Asa Willard and Luc}' Whit- 
ing, in this Co., June 5, 1843-, she was 
born in Oneida Co, N. Y., Nov. 1], 1824; 
she is a descendent of the Rev. Samuel 
Whiting, D. D., and Elizabeth St. John, 
his wife, who came to America in 1636, 
and through whom her genealogy is 
traced back to William the Conquerer, in 
two distinct lines. 

Taylor Calvin, teamster; Rockton. 

Taylor C. S. physician ; Rockton. 

Tavlor J. B. machine tender; Rockton. 

TAYIJ>R JOH^ a. Farmer and 
Stock Raiser; Sec. 20; P. O. Shirland; 
born in Canada West; moved to this Co. 
with his parents in 1837; owns 240 acres 
land; married Frances Gleason, in this 
Co., town of Rockton, April 19, 1857; she 
was born in Rutland Co., Vt., Dec. 4, 
1823; he enlisted in 74th L V. I., Co. D, 
in Nov., 1864; was honorably di>charged 
in 1865 ; he was one of the first settlers in 
this part of the Co, 

Thayer E. D. retired farmer; Rockton. 

Thayer W. W. retired; Rockton. 

Thomas J. W. farm ; Sec. 31 ; P.O. Rockton. 

THOlffAS Will. Iff. Farmer; Sec. 
31 ; P, 0. Harfison ; born in Wayne Co., 



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661 



Penn., Nov. 9, 1805; came to this Co. in 
183S; lias lieicl v^arious town offices; owns 
104 >^ acres land; married Eliza t)onk- 
lin, in Wayne, Penn., Nov. 13, 1828; Mrs. 
T. was born in Wayne Co., Penn., Jan. 25, 
1811; have had nine cliildren: Sallie M.' 
born May 11, 1831, died Dec. 5, 1837; 
Adaliue E., now Mrs. Preston, April 2li 
1833; John C, Oct. 27, 1835; he enlisted 
in 74th I. V. I., Co. F, in Aug. 1862, and 
served until close of war; Orville P., Dec. 
17, 1837; enlisted same time as brother 
and served same length of time ; Chauncey 
E., Jan. 5, 1841; Hannah Louisa, May 14 
1843, died Dec. 25, 1845; Wm. llenry,Jan. 
23, 1845 ; Moses, Oct. 10, 1848, died Aug 
30, 1849; Susie H., Nov. 17, 1850. 

Thurstam L. retired ; Rockton. 

Toale Albert, engineer; Rockton. 

Trask Chester H. laborer; Rockton. 

TRIJMAX JOS. €. Farmer; Sec. 26; 
P. O. ilockton; born in Jetferson Co., N. 
Y., Nov. 25, 1828; came to this Co. in 
1853 ; owns 140 aci'es laud ; has been consec- 
utively elected Town Assessor for the last 
11 ye.irs; married Maiy A. Holli^ter, in 
Hartford Co., Conn., March 12, 1851; she 
was born in Hartford Co, Conn., Sept. 28, 
1832; have three children: Burdette C, 
born Dec. 13, 1858; Lizzie May, July 18, 
1860; Fred C, Jan. 23, 1872. 



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ALLENTINE CHAS. clerk; Rockton. 



VJESTEJ^S E. J. Merchant; Rockton; 
burn in Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 21, 1837; 
moved to this Co. with his parents in 1839; 
eugai-ed in ihe mercantile business here 
in 1856; has held various town offices; 
married Mary, daughter of Lloyd and Mary 
Stearns, who came to Chicago in 1833; 
they were married in this town, Nov. 5, 
1862; she was born in DeKalb Co., this 
State, Feb. 3, 1841. 

Veness James, retired ; Rockton. 

VENESS J. G.y M. D., Rockton; 
born in England, May 18, 1823; moved 
with his parents to this Co. in 1839; has 
been engaged in practicing medicine last 
16 years; has been Justice of ihe Peace 4 
years. Village Trustee 3 years; married 
Catherine J. Butler, in Boone Co., this 
State, Aug. 12, 1848 ; she was bora in Erie 
Co , N. Y. 

VEX ESS JAMES W. Mason and 
Brick Layer; Rockton; born in England, 
May 22, 1825; moved to this Co. with his 
parents in 1839; has been Village Trustee 
two terms; was elected Jiistice of the 
Peace last April ; married Susana Legg, in 
Boone Co., this State, Feb. 3, 1853; she 
was born in Canada, Oct. 8, 1830. 

Veness Thos. retired; Rockton. 



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AITE D. v., M. D. ; Rockton. 



Waite E. S. merchant; Rockton. 
Waite E. Smith, retired farmer; Rockton. 
Wallace D. farmer; Sec. 28; P. 0. Rockton. 
Wallace S. farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Rockton. 
Wallace S. Jr.,f armer ; Sec. 34 ; P.O.Rockton. 
Ward James, Jr., laborer; Itockton. 

WARREX Iff RS. MARY E. Rock- 
ton; tlaughier of Henry and Ruth A. Sliib- 
ley; born in N. Y., Jan. 6, 1846; moved lo 
this Co. with her parents in 1855; mar- 
ried Geo. W. Warren, in this Co., July 2, 
1862; he was born in N. Y , Aug. 17, 1844; 
died in this place Aug. 16, 1874; Mrs! 
Warren's father, Henry Shiblcy, was ex- 
tensively engaged in the manufacturing 
and mercantile business in this town; he 
was elected Supervisor in 1864; manied 
Ruth A. Slighler, in N. Y., April 2, 1844; 
she was born in N. Y., Aug. 12, 1823; they 
moved to this Co. in 1855; Mr. Shibley 
died in this town, Sept. 27, 1865. 

Waxham F. E. retired; Rockton. 

Wead D. T. manufacturer; Rockton. 

Webb John, baker; Rockton. 

WEBBER H. A. Manufacturer ; Rock- 
ton; born in England, Aug. 19, 1839; 
moved to this Co. with his parents in 1849; 
has been engnged in manufacturing a num- 
ber of years; is one of the inventois of the 
Webber Reaper and Mower, ofwhicli men- 
tion is made in Biographies of John Web- 
ber and Wm. Webber; he is also inventor 
of the Webber Automatic Gaie, which we 
mention in Biography of John Webber; 
this Gate was patented by him in 1876, and 
is at present manufactured by him and 
John Webber; it is fast taking the lead 
wherever introduced, and is claimed by 
competent judges as being the best Gate 
manufactured in this or any other country; 
married Sarah A. Kennedy, in Trumbull 
Co., 0., in 1867; Mr. Webber enlisted in 
the first company that was raised in this 
town, and was elected Treasurer of the 
Company. 

WEBBER H. J. Farmer; Sec. 36; 
P. O. Rockton; was born in England, in 
1843; moved to this Co. with his parents, 
in 1849; married Miss Clara Piper, in 
Rockton, Nov. 17, 1869; she was born in 
England, Dec. 27, 1846; Mr. Webber owns 
200 acres land. 

WEBBER JOHK, Farmer; Sec. 31; 
P. O. Rockton; was born in England, 
Feb. 25, 1836; moved to this Co. with his 
parents, in 1849; owns 251 acres land; 
manufactures the Webber Reaper and 
Alovver; this machine is the invention of 
him and his brother William; it wjis 
patented by them in Dec, 1857; this 
reaper was the first two-horse light draught 
machine invented, making a si.x-lbot cut 
and reajiing fifteen acres grain as a com- 
mon day's work with one team; he also 
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H. A. Webber, and patented in 1876 ; it is 
claimed that tliis is capable of taking the 
lead of all others, wherever introduced; 
he married ISarah Aplin, in England, 
March 7, 1865; she was born in Wilshire, 
England, April 15, 1836. 

\V£BB£R T. H. Farmer and Stock 
Raiser; Sec. 36; P. O. Rockton: born in 
England, Dec. 31, 1844; moved to this 
Co. with his parents, in 1849; married 
Miss Katurah Piper, in Rockton, this Co., 
May 4, 1871; she was born in England; 
they have one child living, Maude E., 
born Feb. 5, 1873; Mr. Webber owns 240 
acres land, which is well improved. 

WEBBER WIL-IilAM, Manufac- 
turer; Rockton; born in England, Sept. 
20, 1834; moved to this Co. with his 
parents, in 1849; has been engaged in 
manufacturing since 1856; is principal 
inventor of the Webber Reaper and 
Mower, patented by him and H. A. Web- 
ber, in Dec, 1857; this was the first light 
draught Reaper and Mower making a six- 
foot cut that was ever invented; one of 
these machines, after being run two sea- 
sons, was awarded first premium at the 
Iowa State Fair; their machines have 
invariably taken first prenlium wherever 
exhibited; this machine possesses numer- 
ous advantages over all others, ' and is 



undoubtedly the best Reaper manufac- 
tured; he married Miss Mary E. Smith, 
in this town, in 1860; she was born in 
this Co., in 1»42. 

Webber William, Jr., Rockton. 
Whalen James, laborer; Rockton. 
Whalen John, laborer; Rockton. 
Wheeler D. R. retired farmer; Sec. 12; P. 
O. Beloit, Wis. 

Wheeler G. W. farm ; S.12 ; P.O. Beloit, Wis. 
White Silas, hotel keeper; Rockton. 
White Silas, Jr., renter; Rockton. 
Whitmore S. F. Rockton. 
Whitney D. L. farmer; P. O. Rockton. 
Widdowson S. W. moulder; Rockton. 
Widdowson Samuel, moulder; Rockton. 
Willmot C. B. farmer; Sec.l6; P.O.Rockton. 
Willson R. J. painter; Rockton. 
Winsor J. W. farmer; Sec.30; P.O. Rockton. 
Witherell S. C. laborer; Rockton. 
Woolsey John, retired; Rockton. 
Wright Pat. laborer ; Rockton. 

YOUNGSAMUEL, retired farmer; 
Rockton. 

r^AHN S. W. retired ; Rockton. 




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DAMS MIKE, farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. 
Sliirlaud. 

ArSTlX HENRY S. Farmer; Sec. 
18; P. O. Shirlaud; bom in Oxford Co., 
Maine, ilay 1, 1813; moved to Rocktou, 
in tliis Co., in 1838; lived tliere three 
years; thence to this town, in 1841; this 
town has since been his home; lie was 
elected Commissioner of Highways at the 
organization of the township, C(mse- 
quently he was the first Commissioner of 
Highways elected in this township; at the 
expiration of this office he was elected 
Assessor four consecutive terms, at the 
end of which he was elected Tp. Super- 
visor ten years in succession ; two years 
after he was again elected Supervisor one 
term; he has held various other offices; 
married Eliza Packard, in Oxford Co., 
Maine, Nov. 10, 1835 ; she was born in 
Oxford Co., Jan. 23, 1817 ; have seven chil- 
dren: Arendon, bora May 15,1837; Henry 
S., Jr., Nov. 1, 1838; William W., April 29, 
1841 ; Silas A., Aug. 23, 1843; Mary (now 
Mrs. Jv. Evans), Dec. 10, 1845 ; Lizzie M. 
(now Mrs. Leffingwell), Oct. 17, 1849; 
Charles Edgar, Feb. 23, 1856. 

Austin John, farmer; Sec. 19; P.O.Shirland. 



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ABCOCK J. M. carpenter; Shirland. 



Barber G. H. farm; Sec. 33; P. O. Shirland. 
Bates J. M. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Shirland. 
Beedell L. P. farmer; Sec. 4; P.O.Shirland. 

BEMLENT JOHItr, Farmer; Sec. 4; 
P.O.Shirland; born in Oneida Co., N. 
Y., March 1, 1803 ; came to this Co. in 
1852 ; has been Town Clerk three years ; 
married Miss Roxie Williams, in N. Y., 
in 1868; she was born in N. Y., in March, 
1830; have nine children living; Mr. Be- 
ment owns 140 acres land, which is well 
improved. 

Bennett Edward, farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

Bennett F. farmer; Sec. 4; P. O. Shirland. 

Bennett George, farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

Boiuu'tt John, farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

Bennett John, Jr., former; P. O. Shirland. 

BOS WELL THOMAS H. Mer- 
chant; Shirland; was born in Pottsdam, 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Sept. 26, 1835; 
came from there to Chicago, in 1857; 
lived there two years; thence to this Co., 
in 1859; he has held various township 
offices; has been P. M. here last nine 
years ; has also been express agent here a 
number of years; married Sarah D. Coon, 
in Pottsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., 
March 22, 1859 ; she was born in West- 
field, Vermont; have four children: Lydia 
P., born March 8, 1862; Charles T., Sept. 



21, 1863; Harriet C, July 25, 1866; George 
E., Dec. 23, 1869. 

Boyden L. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Shirland. 

Boyden O. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Shirland. 

Brenuan John, laborer; Shirland. 

Brown B. F. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Shirland. 

BR0^':K benjamin F. Farmer; 
Sec. 26; P. O. Shirhvud ; horn in Monroe 
Co., N. Y., Oct. 11, 1829; came to this 
State in 1852; to this Co. in 1865; enlisted 
in the 4th Wisconsin Battery, in Septem- 
ber, 1861; was promoted Lieut, in 1864; 
was honorably discharged July 4, 1805; 
was in every battle that the regiment was; 
owns 60 acres land; married Catherine 
Kelly, in Monroe Co., N. Y.. Feb. 22, 
1849; she was born in Devonsliire, Eng., 
Aug. 6, 1833; have three children: Emma 
Jane, born April S, 1850; James Henry, 
Sept. 13, 1852; Lillie, March 3, 1856: Mr. 
Brown has been Town Collector two 
years. 

Brown Jas. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Shirland. 

CARD LEVI, farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. 
Shirland. 

CARD G. N. Farmer; Sec. 11; P. O. 
Shirland ; born in Nova Scotia, in 1817 ; 
owns 130 acres land ; was one of the first 
settlers in this Tp., coming to this Co. in 
1837 ; married Miss Nora Seaton, of this 
town; her father also came here in 1837. 

CLOVER HENRY W. Farmer; 
Sec. 12; P. O. Shirland; born in Lincoln- 
shire, Eng., Sept. 24, 1841 ; came to this 
Co. in 1844; owns 80 acres land; has held 
various offices ; married Dorothy H. Sea- 
ton, in Shirland, Nov. 10, 1870; she was 
born in this town, Feb. 14, 1850; Mrs. Clo- 
ver's father was one of the early settlers of 
this Co. 

Colby Eben, renter; Sec. 27; P. O. Shirlaml. 

COLTON MRS. ABIGAIL, (Maid- 
en nameMcKinstry;) Sec. 12; P. O. Shir- 
land; born in Conn., Nov. 29, 1805: tir-st 
husband was Geo. Seaton ; they were mar- 
ried in April, 1830; he was born in Oneida 
Co., N. Y., in 1803; died July 4. 1857; 
they came to this Co. in 1838; were one of 
the first families that settled in this Tp. ;_ 
second husband was Oliver C. Colton, of 
N. H.; he died in Jan., 1873; Mrs. Colton 
owns 125 acres land. 

CONKLIN HExVRY W. Farmer; 
Sec 32; P. 0. Rockton; born m \\ ayne 
Co., Penn., June 24, 1827 ; came to this Co. 
in 1839; the country was at that time com- 
paratively unsettled; owns 179 acres land; 
held the office of Town Collector two 
years ; also various other Tp. ofiices ; mar- 
ried Alvalina Grover, in Juda, Wis., Nov. 



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28,1856; she was born in Chautauqua Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 24, 1833; have had five chil- 
dren: Dorsey Tyler, born in Harrison, in 
this Co., Oct. 16, 1857; Lomi Henry, in 
Harrison, March 8, 1859; Jas. B., in Har- 
rison, Aug. 12, 1863; Rosa E., in Oregon, 
Oct. 17, 1805; Eva E., in Roclcton, Jan. 
25, 1874. 

Cooper Chas. farmer; Sec. 33; P.O.Shirland. 

Cooper Geo. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Shirland. 

Curran Thos. farmer; Sec.26; P.O. Shirland. 

Curran Jas. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Shirland. 



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A.MOTHJ. W. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. 
Shirland. 
Darling Franli, butcher; Shirland. 
Darling S. A. farm; Sec. 27; P. O. Shirland. 
Denel G. former; Sec. 2; P. O. Shirland. 
Denel Wm. farmer; Sec. 2; P.O. Shirland. 
Domer John, farmer; Sec. 1; P.O. Shirland. 



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LLIOTT SAMUEL, farmer; Sec. 35; 
P. O. Beloit, Wis. • 

FICKES MILES, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. 
Shirland. 

FICKKS SEBASTIAX, Farmer; 
Sec. 2; P.O. Shirland; born m York Co., 
Penn., Dec. 25, 1818; moved with his par- 
ents to Ohio in 1833; thence to this Co. in 
1846; owns 215 acres laud; first wife was 
Caroline E. Seeley; they were married in 
Ohio, April 5, 1845 ; she was born in N. 
Y. ; died in 186:1; present wife was Sarah 
Case ; they were married in Mich., in 1870 ; 
she was born in Vt. 

Fleming John, laborer; Shirland. 

GISHWILLER JOHN, depotVagent; 
Shirland. 

GOLDY B. D. Farmer; Sec. 3; P. O. 
Shirland; born in N. Y., xiug. 8, 1839; 
came to this Co. with his parents in 1850; 
owns 110 acres land; enlisted in Co. D, 
74th I. V. C, in Aug., 1862; served until 
close ot war, and was honorably dis- 
charged; was in battles of Spriug Hill, 
Franklin, Nashville, Perryville, and all 
through the Atlanta campaign; married 
Miss Harriet Stillwell, in Beloit, Wis.; 
she died in Nov., 1869. 

Goldy S. T. farmer; Sec.:J; P. O. Shirland. 
^ Guptill A. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Shirland. 

Guptdl C. farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Shirland. 

GUPTILL. J. B. Farmer; Sec. 28; 
P. O. Shirland; born in Hancock Co., Me., 
Nov. 1, 1822; came to this Co. in 1845; 
owns 220 acres land; married Emily War- 
ren, in Beloit, Wis., Oct. 29, 1851; she was 
born in N. Y., in 1833. 

TTALL W. F. B. glove maker; Shirland. 
Hauseman Geo. laborer ; Shirland. 



BARLEY \¥M, Farmer; Sec. 34; 
P. O. Shirland; born in N. Y. citv, Nov. 
9, 18:j5; went with his parents to S. C, 
when two years old; lived there eight 
years; came from there to this Co. in 1847; 
owns 136 acres land ; has been Town Clerk 
nine years ; Supervisor two years ; married 
Fidelia Miller, in Beloit, Wis.; she was 
born in Vt., Feb. 28, 1838; have had four 
children : Henry AVillis, born in Rockton, 
Feb. 21, 1860; Edwin, in Shirland, Aug. 
23, 1862, died Aug. 23, 1863; Freddie, in 
Shirland, Oct. 10, 1864, died May 17, 1»65; 
Mary Ella, in Shirland, Sept. 28, 1866. 

BAWLEY GEO. Farmer; Sec. 3; 
P. O. Shirland; born in Bradfordshire, 
England, March 16, 1825; came to this 
Co. in 1854; owns 120 acres land; married 
Alice Rotle, in Rockford, June 27, 1857; 
she was born in England, J nly 30, 1834; 
have two children: Mary Ann, born Dec. 
8, ; Emma Elizabeth, Feb. 20, 1861. 

Henry A. G. farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

Henry Wm. farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

BODGKIXS JOBX B. Apiarist; 
P. O. Shirland; born in Jefierson Co., N. 
Y., May 29, 1826 ; went from there to Ind. 
in 1841; thence to this Co. in 1842; ran 
saw mill and flour mill in town of Harri- 
son, this Co., a number of years; estab- 
lished the first lumber yaid in Shirland; 
owns 20 acres land; has held various town 
offices; first wife was Julia A. Hoyt; ihey 
were married in Byion, this State, in 1850; 
she was born in Niagara Co., N. Y. ; died 
in 1861 ; present wife was Mary A. Pope ; 
were married in Newark, Wis., in 1864; 
she was born in N. Y., April 27,1837; had 
one child by first wife, Franklin, born in 
1852, died Aug. 10, 1854. 

Hull A. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Shirland. 

Hull Byron, farmer; P.O. Shirlaud. 

BULL W. W. Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. 
Shirland; born in N. Y., Aprd 19, 1835; 
came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 94 acres 
land ; is Town Supervisor at present writ- 
ing; has been Assessor two years. Consta- 
ble four years; enlisted in 47th I. V.L, Co. 
B, in Sept., 1864; was honorably dis- 
charged in June, 1865; was in battles of 
Columbia, Spring Hill, Franklin, Nash- 
ville and in several skirmishes; married 
Elizabeth Ann Stillwell, in Beloit, Wis., 
Dec. 8, 1855; she whs born in N. Y., Nov. 
21, 1838; have five children living. 



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ELLY JOHN, laborer; Shirland. 



Keeney D. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Shirland. 

KEEXEY JULIIIS, Farmer; Sec. 
19; P. O. Shirland; born in Oneida Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 8, 1808; came to this Co. in 
1838; owns 200 acres land; was elected 
Road Commissioner at tlie organization 
of the Co.; married Miss Estiier Ann 
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was boru in Oueida Co., N. Y., Aug. 23, 
1821 ; she came to this Co. with her par- 
ents, in 18a8; have had six children, 
Amelia, born April 24, 1843, died Sept. 
11, 1870; Olive, Dec. 19, 1844; Onor, Jan. 
4, 1847, died March 7, 1848; Virgil W., 
Dec. 31, 1848; Dexter, Feb. 26', 1853; 
Alvia, July 6, 1860. 

Kecney V. farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Shirland. 

Kethan Nelson, shoemaker; Shirland. 

Kizer E. S. cheese maker; Shirland. 

LARISON ^WILIilAM, Farmer; 
Sec. 35; P. O. Shirland; born in Shir- 
land, April 15, 1851; owns 175 acres land; 
married Charlotte G. Early, in Beloit, 
Wis., July 17, 1869; she was born in 
Albany, N. Y., March 17, 1851; have four 
children, Frank, born June 10, 1872; Wil- 
lie, March 8, 1874; Freddie May 5, 1875; 
Eddie, Nov. 11, 1877. 

L-EFFIKCjJWELI. AL.DEK, Farm- 
er; Sec. 7; P. O. Beloit, Wis.; born in 
Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Feb. 10, 1825 ; came 
to this Co. with parents, in 1842; owns 
120 acres land in Wis., 165 acres in this 
Co.; tiist wife was Adehne Reckhow; 
they were married in Wis. ; she was born 
in Mich., and died in 1865; present wife, 
Gertrude Lee; they were married in 
Beloit, in 1870; she was born in N. Y., 
in 1840. 

liEFFIlSfGWEIiL. BIRD, Farmer; 
Sec. 6; P. O. Shirland; was born in Ohio, 
Oct. 10, 1835; moved to this Co. with his 
parents, in 1838; owns 125 acres land; 
enlisted in 74lh Regt. I. V. I., Sept. 4, 
1862; was mustered out March 4, 1863; 
re-enlisted in 147ih I. V. I.; served until 
close of war, and was honorably dis- 
charged; married Jane Munro, in Beloit, 
Wis., May 15, 1857 ; she was born in Troy, 
N. Y., March 15, 1839; have had four 
children, Carrie, born Nov. 13, 1860; Ger- 
tie, Sept. 11, 1868; Homer, Feb. 2,1872; 
William, in 1862, and died in Oct., 1865. 

rEFFIXGWELL WIEI.IAM S. 

Fanner; Sec. 7; P. O. Beloit, Wis.; born 
in Ohio, Sept. 5, 1832; came to this Co. 
in 1845; owns 80 acres land; enlisted in 
74th Regt. I. V. I., in Sept., 1861; was 
honorably discharged in 1866; was 
wounded at Battle of Stone River. 
I.OPER JOHlf, Sec. 35; P. O. Shir- 
land; boru in Canada, Jan. 38, 1854; 
came to this Co. in spring of 1877. 

McCULOW JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 28; 
P. O. Shirland. 
McCulow P. farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. Shirland. 
Manson George, farmer; P. O. Shirland. 
Manson James, farmer; P. O. Shirland. 
Manson Nicklas, retired farmer; Shirland. 
Manson William, trapper ; Shirland. 
Meuret Geo. farmer; P. O. Shirland. 



Miller A. B. farmer; Sec.27; P.O. Shirland. 

MILLER ALEXANDER, Farmer; 
Sec. 34; P. O. Shiiland; horn in Cale- 
donia Co., Vt., March 18, 1808; came to 
this Co. in 1844; owns 80 acres land; mar- 
ried Mary Mackie, in Newbury, Vt., 
March 7, 1833; she was born in Scotland, 
March 5, 1810; have ten children living. 

Miller E. G. farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

Miller F. P. farmer; P. 0. Shirland. 

Minard D. blacksmith; Shirhind. 

Monan Thos. section hoss; Shirland. 



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YE FRED, farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. 
Shirland. 

KYE JOHN H. Farmer; Sec. 19; P. 

0. Shirland ; born in New Bradford, Mass., 
Dec. 30, 1823; came to this Co. in 1854; 
owns 111 acres land, Sees. 1, 12, and 18; 
has held the office of Town Clerk 3 years, 
Collectors years; enlisted in 74th Regt. 

1. V. I., in August, 1862, as Second 
Lieutenant; was promoted First Lieuten- 
ant March 20, 1863; was appointed Quar- 
termaster with rank of First Lieutenant, 
in May, 1864; was honorably discharged, 
June 10, 1865; mariied Miss Susan Perry, 
in Oneida Co. N.Y., Oct. 26,1845; she was 
born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec. 29, 1822; 
have had five children, Celia, born Aug. 11, 
1847, died Sept. 15, 1849 ; Hovey B., May 
14, 1851; Fred T.. April 29, 1855; Celia 
S., Sept. 17, 1858; John W., March 1, 1862. 

PACKARD CHARLES, farmer; Sec. 18; 
P. O. Shirland. 
Packard E. A. merchant; Shirland. 

FA€KARI> Jim, Grain and Lum- 
ber Dealer; P.O. Shirland; born in Ox- 
ford Co., Maine, April 20, 1818; came 
from there here in si)riug of 1838; owns 
200 acres land ; has been Collector 5 years, 
Assessor 1 year; has held various other 
offices; was one of the organizers of Con- 
gregational Church in this town, of which 
himself and family are members, also 
organized school house in District 46; 
Mr. P. commenced business here in 1874,^ 
his previous occupation being that of 
larmer; married Miss Hadassah Austin, 
inRockton, Nov. 10, 1840; she was born 
in Oxford Co., Maine, Dec. 10, 1819; have 
had six children, live of whom are living. 

Pearce B. F. renter; P. O. Shirland. 

Perry G. B. farmer; Sec. 25; P. 0. Shirland. 

Pettiboue F. B. farm; Sec.26; P.O.Sliirland. 

Pettibone G. C. farm; Sec. 26; P.O.Sliirland. 

PETTIROXE JsiYLVESTER, 
Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Shirland; born ia 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Dec. 18. 1812; 
moved from N. Y. to Detroit, Mich., in 
1838; went from there back to St. Law- 
rence Co., N. Y. ; thence to this Co. in 1850; 
was elected Justice of the Peace in 1854; 
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he was elected Notary Public ; owns 96 
acres land ; married Eliza Craig, in St. 
Lawrence Co., N. Y., Jan. 26, 1843; she 
was born in Vermont, Sept. 2'd, 1810; have 
five children : Amos, born Dec. 20, 1843 
he enlisted in 74th Regt., I. V. I., in Aug. 
1863; served until close of war; was hon 
orably discharged ; Sarah (now Mrs. A 
Porter), Feb. 8, 1846; Laura Imogene 
March 26, 1848; George Cady, April 21 
1850; Frank Briggs, in 1853. 

PHEIiPS B. W. Farmer; Sec. 10; P. 
O. Shirland; born in N. Y., July 21,1849; 
moved to this Co. with his parents when 3 
months old; owns 233 acres land; married 
Miss Emma McMakin, in this town, March 
22, 1871 ; she was born in Greenville, S. C, 
March 20, 1849; have one child, Cora, born 
in Rockton, this Co., March 23, 1872. 

POLLOCK \V. H. Farmer; Sec. 2; 
P. O. Shirland ; born in St. Lawrence Co., 
N. Y., Sept. 25, 1844; came to this Co. in 
1866; owns 34 Sec. land; maiden name of 
wife was Phoebe Lippit ; they were married 
in Shirland, Dec. 7, 1870; she was born in 
Shirland, Feb. 28, 1844; Mrs. Pollock's 
father. Dr. J. W. Lippit, came to this Co. 
in 1838, and was the tirst physician in this 
town. 

Pomeroy G. H. farm; Sec.[26; P.O.Shirland. 

Pomeroy K. H. farm ; Sec. 26; P.O.Shirland- 

POMEROY :Bf. H. Farmer; Sec. 23; 
P. O. Shirland; born in Somerset Co., Me., 
May 6, 1806; moved from there to Beloit, 
Wis., in 1848; lived there until 1851, when 
he came to this Co., which has since been 
his home; owns 130 acres land; has been 
married twice; present "^wife was Miss 
Pomeroy. 



AMBOTT JOSEPH, farmer; Sec. 21; 
P. O. Shirland. 



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RECKIIOW WIEIilSTOlf, 

Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Shirland ; born in 
Susquehanna Co., Penn. ; moved to this 
Co. Avith his parents in 1838; owns 160 
acres land; has been Justice of the Peace 
8 years, Town Clerk 2 years; has also rep- 
resented this Tp. in Co. Board 2 years; 
married Miss Margaret Miller in Beloit, 
Wis., Dec. 24, 1857 ; she was born in Vt., 
Oct. 4, 1840; have had four children: 
Frank, born March 9, 1859, died when 6 
mouths old; Mary, Dec. 1, I860; William, 
Feb. 28, 1864; Lewis Miller, Feb. 22, 1868. 

Reckhow Wm. farm ; Sec. 34 ; P.O. Shirland. 

Rie B. laborer; Shirland. 

BOSi$ IRA,w Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. 
Shirland ; born in Rutland Co., Vt., March 
6, 1827 ; came to this Co. in 1853 ; owns 136 
acres land; married Mary Pike, in Beloit, 
Wis., in 1856 ; she was born in Rutland 
Co., Vt., March 7, 1824; have three chil- 
dren: Emma Jane, born Sept. 2, 1857; 
Levi, May 8, 1860 ; J. Charles, Dec. 22, 1863. 



S EATON JOHN, farmer; Sec. 12; P. O. 
Shirland. 

SEATON GEORGE G. Farmer; 
Sec. 11; P. O. Shirland; born in Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Sept. 5, 1827 ; moved to this Co. 
with his parents in 1838 ; owns 200 acres 
land ; has held various Tp. otlices ; married 
Miss Sarah Sharpe, in Rockton, this Co., 
Oct. 18, 1854; she was born in Steuben Co., 
N. Y., June6, 1832; have two children: 
Mary Alice, born Aug. 17, 1857; Arthvu' 
David, April 8, 1866; Arlow Seaton, father 
of G. G. Seaton, erected the first cabin in 
what is now known as Shirland Tp. in 
this Co. 

Seaton W. W. farmer; Shirland. 

Shears J. C. M. farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

Simonds John, farm; Sec. 26; P.O.Shirland. 

i!$IIUOXD!S RICHARD, Farmer; 
Sec. 26; P.O.Shirland; born in Devon- 
shire, England, Oct. 25, 1825 ; came from 
there to Ohio, in 1837 ; thence to this Co., 
in 1866; owns 140 acres land; has been 
Road Commissioner two terms; School 
Director nine years; married Harriet M. 
Cormouy, in Ohio, Feb. 25, 1847; she was 
born in Marjland, Aug. 8, 1828; have had 
eight children, six of whom are living. 

STEELE E. W. Retired Farmer; Sec. 
36; P.O.Shirland; born in Richfield Co., 
Conn., Oct. 29, 1805; married Miss L. 
Johnson, in Ohio, in 1830; she was born 
in Franklin Co., Vermont, Oct. 18, 1805; 
they came to this Co. in 1842; she died 
June 1, 1859; had seven children: Orange, 
born Dec. 25, 1831 ; he enlisted in the 74th 
Regt. LV. 1. ; died m service, Nov. 5, 
1864; Fayette G., born Aug. 28, 1833; 
Henry Martin, Sept. 30, 1834; Wolcott, 
July 16, 1836; Martha, April 2, 1841; 
Almon Camden, Aug. 18, 1843; enlisted 
in the 74th I. V. L, Sept., 1861 ; served 
until close of war; Almar, Jan. 9, 1846, 
died Sept. 24, 1865. 

STEELE F. G. Farmer; Sec. 36; P. 
O. Shirland; born in Ashtabula Co., 
Ohio, Aug. 28, 1833; came to this Co., 
with his parents, in 1842; owns 265 acres 
land ; has been Assessor four years. Com- 
missioner of Highways six years; Tp. 
Trustee a number of years; has held va- 
rious other offices; married Mary A. 
Chandler, in Clinton, Wis., Jan. 1, 1868; 
Mrs. C. was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., 
July 14, 1844; have three children: Alma, 
born Feb. 1, 1872; Fayette G., Dec. 21, 
1873 ; Verna, Sept. 10, 1876. 

Stilwell B. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Shirland. 

Stilwell C. farmer; P. O. Shirland. 

STIL^WELL SAMUEL, Farmer; 
Sec. 7; P.O. Shirhmd; born in Oneida 
Co., N. Y., Nov. 18, 1808; came to this 
Co. in 1846; owns 180 acres land; has 
been Justice of the Peace four years. 
Road Commissioner three years ; has held 



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various school oflSces; married Annie 
Miller, in N. Y., Nov. 15, 1882 ; she was 
born in Madison Co., N. Y., March 20, 
1816; have had nine children: William, 
born Aug. 3, 1834; Hiram, April 23, 1830, 
enlisted in 74th I. V. I., in August, 1862, 
and was killed at the battle of Kenesaw; 
Elizabeth, Nov. 31, 1839, nuirried W. W. 
Hull ; Harriet, in 1844, died Nov. 5, 1859 r 
Samuel, Jr., April 28, 1849; Mary (now 
Mrs. L. Leffingwell), Sept. 8,^1854; Emma, 
August, 1857 ; two died in infancy, were 
not named. 

STIIiWEIili SAMUEL, JR. 
Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Shirlaud; born in 
this Co., April 28, 1849; married Sevila 
Waltz, in Newark, Wis., June 4, 1872; 
she was boi'n in Sauk Co., Wis., Sept. 13, 
1851. 

Stilweli T. former; Sec. 7; P. O. Shirland. 

SWEET R. C. Farmer; Sec. 35; P. 
O. Shirlaud; born in Erie Co., N.Y., Nov. 
26, 1831 ; came from there to Greene Co., 
Wis., in April, 1855; thence, in the 
autumn of 1855, to the town of Rockton ; 
resided there ten years; thence to Shir- 
laud, where he purchased 80 acres land, 
which is well improved; was elected Su- 
pervisor in 1875; married Miss Lucinda 
M. Soulhworth, in Rockton, Oct. 29, 1857; 
she was born in Erie Co., N. Y., Feb. 1, 
1832; have one daughter, Mary L., born 
in Rockton, Sept. 14, 1859. 

WAGER SAMUEL, €. Farmer; 
Sec. 3; P. O. Shirland; born in 
Canada, Dec. 9, 1834; came to this Co. in 
1848; owns 180 acres land; married 
Emma Eliza, daughter of Lemuel and 
Martha S. Fiske, in this town (Shirland), 
Jan. 1, 1862; she was born in this town 
(Shu-land), Nov. 21, 1842; have two chil- 
dren : Herbert Lee, born Sept. 13, 1863 ; 
Mabel Augusta, May 37, 1865; Lemuel 
Fiske, father of Mrs. A. G. and S. C. 
Wager, was born in Mass., July 28, 1812; 
came to this Co. in 1837 ; was one of the 
first settlers in this township ; he and his 
family being zealous members of the Con- 
gregational Church, he took an active 
part in the organization of the first Con- 
gregational Church in this place; he also 
held various town and church offices from 
the time of his settlement until the time 
of his death, which occurred April 26, 
1877; wife was Martha S. Maxoni; they 
were married in Indiana, July 26, 1836; 
she was born in Conn., Nov. 17, 1809, and 
died Oct. 26, 1870. 

WAGER A. G. Farmer; Sec. 35; P. 0. 
Shirland; born in Wis., Oct. 5,1849; came 
to this Co. with his parents in 1850; owns 
180 acres laud; married Amelia, daughter 
of Lemuel and Martha S. Fiske, in this 
Tp., March 6, 1873; she was b )rn at her 
present place of residence, April 34, 1840; 



have one child, Florence Amelia, born 

Jan. 27, 1873. 
Weary J. S. insurance agent; Shirland. 
Wescolt M. farm; Sec. 36; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 
Wescott S. farm; Sec. 36; P. O. Beloit, Wis. 

WILL ROBT. Fanner; Sec. 6; P.O. 
Shirland; born in Kincardenshire, Scot- 
land, July 10, 1835 ; moved to this Co.with 
his parents in 1848; owns 121 acres land; 
married Lydia Stokes, in this town, Sept. 

27, 1869; she was born in Erie Co., N. Y., 
March 28, 1842; have had four cliildren: 
Nellie, born Aug. 15, 1870, died Sept. 24, 
1870; Arthur, Feb. 11, 1872; AValter, Dec;. 
18, 1873, died Feb. 1, 1875; Katie, March 
16, 1876. 

Wilson J. farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Shirland. 

WOOD ELLERY, Farmer; Sec. 10; 
P. O. Shirland; born in this town, March 

28, 1852; married Miss Hattic Blood, in 
Beloit, Wis., Oct. 12, 1874; she was born 
in Penn.,in 1850; have one child, Winnie, 
born in Rockford, March 28, 1876. 

Wood 0. retired farmer ; Shirland. 
Woodward C. farm ; S. 6; P. 0. Beloit, Wis. 

WOODWARD JACOB H. Farm, 
er; Sec. 6; P.O. Beloit, Wis.; born in Vt., 
Jan. 22, 1820; went from there to I\Lass. 
in 1837; thence to N. Y. in 1830; thence to 
Penn. in 1841 ; from there he came to 
Boone Co., this State, in 1845; moved to 
this Co. in 1846, and it has since been his 
home ; owns 106 acres land ; has held vari- 
ous offices; married Mary A. Gould, in 

Cook , July, 1852; she was born in 

Berkshire Co., Ma«s., in Feb., 1826 ; have 
three children: Samuel Courtney, bora 
April 1, 1855 ; Chas. Carroll, July 13, 1859; 
Fonetta Adell, July 18, 1861. 

YALE JAS. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Shir- 
land. 
Yale E. L. farmer; Sec. 33 ; P. O. Shirlaud. 

ZAH5r NICHOLAS, Farmer; Sec. 
36; P. O. Shirland; born in Lorraine, 
France, Nov. 15, 1815; came from there to 
Ohio in 1828; thence to this Co. in 1845; 
owns 157 acres laud ; has been Town Col- 
lector three years, and has held various 
other Tp. and church offices; married 
Susan Cormoncy, in Ohio, Sept. 4, 1838; 
she was born in Md., March 17, 1823; 
have had eight children: Eliza Jane, born 
in 1840; Horace, Dec. 24, 1842; enlisted in 
3d Col. V. C: died in the service, Nov.14, 
1864; Sanfbrd, Sept. 4, 1845; John W., 
Jan 4 1848; he married Emma Clover, in 
Rockton, Dec. 24, 1874; she was born in 
Rockton, Feb. 17, 1855; Mary Alice. Aug. 
38 1850, died Nov. 15, 1860; Frank 
Emory April 22, 1856; Hettie Ann. Sept. 
4 1853, died Dec. 31, 1865; Willie Foster, 
Sept. 38, 1865. 
Zahm John, farmer; Sec. 36; P.O. Shirland. 



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CHERRY VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 

CHAMBERLIX ALFRED A. 

Justice of the Peace ; P. O. Cherry Val- 
ley. Born in Barton, Orleans Co., Vt., 
March 20, 1807. Came to Winnebago Co. 
in the spring of 1844. 

Purchased Cherry Valley Mill in 1850, 
and has resided in Cherry Valley from 
that time to the present. Mr. Chamberlin 
has served the people faithfully in various 
official capacities, as Assessor, Collector 
and Justice of the Peace, having held one 
or more of these responsible positions con- 
stantly since his residence in the town. 
His hair is wiiitened by the frosts of 70 
winters, and at this time the venerable 
subject of this notice is hale and hearty, 
with faculties keenly alive to passing 
events. Never has been under the care of 
a physician. Always voted Whig and 
Republican tickets. Loyal to the govern- 
ment of the United States, and generous 
toward his fellow men. 

He was married Sept. 25, 1834, at Byron, 
New York, to Miss Nancy Elizabeth Mun- 
ger, who was born in Springfield, Mass., 
Sept. 30, 1808. They have had six chil- 
dren: Marion T. Chamberlin, born at By- 
ron, N. Y., Jan. 29, 1836; Hazen Cham- 
berlin, born at Grand Detour, 111., Jan. 13, 
1839, died April 15, 1840; Emma S. Cham- 
berlin, born at Grand Detour, 111., Nov. 13, 
1843; Thyrza F. Chamberlin, born at Au- 
rora, 111., Oct. 27, 1847; Dwight A. Cham- 
berlin, born at Rockford, 111., June 2, 
1849; Charles Sumner Chamberlin, born 
at Cherry Valley, 111., Sept. 24, 1855, 
died Sept. 15, 1860. Marion T. Cham- 
berlin graduated at the Rockford Semi- 
nary in July, 1858, and was married 
to John L. Loop, Esq., of Belvidere, 111., 
the following October. Emma S. Cham- 
berlin— E. B. Day— Oct. 9, I860; she was 
married again, Nov. 15, 1870, to Capt. Geo. 
M. Wells, of Laketon, Mich. Tliyrza F. 
Cliaraberlin, married, Aug. 5, 1873, Geo. 
W. Bridgemau, a young attorney of ability 
and worth, whose h<niie is in Michigan. 
D. A. Chamberlin, with whom his father 
and mother now reside, married Lillia E. 
Thomas, June 29, 1870, at St. Joseph, Mich. 

DeCJRAFF A BR AM F. Carpenter 
and Joiner; P. O. Cherry Valley; born in 
Glenville, Schenectady Co., N. Y., Nov. 
2,1828; served an apprenticeship at his 
trade in the city of Brooklyn ; attended 
Plymouth Church regularly, enjoying the 
convincing eloquence and matchless ora- 
tory of one of America's greatest speakers, 
Dr. H. W. Beecher, for four years ; came 
to Winnebago Co. in 1854; mari-ied, Aug. 
13, 1863, Miss Sarah A. Potter, whose 
birthplace was Hadley, Lapier Co., Mich., 



April 8, 1838; have three children; Lou' 
isa T., born Oct. 13, 1864; Anna G., Aug' 
26, 1866; Mary F., April 1, 1872; Mr. De 
Graff has in his possession at the present 
time an old Dutch Bible, published in 
Rotterdam, Holland, in 1710, bound with 
brass plates and hinges, owned by his an- 
cestors; also some old accounts kept by 
his great-grandfather, on English paper 
bearing the royal stamp which suggested 
the idea of the famous " Stamp Act,"' tlie 
news of which swept over America like a 
thunder-cloud, causing the just indigna- 
tion and wrath of a grief-stricken people: 
his grandfather passed through the ter- 
rible ordeal of the Revolution ; his great- 
great-grandfather and a son were captured 
by the Indians, in 1746, and carried to 
Canada, where the old man died, at Que- 
bec, in June, 1748; the son having escaped 
returned through the dense forests, on 
foot, to N, Y. ; the house from which they 
were taken remai'ns to this day, in Schen- 
ectady Co. ; he has a distinct history of 
the genealogy of his forefathers back to 
the first colonies sent out under the Dutch 
East India Company, which furnished 
Sir Henry Hudson the vessel in wliich he 
sailed up the noble river which bears the 
name of Hudson, on whose delightful 
banks there are so many beautiful homes 
to-day. 

HALE MISS JOSEPHINE, 
Teacher; P. O. Cherry Valley; daughter 
of Alfred E. and Harriet Hale; born Dec. 
5, 1854. Mr. Hale, the father of the sub- 
ject of this sketch, came from Conn, to 
Winnebago Co., Oct., 1889; during his 
life was known as an active and influen- 
tial man in the political affairs of his 
country; was loyal to the government, and 
no less remarkable for his admirable 
social qualities than for his intellectual 
abilities. As a companion, lie was the 
delight of his friends, to whom he M-as 
faithful, and none ever had better or truer 
— they loved him from the beginning to 
the last. He served the people faithfully 
in various official capacities, and in 1860 
was elected to the Legislature of the State, 
serving his constituency ably and liou- 
estly two j'ears; during this time the war 
of the rebellion bi-oke out, and Mr. Hale 
was always ready to render material aid 
to the administration, comforting and 
cheering the Union Army at the same 
time; was appointed Assistant U. S. IMar- 
shal, the responsible duties of which he 
discharged faithfully and well. After the 
return of peace to our land, he lived in 
the retirement of his home, with his inter- 
esting family until Nov. 3, 1870, wlien he 
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not know that the silvor cord was loosened, 
and that the golden bowl was breaking. at 
the fouHtain, but he was resigned, feeling 
that He who gave has the right to take 
away in i:is own good time and manner. 
Miss Josephene Hale was educated under 
the eye of her intelligent mother, and is 
now a teacher in the Ciierry Valley Graded 
School, a position which she has filled 
with ability for five years. 

HUSSEY DAVID O. Physician 
and Surgeon, Elgiu st., Cherry Valley; 
born in Noble Co., Ohio, Dec. 6, 1842; 
came to Cherry Valley in the spring of 
1866; graduate of Chicago Medical Col- 
lege, class of 1867; married Mary E. 
Mackey, in August, 1865; she was bora 
"in Washington Co., Ohio; they have one 
child. Dexter Selvayn, born June 8, 1868; 
the Dr. served in the Union army as First 
Lieutenant. 

KEITH LEWIS, Whose portrait ap- 
pears in this work, was born May 2. 1826, 
in Morgan Co., Ohio. His great-grand- 
father came from Holland \o America 
about fifteen years before the Revolution, 
and settled in New Lancashire, Pa. Here 
he engaged in the smithing business for 
many years,when he moved to Huntingdon 
Co., where he died in 1810. He had 
served as blacksmith in the Revolutionary 
war. Mr. Keith's grandfather, Peter, was 
a blacksmith and farmer, and moved to 
Morgan Co., Oliio, in 1814, and had a fam- 
ily of twelve children. He came to Rock- 
ford, Winnebago Co., 111., in 1836, at that 
time containing only two or three houses, 
and located on the east side of the river, 
just below the present site of tlie water 
power. He died, aged 81 years, 4 months. 
His father was born in 1801, in Hunting- 
ton Co., Pa. Came to Morgan Co., Ohio, 
with father, in 1814. July 6, 1842, came 
to Laporte, Ind., and built a cabin on the 
same lot ou which his residence now 
stands. 

His family consists of nine sons and five 
daughters, all of whom are married and 
still living. He married first, Mary Spen- 
cer, by whom he had four sous, the young- 
est of whom IS the subject of this sketch, 
being only twelve days old at the time of 
his mother's death. His second wife was 
Nancy O'Hara, and by her he had ten sons 
and daughters. His tliird was Mrs. Nancy 
H. Jessup. His children are as follows: 
Joseph married Jane Bunker; Elisha mar- 
ried Amanda Thomberg; Peter married 
Sarah J. Thornton; Lewis married Cath- 
erine IBrown; Bolsar married Catherine 
Banks; Mary married Henry Crane; Julia 
A. married Lewis Parker; Maria married 
Edward Cox; E. Wesley married Sarah 
Prian ; Dennis T. married Catherine Ear- 
nest; Francis M. married Martha McLane; 
Margaret married Geo. Huckeus; W. 
Riley mari-ied Sarah Crane; Ariadna mar- 
ried Amos Taylor. On the first day of 



March, 1837, Mr. K. landed in Winnebago 
Co., after a fourteen days' journey from 
Laporte, Ind., a distance (if loO miles, 
during which time snow fell to the depth 
of one foot. He was at that time ten 
years of age, and came witli friends to live 
with his grandfather, who died the follow- 
ing year, smce wliich time he has been 
emphatically the architect of his own for- 
tune. With no one to depend upon, he 
has by the native energy of his character, 
wrought out a liandsome fortuue. owning 
1,400 acres of land in this vicinity, and 
1,000 in Iowa, with the necessary adili- 
tional means for managing such a prop- 
erty. He also conducts a mercantile bus- 
iness in Cherry Valley. His first wife was 
Catherine Brown, from Ohio; she died in 
1862, leaving three children: Lewis W., 
Luther L. and Roswell C. Man led Miss 
Louisa M. Farley, from Ohio, in 1864 ; have 
two children; Julia Florence, born July 
14, 1869; Estella, March 31, 1871. 

ROCKFORD CITY. 

BEI.Ii THOMAS, Clerk of Winne- 
bago Co.; born in Scotland, May 20, 
1847; came to this country in 1851; to 
Marion Co., this State, in 1855, where, in 
February, 1862, he enlisted in Co. H., 
60lh Regt. I. V. I. ; was wounded in bat- 
tle, near Marietta, Georgia, July 4, 1864; 
discharged June 20, 1865, and settled m 
Rockford, AVinnebago Co.; married Miss 
Priscilla C. Patterson, Nov. 21, 1868; 
three children, William, Alice and Robert. 

ROWIiAXD \VM. L. Librarian of 
the Public Library of the Citv of Rock- 
ford, P. 0. Block; "resides 312 E. State st. 

TAI.COTT CAPT. WILLIAM, 

(Deceased), was born in Gilead, Conn., 
March 6, 1774, where he remained until 
1810, when he emigrated with his family 
to Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he re- 
mained in agricultural pursuits; during 
the war of 1812 to '15 the militia of Onei- 
da Co. was called out and stationed at 
Sacket's Harbor. N. Y., under the com- 
mand of Gen. Wiufield Scott, at which 
time Capt. Talcoti held a lieutenant's 
commission in a company wliich belonged 
to the 157th Rouinient of the State Militia; 
In 1835, together with his oldest sou, 
Thomas B., he explored what was then 
"The Great West," making the trip with 
a horse and buggy, (it being prior to the 
age of railroads) and selected a location 
at the junction of the Rock and Pccatoni- 
ca Rivers, now known as Roekton, Win- 
nebago Co., 111., to which place he re- 
moved his family in 1837, theie being 
then only two wliitc families in the Co.; 
he erected mills which were for a long 
time the pioneer mills of the Co., and 
when customers came with grists even 
from Fort Winnebago; always anxiousto 
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terests of society, early after the arrival of 
bis family, ou the 23d of March, 1838, he 
assisted in organizing the first Congrega- 
tional church there, consisting of fourteen 
members, of which five were of the Tal- 
cott family and some years afterwards, af- 
ter the churcii had erected a meeting 
house, he gave the society a bell. On the 
records of the church for June 12, 1855, 
is found the following: 

"0/i motion Resolved: That for the do- 
nation of a bell by William Talcott, he is 
entitled to the thanks of this church and 
society, and the clerk is directed to enter 
this resolution upon the records." 

Subsequently at a town meeting a vote 
of thanks was also passed and it was or- 
dered that his name be inscribed ou the 
bell at the expense of the town ; he was 
identified with the anti-slavery movement 
from the first, and when it developed into 
a political organization ; and at the great 
National Convention of the Liberty Par- 
ty, at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1844, nominated 
James G. Birney for the Presidency; he 
Vas one of seven who voted the ticket in 
the Co. of Winnebago, Ills., which in 1860 
was the Banner Co. of the U. S., giving a 
larger per cent, of its votes for the lament- 
ed, martyred President Lincoln than any 
county in the nation; he continued to 
maintain an intense interest in the absorb- 
ing public issues of the day, through the 
most significant periods of the war, and 
had thehappiness of believing before he 
passed away, Sept. 2, 1864, that the strug- 
gle would terminate as it has in favor of 
Freedom and the Union. 

TAIiCOTT WAIiTER HENRY, 

(Deceased), was born at Rome, Oneida Co., 
N. Y., Feb. lo, 1814, where he remained 
with his parents till October, 1835, when 
he emigrated to 111. in company with his 
father and brothers and located at the 
junction of the Rock and Pecatonica Riv- 
ers, in Winnebago Co. ; he traveled on foot 
from Chicago, "through the then almost 
uninhabited country west of the lake, and 
was obliged to camp out two nights on 
the way, encamping the third night near 
where Beloit, Wis., was subsequently lo- 
cated. Chicago was for a long time the 
nearest post-otfice, and the customary 
way to get letters was for some one of the 
settlers of the neighborhood to go with an 
ox team, and bring out the mail to the 
settlement; at that age of the world every 
letter cost a quarter of a dollar for postage, 
and it was then more difficult to get " the 
quarter" than it is now to get " a quarter 
eagle." 

He was identified early with the anti- 
slavery movement, being always uncom- 
promising in his hostility toslavery,and all 
the laws favoring it, and firmly attached to 
the Liberty Party from its first organiza- 
tion. October 1, 1845, he married Emeline 
McConnell, formerly of Chemung County, 



New York; his business relations were 
connected with his father, and brothers 
Thomas B., Wait and Sylvester Talcott, 
until his death, which occurred at Rock- 
ton, 111., Dec. 9, 1870; his oldest son, 
Dwight L. Talcott, at the time the Rebel- 
lion broke out, was neariug the age at 
which so many of the young men of the 
country were permitted to enlist into the 
Union army, to jeopard their lives, and in 
many, many cases to lose them, that our 
noble government might be perpetuated, 
and make possible " our wonderful Cen- 
tennial Exhibition " in 1876. 

Dwight Lewis Talcolt enlisted in the 
Union army, at the age of 17J>6' years, at 
Belvidere, Boone Co., 111., Jan. 3, 1864; 
was a member of Co. I, 9th Regt. III. Vol. 
Cav. ; was provost guard in Fort Picker- 
ing, near Memphis, Tenn., until March 
18, 1864, when he came home with the 
regiment on "veteran furlough;" acted as 
courier and orderly to Capt. J. W. Harper 
until the following fall. Harper com- 
manded the regiment and afterward the 
brigade. The regiment traveled, by rail- 
road, steamboat, and marches, over 30,000 
miles, and scoured, the States of Missouri, 
Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mis- 
sissippi, from end to end. The following 
is a list of the principal battles in which 
he took part: Pontotoc, Miss., July 12, 
1864; Tupelo, July 15 and 16, 1864; Old 
Town Creek, Miss., July 16, 1864; Talla- 
hatchie, Aug. 10, 1864; Al)byville, Miss., 
Aug. 12, 1864; Hurricane Creek, Aug. 13, 
1864; Oxford, Miss., Aug. 14, 1864; Sav- 
annah, Tenn., Oct. 14, 1864; Shoal River, 
Ala., Nov. 6, 10, 11, 16, 18 and 19, 1864; 
Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Nov. 21, 1864; 
Pulaski, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1864; Campbells- 
ville, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1864, which was 
Thanksffiving day of that year. 

The night of July 11, 1864, he saved a 
comrade from falling into the clutches of 
two rebels who were crawling upon him. 
The same night was the only man of eight 
that stood to his post and maintained his 
ground until help arrived, the rest break- 
ing for camp when the pickets were at- 
tacked. 

At Old Town Creek, July 16, 1864, the 
stock of his gun was hit by a spent ball 
while loading; in the same fight the 
breach of the gun burst while firing. 

Near Abbyville, while scouting, shot at 
two negroes, mistaking them for guerrillas, 
happily missed them and discovered the 
mistake. 

At White Station, Miss., in the fall of 
1864, while outside of the picket lines 
with a comrade, gathering wild fruit, dis- 
covered several bushwhackers coming 
who had not seen them, but caught sight 
of them as they jumped for their horses, 
and they had a race for life, running their 
horses all the way. to camp, something 
over a mile, the bushwhackers in pursuit. 



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the bullets whistling around them all the 
time, but i-eached the lines in safety. 

While out foraging one da)^ rode into a 
crowd of guerrillas, taking them for our 
men, as they had on our'uniforms. As 
they were busy about their breakfast, soon 
slipped Iheir company, without their dis- 
covering "the Yankee." 

Was in the saddle on one occasion over 
forty-eight hours, stopped three times to 
feed horses, and marched 200 miles. 

In the tight at Shoal River crossed the 
river three liraes while under a heavy tire 
from the enemy, they being located on 
high bluffs, the watei- fairly boiling from 
the force ot the bullets, which fell as thick 
as hailstones. On another occasion got 
placed between two fires, that of the rebels 
and of the Union troops. 

Nov. 19 were surrounded by the enemy, 
and retreat across the river being impos- 
sible, cut an outlet and escaped^ passing 
down, by file, a steep, miry bank, obliquely, 
200 feet. The mortification and apparent 
chagrin of the rebels, when they ibund 
their prey had unexpectedly escaped their 
snare, was made known by hideous yells, 
such as only rebels can make. 

At Lawrenccburg had some very close 
calls from the bullets of the enemy, but 
came out without a scratch. 

At Campbellsville, while retreatmg, as 
the road passed through a narrow gorge, 
the enemy attempted to cut the command 
in two. Being ordered to hold the gap at 
all hazards, the regiment had scarcely 
dismounted when a heavy fire was re- 
ceived from a brigade of the enemy. Not 
a particle daunted, they advanced until it 
became a hand-to-hand conflict. The 
company of which he was a member lost 
twenty-four men in as many minutes, and 
all were killed or wounded but four, who 
were taken prisoners, he being one of the 
four. When captured he had 200 rounds 
ot ammunition, which were not given up 
with gun and belt, but kept Irom the 
enemy and destroyed. Was soon stripped 
of hat, boots, gloves, knife, and spurs, and 
was searched by the rebels five or six 
times during the first night. One of them 
found some photographs of his parents, 
which he begged the privilege of keeping, 
but, with an oath, they were tossed into 
the fire. For eight days had no food ex- 
cept the corn picked up where the horses 
had been fed. Were kept at Fort Colom- 
bia, Tenn., for fifteen days, living on less 
than an ear of corn a day. Dec. 17, 18G4, 
after Hood's defeat at Nashville, started 
for Southern prisons; marched to luka, 
Miss., thence by rail, via Corinth and 
Jackson, Miss., 'Montgomery, Ala., and 
Macon, Ga., to Andersonville. Tlve pris- 
oners being crowded into box cars, with 
neither room to sit or lie down, from two 
to six died in each car every day. Arriv- 
ing at Andersonville, saw 200 prisoners 



joining the rebel army, taking the oath of 
the Southern Confederacy, and drawing 
clothing and rations. 'JMie future looked 
dark to the new arrivals, but tlioy took 
new courage when they tbuiid that not a 
native-born American was in the lot. In 
the prison met fellow-piisoners, mere 
walking skeletons, covered with filth and 
vermin. Had no protection from the 
weather in the shape of clothing but the 
few rags they were allowed to keep. Had 
no wood, no food, no wholesome water, 
not even pure air to breatlie, tor the odor 
of the stockade was delected before it was 
reached. A railing around the inside, 
about one rod from the stockade, consti- 
tuted the " dead line," which to toucli or 
pass was "death." Receiving no notice tjf 
it, came near being shot within an hour 
after arrival, by an attempt to pass under 
it, but was pulled back and saved by a 
comrade. Burrowed in the ground for 
several weeks, taking a severe cold, be- 
came sick, lost flesh very rapidly, and 
could hardly crawl. Had not any medi- 
cal treatment, nor had any of the prison- 
ers, so far as known, and no religious 
privileges. The prisoners seemed crazed 
by their condition, and the stronger 
preyed upon the weaker. The prison 
covered about thirty acres, and part of the 
time was densely crowded. Sometimes 
two wagon-loads of dead bodies were 
hauled out in one day. Twenty-eiLdit per 
cent, of all the prisoners received died in 
the prison. Their last resting-place was 
called the "bone-yard," by their fellow- 
prisoners, for they were genei'ally mere 
skeletons, and died fron\ starvation. Hav- 
ing the scurvy, accompanied with diar- 
rhoea, became so weak were necessarily 
transferred to another stockade, called a 
hospital, about one-fourth as large as the 
former, surrounded on three sides by wet, 
swampy land, very little, if any, better 
than the big stockade. Hei-e were some 
old, worn-out tents to help protect from 
the weather. The rations were some bel- 
ter, but insnflicient, received some medi- 
cal treatment, but had no chance to wash 
or keep clean. 

The keeper of the prison was Captain 
Henry Wirz (a native of Switzerland), 
usually called by the prisoners "The Old 
Dutch Captain."' He was a tool and a mur- 
derer in the hands of prominent rebels, 
dealing out with an unsparing hand all 
the horrors of disease, pollution and death, 
that he possibly could, and was vulgar 
and profane in the extreme. 

A i)ack of blood-hounds was kept at tlie 
prison to track and catch escaped prison- 
ers, and their yelping cries were often 
heard as tliey started on the track of the 
fugitives. 

March 18, 1865, came a day of deliver- 
ance to 1,000 of the prisoners, still leaving 
7 000 He, being nearly dead, was al- 



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lowed the choice to go or stay, decided to 
go. Many of liis comrades begged of him 
to give them his place, saying "you can 
never live to get home." To their earnest 
entreaties his reply was, " I may not live 
to get home, but I wish to die as near 
home and God's country (as we call the 
Norih) as I can." He was about the 
twenty-third man of the one thousand 
called out. Although weak and scarcely 
able to stand, how he ever got to the sta- 
tion, one mile distant, God only knows, 
for at every attempt to walk he reeled and 
fell, but most of the times nearer the ob- 
jective point; so by rolling, crawling and 
dragging himself along, after six hours' 
struggle, reached the desired goal. Started 
in box cars for Vicksburg, Miss., with 
plenty of hard crackers and pork, the first 
food of the kind he had seen or tasted 
since he was taken prisoner. After twelve 
days' travel arrived at the Big Black 
River, twenty miles east of Vicksburg, 
where they were paroled, March oO, 1865. 
Never before did the flag of the siars and 
stripes have so much signiticance as it 
floated in the breeze. It was a touching 
sight to see the men, with tearful eyes, 
gazing at that precious emblem of free- 
dom. Many of the men who had been 
buoyed up with hope and excitement, now 
found themselves weak and perfectly 
helpless. At Vicksburg they were placed 
on a hospital steamboat, reaching Jeffer- 
son Barracks, Missouri, April 8, 1865, 
when, for the first time in four months, he 
had on a pair of shoes and a hat, being 
still weak and unable to walk or sit up. 
His father, who went to bring him home, 
found him in the hospital, April lltli, and 
started for home on the 14th, picking him 
up and carrying him in his arms to the 
cars, as he would a child, the merest skel- 
eton of his former self, weighing only 
seventy-flve pounds, just about one-half as 
much as when he entered the service, his 
weight then being one hundred and forty- 
seven. He was covered with scurvy 
sores, some so large as the palm of the 
hand, and hip bones badly protuberant. 
Arrived at home April 15th, the day the 
news of President Lincoln's assassination 



was received. Was confined i , his bed 
several weeks, and the cough he had con- 
tracted hung around him for fifteen 
months. His hair fell out, and his skin, 
which was of a yellow clay color, did not 
appear healthy for a long time; coidd not 
partake of food with salt in it, or highly 
seasoned, for over two months, and was 
unable to do manual labor of any kind for 
over a year. He received his discharge 
June 5, 18G5, at Chicago, 111., and also a 
notice from the War Department, dated 
June 20th, that he was duly exchanged. 

In the spring of 1872, he settled in 
Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa, where he now 
resides (1876), engaged in farming. 

ROCKTON TOWNSHIP. 

CARPKIJTBR MYRON THOS. 

Farmer; Sec. 15; P. O. Rocklon ; born in 
Berkshire Co., Mass., Feb. 18, 1837; moved 
to this Co. with his parents in 1854; owns 
80 acres land ; first wife was Ida L. Hum- 
phrey; they were married in Beloit, Wis. ; 
she was born in Beloit, in 1854; died Aug. 
2, 1874; had one child by this marriage, 
Maude Ida, born July 27, 1874; present 
wife was Sophia Leavitt Martin; tliey 
were married in Rockton, June 20, 1877; 
she was born in Washington Co. Vt., June 
16, 1857 ; Mr. Carpenter's father, Thos. Car- 
penter, was born in Williamstown, Mass., 
April 13, 1801; came to this Co. in 1854; 
married Ann Graves, in N. Y., Feb. 12, 
1829; she was born in N. Y., June 13, 
1799; he died in this town, Jan. 20, 1874. 

COXKI.IX HENRY W. Farmer; 
Sec. 32; P. O. Rockton; born in Wayne 
Co., Penn., June 24, 1827 ; came to this Co. 
in 1839 ; the country was at that time com- 
paratively unsettled ; owns 179 acres land ; 
held the office of Town Collector two 
years; also various other Tp. offices; mar- 
ried Alvalina Grover, in Juda, Wis., Nov. 
28,1856; she was born in Chautauqua Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 24, 1833; have had five chil- 
dren : Dorsey Tyler, born in Harrison, in 
this Co., Oct. 16, 1857; Lemi Henrj^, in 
Harrison, March 8, 1859; Jas. B., in Har- 
rison, Aug. 12, 1863; Rosa E., in Oregon, 
Oct. 17, 1865; Eva E., in Rockton, Jan. 
25, 1874. 



EBUATA. 



Page 235, twenty-third line from top, "Tinder," should be Tinker. | 

Page 239, first Tine of second paragraph, "Zorley," should be Zai^ey. This mistake 
occurs wherever the name Zarley appears. 

Page 251, last line of first paragraph, "Halin," should read Hulin.; 

Page 256, third line from top, "James P.," should be James B. Maryn. 

Page 539, biography Alva Beamer, date when he was born should be 1837, instead of 
"1830." 



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